To help make the first day of school more fun, Arthurs teachers went all out to create an opening day theme by wearing numbered Arthurs Knights jerseys (Brooks Blackledge photo).
Arthurs Middle School is getting back into the swing of things this school year with a school-wide baseball theme. The staff wanted to go with a fun theme this year to add to the PBIS program. PBIS stands for “Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.” It is used throughout all Trenton public schools to allow students to have fun while learning about and following the school rules. PBIS is also a positive behavior program that promotes being respectful, responsible and safe.
The teachers really wanted to make the first day of school fun. We called the first day “Opening Day” because of the baseball theme. Every staff member in the whole school wore matching Arthurs Middle School Knights jerseys with their names and a number of their choice on the back.
Mr. Beltran, Mr. Lee and Mrs. Cobetto made an ESPN Sports Center-type video to explain rewards and the PBIS system. The students got “tickets” to their knight pride class, and the knight pride groups were assigned major and minor league baseball team names. For example, my group is called the Toronto Blue Jays.
Each grade even had a pep rally on Opening Day with music where the teachers and administrators were announced as the “starting lineup” for the school. The Arthurs Middle School staff really hit a home run this year with the baseball theme!