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Welcome to Welcome to Roosevelt’s School Roosevelt’s School

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Planting the Seeds to SuccessPlanting the Seeds to Success2010-20112010-2011

Roosevelt PrimaryBe The Best You Can Be

Our mission is to create a

Love of learning by providing an

Environment where

All children feel

Respected,

Nurtured, safe, and successful.

Our vision is to provide a

Successful

Appropriate

Foundation to

Educate all children.

It motivates teachers, staff, students, and families to love school and look forward to being there.

The school climate is the heart of the school.

The significance of the schools learning environment cannot be underestimated. The brain learns faster in challenging, creative, accommodating, healthy environments. We must remember that the environment we design and the instructional activities we plan have a significant influence on building smarter brains. At home, at school, and in our community!

Roosevelt ReadinessBrain Research:

Cognitive development is based on emotional security

Reading is rooted in language development

The basic wiring of the brain is rooted in early childhood experiences

The years before age 10 are critical

Having a school with only young children is the ideal setting

Roosevelt’s School Wide Support System

5 Bee’s (Positive Behavior Support)Three Tier System for Reading, Math & BehaviorProceduresRoutinesRitualsMotor Room

The 5 Bee Program teaches children what it looks like & sounds like to:

Be SafeBe Kind

Be HelpfulBe Respectful

Be Responsible

One Trait Every 2 Months

School Wide Activity

Character Quote Shared Daily

Young children are visual learners. Young children do not have mature inner speech. Young children think in “pictures.” To help children truly understand what they need to do, the use of pictures is pertinent. Examples of how to teach Line Basics, Playground Basics, Hallway Basics, Lunchroom Basics…

Brain Tips…

Classroom Support System

Visual Necklaces Picture Rule cardsMeaningful JobsVisual Rule CardsDaily Classroom Meeting

In Every Class…Safe CenterProblem Solving MatClass Meeting Every Day (PEACE)Visual Rule CardsVisual NecklacesBumpy Seat Cushions/Sitting Balls

Safe Centers

RoutinesRoutines are the skeletal bone that keeps the school and classroom running effectively. Our brain is a pattern-seeking device. The clearer the patterns are for young children, the better the school/classroom environment works. Routines give much needed predictability, structure, and consistency.Examples of how we systematically teach all routines. (Arrival, attendance, lunch count, clean up, transitions, etc.)

RitualsRituals provide children and adults connection.All human beings need to feel connected, safe, and secure for true learning to take place. As routines are the skeleton of the school, rituals are the heart of the school and classroom. True rituals create a calming effect on the brain. Rituals soothe the part of our brain that

focuses on survival. Rituals are a must for all children, but are truly effective on children with behavioral concerns.

Roosevelt Rituals…

Morning music to enter classWBEE News broadcast Brain Tip of the Day Quote of the WeekDaily Classroom MeetingsSchool Family CelebrationsIndividual Rituals

Safe Keeper

What you focus on, you get more of

School Family Celebrations

The SAFE Room(Motor Room)

Sensory, Appropriate, Fun, and EffectiveThe room is filled with items that help children use all of their senses, cross their midline, work off excess energy, calm, focus, stretch, move, balance, and problem solve.Get Your Muscles Running – 2 to3 times a week

Starting our day the BRAIN SMART WAY

Children enter school and go to their lockersPut backpacks awaySit down to read or talk with a friend before school even begins

Calming Music

When the first bell rings, quiet music plays throughout the halls and classroomsThe music signals students to quiet themselves, get ready to start the school day and go into class ready to learn

Calming Music

Music also soothes the parents and staff members as well!Helping parents, staff and children have a relaxing start of the day relieves a lot of tension built up in our every day hurried worldWe use music with 60 beats per minute.

Good Morning

Josh!

Greeting

Every morning there is a greeter at the door to share a morning ritual.Greeting rituals are the most important aspect of our morning and part of our school improvement plan

WBEE NEWS

4 Key Components to our on-air news broadcast:

Unite the School FamilyOpen Our Hearts for a day of learningEngage in a Brain Tip of the DayCommit Oneself to Learning

Based on the work of Dr. Becky Bailey

Uniting as a School Family

The purpose for us to unite as a school family is to connect through an activity as a whole school

Connection is essential to learning

Open Your Heart

We open our hearts to a day of learning

Stretch, Bend and Release

Brain Tips of the Day

The activity is different exercise each day, but has a week long concept

For example: Crossing the midline, stretch & release, or large muscle movements to bring oxygen to the brain, etc.

Brain Tip of the Day

Not only does each adult and student participate in the brain tip

Each person learns how the activity fosters brain development and what area of the brain we are focusing on

Wishing You WellAt the end of each broadcast, the saying goes,

“And remember – I wish you well”

The ripple effect of this saying…

Wishing You Well Research

Internal Flu ShotBoost your immune systemIncreases endorphinsMakes you feel noticed

Starting each day the Brain Smart Way

Moved from chaos to calmDecreased school tardiesIncreased instructional timeIncreased reading time by app. 1000 minutes per year before the school bell rings

What does this do?

Going through this process allows children and adults to turn off the stress responseCreates an emotional climateHelps focus our brains for a day of learning

Why do we do this?

Children come to school stressed

Stress build up needs to be released

Create a positive classroom climate where everyone can experience a coherent heart and optimal brain function

Coherent Vs. Incoherent

Feeling peaceful, calm, content, grateful, appreciativeSends a coherent energy pattern to the brain that facilitates the brain working optimally and picking up patterns

(Awakening the Child’s Heart, Dr. Carla Hannaford)

Feeling upset, irritated, worried, concernedSends an incoherent energy pattern to the brain that impedes the brain from the optimal use and picking up patterns

(Awakening the Child’s Heart, Dr. Carla Hannaford)

Shift from Fear(Brain Stem)

How do I get/make the child behave do this or that.

Conflict is disruption

This shouldn’t be happening

To Love(Frontal Lobe)

How can I help the child more likely choose to _______!

Conflict is an opportunity to teach.

The moment is as it is – relax and solve.

Our Beliefs

We believe that children’s transition each morning needs to be recognized as a critical aspect of every day

We believe that children have the right to feel safe and secure each and every day

We believe children need to learn in an atmosphere focused on them

ResearchMindset of teacherInterventionsAdult-Child RelationshipRelationship between children

There are more neurons from the heart to the brain than from the brain to the heart

What have we learned…

Controlling ourselves is possible and has a profound impact on othersConnectedness governs behaviorConflict is an opportunity to teachFocusing on the whole child positively impacts academic success

Pride Ourselves On…An environment designed with young children in mindTaking what we know about how children learn and not being scared to change our practicesThe feel we have as a school family

Our SuccessREADING MEAP RESULTS

2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

All Students 52% All Students 73% All Students 88% All Students 79% All Students 84% All 89%Male 43% Male 64% Male 86% Male 77% Male 81% Male 79%Female 67% Female 82% Female 86% Female 81% Female 86%

Female 98%White 64% White 79% White 95% White 97% White 96

White 96%Black 40% Black 54% Black 78% Black 69% Black 77% Black 85%E.D. 47% E.D. 61% E.D. 83% E.D. 79% E.D. 79% E.D. 87%

Our Success

MEAP MATH RESULTS

2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

All 46% All 75% All 85% All 81% All 86% All 87%Male 40% Male 71% Male 88% Male 78% Male 89% Male 87%Female 57% Female 79% Female 81% Female 83% Female 84%

Female 86%White 59% White 75% White 97% White 93% White 100%

White 88%Black 30% Black 72% Black 70% Black 74% Black 79% Black 85%E.D. 37% E.D. 75% E.D. 82% E.D. 80% E.D. 86% E.D. 86%

Roosevelt’s Recognition

National Schools of Character Promising Practices Award, 2007-2008Michigan Association of School Boards Education Excellence Award, 2007-2008National Schools of Character Promising Practice Award, 2008-2009Recognized around the state as an exemplary school focused on how the young child learnsStaff members asked to present at National and State Conferences

So what does all this mean?

Creating a School Family = Improved School Climate

Improved school climate = Improved interpersonal relationships

Improved interpersonal relationships = More learning takes place

More learning + Best Practices in brain research = Higher student achievement

Higher student achievement = Healthy Self Esteem

Healthier Self Esteem = Brighter & Stronger Brain

Stronger Brain = Successful Children who love learning!

Welcome to Roosevelt Primary!