Station B.E.A.R. Premiere

On Thursday, March 4th, the PBIS documentary entitled Station B.E.A.R. premiered to groups of Longfellow students and staff. The film was created by the Longfellow PBIS team with the assistance of staff and students. A special thanks goes to John Perryman for his filming, editing and direction. Other involved in the project included Jeff Weber, Canika Prescott, Ryan Winchell, Scott Nabor, Ne'Woka Scott, Erick Podlasek and Cat Clarke. An extra special thanks to principal Angela Dolezal and to all of students who took time out to be filmed and interviewed. Thanks also to the teachers who supported the project by releasing students to participate. Thank you also to Pam Weise, Canika Prescott, Amy Hopp and Eduardo Martinez for their assistance with set up, popcorn and clean up.
The DVD was created as a fun, efficient way to provide boosters throughout the year to remind students of the "Bear Necessities" at Longfellow. These are the universal expectations that all students are asked to meet: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe. The students viewing the premiere performance were attentive and enthusiastic. Everyone enjoyed watching the staff and students as they reminded us of the "Bear Necessities" and followed Bear Necessity himself around the Longfellow campus. Bear Necessity is a life-sized stuffed bear sporting a Longfellow t-shirt. He normally makes his home in Miss Schroeder's 5th grade classroom.

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?

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.

Best Effort Cool Tool

With ISATs coming up in only a week, it's time for a new "at home" cool tool. Check out the latest cool tool on helping your student learn to make their best effort. And remember, during ISAT week students should get plenty of rest and eat a healthy breakfast every morning!

Bathroom Cleanliness is the Latest Cool Tool

Click on the link at the right to find the latest cool tool for use at home. This time we are focusing on cleanliness and hygiene in the bathroom. This is an issue that we focus on at school as well, so students should be expected to meet the same standards at home.

Cool Tool Spotlights

This week's Cool Tool Spotlight is about bathroom privacy. Often an issue, especially with younger children, this cool tool discusses respecting oneself and others by maintaining privacy when using the bathroom. The skill includes the need to be respectful by not, for example, yelling outside the bathroom door as well as by not walking into an occupied bathroom. While these seem like obvious skills to an adult, for an uninhibited youngster, these are skills that may need to be more directly addressed.