Manoj Shyamalan was born on August 6, 1970, in Puducherry, India. Shyamalan was born to a Malayali father and Tamil mother and was raised in Pennsylvania where he started to view filmmaking with great passion when he was just eight.

Manoj Shyamalan professionally known as M.Night Shyamalan is one of the most successful Indian-born American directors, screenwriters, and producers. His ‘Sixth Sense’, a psychological thriller movie made him one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood, for which he was even nominated for the Oscars. He is known for directing movies with contemporary mystic plots and ending them with an ironic wound, leaving the viewers to spin around by the end of the movie.

She will serve as a conduit and promote our in-school functions (open House, Back to School Night, School Site Council, and more).

If you have questions, she is here to serve you. She can be reached at banyan_parent_ambassador@alsd.org

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Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based framework for improving and integrating all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day. It is a way to support everyone to create the kinds of schools where all students are successful.

Habits are hard to break. That's why the sooner in life we build good, healthy habits, the easier it is to keep them and stay as healthy as possible. And when good habits are in place, it's easier to resist bad ones.

Your child's habits start with you

The most important thing to remember is that you are your child's role model. Your habits affect your children's habits.

If your habits are unhealthy—your child is more likely to get those habits.

If your habits are healthy—eating a balanced diet, getting regular exercise, looking forward to tomorrow, for example—your children are more likely to build those habits in their own lives.

What follows is help and advice for building good, lifelong habits in four areas:

1. Healthy eating.
2. Regular physical activity.
3. Staying safe and healthy.
4. Healthy thinking

Oftentimes, especially in school, students find themselves having to share materials, space, attention from the teacher, and their friends with others. Teaching students the importance of being able to share with others helps them develop a social skill that will serve them in school, at home, and in the community.

Introduce the Skill

• Pass out materials to every other student and have them complete a task. Tell them they will need to share with the person next to them. For example, pass out a paper and pen/pencil and ask students to copy something from the board or pass out paper and scissors to every other student and ask them to cut out a certain shape. Keep it simple.
• Ask students to think about a time when they were asked to share something with someone.

Describe the appropriate behavior

1. Let the other person use the item first.
2. Ask if you can use it later.
3. When you get to use it, offer it back to the other person after you have used it.

Give a Reason or Rationale

• People will be more likely to share something they have with you.
• You will be seen as being nice.

Practice

• Have students practice the skill with partners or small groups.
• Discuss with students that there are times when people are asked to share things that won't be returned such as food, paper, etc...It is important to talk about how it is different when we are sharing things that are consumable.

Journaling

• Write about a time when you shared something of yours with someone else. How did you feel? How did the other person feel?
• Write about a time you did NOT share something with someone else who wanted you to share with them. How did you feel? How did they feel?

Role Play

• Your teacher asks you to share your book with a classmate who forgot theirs.
• Your friend asks if you will share your toys.
• Your mom asks you to share the remote control to the tv to take turns watching shows.

Literature Connections

• Selfish Sophie by Damian Kelleher
• It's Mine by Leo Lionni

Feedback

• Praise specific steps followed and give feedback on areas of improvement
• Let students know you will be watching in order to "catch them" using the skill
• Continue to praise and re-teach as needed

There are so many little ways of teaching generosity and sharing with others. You can talk about examples you see in class, model it in your own behavior, build opportunities for kids to be generous in their daily lives at school, and share stories of generosity, kindness, and friendship.

The best way to instill an overall attitude of generosity and giving is to teach children to look for small ways to be generous with the people around them rather than waiting for opportunities for large and impressive acts to present themselves. That gives them lots of first hand experience and lots of accompanying good feelings!

Again you show them how to do this by modeling it yourself and by sharing stories of others doing it! Here are some examples of books that convey the spirit of giving and generosity.

In order to keep children safe, and to keep drop-off and pick-up as efficient as possible, we need your help. At Banyan Elementary, our primary purpose is to ensure the safety of the students as they enter and leave Banyan.

We ask that all caregivers review and follow the protocols in order to contribute to our safe school culture and demonstrate consideration and respect for all. At the end of the day, the children are watching. Please remember you are modeling for them the necessity of following school rules and showing respect for all.

Banyan School Parking Protocols

• The staff parking lot is for staff only. Please refrain from parking in the staff lot AT ALL TIMES.
• Please follow and obey ALL traffic (including posted) rules.
• Drop off and pick-up should occur only in the valet line along the yellow curb in the front of the school. Dropping off and picking up in the staff parking lot is strictly prohibited as it is a major safety concern. Illegal entry may cause an accident.

Drivers must remain in their vehicles while parked in the valet line during prime pick-up and drop-off times. The valet line (denoted by the yellow curb along the front of the school) is to be used for drop-off and pick-up from:

• 7:30 am-8:30 am
• 12:25 pm-1:00 pm
• 2:20 pm-3:30 pm

The staff will help all children to their cars during these times. At all other times, parking along the yellow curb should be limited to a maximum of 15 minutes.

​DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP STUDENTS AT BANYAN.

1. Please have the student backpacks, lunches, and students ready before entering the Pick Up and Drop Off Zone.
2. Please do not use your cell phone or play loud music while picking up or dropping off students.
3. Park next to the curb.
4. Come to a complete stop. ( but DO NOT park!)
5. Proctors and Administrators will help direct traffic in this area. Please pull up as far as they indicate.
6. Make eye contact with the staff member indicating approval for them to open the passenger door for a student to exit or enter.
7. Students should exit and enter on the passenger side of the car only (curbside).
8. Look out for pedestrians and give them the right away.
9. The drive-through works best as a right turn only exit. For safety purposes please do not make a left onto Mirador (it's illegal). Making a left during school hours can result in a traffic accident and fine.

Drop Off Options

1. You may still drop off by the MPR between 7:45-8:15 am and by the front of the school between 8:15-8:30 am in the morning.
2. You may drop off students in the PICK UP and DROP OFF zones in the front of the school.
3. Look out for pedestrians and give them the right away.

Pick Up Options

1. Use the pick Up/drop off area in front of the school correctly. Do not park in this area.
2. Students will be with their teachers on the front grass.
3. Students will be released when their name is called to go to you when you pull up to the curb.
4. Please exercise patience and grace. Let keep each other safe!
5. Look out for pedestrians and give them the right away.

Picking Up Children From School Early: Children are not released directly from the classroom to leave school before dismissal times. You MUST come to the office first and sign out your child. Your child will be sent for and released to you.

Thank you for helping to keep all of our children safe, and to alleviate traffic as much as possible!

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