Game Room
Carpenter’s School Site Council
approved a proposal by Mr.
Martinez and Arlene Kehala (parent) to enhance Carpenter’s school-wide
positive behavior plan. In a nutshell, the proposal was to
create a
Game Room for students in grades 1-5 to enjoy on Friday afternoons
after lunch. Students will be able to collect Cougar Coupons
during
the week for demonstrating one of the seven pillars of character
(responsibility, trustworthiness, kindness, caring, etc.).
Students
who have three coupons on Fridays can either cash in their coupons and
go to the game room for twenty minutes after lunch, or they can
continue to put their coupons into the Cougar Box in the main
office.
Mr. Martinez randomly selects one student from each grade level on
Friday afternoons, announces their names over the P.A. system, and
gives those students prizes and recognition for demonstrating positive
behavior at school.
The
Game Room is a way for students to guarantee themselves a reward for
earning a Cougar Coupon. Currently, we pass out
approximately 300-400
coupons a week and only 6 students are recognized (slightly better odds
than winning the lottery). Students will be able to play
board games
with friends in other classes in the Game Room. A combination
of
school administrators and volunteer parents will supervise the Game
Room each week.
In order for the game room to be a success, we will need games designed to promote creative thinking and problem solving. In addition, these games must be played in under twenty minutes. Since many students will be using these games, it is preferred that each game not have too many playing pieces that can be easily lost.
If you would like to donate a game for Carpenter’s Game Room, so that we have an exciting room for students to enjoy, we kindly ask that you select one of the games from the wish list. All of these games have been approved by Mr. Martinez and can be purchased from mindware.com. All donated games can be delivered to the main office. Please clearly label each game with the name of the family making the donation so that we may recognize your kindness. The Game Room will officially open on Friday, January 15, 2009. Your support and generosity is greatly appreciated.
Please note that you may purchase the game from any store, but:
please purchase the identical item that appears in the desription
please check the item you purchase off of the wish list
