Pomona Principal Points
QUALITY AND COMMUNITY
POMONA COMMUNITY
At Pomona, our goal is to create and sustain a student centered learning environment with high expectations and engaging instruction. You have read and heard about our Capturing Kids' Hearts work, which focuses on connecting with each student on a relational level. We have also been working on ways to know and understand each student on an academic level. Teachers have worked hard this year to utilize academic data to provide learning experiences that are tailored to student's needs and learning preferences. As a result, we have seen increased student engagement.
Celebrations and Important Dates
Dec. 19th - PAWS Assembly: Celebration of students and staff who have exhibited PAWS behavior this quarter.
Dec. 21 - Jan. 6th: Winter Break (Students return Jan. 7th)
COMMUNITY
Spelling Bee
Capturing Kids' Hearts
The 4-Questions
As shared in previous newsletters, our staff is working hard to implement the Capturing Kids’ Hearts program in an effort to connect with every student in our school. This month we will have a CKH consultant visit Pomona to provide our staff feedback and input on how we can improve on our implementation of the CKH strategies.
One of the most important strategies is that all staff members use common language in addressing student misbehavior or disrespect. In an effort to do that, we implement what is called the 4 Questions of CKH:
- What are you doing?
- What should you be doing?
- Are you doing it?
- What are you going to do about it?
When asking students to answer these questions, staff members maintain a calm demeanor, a caring tone, and they expect students to answer the questions out loud. Answering these questions prompts students to consider their behavior and to consider a viable solution to fixing their behavior. There are times when we also ask a 5th question: What happens if I have to talk to you about this again (introducing a consequence if the behavior continues). We have found these questions to be effective and efficient and encourage you to try using them at home.
Quality and Community
Email: christopher.lehman@mcsd.org
Website: http://pes.mcsd.org/
Location: 1045 South Cascade, Montrose, CO 81401
Phone: 970.249.2514
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PomonaPanthersMCSD/
Twitter: @PES_Panthers