MARCH
SCHOOL CULTURE ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH
Heard the phrase “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb?” Don’t let your school face the end of the year feeling meek. By doing one or more of the activities below, you can all finish the year with the strength of a lion. Fun, easy and effective bonding? Sign us up. It’s time for a Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament! This Renaissance favorite supports a sense of community with an energizing, school-wide tournament that ANY student could win.
End the month by reinforcing connections between students and Staffulty with Compliment Clothespins! Reinforce behaviors you want to see more of in students with visual and tangible recognition. Purchase our Compliment Clothespins (or create your own) to recognize your school’s “Drama Minimizers,” “Goal Getters,” “Team Players” and more!
See more details about March activities by clicking the title of each idea below.
RELATIONSHIPS
Guess the Teacher: Reinforce student connections with Staffulty by having teachers post or share photos of themselves when they were students in the grade level they teach. Brace yourself for big hair, bow ties, and fun conversations!
CULTURE & CLIMATE
Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament: Reinforce a sense of community with a surprisingly exciting school-wide Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament. This is one of our favorites!
MAKE IT HAPPEN!
STAFFULTY MORALE
Paper Plate Awards: Recognize Staffulty by having students create these inexpensive personalized awards out of paper plates. They’re fun content for the yearbook as well!
The Legends Never Make It – video and discussion: Use this The Green Room professional learning episode at a staff meeting or PD day to encourage lifelong learning.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Judgement – video and discussion: Use Season 1, Episode 1 of The HarborTM by Jostens episode to reinforce the need to think deeply about how we form our own judgements and to look honestly at how our opinions impact others.
Compliment Clothespins: Recognize character strengths in students by having adults give Compliment Clothespins to students. Students can then pay it forward when they see another student display the admirable trait. Available in the RenStore.
This activity has been selected as part of the Culture Challenge. Do it, enter the sweepstakes, and you could win $500 for culture and climate activities at your school!
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Attendance Madness: Create a month-long contest where classes compete against each other for best attendance and win everyone’s favorite reward – a pizza party!
GET RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR EFFORTS!
All schools who do one Monthly Playbook activity for each month of the school year and track their school culture and climate efforts are eligible to be a Jostens Renaissance School of Distinction.