Our first week of the school year was filled with many smiles, hugs and time to get acquainted with new friends and familiar friends. We were also busy building routines for walking in the hallway, sharing space and materials in the classroom and safe, respectful, responsible behavior in the bathrooms, lunchroom and playground.
We continue with these routines and expectations into the second week … and third … and fourth — and revisit them frequently through-out the school year.
The district has adopted a K-12 behavior matrix that is familiar to Georgetown. The district model, SOAR, blends beautifully with our school mission of BE NICE, WORK HARD, LEARN WELL. We want our kids to SOAR wherever they are at Georgetown — and many of our existing expectations have meshed well with BE SAFE, OWN IT, ACT RESPONSIBLY and BE RESPECTFUL. This week our SOAR focus is the BUS. We’ll talk about appropriate behavior on the bus in a classroom lesson followed by a whole school lesson. You’ll hear more about this on your child’s class blog and the update next week.
I hope your LABOR DAY weekend was just perfect for relaxation and fun! Here’s to a great 2nd week of school at Georgetown!
Mrs. Reagan
