September- Welcome to the 2022-2023 School Year

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Welcome to a new school year! Each month, we will post a new blog topic but for this first one we wanted to review the rules of our school! We implement SW-PBS (School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports) in our building. Our universal school rules are Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of Each Other, Take Care of your School and Take Care of your World. We state expectations in a positive manner so the students know exactly what is expected of them. For example we say “use your walking feet” instead of “stop running” or “don’t run”. By telling them to use their walking feet they know exactly what we need them to do. We encourage you to try this at home too! We review all the rules of the school on a regular basis. We also review them as an entire building once a month at our Birdie Bash Assembly. We encourage family involvement so each month we will also send home family involvement slips which is your opportunity to implement the school rules at home and find times when your child is taking care of themselves, others, their home, and/or their world. If you fill out the slip and return them to school, your child will be entered into our drawing at the Birdie Bash and the winner(s) will come home with a bag of goodies to keep. If you would like to be more involved in implementing SW-PBS, you can fill out your own matrix with your family and state all the expectations for each area in your house in a positive manner. Preschoolers work best with consistency, structure, and routines.

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