SeDoMoCha shines the spotlight on outstanding students and staff
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month the SeDoMoCha School recognizes “Students in the Spotlight” celebrating pupils from kindergarten to grade 8 who teachers and staff have determined best demonstrate a specific positive attribute or characteristic chosen for the timeframe from the Habits of Mind (a set of life skills for educators and parents). The November students were honored for “resilience” on the morning of Nov. 23.
The honorees are kindergarten: Gage Ridout; Bennett Gerrish, grade 1; Leo Patrick, grade 2; Sophie Pickard, grade 3; Eric Saggau, grade 4; Ella Annis, grade 5; Maci Armstrong, grade 6; Axel Carlson, grade 7; Abby Lance, grade 8; Rowena House, elementary unified arts; and Skyler Patrick, middle school unified arts. The Employee in the Spotlight honoree is Ronald Richardson, a bus driver and food services employee.
STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT — November’s Students in the Spotlight at the SeDoMoCha School in Dover-Foxcroft were each chosen for demonstrating resilience. Pictured are front, from left, Gage Rideout, Bennett Gerrish, Sophie Pickard, and Eric Saggau. Back, Maci Armstrong, Rowena House, Ella Annis, Axel Carlson, Abby Lance, and staff honoree Ronald Richardson. Not pictured, Leo Patrick and Skyler Patrick.
Students were called down to the multipurpose room on Nov. 23 to receive their certificates during a presentation with teachers speaking on each recipient.
In his welcoming remarks, grade 6 science teacher Jeff Dale said, “Each month, we recognize a different quality or attribute in students that helps them to grow, learn, and be successful members of their school community and beyond. These attributes are derived from our work in the Responsive Classroom and Habits of the Mind.
The trait being recognized this month is Resilience. Resilience is a quality that demonstrates perseverance; it is not giving up when things become difficult, and bouncing back from challenges we encounter. Resilience allows us to keep pushing forward, to carry on, and to keep getting up when we get knocked down. Perhaps most importantly, resilience helps us to understand that it is okay to fail, to learn from our mistakes, and to keep trying until we succeed. Please join us as we acknowledge a student from each grade level who exemplifies resilience in their own way.”
The presentation is available on the SeDoMoCha YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYOTD7jNqC8, with a link at www.sedomocha.org.