Our students have now entered 3rd grade, a year where they will help set expectations and become a role model for our younger students. Each student is coming in with a fresh start and should be ready to lead by example. As a school, our rules and procedures will be based around Steven Covey's "Leader in Me" philosophy. Most students have already been introduced to the 7 Habits, which helps to create an accountability factor. It allows for students to be in charge of the actions they take and the decisions they make.
As a team, we will go over our class norms, structured around the 7 Habits. It is important to me that these norms help our students feel they are in an environment where they are safe, feel heard and achieve success both socially and academically. Rules are more likely to be followed when they are based around what the students find to be equitable and fair.
I am a firm believer in positive reinforcement , as well as students holding themselves accountable for their actions. I believe that students should be given the opportunity to correct their own behaviors before needing the guidance of others. It is important to me that students come home feeling successful and proud about their day, having made growth in the way they changed a negative behavior into a positive one.
As a team, we will go over our class norms, structured around the 7 Habits. It is important to me that these norms help our students feel they are in an environment where they are safe, feel heard and achieve success both socially and academically. Rules are more likely to be followed when they are based around what the students find to be equitable and fair.
I am a firm believer in positive reinforcement , as well as students holding themselves accountable for their actions. I believe that students should be given the opportunity to correct their own behaviors before needing the guidance of others. It is important to me that students come home feeling successful and proud about their day, having made growth in the way they changed a negative behavior into a positive one.