Enfield Street School News ESS Nov 2019 Newsletter | Page 5

ENFIELD STREET GAZETTE
WHAT’S THE BUZZ AT ESS!
Bucket Filling
Celebration
As most of you know, Enfield Street is a
PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and
Supports) and “Bucket Filling” School.
Students earn “warm fuzzies” for
demonstrating our Core Values of being
SAFE, KIND, and RESPONSIBLE. Once their
classroom buckets are full, they dump them
into our school bucket. The kids have had
a terrific start to the new school year and
have quickly filled up our school-wide
bucket. We are very proud of them! Each
time our school bucket is filled, we do
something special to celebrate!
On Friday, October 18 th we welcomed
Officer Trifone (husband to our very own
Mrs. Trifone, grade 2 teacher) and Officer
Masis with their K9 dogs Tango and Oden
to Enfield Street School for a K9
demonstration. THE KIDS ENJOYED IT SO
MUCH!!
Officer Trifone was so terrific when he
spoke to the children. He tied in how they
reward the dogs for good behavior with a
special ball to the way we reinforce great
behavior here at ESS with our warm
fuzzies. He also talked about perseverance
to the kids, explaining how it takes the dog
an average of 44 times of practice to learn
one new obedience skill. He continued to
encourage the kids to keep working hard in
school and keep reaching for their goals.
Our students asked some very interesting
and thoughtful questions, showing how
curious they were! Officer Trifone was
incredibly patient and knowledgeable and
stayed on to answer every single one!
It was a great day of celebration and
learning at Enfield Street School! Please let
your students know how proud we all are
of them for working so hard to fill our
school-wide bucket!!