Patriotism is the word of the month for our Character Education program. On May 17th we will come together as a school community and wear red, white and blue.
Patriotism is the quality of being supportive for one’s country. One way to show devotion to our country is to honor and respect the American flag. Pam Ryan’s The Flag We Love reminds us of our country’s ideals.
Ronald Reagan said, “If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.” Another way to show your patriotism is to honor our service men and women. Vetiquette is a character education program that teaches children the importance of showing gratitude for our veterans and particularly for gold star families (families that have lost an immediate family member in service to our country). Here are additional biographies of some true American Heroes – Vetiquette 2019.
A Blue Star Family Member is someone who has an immediate family member serving now. (Immediate family member means a parent, child or sibling)
A Gold Star Family member is someone who had an immediate family member die while serving our country.
Celebrating holidays like Labor Day, Patriot Day, Independence Day and Flag Day are ways to show Patriotism. Memorial Day is this month and is an important holiday to show patriotism. Here’s more.
I really loved that video because it showed how important our country and our flag and our freedom is to us and everyone living in our country. I also really loved it because of that part in it when it describes all of the vibrant colors on our flag. It also shows how we symbolize our country. Like how at sports events we cheer the name of our country and that symbolizes us.
The Flag We Love Video I mean.