To honor and promote exemplary behavior of their students the classroom teachers in grades 4 and 5 identify Students of the Month.

These teachers select up to 2 students per class (depending on class size) for Student of the Month recognition during the months of

September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April and May.

The selections are based on:

Citizenship Effort

Helpful to others Shows improvement on academics

Follows class and School rules Works hard

Respectful Behavior Attendance

Considers others’ feelings Is Prompt

Polite Excused Absences

Dependable

Students are recognized with:

§ Classroom announcement by the Principal on the first school day of the next month

§ Student of the Month Certificate with picture of student, teacher and principal

§ Copy of that picture taped to their desk

§ Letter of congratulation and recognition from the Principal sent to parents

§ Separate lunches with the student’s teacher and principal

§ Picture in the Waitsburg “The Times” newspaper

§ End of the year activity*

*Only students who have not had Academy may participate in the end of the year celebration for Students of the Month.

This group outing varies from year to year.

A. Students receiving 100% on a weekly math summary quiz for multiplication or division will receive a

MONSTOR COOKIE or SKITTLES and two pictures holding the prize. One of the pictures will be

posted on the student’s locker door in the classroom and the other is to take home.

B. Students, upon receiving every 4^th 100% on a weekly spelling test will receive the same prizes as above.

C. Students awarded prizes in A or B above have their photo character entered in the monthly hallway

academic performance recognition display.

D. Students receiving prizes in A. and B. above are awarded Accelerated Reader Auction points to be converted

to AR Dollars for the end of school auction.

AR auction item pictures are displayed on a giant poster in the hallway throughout the year when they are purchased.

(AR points received from the AR computer quizzes following book readings are also converted to AR Dollars for that auction.)

Students demonstrating good classroom behavior are immediately given tickets on which they write their names and place in “Treasure Chest”

drawing container. Each Friday four tickets are drawn by previous week’s winners awarding students a “trip to the Treasure Chest”. Inexpensive items

of a various nature are placed in a large lockable chest from which the students get an opportunity to choose. Items of most interest to the students

get restocked. Items of interest seem to vary from year to year.