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South Nelson Elementary School - Statement of Purpose

The purpose of our code of conduct is to establish and maintain safe, caring, and orderly environments for purposeful learning and student success. Our code is built around the vision of South Nelson Elementary School, which reflect the values of our school community. 

The School Code of Conduct applies at school, during all school-organized or sponsored activities, on school buses, and any behaviour even if outside of school or school hours, (including online behaviour), that negatively impacts the safe, caring, or orderly environment of the school, and/or student learning.

Relationship to BC Human Rights Code
South Nelson Elementary promotes the values expressed in the BC Human Rights Code respecting the rights of all individuals in accordance with the law - prohibiting discrimination based on race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex or sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression - in respect of discriminatory publication and discrimination in accommodation, service, and facility in the school environment.

Application of Code of Conduct - Conduct Expectations

Acceptable Behaviour
These expectations apply to behaviour at school, during school-organized or sponsored activities, and behaviour beyond these times (including on-line behaviour that negatively impacts the safe, caring or orderly environment of the school, and/or student learning.

Student’s will demonstrate:

Respect - Students are expected to show respect for self, environment, and others. They are expected to act in a responsible manner and be respectful of the rights of others at school and school activities wherever held.

Responsibility - Students are expected to gradually assume more responsibility for themselves, as individuals and members of society. They are expected to become more responsible for undertaking, organizing and completing their schoolwork and for contributing to and promoting a safe, caring, and orderly school environment

Commitment - Students are expected to strive for personal excellence in all their school endeavors and comply with school expectations and rules for student work, attendance, behaviour, and deportment.

Attitude - Students are expected to participate willingly and diligently in their assigned work and to undertake school activities with a spirit of cooperation and fair play.

South Nelson GROWS Great kids!

At South Nelson Elementary School, we expect our students to follow our GROWS Positive Behaviour framework and demonstrate:

G – Great attitudes

R – Respect for others

O – Open minds and hearts

W – Working together

S – Safety

G - Great Attitude	We show this by:	R - Respect	We show this by:
	*Coming to school on time		*Listening to the adults
	*Being prepared and ready  *Doing our best work *Asking for help		*Treating others nicely *Taking care of ourselves  *Taking care of our own, others, and school property
	*Trying our hardest *Taking responsibility for our mistakes		*Being Kind

O- Open Mind and Heart	We show this by:	W – Work Together	We show this by:
	*Trying new things		*Working nicely with others *Sharing
	*Demonstrating a growth mindset		*Playing fairly *Taking turns
	*Including others *Making new friends *Valuing differences in others		*Being Kind

S - Safety	We show this by:
	*Keeping our hands to ourselves		*Following school rules
	*Being safe