Mrs. Cornell, our school counselor, will be teaching the children about Kelso's Choices. This conflict-management curriculum for elementary students is based on the premise that every child is capable of becoming a peacemaker. This program offers nine options students can choose from to resolve minor conflicts on their own. Students will be able to determine the difference between "small problems" they can handle and "big problems" that require an adult’s help. We ask the students if they have tried two of Kelso's choices before involving an adult for the little problems. Big problems are, of course, handled immediately.

Classroom Discipline & Rewards

Sauder Elementary School uses a school-wide discipline plan based on the six pillars of character education. We will study six character traits, including: Respect, Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Fairness, Citizenship, and Honesty. As a class, we will determine 4-5 rules to help us promote these traits in the classroom each and every day. We will discuss consequences, including the visual aid in the room using four colors. You will see the color that represents your child’s behavior every day in the monthly behavior chart that is placed in your child’s Home Folder. In the event that your child moves to yellow, blue or red, a written explanation will be sent home for you to sign and return to school the very next day:

Purple = Amazing Day!          Green = Great Day!          Yellow = Warning          Blue = No Recess          Red = Office Visit

In addition to consequences for inappropriate behavior, I am a HUGE believer in positive reinforcement for positive behaviors. Along with praise, compliments, and special privileges, the students will be rewarded with tickets. Students receive one ticket for each “Green” day. Tickets are also given for random acts of kindness or for demonstrating good behavior. Tickets are given randomly and often!  Each student is responsible for keeping, counting, and deciding when to turn in tickets for prizes. Tickets can be turned in on Fridays for the following reward choices: a visit to the Treasure Box, a bonus Show & Tell day, extra computer time, lunch with the teacher & a friend, or pick your own seat for a day.

PAX Behavior

PAX Good Behavior is a school-based, classroom intervention used by teachers to teach self-regulation. PAX is not a set of lessons or curriculum, but strategies teachers use throughout their day to build students’ behavioral skills and stamina for focused attention and self-regulation. Classroom management ends at the classroom door, but students take self-regulation with them in the hallways, to recess, into their homes and communities, and into their lives. We will be discussing what it means to be a PAX leader in all areas of our school building. Students showing strong leadership skills may be rewarded by being the "PAX leader of the day". The PAX leader of the day will get a small certificate, a small prize, and will get to color PURPLE on their behavior chart for an amazing day!