Bears' Bingo-Mania!

All Longfellow students had an opportunity to celebrate a successful 1st trimester at the Bingo-Mania party held on Monday, November 22nd. Everyone from PKP through 5th grade enjoyed their time to socialize, play bingo, and win "Smencils". Students demonstrated responsible, respectful, and safe behavior throughout the trimester in many different ways. This was especially evident as we saw the number of office referrals dramatically decrease over the same period last year. Longfellow Bears really rock!

Raffle Winners

Every week there is a raffle drawing from all of the many "Bear Necessities" slips that are turned in during the week. Ten lucky winners are drawn and each winner may choose a prize. In addition, they have their names posted on the PBIS bulletin board and once a month they have their picture taken. Also drawn from the ten winners names is a teacher winner who receives a traveling banner to hang on his or her door for the upcoming week. We are off to a great start as the 50 students pictured at the left can attest to!

Overheard on the Playground

A teacher was accidentally hit in the head with a ball. She overhead this whispered conversation: "Remember to ask her if she's okay!" The student politely asked her if she was okay. "Remember to say you're sorry!" The student apologized, sincerely. Wasn't that a wonderful example of learning the respectful, responsible thing to do and helping one another put it into action?

PBIS Off to a Great Start!

The PBIS program is off and running and our students are doing a spectacular job! The number of office referrals is down and the level of positive behavior is amazing. We began the year teaching the "cool tools" for hallways, bathrooms, playground, lunchroom, and auditorium. We are definitely seeing the benefits of this teaching as students are being safe, respectful and responsible in these environments. We also addressed each grade level with a conversation and practice session on sportsmanship. That has also had a positive result.

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Welcome Back!

Welcome back to a brand new school year! The PBIS team has already been meeting together to help get the school year off to a wonderful start. We have many exciting events and activities planned! We are all so excited to enter into our second year of PBIS. Watch this blog for new home cool tools, pictures, celebrations and other events and information.

Remember: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe are the "Bear Necessities" at Longfellow School!

New Cool Tool for Playing with Peers

As the weather warms and our students spend more time outside, playing with friends conflicts can arise. Check out the new cool tool on Playing with Peers. Just click on the link to the right to download the file. Happy Spring!

Computer Use Cool Tool

We are highlighting Internet safety and general computer safety with our new at-home Cool Tool. Check out the Computer Use cool tool under the Cool Tool Spotlight links on the right hand side of the page.