SURFS Up at Macdonough School
Teaching behavioral expectations and rewarding students for following them is the focus for our school-wide positive behavioral support program. Through the acronym SURFS, students and staff have a common understanding of expectations for behavior in a variety of settings.
S=Self-Responsibility
U=Understanding
R=Respect
F=Fairness
S=Safety
We believe that introducing, modeling, and reinforcing positive social behavior is an important part of a student’s educational experience.
Each month at Macdonough School, students who demonstrate SURFS behaviors are formally recognized at school-wide SURFS Up Celebrations. Families are invited to share in the celebration in recognition of their role in raising children who make appropriate academic and social behavioral choices.
Books focusing on SURFS UP themes (just click on the cover to hear the book read aloud):
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen - Howard Binkow
The Juice Box Bully - Bob Sornson
Recess Queen - Alexis O'neil
Kindness is Cooler Mrs. Ruler - Margery Cuyler
Miss Nelson is Missing - Harry G. Allard Jr.
Manners at School- Carrie Finn
Manners in the Lunchroom - Amanda Doering
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud
Zero by Kathryn Otoshi
