"Bucket Filling" School Wide Character Development Program

Good afternoon! Hope everyone is staying warm in this "winter-like weather" ;). Our school is starting a new character program to help students develop higher self-esteem and become more considerate toward each other. Below, is a letter from Ms. Ruebsam, the head of this program. Please contact her with any questions:)

Dear Parents,

            We would like to inform you of a new character-development program that will be kicking off this February at Liberty called Bucket Filling.

            Bucket filling is the concept that everyone has an invisible bucket and inside the bucket is where we hold our happy thoughts and feelings.  When a person’s bucket is full it means they are happy and when it is empty the person is sad.

            How can a student fill another student’s bucket?  Students can fill their peers’ buckets by doing and saying nice things.  For example, being considerate, caring, respectful, and saying thank you.  However, students can dip into students’ buckets by being disrespectful, inconsiderate, or by not using their manners.

            Starting in February, Liberty will be starting the Bucket Filling program.  We will be encouraging bucket filling at school and at home.  Each week teachers will be asked to provide tickets to the students who are consistently filling other students’ buckets.  Those tickets will go into a weekly raffle for prizes.  Liberty is excited about this program and looks forward to developing a more positive atmosphere.

Jaclyn Ruebsam

Guidance Specialist, MSW

jaclyn.ruebsam@fayette.kyschools.us

Updates!

Good afternoon,

DON’T FORGET THAT JANUARY BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE TOMORROW, 1/31!!!

Also, I still have a few students who have not turned in their permission slips for the skating in P.E. Please, make sure you send in the permission slip tomorrow so students will be able to participateJ

Graded work will be sent home tomorrow and possibly Thursday. I don’t know how many times I will say, “Thank you for your patience,” until my two classes end mid-April, but thank you for your patience. It takes a very long time to put thoughtful comments on all 23 papers, but I want your student to know I value their work.

I will send current grades home sometime next week so your student will know where they stand half way through these nine weeks.

Any questions or concerns? Please don’t hesitate to call or set up a meetingJ

Have a wonderful evening!!!!

New Pictures!!!! Explorium Field Trip and More!

Here are some new pictures from the past month or so:) I am so bad about forgetting pictures are on my camera!!! Enjoy:)