The award for accepting.

Sofia attends Woodland Elementary West.  They are the Wildcats.   Even more specifically, Sofia's class is part of the Leopards.

The school encourages positive behaviour.  The core values spell out ROAR.
Be Respectful.
Take Ownership.
Be Accepting.
Be Ready.

Each month students from each class are selected as ROAR students.  In December Sofia was selected as a ROAR student and recognized for her behavior in BE ACCEPTING.

Today was the quarterly assembly.  As a family we were invited to attend.  It was pretty special.   After all the classes had assembled, music swelled and Principal Brown led the parade of the ROAR students.  What a moment of pride.  The students marched around the gym while the classes cheered for them.  

One of the most proud moments I had today as a mommy was seeing Sofia in action.  A video that they showed on accepting had clips of Sofia helping a special needs student during gym class.

As parents, we are appreciative of the ROAR Behavior program.  What's pretty cool is that during a past conversation with the principal he stated that it's pretty obvious where these values and principles originate (...the Bible!).