Student Awards
Student Awards
Shull School has many opportunities for students to be recognized for their hard work and positive efforts. The Awards below are used for grades 1-5. Kindergarten does separate recognition programs.
ATTENDANCE INCENTIVES: Students with perfect attendance for the week will be entered into a drawing to win a gift card at the next week's Flag Salute. Students also have the opportunity to participate in monthly attendance incentives.
ALL STAR ACADEMIC AWARD: At the Trimester Award Ceremonies, one student per class will be recognized for each month in the trimester. These students will be recognized with a certificate and a prize. Teachers may select the awards recipient for performance in reading, language arts, math, science, social science, or for any other assigned project.
PERSONAL SUCCESS AWARDS: Up to three students from each class (grades 1-5) will receive these awards at the trimester awards assembly. Students will be recognized for extra efforts or improvements in academics or behavior/citizenship.
“WE CARE FOR CHARACTER” AWARDS – grades 1-3: These awards will be given to students from each class who have done an excellent job in the character areas represented in the months of each trimester: RESPONSIBILITY, TRUSTWORTHINESS, WORK ETHIC, CITIZENSHIP, SELFLESSNESS, FAIRNESS, CARING, ATTITUDE, RESPECT, and SELF-CONTROL. One student will be selected for each character trait and awarded at the trimester awards assembly.
AR AWARDS: Students earning levels (independent, super, etc.) in AR are given different leveled prizes and students reaching their reading goals each trimester attend grade level AR parties. Students may participate in the Reading Masters Program. They will read books in a series and pass quizzes with an average of 80% correct, then fill out the submission log for the appropriate Reading Award. Students will be recognized at the Flag Salute with a certificate.
COLLEGE DIPLOMAS: (grades 1-5) Each class represents a university and is encouraged to wear that university’s colors on Wednesdays.Classes will work to earn degrees such as a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree by reading a certain number of words through the AR program. Kindergarten will have a separate set of goals.
HONOR ROLL: Upper grade students will be recognized three times a year. Fourth and fifth grade students make Honor Roll as follows: Students must achieve all A’s and B’s in all the major subject areas, and may get one C in a minor area (P.E., Music, Band, Art, etc.). If a student earns a C in a minor area, it must be offset by an A in another subject area. Students must also not have any N’s or U’s in work or social habits.
PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS: Exceptional 5th grade students also have the opportunity to receive at year’s end the Presidential Academic Award. Students receive Gold for making Honor Roll all 6 trimesters of 4th and 5th grades with at least 4 times being straight “A” Honor Roll and achieving end of year 5th grade STAR Reading Scores at or above 7.5 and STAR math scores at or above 8.0. Alternatively, students receive Silver for making “A” or “A/B” honor roll all 6 trimesters and achieving end of 5th grade STAR Reading Scores from 5.8 to 7.5 and STAR math scores at least in the range of 5.8 to 8.0.
15 minutes of the following activities equal a community service
- Helping 1st graders play at recess
- Tutoring students in lower grade classes
- Tutoring within your own class if asked by a teacher
- Helping in the library or computer lab
- Helping tutor after school
- Morning drop off duty (w/signed permission slip)
- Escorting kindergarteners to the bus
- One week of cone duty
- Gardening, watering, weeding, sweeping, dusting
- Extended trash pickup (not as a consequence)
- Service work created by student council
- Visiting convalescent home residents, helping senior citizens
- Helping neighbors with chores
- Recycling at home
- Reading to younger brothers/sisters/ family members
- Translating for parents, teachers, siblings