August 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Northside Elementary School hosted a “Together We SOAR” Assembly Friday to launch a new program promoting and rewarding positive behavior among students.
(View video of assembly program below)
SOAR Assembly at Northside Elementary from dwayne page on Vimeo.
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) teaches students appropriate behavior, rewards good behavior, and addresses misbehavior by helping students learn from making poor choices.
“SOAR” stands for being “SAFE”, “ON TIME”, “ACCOUNTABLE”, and “RESPECTFUL”.
(Video below is Northside Elementary School Principal Karen Knowles)
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A unified set of rules have been adopted under PBS for students to follow in all settings from the time they arrive at school until when they leave including the classroom, cafeteria, playground, etc. and those who follow them may earn “Eagle Bucks” which they can use in exchange for rewards throughout the school year.
During Friday’s assembly Liliana Judkins was awarded the first “Eagle Buck” of the year by Principal Karen Knowles.
Teacher Kristen VanVranken, the Kilgore’s Restaurant Teacher of the Month for August at Northside Elementary School was also rewarded with an “Eagle Buck”.
Two partner businesses, Liberty State Bank and Liberty Machine Shop were recognized for sponsoring field trips for Northside Elementary Summer School students and the Smithville First Baptist Church for adopting Northside Elementary School this year and doing projects like landscaping, providing the teachers coffee and chocolates, etc. Jacob Parsley of Liberty State Bank, J.D. Bratten of Liberty Machine Shop, and Pastor Chad Ramsey of Smithville First Baptist Church received certificates from Assistant Principal Beth Pafford.