I teach second grade at Jefferson and I want to know if there is anything special that I can do or give one of my students who reached his 100 miles at the end of 1st trimester. He is well on his way towards 150-200 miles for this year. Last year he reached 149 miles so I know that he is really pushing himself. Please let me know what I should and can do for him.
~Rosa, Teacher-Coach
Dear Rosa,
What a great accomplishment!! Jefferson rocks and so do you! You must be a fabulous coach to have him so motivated and wanting to reach new heights! You can do any or all of the following things to recognize your student and still keep with our mission and vision...
1. Send in a digital picture and a little story about him. We will feature him in our upcoming newsletter. We do that often. :)
2. Put a special mark on his tee. Make sure that you check the 100 box, but then do something special. (At McKinley, birthplace of 100 Mile Club®, we had TONS of kids hitting 100 early. We would glue a diamond on the back collar of the shirt, and if they hit 200, we'd put another one on, and so on, and so on...). You can get those at http://www.crystalz.com/. The kids LOVE that!!
3. Announce his name at an upcoming assembly. It doesn't have to be anything huge...just a mention and a cheer.
4. Do a special cheer when kids hit 100 early. Some classes have a special cheer for kids that is only done when a student reaches his/her 25, 50, 75, 0r 100 mile goal.
Here are a few fun chants:
s-u-c-c-e-s-s
That's the way we spell success
We wish you luck and all the rest
With s-u-c-c-e-s-s!
GO (runner name)!!
Clap your hands
(clap clap clap)
stomp your feet
(stomp stomp stomp)
(runner's full name) can't be beat
Go (name) go (name)!!
Goooooooo (runner name)!!
5. Make a human tunnel for students to run through as they cross 100 miles.
4. Do a special cheer when kids hit 100 early. Some classes have a special cheer for kids that is only done when a student reaches his/her 25, 50, 75, 0r 100 mile goal.
Here are a few fun chants:
s-u-c-c-e-s-s
That's the way we spell success
We wish you luck and all the rest
With s-u-c-c-e-s-s!
GO (runner name)!!
Clap your hands
(clap clap clap)
stomp your feet
(stomp stomp stomp)
(runner's full name) can't be beat
Go (name) go (name)!!
Goooooooo (runner name)!!
5. Make a human tunnel for students to run through as they cross 100 miles.
6. Make him a MENTOR, which is a huge honor. Assign him the job of helping other kids reach 100...all the while earning miles for himself. He is a ROCKSTAR!!
Make sure that he knows that is medal is coming, BUT not to stop. That BIG mile number will make people gasp! at Medal Ceremonies at the end of the year. That, Rosa, will be the best award of all.
Please call me if you want to discuss any or all of these, or if you have other ideas! We are all in this together. My # is 951-218-5503.
Thanks for your question. :)
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