R.C. Waters Elementary participates in a school wide initiative. It is called Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). PBIS is a process for creating safer and more effective schools by allowing a safe and productive learning environment where teachers can teach and all students can learn. R.C. Waters has adopted a unified set of expectations for behavior in our school. The unified classroom expectations, found in every classroom and non-classroom settings in the school, are as follows: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Ready.

Student behavior is documented using a tool called ClassDojo. ClassDojo is a free behavior tracking system that reinforces positive behaviors and quickly engages students in becoming accountable for their own choices. One of the main benefits is the easy opportunity to communicate with parents. On a scheduled rotation, students are able to “shop” from the Dojo reward cart using the points they have earned for meeting the behavior expectations.

R.C. Waters would like to highlight the top Class Dojo winners for the month of November.

Kindergarten: Wesley Knecht, Wyatt Polm, Grace Brewster, AJ Fleckner, Emily Biggert, Lincoln Greer, Claire Laughlin, and Gavin Porter.

First Grade: (left to right) Ava Ramsey, Rylie McGuire, Mason Amborski, Quinn Guerin, Cora Wiechman, Bailee Miller, Jonas Rohde, and Payzlie Dinan.

Second Grade: Kennedy Martikan, Brianna Simkus. Cara Witkowski, Rylan Sandrock, Braxtyn Hansen, Beckett Blausey, Rhegan Damschroder, and Hailey Sprenger.

Third Grade: Lola Jones, Connor Ickes, Garrison Strausbaugh, and Parker Riffner; (back left to right) Caroline Avery, Sophia Martikan, Alayna Staler, Rowan McGlothlin, and Anna Brewster.