4 House System

• The House System is to promote unity, build relationships, connections, and leadership.

• All K-5 students and faculty will be put into one of 4 houses

• Houses represent a positive behavior

  • Green - Optimism - Positive Attitude

  • Blue - Kindness - Always be Kind

  • Purple - Integrity - Work Hard

  • Red - Respect - Show Respect

• House T-shirt for every student / staff member

• Everyone is responsible for awarding points

• Each teacher will have House Points for their class displayed in their rooms

• Points tallied on Building Spreadsheet

• Points start over each quarter

• House points are not taken away and are separate from classroom management

House points are awarded using the following guidance: 

• 1 house point for an isolated achievement 

  • Everyone from a house is present - needs done daily 

  • Act of kindness 

    • Picking up trash in restroom, holding a door open when not asked 

• 2 house points for a sustained achievement 

  • Hard work on a project

  • Sustained good behavior

  • Reached a goal 

    • RtI, passed XtraMath

• 3 house points for a special achievement or a group achievement

  • e.g. for winning a class based team game

  • Something that goes above and beyond

    • A community member contacts you, guest speaker compliments behavior, etc

• 5 to 10 house points can be awarded for extra special achievements by Administrators or PAWS-itive Behavior Team

• Points will not be rewarded if asked for by students

• Points are meant for rewarding behaviors that exemplify Kindness, Optimism, Integrity, and Respect. 

Weekly Awards

• The winning house will have 4 names drawn by an administrator to come pick a prize

• Names are announced over the intercom by 5th grade students during announcements

Quarterly Assemblies

Each quarter we will have themed assemblies for each of the Houses

• Quarter 1- Kindness

• Quarter 2- Respect

• Quarter 3- Optimism

• Quarter 4- Integrity