Meadowlane is a CARING community. We strive for our students to demonstrate the following characteristics:

Co-operation – work together as a team toward a common goal

  • Listen to the ideas of others
  •  Take turns
  •  Do your fair share
  • Use appropriate strategies to problem solve

Accountability – take ownership of one’s actions and accept consequences

  • Show responsibility for learning (e.g. come to school on time and be prepared to learn)

Respect – treat others the way you would like to be treated

  •  Be considerate of yourself, others and the environment
  •  Be polite and speak with good purpose
  •  Be mindful of others and their differences

Integrity – make your behavior match your values

  • Say and do what you know is right, even when it’s hard
  • Demonstrate good moral character (e.g. honesty)

Never give up! – be persistent

  •  Take risks in your learning
  •  Learn from your mistakes and try again
  • Set personal goals and strive to achieve them

Good Choices – ask yourself “are my actions and words helpful or harmful?”

  • Think before you act
  •  Consider the effect on others
  •  Demonstrate empathy and kindness

 

Expectations Of Our Students

We are very proud of our students! Expectations for our students are based on the following:

  •  RESPECT – To have a strong sense of self-respect, personal responsibility and respect for others
  • ACADEMICS – To work to reach your highest level of academic achievement
  • TEAMWORK – To work as effective team members
  •  LEADERSHIP – To use opportunities to be innovative, to demonstrate initiative and take responsibility for  yourself, for our school and for your community

 

Bullying is a form of repeated, intentional and hurtful behaviour that is directed at an individual(s) and is intended to cause (or should be known to cause) fear, distress and/or harm to another person’s body, feelings, self-esteem, or reputation. Bullying occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance.

Examples of aggressive behaviour include the following:

  • Physical (hitting, pushing, punching)
  • Verbal (teasing, name calling)
  • Emotional (spreading rumours, using threatening gestures)
  • Social (excluding or purposely embarrassing someone)
  • Cyber (sending threats or insults by email, text messaging, etc.)

In order for these behaviours to be labeled as bullying, they must be repetitive, intentional and hurtful. All aggressive behaviour and bullying behaviour should be reported to school staff and will be dealt with appropriately.

For more details please see the WRDSB Bullying Intervention & Prevention Plan: https://www.wrdsb.ca/our-schools/safe-schools/bullying-and-harassment/