Background Information
As Catholic educators, the development of the whole child - spiritually, physically, intellectually, culturally, emotionally and socially - is central to our mission. To concentrate only on the academic growth of children and ignore the other dimensions of their being would be to shortchange our students and deny our Catholic mandate. We are builders of people.
Key concepts we employ in guiding the behaviour of our students are:
• That each child, as a human, is created in the image of God and deserves the respect and dignity inherent in their humanity
that every incident is an opportunity to teach
• That every incident is an opportunity to teach
• That students learn appropriate behaviour from positive models and our response to misbehaviour with fairness, firmness and consistency
At St. Andrew’s School, students will:
• Treat others with respect and kindness
• Resolve conflict without physical violence
• Act in a manner that is safe to themselves and others at all times
• Do as they are asked by teachers, staff members, and other adult supervisors
• Respect the learning environment of the school
We expect students to demonstrate responsible behaviour by:
• Using good manners
• Using polite respectful language
• Refraining from chewing gum
• Leaving expensive toys, water pistols, and other toys banned by the school, at home
• Wearing the school and gym uniform properly
• Respecting school, classroom and personal property
• Keeping the school environment clean
• Demonstrating a responsible attitude toward schoolwork and homework
• Participating respectfully in school liturgies and assemblies
We expect students to follow traffic patterns by:
• Lining up quickly and quietly when the bell rings
• Yielding to adults and younger classes at entryways
• Walking instead of running in hallways and on stairs
• Moving quietly in the hallways
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