Sharing with our community:
One of the proponents of PBIS/Janssen Way is sharing what we do with our families--directly and indirectly. The direct correspondence includes emails, phone calls, all school artifacts, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and 1:1 meetings. Indirect communication comes with what our students share at parents in the vehicle, at the dinner table, while playing a board game, and putting toys away.
It is great to hear parents share with teachers about the PBIS vocabulary that their students are using in experiences outside the school. It is great to see our students in the Y-Care program practicing our line and body basics. It is great to see our students show this level of citizenship in community programs like Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, and rec league sports.
Resiliency and perseverance need to be our reminder and support system. We are to continue to teach and hold our students accountable for acting as important and productive citizens as school and out of school. It our responsibility as adults in our community. Why? We should want this generation of citizens to have the skill set to lead us when they become productive adults and provide the same conviction to citizenship for their children.
Thank you for you time.
Mr. Nikolaou
