What is PAX?

Lohr Elementary School continues to implement and use the PAX Good Behavior Game program school wide.  PAX means Peace, Productivity, Health and Happiness.  This program is a universal preventive intervention used by teachers and schools to teach self-regulation, self-management, and self-control in young people.  

As we implement this program with our students, we will be modeling and reinforcing the desired behaviors while helping your child learn how to self-monitor and regulate their own behavior.  You may also hear some vocabulary terms that you have not heard before.  While this is only a small snippet of the program, these are words that you may hear your child using in conversations with you while they are at home.  

• PAX: Peace, Productivity, Health, Happiness

• PAX Vision:  Expectations that are set with the students of what we want to see, hear, do, and feel during an activity, group work, carpet time, in the hallway, cafeteria, etc.

• Tootle:  Think of it as the opposite of a tattle.  It is a positive note written by an adult to another adult, from an adult to a student, and/or from student to student.   

• Spleem:  Word used to identify problematic behaviors without singling out a specific student

• Granny’s Wacky Prizes:  Short/Small rewards used to help celebrate or reinforce self-regulation or avoidance of problematic behaviors (Examples:  5 minutes of backwards chair sitting, 2-minute dance party, 30 seconds of pencil tapping, etc.)

While we may be approaching our behavior management system differently than we have done in the past, we will still be in contact with you concerning your child’s behavior if necessary.  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher or the school office so that we can address your question or concern.  

Sincerely, 

The Lohr Staff

PAXIS Institute Website Link for Additional Information about PAX!

https://www.paxis.org/