TCSA Job Board: Sharon Public Schools - Heights Elementary School

HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

454 South Main Street Sharon, Massachusetts 02067

Phone:	781-784-1595
Fax:	781-784-1599
Web Site:	http://he.sharon.k12.ma.us
Grades:	K - 5th
Enrollment:	535
Setting:	Suburban
District:	Sharon Public Schools

Welcome to Heights Elementary School!

About the Town of Sharon:
Sharon, MA is located 22 miles midway between Boston and Providence, it has access to Boston and Providence via MBTA commuter trains, and to New York City and Washington, D.C., via Amtrak trains at nearby Route 128 station. Its population of 18,000--32 percent are children under 19, 56 percent are adults 25-64 years, and 10 percent are seniors over 65--lives mostly in single-family houses ranging from relatively modest ranches to luxury properties. Many town residents have second- and third-generation family roots in Sharon, but the town is also notable for its diversity and openness to newcomers. An Interfaith Clergy Council and an "Affirming Diversity" group foster cooperative understanding among several varieties of Christian and Jewish congregations, an Islamic mosque, and a Unitarian church as well as adherents of Eastern religions, and the group sponsors an annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration.

The Sharon School Department oversees a high school, a middle school, and three elementary schools, all of which are committed to excellence in educating students. Sharon High School sends 96% of its graduating seniors on to institutions of higher learning.

Beauty and diversity are the key words for Sharon, an attractive community among its neighbors Canton, Norwood, Walpole, Foxboro, Stoughton, Mansfield, and Easton.

Heights Elementary School, The 3R’s And The 3C’s:
The Heights Elementary School is committed to creating a learning environment in which every student is challenged to be the best he/she can be academically, socially, and emotionally. To this end, we are committed to the values of the 3 C's - Caring, Compassion, and Consideration. As a result of the goal setting by the School Council, we have integrated the Heights 3 R's, Rights, Responsibilities, and Respect into the values that represent our school. We believe that a combination of the 3 C's and the 3 R's provide a climate for life long learning.

Caring - Compassion - Consideration

Rights

You have the right to a safe learning environment

You have the right to be treated with respect

You have the right to protect yourself emotionally and physically

You have a right to be heard

You have the right to an excellent education

You have the right to an apology when you are wronged

You have the right to be protected and defended

You have the right to your own ideas and opinions as long as you don't read on the rights of others to express theirs

Responsibilities

You are responsible for your behavior, all the time, everytime

You are responsible for how you treat people and what you say and how you say it and what you do and who you are

You have a responsibility to be respectful to adults and fellow students

You have a responsibility to study and do your best

You are responsible for apologizing when you are wrong

You have a responsibility to practice safety

You have the responsibility to be just

You have the responsibility to listen

You are responsible for protecting those younger or less capable

You have the responsibility to respectfully communicate your issue

You are responsible for being a good role model for those who are younger than you

Respect

We must always treat each other with respect

We must all practice the language of respect

It must start with the adults, so that it can filter down to the children:

adults treating adults with respect,

adults treating children with respect,

and children treating adults with respect

We must respect each other's customs and traditions

We must learn what we can about each other and from each other

We must respect everyone's right to learn by maintaining an environment which is conducive to learning

It can change our todays and tomorrows.