On Tuesday, January 4th an assembly was held to roll out Be Ready to Learn. The gathering was modeled after a Morning Meeting. Mrs. Belaski and Ms. Purinton lead us in a Greeting and the School Song. Students in the first grade classes showed us what it would look like when we are Ready to Learn at different times during the school day. Students from each of the first grade classes read what students should do to be Ready to Learn as a slide show behind them gave a visual of students working and playing throughout the school day.

We are now trying to fill three boxes with “Warm Fuzzies” to show we are practicing Ready to Learn.

On Tuesday, December 13th Porters Point students and staff  had a school wide celebration of a Sports Day.  Students have worked hard to practice Being Safe and Being Respectful.  We filled another large container in the cafeteria with “Warm Fuzzies”.  Our school wide celebration was a “Sports Day”.  Students wore sports gear, clothing or signs relating to sports.  Athletes from Colchester High School came to visit at both lunches on Tuesday.  As a special treat Mr. Moses asked Champ, of the Lake Monsters, to come and and visit with the students.  Champ was a huge hit and students had a wonderful time visiting with him and the high school students during lunch.  Some of the high school athletes were former Porters Point students.  All of our guests spoke and reminded students to Be Safe, Be Respectful and also Be Ready to Learn.

In November Mr. Marshall and the PBIS leadership team gave presentations to the PTO and the School Board on PBIS.   Both presentations were well received.  Discussion and clarification of what PBIS is took place.  Attached are the presentations given to the School Board  PBIS School Board November 2011 and the PTO .  PBIS PTO Presentation Oct 2011

On Monday, October 31st Porters Point students had a celebrations for filling another container with “warm fuzzies”.  The celebration was held outside with an all school structured game recess.  Students worked hard practicing Being Safe and Being Respectful. The games students played were all games that had been taught in PE class.  There were six stations, one being a healthy snack of apples donated by Steve Davis the cafeteria manager.  Parent volunteers helped with playing the games and the materials were set up and taken down by Mr. Moses and student helpers.  All students enjoyed the time palying games with other classes.

This week Mr. Moses and Mrs. Kadish reviewed bus safety rules with each bus group.  Students heard about four areas of safety in regard to riding the bus.  They are: waiting for the bus, entering the bus, riding the bus and exiting the bus.  Students were also shown the danger areas near a bus and reminded,”If you can’t see the bus driver, the driver can’t see you”. 

Students will be given papers from the bus drivers when they show safety and respect on the bus. Those papers can be turned in to Mr. Moses, Mrs. Kadish or a classroom teacher for a “warm fuzzy” to add to their classroom collection.

On Friday, September 16th there was an asssembly

 to present to students ways to “Be Safe” at Porters

Point School.  Students in Mrs. Cummings class

showed how to be safe in the Hallway.  Mrs. Bissionnette’s

class demonstrated how to be safe in the classroom.

Mr. Moses showed a slideshow of how to be safe on the

playground.  Students will review how to be safe in the

cafeteria at lunch and on Friday, September 23rd we

will go over how to be safe on the bus.

Students in Mrs. Bissonnette's class demonstrate how to walk safely with chairs in the classroom.

containers in the Cafeteria.  Students earned warm fuzzies for showing

Safe behavior last week.  We are working hard to keep Porters Point

School a Safe Community.

On Spetember 30th we will have a whole school celebration for our

Positive work on Being Safe.  Students are receiving “Warm Fuzzies ” from all areas of the school in addition to their own classroom.

Mr. Moses shows students a bear with "Warm Fuzzies".

 

 

 

Mrs. Wilkins and Mr. Norton help empty bear containers into the School Container of "Warm Fuzzies".