Give Me Five

PBIS FOR EVERYONE -- BEAR PAWS:

This upcoming week, we want to be intentional about recognizing our students as they meet our BEARS Guidelines for Success. We'll discuss more at Morning Meeting on Monday, but we want to encourage EVERY staff member to recognize our students who are committed to the BEARS Pledge by being brave in there decisions, being encouraging, being appreciative, being responsible, or showing everyone dignity and respect. When you catch a student showing one of those character traits, we're going to ask you to give them a BEAR PAW (Positive Acknowledgement Whenever). It doesn't have to be given to the student at specified times. WHENEVER you see a Bear exhibiting our BEARS traits, whether it's in the classroom, in the hall, in the cafeteria, etc. fill it out and give to the student. They can return it to their homeroom teacher to be entered in our drawings for school-wide rewards at random times through out the week. Even if they are not chosen for random drawings, all BEAR PAWs will go into a big drawing at the end of the year.

**NOTE: this is not replacing our ongoing positive office referrals. It's just another way we are trying to recognize and reward students and staff**

We're looking for creative ways to reward students AND staff! If you have suggestions you would like to see as rewards, let myself or someone in the office know. We hope this a great way to provide Tier 1 supports for everyone involved. Our goal is to improve behavior and attendance with our PBIS efforts throughout the school year.