Promoting Kindness and Compassion at Arrowhead

Each month, students and staff members at Arrowhead Elementary School focus on a specific positive character trait as they work to promote kindness and compassion within the school and greater community.  To drive home the month’s character trait of thankfulness, Arrowhead’s student council helped coordinate a schoolwide food drive for Long Island Cares this November.
During the multi-week drive, students, families and staff members helped fill four large donation boxes with nonperishable food items. With the assistance of Long Island Cares, these donations will be supplied to numerous food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters on the island. As several food pantries continue to report a growing need for supplies due to increased demand, Arrowhead’s contribution is sure to make this year’s holiday season a bright one for local individuals.
Arrowhead has adopted a yearlong character education focus titled “Arrowhead CARES” (compassion, acceptance, responsibility, encouragement and sharing). As a symbol of their commitment to display these types of behavior, students have signed a pledge and are encouraged to participate in some of the activities listed on the school’s kindness and compassion monthly calendar.