by dave | Sep 10, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness
Kermit knows that “it isn’t easy being green,” and your administration knows that it isn’t easy being the boss. Take the time to create a bit of post-it praise for the people in charge. Have members of your student leadership team write a brief...
by dave | Sep 8, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards, School Climate
Have a schedule that organizes a different school team or club to host a “Thank You Thursday” snack table in the main office or teacher’s lounge. The school group can bring in cookies or healthy snacks to give back and thank those staff members who make a difference...
by dave | Sep 7, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards, School Spirit
Nothing is better than winning a chocolate chip cookie to start your day. At EDSS, all of the names of the students, staff and support staff are put in a bucket at the beginning of the year. Each morning, at the end of the announcements, a name is drawn from the...
by dave | Aug 31, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, School Climate, School Spirit
Connect with every person in the school by putting a coloured POST IT with a positive message on their locker, door, or in their mailbox. Two students, from St. Patrick’s High in Quebec, came up with the idea after watching Mark Scharenbroich’s “Building Connections”;...
by dave | Aug 31, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards, School Spirit
Although it is well-intentioned, the healthy schools initiative is hard on those easy chocolate and candy thank you’s that you can put in teachers’ mailboxes. A healthy alternative is to put a bunch of grapes in a baggie and attach a note that says: “You’re the...
by dave | Aug 30, 2020 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards
Fun new staff appreciation idea. Stack a bunch of Hershey kisses and make them into a pencil. Thx to Ms. Lowey’s leadership class for the idea.
