Respect on the Playground

A respectful person welcomes other people to play games, use equipment and join the group.  Being respectful to others is reflected in the tone of voice one uses, as well was the words that are spoken.   Today, strive to go out of your way to include other people in your activities, and be more mindful of the way you speak to others.

Respect on the Playground

Respect means showing consideration toward your peers and authority figures.  Being respectful to Loon Lake playground supervisors means lining up on the first whistle, waiting quietly for directions, and looking at them while they give directions.  Show respect today.

Respect on the Playground

Respectful listening on the playground requires a person to look at the speaker, listen to the message and acknowledge the speaker with a full response BEFORE looking away or running off.  Respectful listening keeps conflicts to a minimum. Try respectful listening today on the playground.

Respect on the Playground

This week we focus on respect and the playground. Respect for both, people and equipment, helps to make the playground a safe and fun place to be. Being considerate of others around you, and willingly sharing the equipment and areas such as the soccer field or swings is a great way to be respectful. Making sure to use equipment appropriately is not only being respectful of property but also keeps people safe. 

Ready in the Cafeteria

We have spent a few weeks listening and practicing ways to be Respectful, responsible, reliable and ready in the Loon Lake Cafeteria.  When we ALL work together to be the best we can be, EVERYBODY Wins.  Next week, we will focus on being respectful on our playground!

Ready in the Cafeteria

Being ready to be dismissed for recess allows for a faster transition out of the cafeteria to the playground.  Tables that are prepared for recess have their trash gathered in a pile in front of each student.  Ready students sit at tables with NO trash underneath.  Lunchboxes are closed and students are sitting QUIETLY letting Ms. Guiles or Mr. Clark know they are READY to be dismissed for recess. Does the table YOU sit at look ready every day?

Ready in the Cafeteria

Being a ready lunch buyer requires paying attention as you move through the line. A ready buyer takes a tray quickly, and begins searching for the location of his/her choice. While standing in line, the prepared buyer plans for which fruit or vegetable she or he will take BEFORE getting to that part of the line. Are you always prepared for the choices you make in line?

Ready in the Cafeteria

Being prepared for the cafeteria also means thinking ahead about taking and carrying needed items. Ready students proceed through the hot lunch line with hands available to carry their trays.  Finding places for items such as food brought from home, hats and gloves BEFORE getting into line means you are prepared for buying lunch.  Being ready allows ALL students to move through the lunch line in a quick manner.

Ready in the Cafeteria

This week’s focus is on being ready in the Cafeteria, and it actually starts at home!  A prepared student makes sure that his/her lunchbox has a napkin, silverware if needed, a drink and nutritious food. A ready student is able to walk into the cafeteria, sit down and begin eating immediately, saving a whole lot of time.  Spend a few minutes each morning making sure you are ready for lunch by checking for all needed items.

Reliability in the Cafeteria

Reliable people follow through with assignments. In the cafeteria, the assignment is “eating lunch”! Reliable students sit near friends and focus on eating lunch while having small talk between bites. Remaining focused on the real assignment of lunch, EATING, means that reliable people finish eating in a shorter amount of time and provide their bodies with the needed energy to carry out learning for the rest of the day.  These students are also ready for recess sooner because of having stayed on task.

Reliability in the Cafeteria

Being reliable means that you clean up your area, table and floor, without being asked, and sit quietly waiting to be dismissed. I wonder how quickly recess would come if Mr. Clark and Ms. Guiles issued ZERO reminders to pick up trash, close lunchboxes and sit quietly.  That’s our goal for today.

Reliability in the Cafeteria

5R students rely on other grade level peers to use a level 2 voice while seated in the cafeteria.  When voice levels increase, it is nearly impossible to hear directions. During this time, students will not be able to hear what is needed before being dismissed for recess. Today, try using a quieter voice when talking to friends and peers.  IF the ENTIRE cafeteria is quieter, transitioning to recess could be quicker.

Reliability in the Cafeteria

Loon Lake kindergartners and their teachers, Mrs. Hutton, Mrs. Terns, Mrs. McCullough and Mrs. Ziegler rely on EVERY student walking past their classrooms after lunch to be quiet, use walking feet, and exit to the playground quickly. Students running past the kindergarten doors, talking loudly and/or gathering in the hallway make it difficult for the kindergartners to learn.  Today, focus on being quiet and quick as you transition to recess after lunch.

Reliability in the Cafeteria

Many students are eating in the cafeteria during each lunch period.  Ms. Guiles, Ms. Bryant and Mr. Clark, and every other student relies on YOU to be the 5 Rs. Being reliable means that we, ALL, can count on YOU to follow through in being respectful, responsible and ready in the cafeteria. If EACH student strives to be the 5Rs during the lunch period, a smoother transition between grade levels would occur.  Can we rely on YOU?

Being Respectful in the Cafeteria

What does respect in the cafeteria look like to an observer? Students sitting at their tables indicating a need for help with raised hands.  Food and wrappings are on top of the table waiting to be eaten or thrown away. Smiles on faces as students have appropriate conversations at a level 2.   Students listening to Ms. Guiles, Mrs. Bryant and Mr. Clark and using manners when interacting with one another. Respectfulness in the cafeteria makes it an enjoyable place to eat.

Being Respectful in the Cafeteria

Respect in the cafeteria demands that EVERYONE care for the environment. Each person is able to demonstrate respect for our shared eating environment by making sure to check under the table before leaving, throwing away all trash, picking up any trash on the floor that is noticed and leaving the cafeteria as spotless as the fifth graders find it upon their arrival! Being respectful and responsible does not include racing out the door to get to recess first, but instead requires one to slow down and focus on others around them.

March Parent Night

Did you know that the PBS Committee is hosting an educational night on the Token Economy Behavior  System at Home?

 

Come learn about

The Token Economy

Ways to promote behavior changes

How to develop your own system

Key points in consistency

 

This PBS Parent/Guardian Night will be held on Monday, March 18th starting promptly at 6pm and ending promptly at 7pm.

 

Free childcare will be provided from 5:45- 7:15pm

 

For more information and to RSVP, you can learn more by clicking HERE.

And look for more information to come home on Friday.

Being Respectful in the Cafeteria.

Being respectful in the cafeteria means that all people are being treated in the way ALL person wish to be treated.  Students are accepting of the different foods that other students bring to school in their lunchboxes. People who are curious about unknown foods, diets or allergies, politely ask questions to learn more rather than tease others.   Through respect, people are able to become more educated about food, nutrition and other cultures, ethnicities and customs! And, sometimes,  people find a new food to try, and like!

Being Respectful in the Cafeteria

Respect in the cafeteria includes the hallway before and after eating.  Walking quietly to the cafeteria, hanging up belongings and quietly taking a seat at the designated table is respectful.  Respectfulness in the hot lunch line includes saying, “Please,” and “Thank you” to other people. Respectful students leave the cafeteria QUIETLY and quickly slip into their outdoor clothing.  These students also whisper to their friends or remain silent ALL the way to the outside so as not to disturb other Loon Lake students. Disrespectful behaviors include running and pushing out of the cafeteria doors; talking loudly and yelling to friends while dressing; dropping other students’ coats and leaving them on the floor; running and yelling in the hallway all the way until the playground.  True character means making the right choice even when it is easier to choose the other and no one of authority is around. What choice will you make today?