Pekin Elementary recognizes Students of the Month

PACKWOOD -- This year, Pekin Elementary is celebrating student success by recognizing students of the month.

The elementary using a system call PBIS, which stands for Positive Behavioral & Intervention Supports. PBIS is an approach that schools can use to improve school safety and promote positive behavior. PBIS has schools teach kids about behavior, just as they would teach about any other subject, such as reading or math. PBIS recognizes that kids can only meet behavior expectations if they know what the expectations are. A hallmark of a school using PBIS is that everyone knows what is appropriate behavior. Throughout the school day -- in class, at lunch and on the bus -- kids understand what's expected of them.

For Pekin's PBIS system, the school uses the term PRIDE. Each letter of PRIDE stands for specific characteristics. These include:

' P = purpose: demonstrating what is expected in all areas of the building and the bus

' R = respect: demonstrating respect to staff and students

' I = individual responsibility: demonstrating responsibility for their actions

' D = discipline: demonstrating self-control in and out of the classroom

' E = excellence: demonstrates excellence in all areas

Teacher nominate students in the elementary school who demonstrated the specific characteristics of Pekin PRIDE. These students are then recognized during an assembly and receive special prizes.

The October Students of the Month are:

Kindergarten: Carlie Chittick (Purpose), Evan McHugh (Respect), Blake Mefford (Individual Responsibility), Levi Lyon (Discipline), and Isabel Frangione (Excellence).

First Grade: Brookelynn Wolcott (Purpose), John Rohr (Respect), Bella Phillips (Individual Responsibility), Elizabeth Raygoza (Discipline), and Maycee Dickey (Excellence).

Second Grade: Sam Loper (Purpose), Fynlie Brooks (Respect), Kieran Adrian (Individual Responsibility), Maksim Peiffer (Discipline), and Landon Fariss (Excellence).

Third Grade: Leili Altemueller (Purpose), Derek Bohrn (Respect), Gage Hartman (Individual Responsibility), Katie Porter (Discipline), and Bella Jaeger (Excellence).

Fourth Grade: Henry Adam (Purpose), Brody Sobaski (Respect), Maddy Petrehn (Individual Responsibility), Emma Bayliss (Discipline), and Hayden Miller (Excellence).

Fifth Grade: Kylin Williams (Purpose), Henry Eubanks (Respect), Rylie Nelson (Individual Responsibility), Carson Comstock (Discipline), and Wyatt Jenkins (Excellence).

Sixth Grade: Reese Stephens (Purpose), Alton Williams (Respect), Emma Berg (Individual Responsibility), Brooke Sylvester (Discipline), and Emma Moore (Excellence).