We do a PTO spirit award and give away bobcat bucks for our school store when the kids do something outstanding. Also morning clubs are a huge hit at our school so we do a Thinking and Games club, book club, and math club. Some kids show up at 7:30 even though the club doesn't start till 8 cause they get so excited.
How about Balloons on the first day of school (we got that off of this board). Ice cream sticks on a surprise lunch day...sponsor a fun evening for the kids to build community. We're doing a free ice cream social in September and then we're doing a monster mash dance in October. Any little thing you do, advertise that it is a PTO sponsored event and let the kids know who is bringing it to them. Word travels fast....!
We use Character Counts program (I ahevit posted on other threads), Gotcha (raffle tix for being good- then saved for prozes) the school does individual teacher tix also and the school gives monthly awards 4 attendance, citizenship, math, reading and good student, I believe) We just moved so this last yr has become fuzzy woith my old age and stress. Hope it helps
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I am trying to think of fun incentives for the students. Basically to get them more excited about coming to school. Like student of the month or spirit day. I just want some idea as to how other schools do it. We are a K-5 elementary school with 550 students. All ideas and suggestions are needed.
