Code of Conduct

With the help of our Building Leadership Team (BLT), we are pleased to share the following with regard to our character education program and fostering a respectful learning environment at Cottage Lane. This year, our character education program will liven up our lives with “Wild about Character.”

Each month, we will focus on a character trait, a symbolic animal and a shared reading. Each assembly will celebrate this trait and recognize students who exemplified this trait. By the end of the year, the Cottage Lane community will be “Wild about Character”!

Program Components

Monthly Character Education Assemblies
The monthly assembly is a forum for reinforcing the theme/word of the month with read-alouds, songs and celebrations of students who have exemplified the particular character trait. Character education programming and PTA-supported assemblies are aligned to reinforce these concepts:

September: Character
October: Empathy
November: Gratitude
December: Generosity
January: Perseverance
February: Compassion
March: Integrity
April: Acceptance
May: Patriotism

Student Planner
In an effort to promote independence and personal responsibility, Cottage Lane students are provided with a themed planner in which they record homework and long-term assignments.

Student Advisory Council (SAC)
Each fall, students elect peers to represent their class and participate in leadership training as members of the Student Advisory Council. SAC representatives organize community service projects and serve as positive role models for our school community.

Classroom Activities
Cottage Lane utilizes weekly classroom lessons which include discussions, role-play scenarios and questions related to character education. Teachers are provided with The Morning Meeting Book by Roxann Kriete, a resource for structuring morning meeting time to support the development of important skills, such as appropriate greetings, eye contact, speaking, listening, sharing and mutual respect (see video below).