Students rewarded for positive behavior

Fairfield Middle School officials announced the February winners for its Positive Behavior Interventions and Support ? Trojan PRIDE drawing.

Fifth-grade winners were: Maxwell Weaton, Paige Craun, Katelynn Adam, Viola Welsh, Ivy Larsen, Mikael Anderson, Ellie Stever, Maggie Rayburn, Ashlyn Lisk, Tisha Brinkshroeder, Dallen Rippey, Coty Engle, Felecia Strong, Paris Thommen, and Jayden Scharf.

Sixth-grade winners were: Sophia Fritz, Bradley Clemons, Dylan Hunter, Cannon Putnam, Hannah Bergren, Brynley Allison, Dakota Wages, Wyatt Whitham, Cael McClaran, Ellie Anderson, Jayden Wilkinson, Baylee Lamansky, Tim Robbins, Delaney Breen and Shay Smith.

Seventh-grade winners were: Daphne Gunderson, Blake Vice, Tayia McCoy, Kane Hook, Spiros Petrimeas, Charity Madison, Brooke Sanderson, Evan Murphey, Toby Oliver, Daniel Baldosier, Drake Drish, Blake Metz, Addison Pohren, and Paige Clingan.

Eighth-grade winners were: Cahrina Chang, Tate Jordan, Bryan Wilkins, Kai Simpson, Carter Dehl, Tyson Newcomer, Marisa Rupe, Tyler Walag, Destiny Gridley, Jamie Johannes, and Drake Rippey.

Molly Mosinski, FMS counselor, explained PBIS is a system for creating safe and effective schools.

For it to be successful, students must be taught appropriate behavior in all school settings, Mosinski continued. The big picture is that all students gain academic and social success by creating a positive learning environment.

?Around our school and in our classrooms, we have a Trojan PRIDE matrix, which specifically outlines different environments in our school,? Mosinski said. ?These environments include classroom, bathroom, hallway, lunchroom, recess, bus, extra-curricular activities, and before/after school. In the spring of 2010, our teacher leadership group adopted the acronym PRIDE, as each letter stood for something important.?

The letters stand for:

? Prepared (Prepared for class-proper materials and positive attitude);

? Respect (Respect for yourself, your classmates, and adults, and treat others the way you would want to be treated);

? Integrity (do the right thing, even if no one is watching);

? Dependable (Can we count on you?);

? Environmentally Aware/Safe (Take care of your school!).

?We want our kids to show Trojan PRIDE,? said Mosinski. ?At the beginning of each school year, we teach our expectations to our students, so everything is clear and understood.?

To reward positive behavior, the FMS staff gives tickets to students ?caught? doing something above and beyond or consistently performing Trojan PRIDE in their daily life.

When a student receives a ticket, they write their name on it and put it in their appropriate grade-level slot in the school office.

Drawings are done at the end of each month to recognize students whose tickets were drawn for showing their Trojan PRIDE.