Kids Do Well If They Can

This past summer, Heather Mathews shared a very good article about students who were lacking thinking skills which impacted their emotions and behavior. The article resonated with me when reflecting on some of the most challenging students we've worked to support and teach at North Hudson.  I found the specific list of lagging skills shared in this article helpful when trying identify the cause of the behaviors we've observed. Here is a link to the article Kids Do Well If They Can. This article is an excerpt from the book Lost at School. There is a copy in our professional library if anyone is interested in reading more. Below is a video by the author Ross Greene discussing the two factors at play that can bring challenging behaviors to the surface: lagging skills and an environment demanding those skills.

Classroom teachers, I have shared with you a PBIS All School Celebration Google Doc. All School Celebration Ideas Sometime this week, please brainstorm with your class three ideas for All School Celebrations and add your ideas to the document. Once we have a Student Council elected, Mrs. Strop will work with them to decide on three final choices to celebrate their good behavior earned through acknowledgement tickets. Last year a couple of the PBIS celebrations were roller skating and snow stations.

Remember we have a Building Forum on Tuesday at 8:05am, and I have scheduled our first fire drill for Friday, September 19th at 9:15am.