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4/2-4/6 PBIS

4/3 Behavior Expectations Review:

Tuesday‘s slideshow is the works here: https://goo.gl/RFidrr. We will be discussing diversity over the next few weeks, including issues around race, ethnicity, SES and the LGBTQ community. This week will be a broad overview of the concept of diversity. Please let me know if you have any ideas!

Courtyard Cleanup:

Mr. Bliss’s homeroom is up next for courtyard cleanup (If Mr. Bliss has a homeroom; otherwise, it’s Ms. Cockram. Can anyone confirm this?). If needed, there are cleaning tools next to the drinking fountain in the cafeteria.

4/5 Article:

This week’s article is: Should the US have stricter gun regulations? (see attached). Please have a look and let me know if you have any reservations about this article. Otherwise, I will print hardcopies and make them available next to the boxes Monday afternoon. A list of Trimester 3’s articles can be found here.

Breakfast of Champions Nominations:

April’s Breakfast of Champions is slated for the 4/20 from 8:15-8:45am. The theme is a carryover from last month, Eternal Optimist. These are the students who always look on the bright side of things and bring positive energy into the classroom. Please nominate students under the April tab here: https://goo.gl/68t4B7.

3/19-3/23 PBIS

Courtyard Cleanup:

Mrs. Barker-Ender’s homeroom is up next for courtyard cleanup. If needed, there are cleaning tools next to the drinking fountain in the cafeteria. Let me know if you have any questions.

3/20 Behavior Expectations Review:

Tuesday‘s homeroom will look something like this: https://goo.gl/9L2zAf. The purpose is to give gifts to your adopted homeroom! I’m thinking that the homerooms on the left sides of the list (https://goo.gl/Hn3HfM) will visit the homerooms on the right side. You can go with the entire class or send ambassadors with gifts. Any suggestions?

Article:

This week’s article is: When is it okay to lie? (see attached). Hardcopies will be available next to the boxes Monday afternoon. A list of Trimester 3’s articles can be found here. The article for April 5th deals with gun regulations. Please have a look and let me know if you have any reservations.

Breakfast of Champions Nominations:

March’s Breakfast of Champions is slated for the 3/23 from 8:15-8:45am. The theme is Eternal Optimist. These are the students who always look on the bright side of things and bring positive energy into the classroom. Please nominate students under the March tab here: https://goo.gl/68t4B7.

Trimester 3 Homeroom Articles

Here are the Word Generation articles that we’ll be using for Trimester 3. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for a different article. Articles can be accessed here: http://wordgen.serpmedia.org/browse.html

5/24 – Does rap music have a negative impact on youth? (1.05)

5/31 – Climate Change: Who should pay for the consequences (1.08)

6/7 – Is Barbie a bad influence? (3.22)

6/14 – Are schools responsible for protecting students from cyberbullying? (3.24)

3/12-3/16 PBIS

Here are a few things to keep on the radar during this short week of homeroom.

Courtyard Cleanup:

Baker’s homeroom is up next for courtyard cleanup. Last week’s homeroom took out a different group of students each day. You may do likewise or take out the entire class. There are some cleaning tools next to the drinking fountain in the cafeteria to help in this endeavor. Let me know if you have any questions.

3/13 Behavior Expectations Review:

Tuesday‘s homeroom will look something like this: https://goo.gl/otFpcW. The purpose is to have students prepare their chosen gift for the following week.

Article:

There is no article this week, but if you’d like to look ahead the next one we’ll be doing is: When is it okay to lie? (see attached). This week, I’ll be selecting articles for trimester 3 – please let me know if you have any requests!

Breakfast of Champions Nominations:

3/1 Article = 3/8 Article

Since homerooms won’t be meeting on Thursday, please save the article for next week, March 8th. If you have already begun it, please stretch it out for another week. In case you need it, there’s a second page not included in the copies I usually print out. That might come in handy.

Article embedded in previous post.

2/26-3/2 PBIS

2/27 Behavior Expectations Review:
First of all, thank you for powering through the last three weeks of Tuesday homeroom. The hope now is that you and your students will have some shared vocabulary when it comes to disagreements in the classroom. Starting this week, we are going to introduce two things: (1) A weekly courtyard cleaning rotation for homeroom classes (to begin the following week); (2) Kindness Month. More information can be found in Tuesday’s slideshow here: https://goo.gl/sXKbe2.

3/1 Article:
See attached for this week’s article: Should shopping malls be allowed to institute teen curfews? While the title talks about shopping malls, consider expanding the scope to include movie theaters, restaurants, parks, etc. Hard copies are stacked next to the mailboxes and ready to go.

Golden Plunger Award:
Congrats to Mrs. Cockram’s class for keeping a super clean room! I’ll be in contact with you to figure out a good time for a pizza party.

Breakfast of Champions:
February’s Breakfast of Champions is slated for the 2/27 from 8:15-8:45am. A hearty thank you from myself and the folks in the office for taking this on and following through with it from month after month. I’ve only heard good things from students.

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2/20-2/23 PBIS

2/20 Behavior Expectations Review: Tuesday‘s slideshow is in the works: https://goo.gl/YiAUwN. The purpose is for students to brainstorm ways to disrupt the Escalation Cycle so as not to reach the cycle’s peak. If you were unable to show last week’s slideshow, please do that one instead: https://goo.gl/JuS3tC.

2/21 PBIS Meeting: There will be a PBIS meeting in my room, 705, on Wednesday from 2:45-3:45. I plan to show updated SWIS data to see how referral data has changed, to debrief on recent PRIDE activities, and to solicit new ideas from team members, particularly with regard to how we can support pro-social behaviors in adolescent boys (since 95% of our major referrals are earned by boys).

2/22 Article: See attached for this week’s article: School dress codes: Not strict enough? Hard copies are stacked next to the mailboxes and ready to go.

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February Breakfast of Champions

February’s Breakfast of Champions is slated for the 2/27 from 8:15-8:45am. The theme is Always Looks Out for Others. These are the students who think about others before themselves, the team players, the students who make your classrooms more cohesive and harmonious places to learn.

Please nominate students under the February tab here: https://goo.gl/68t4B7. Also, be sure to double check that your student has not been nominated previously.

Click here for information on the rest of the Breakfast of Champions themes.

2/5-2/9

This week’s Tuesday slideshow will be the first of ~3 part series examining the escalation cycle. On 2/6, students will reflect on a recent/memorable argument they’ve had and examine how their behavior changed over the course of the event. Next week, we’ll teach students the “Escalation Cycle.” We’ll have a PD regarding this on 2/7 so that we’re prepared for it.

Escalation cycle overview.

Here’s this week’s article. There’s a stack of hard copies (10 per homeroom) next to the boxes for your to take from if needed.

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1/29-2/2

Group PRIDE Challenge and Tuesday Slideshow:

For the first two weeks of February, I thought we’d try something new. We’ll be doing a group PRIDE challenge (kudos to Ginny for the idea) where students must pool together PRIDE bucks in their homerooms in order to win a special Valentine’s Day treat. Teachers won’t have to do anything extra beyond giving out PRIDE bucks and collecting them in homeroom. As I have it on the slideshow:

“From now until February 12th (two days before Valentine’s Day), we want to see which homeroom class can pool together the most PRIDE bucks. Whichever class collects the most will win a special Valentine’s Day treat.

These are not just any PRIDE bucks though: You must collect PINK bucks, which teachers and staff will be giving out starting today!”

So on 2/12 (MON) we’ll see which class has the most bucks, and on 2/13 (TUE) that class will receive a Valentine’s Day treat, which I’m imagining will look something like a couple VD card packs and some kind of snack. I’ll provide you all with the PINK bucks (check mailboxes).

Thursday Article:

Also, Thursday’s article is here, in a forthcoming email, and stacked next to the mailboxes. I will leave the stack there for you to take from as needed.

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