Six pillars of character taught at John G. Prendergast Elementary School in Ansonia include trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.
These pillars were on display on the school field at an assembly Friday. The event honored eight students who had scored "advanced" in all areas on the Connecticut Mastery Tests last spring. Proud parents photographed their children with Principal Joseph Apicella and Assistant Principal Sherrod McNeill.
After the recognition ceremony teachers and staff dressed in tie-dyed T-shirts created their version of a flash mob and danced to Michael Jackson's 1983 hit, "Beat It" to welcome the children back to school.
It was a fun way for students and adults alike to kick off the new school year. Teachers never did anything like this when I was in elementary school!
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