Mrs. Giuliana Sophy

Caught Being Good

In conjunction with the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, the Everitt staff is also "catching students being good."  We want to notice those students who are being kind, helpful, courteous, and responsible towards others.  Staff will observe a behavior, congratulate the student for making a good choice, and then submit his/her name to the office.  Mrs. Sophy, our Guidance Counselor selects one student from those nominated from each grade, for special recognition.  Those students' name will be read during morning announcements, receive a certificate, and have their picture taken with Echo (our school mascot).

Here are the names of the students who were caught being good:

In 1st Grade

Catelyn Ballard, Arnald DaSilva, Nathan Draper, Erica Fus, Skyla Martz, Sam Nelms, Jerilyn Odgers, Nathan Ozlek and Kylee Schwab

In 2nd Grade

Erica Beyer, Savona Cerra, Igronata Clay, Kristen Dando, Bradford Harrison, James Jones, Brittany Kelly, Taylor Kitchenman, Monserrat Macareno, Julius Pinero, Harshini Raman, Sam Rodriquez, Dillon Tate, Roman Tkach, Jack Tracy and Nicole Weldon

In 3rd Grade

Mifrah Baqui, Xiomara Browne, Brenna Doyle, Will Gamble, Denzel Hughes, Morgan Keeley, Neslihan Kumas, Nick Lynch, Ryan Millward, Tim Odgers, Brandi Olshefski, Tyler Ozlek, Sarah Pringle, Joe Reukauf, Nick Shope and John Thomas

In 4th Grade

Matt Beyer, Siena Cerra, Sage Iskra, Connor Lord,  and Madison Murray

In 5th Grade

Andre Browne, Kevin Nelms, Reece Zupcic and Chris Zwiebel

OLWEUS BULLYING PREVENTION RULES

1. We will not bully others

2. We will help students who are being bullied

3. We will include students if they are being left out

4. We will report any bullying we wee or know about

OLWEUS BULLYING PREVENTION IDEAS

At the beginning of the school year, teachers were asked what advice they would give students who were having conflicts in the classroom or recess yard.  Their suggestions were generally geared toward the maturity level and reasonable expectations for children at their grade levels.  Maybe you can borrow an idea or two and use them at home.  If you have an idea to share, please let me know!

Grades K-P1-1

- come to the  teacher

- help the child to understand the difference between "telling" and "tattling"

-encourage them to talk to each other and to listen to what the other person says

Grade 2

- trouble-shooting situations by role-playing

- remind students that it is not always what you say but how you say it

- talk one-on-one with a student who need to adjust his/her attitude or expectations

- use breathing techniques to slow angry/upset responses, "I am . . . calm."

Grade 3

- have a classroom meeting (at home, this would be a family meeting)

- role play how to solve a problem peacefully

- remind them to respect other peoples' feelings

- teach and practice the "golden rule"

Grade 4

- treat each other with respect

- try to get along with each other

- remind them that they will not be friends with everyone but can still be friendly

- remind them that everyone may play at recess

Grade 5

- encourage/teach them how to "stop and think"

- help them make appropriate contact with others

- deal with the upset child

 One hundred years from now...

it will not matter what my bank account was,

the sort of house I lived in,

or the kind of car I drove,

but the world may be different

because I was important in the life of a child.