Important Dates

This month is a month dedicated to talking about the importance of school attendance and also discussing suicide prevention. According to the International Association for Suicide Prevention, an estimated 703,000 people die by suicide worldwide each year.

This week is a week where students are taught the dangers of alcohol and drug use. We will discuss healthy habits and why being drug free is important.

The Great Kindness Challenge is a week of promoting kindness and doing kind gestures for one another through our school and community.

This week students will explore, research and learn about different careers.

At least one in seven children experienced child abuse or neglect in the past year in the United States according to CDC. There are four common types of abuse and neglect: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. Students in grades K-5th will go through a safety program this month called Child Lures to learn and be made aware of inappropriate behaviors, what to do if they or someone they know is being abused and what makes healthy relationships.

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illnesses, more than 1 in 7 U.S. youth ages 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year. This month students will learn about mental health and learn proper coping skills, and ways they can prioritize their mental health.