Today
your child attended an assembly to kick off a new
character development program called Bucket Filling. Dr.
Harris read a book called "Have you filled a bucket
today?" Bucket filling as an easy to understand concept:
Everyone carries an invisible bucket that holds our
good thoughts and feelings. When our buckets are
full, we feel happy and when our buckets are empty, we
feel sad. Children quickly understand that
they can fill buckets when they do and say things that
are kind, considerate, caring and respectful. They
also learn that when they are mean, inconsiderate,
uncaring, or disrespectful, they dip into buckets and
remove those good feelings. Even the youngest
child understands that actions and words can either fill
a bucket or dip into it.
During
the school year we are encouraging, reminding, and
recognizing everyone's efforts to be bucket fillers at
home, at school, and everywhere they go. When a
staff member observes a bucket filling behavior, they
will fill out a star with the students name on it and
the reason they are being recognized. The star
will then go in a bucket in the main office where it
will be entered into a lottery drawing at the end of the
month for a special ice cream party. Every week
the stars will be put up in the cafeteria on our bucket
fillers wall. Every student who receives a star
will be recognized during the week by being called to
the office during morning announcements and have their
picture taken to put up on a bulletin board. They
will also receive a bucket filling pencil.
We
are excited about this new program and look forward to
your support. Each month we will focus on a
specific theme, starting with Respect for the month of
October. We will notify you the theme of the month
by posting it in the monthly bulletin. You will
also see posters around the building with examples of
how to exemplify that specific theme.
If
you would like to learn more about bucket filling, visit
the bucket fillers website, www.bucketfillers101.com.
Please feel free to call Stacey Mahoney, 345-4551
with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
The
Bucket Fillers Team