Are You a Bucket Filler

As part of our new positive-behavior/anti-bullying program, we have talked a lot about how we treat others. Each week, we have a "Class Meeting" to reinforce how we interact with others and treat others the way we should treat them. This week, during our meeting, we talked about being a "bucket filler." We imagine each person coming to school with an imaginary bucket. Only positive things and kind things can fill other buckets. Being mean to others makes us a "bucket dipper." Today, we read a book that goes along with the topic. I encourage parents to talk about filling buckets with their kids and ask them if they have filled buckets each day. The book is great and the kids loved it. It really puts things into their terms.