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Almond Introduces Houses

We are very excited to introduce a house sytem at Almond Elemetnary.  The house system provides several benefits for all the schoalrs and staffulty. Firstly, it fosters a family atmosphere, promoting a sense of belonging among both students and staffulty. It facilitates cross-grade interaction, allowing older scholars to mentor younger ones, which promotes leadership development. Moreover, the system incentivizes positive behavior through house points, making doing the right thing desirable and cool. Importantly, these house points serve as a form of positive behavior reinforcement and are awarded freely, enhancing the overall experience and culture within the school community.

Taken from the four houses in Harry Potter, each scholar and staffulty member will be placed in a house.  Each house will meet twice a month creating solid connections with one another.  We have also taken houses and created an acronym to give each its own purpose and personality.  

Gryffindor 

 

Qualities

Bold

Resilient

Admirable

Valiant

Encourage 

 

Mascot:  Lion

 

Colors:  Scarlet red and gold

 

Hufflepuff

 

Qualities:

Faithful

Remarkable

Integrity

Empathy

Noble

Dedicated

 

Mascot:  Badger

 

Colors:  Canary Yellow and Black

 

Ravenclaw

 

Qualities: 

Witty

Inspire

Savvy

Determined

Optimistic

Marvelous

 

Mascot:  Eagle

 

Color:  Blue and Silver

 

Slytherin

 

Qualities: 

Fearless

Insightful

Eager

Risk-Taker

Clever

Exceptional

 

Mascot:  Serpent

 

Color:  Green and Silver