It’s Wednesday at Roseland. The students are sitting quietly behind the library. There is an anticipatory buzz surrounding the children as the mentor concludes her announcements “….this student has shown tremendous improvement and is responsible when he does his homework. He is respectful to other students and always has a huge smile on his face….this months 3rd grade STAR is…..”
The crowd goes wild! The student makes his way to the podium. Beaming, yet humbled, the student accepts his award. He now knows his hard work has not gone unnoticed, and is proud of his effort to achieve and succeed. This student truly is a STAR.
Starting March 2010, Roseland CalSERVES afterschool has implemented the STAR award. STAR is an acronym standing for Successful, Thoughtful, and Responsible. STAR students are chosen based on their effort to achieve success and their ability to display respect towards other students. Each week, during our Wednesday assembly, a mentor from each grade comes before the students to announce the weekly STAR award winner. This simple positive reinforcement technique has proven to be extremely successful.
“When I got a STAR award, it made me feel happy because I know Ms. Shura saw me working hard,” stated Nicholas Flores Luna, a 3rd grader at Roseland. “I want to keep working hard on homework.”
Every student has the ability to be a STAR. At Roseland, we recognize this, and embrace our students for being the successful, thoughtful, responsible people they are.
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