School+Rules

==== During the summer, prior to the start of the 2011-2012 school year, a group of our upcoming third grade students came to focus groups to talk about the school rules. First, the students identified the 3 areas where specific rules were needed the most. The group came to a consensus of the cafeteria, the hallways, and the bathrooms. Then the students worked together to determine the rules of each area. Posters were then created and designed by the students to hang in each respective area. ====

==== To make the rules fun for the students and a concept they could relate to, three cartoon characters were created by our art teacher; ** Ben, Frank, and Lynn ** (to represent the name of our school Ben Franklin). Ben, Frank, and Lynn each have their own back story, explaining why each character is in charge of helping the students to remember the rules. ====