Janssen's Closing Ceremony

With the closing ceremonies of the Bulldog Olympics, our purpose for teaching our students our behavioral expectations and having our students practice them came to light. Each grade level was given a topic.  Each class within each grade level created a banner highlighting the importance of the selected topic in relation to making good decisions.  Representatives from each class read their messages to the entire student body.  The atmosphere was electric.  Over 450 people gathered in our gym to celebrate our learning around teamwork, sportsmanship, winning, losing, and perseverance.  Adding to the excitement were two special guests--two members of our high school varsity football team.  They also shared with our students  the importance of the messages presented.  

I wish to thank all staff who volunteered their time to make this work--not just closing ceremonies but the entire two week Bulldog Olympics.  Their efforts are just another reason why Janssen Rocks, Woof!  Woof!

The "Countries"/Classroom Banners

Janssen Elementary School is in its second year of implementing and practices PBIS--what we refer to as the JANSSEN WAY.  This is an all staff effort to provide the best and safe environment for our students.  By working together as a school, we use the same language and agree upon the same expectations based on the developmental ages of our students.  Our JANSSEN WAY strengthens our school culture by bringing a positive energy within our building.  Our activities for teaching our students our expectations are engaging and our acknowledgement system rewarding for our students.  We are greatly impacting our students through PBIS as they too are using the same vocabulary as they sort through making good decisions for themselves or when helping others.

It's SO GREAT to be a Janssen Bulldog because of what we have in place.  We will always continue to reflect and refine how we serve our students.

Sincerely,

Mr. Nikolaou