KERR
BOOSTER
PROMOTES
POSITIVE
BEHAVIOR
Kerr student council sponsor Stan Strzempek gave instructions on how to decorate the kindness
rocks. He told the students, “I want you to decorate it. I want you to put your heart and soul into it.”
brainchild of Kerr fifth grader Ava
Andrascik, who came up with the
idea when her aunt told her about a
similar project in her community that
had a tremendous impact. Ava liked
the idea because it was something that
could involve everyone in the school.
“Especially fifth grade because it’s our
last year here and it lets everyone leave
their mark on the school,” Ava said
after she decorated her very own special
rock featuring the words “Never give
up!”
The lesson taught in the team-building
activities in the gym was that students
need to work together in order to
achieve success. Students found
themselves working cooperatively to
find creative solutions on how to get
from one place to another on their
scooters without touching the gym
floor. Physical education teacher Alex
Slezak brought the students together
at the end to talk about the importance
of individuals pulling together to think
about the good of the whole team.
Kerr holds two PBIS boosters each
year, said Kerr Behavior Specialist
Stacy Trpcic. “These boosters serve
as a motivator and a reminder to our
students to work really hard on our
goals of respect, responsibility, and
integrity.”
At the end of the day, all of the
students watched the movie “Wonder,”
Three Kerr students proudly showed off the
rocks that they decorated.
Kerr students participated in team-building
activities in the gym as part of the spring
booster.
which encompasses the themes of
kindness and acceptance.
As an effort to carry this lesson out
in the community, the Kerr students
hope that when residents see a
#KERRROCKS out in the community,
that they will pick it up, admire it, let
it brighten their day, post about it on
social media with that special hashtag,
and, most of all, pay it forward!
FOX CHAPEL AREA
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SPRING 2018
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