You Rock!

Yesterday David came home from school and told me that he got another award at school. Then Kenny walked in the door and said mom I got an award at school, Makayla came in and said mom I got a hand in school today. Our school district has 4 expectations of the kids in schools. They are awarded for following these, with special days called PBIS days. There is no teaching on those day they can do different activities through out school. The favorite this year has been Rock Band in the gym. You have to earn the right to participate in these days. They start by taking away 10 mins at a time and in 10 weeks you can loose your whole day. The kids are told as well as parents are informed that your child has not earned the day. These children are to sit in the office and do work all day (although most stay home.) They also have a passport that the kids carry around school all day. If they are caught following the expectations 20 times they get a free trip to the school store. A teacher initials and puts the number of the expectation they observed. Once a month they give shout outs to the top 20 children that had the most passports filled in that month.
There expectations are:
Be Respectful
Be Responsible,
Be a Problem Solver
Be Safe

I wanted to take a picture of the award since I can't hook my scanner up to this computer, but my camera batteries got left in and are now dead and of course they were the last of my batteries. But the award says:

YOU ROCK!

This certificate is presented

in honor of your being

Respectful, Responsible,

a Problem Solver and Safe.

Lanigan Elementary

It is signed and dated by the principal

They also brought home cut out hands with their names on them. Makayla didn't understand why she didn't get the certificate because she always follows the rules and never has gotten in to trouble. But she was happy she got a hand. David has made all monthly morning shoutouts. Kenny and Makayla have made quite a few also.

But David really makes me proud. This boy has grown up so much this past year, not only at school but at home also. They have started him in regular 6th grade classes a couple of weeks ago and he is enjoying them very much. His teacher said that in her classroom 12:1:1 he has made very good friends this year as he has in the other regular 6th grade classes. She said that she picks them up from lunch or he comes back from his specials and he is always with a group of kids laughing and talking away. When I went to parent/teacher conferences last week I couldn't believe how many people told me that he has turned into a very liked, very mature, very polite young man. This from the kid that they made me have a psychological evaluation last year because he was trying to hurt him self and was suspended from school three times in the beginning of last year. But then turned around and one year ago this month he was named one of 54 Students of the Year out of the 4000 in the school district. I just hope his Jr. High and High School years are going to be as easy.