Park Avenue students learn about ROAR in annual assembly

The Park Avenue Elementary School’s entire student body gathered in the gym on Friday morning for the annual ROAR assembly, a PBIS Kickoff event with the Warwick Valley Central School District’s Wildcat mascot.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting students’ behavioral, academic, social and emotional performance, and their mental health. PBIS improves social emotional competence, academic success, and school climate. The purpose of the event was to clearly communicate school wide behavioral expectations of ROAR (Respect, Outstanding Choices, Acceptance, and Responsibility) throughout the building and outside on school grounds.

“The reason we’re all here today is to discuss something really, really important,” said Principal Bill Biniaris. “This morning you will hear about how we expect you to behave during this school year.”

Students saw a video presentation, produced by the WVHS students as part of the Video Production program and Warwick Valley Television, featuring staff members pointing out behaviors that were unacceptable and then modeling appropriate behaviors in the hallways, cafeteria, library, classroom and bathroom.

Additionally, students played a game of Jeopardy with questions that tested their ROAR knowledge. (The third grade won the Jeopardy game and the prize of Golden Tickets).

View a photo gallery from the assembly below: