Quarterly Award Recognition

http://1st Quarter Spirit Award Recipients

http://2nd Quarter Spirit Award Recipients

Academic achievement and character development provide the foundation for a bright future. Positive reinforcement motivates good students to strive even harder and attain even more. Malcolm's Spirit Awards were designed to recognize students excelling in academic areas and learner characteristics/ personal responsibility.

Principal's Honor

Malcolm's highest honor for students who demonstrate a thirst for knowledge and work ethic in academic and special areas. To qualify, recipients must have earned all "A"s in intermediate grades (3^rd – 5^th) and 30 or more "consistently demonstrating" checks in primary grades (K – 2^nd), 22 or more "consistently demonstating" checks in kindergarten. Students will receive a certificate.

Academic Stars

This award is given to intermediate students achieving all A's and B's on their report card. Students will receive a certificate. (3^rd – 5^th Grades)

Powerful Pony

This is given to students who earn "consistently demonstrating" in at least 25 academic areas on the primary report card as well as no areas identified as "needs improvement". Kindergarten recipients have earned "consistently demonstrating" (no "needs improvement") in at least 17 academic areas on the report card. Students will receive a certificate. (K and 2^nd Grades)

GEMS

Group of Exceptional Malcolm Students

This award is presented to a boy and girl, from each class, who consistently demonstrates our school- wide rules: Respect ourselves, respect others, and respect property. Additionally, these students continuously model perseverance, courtesy, respect, responsibility, and honesty (our Character Cut-outs). Students will receive a ribbon. (Pre- K – 5^th Grades)

PILLARS

Persevering Individuals Learning, Leading and Respecting School Standards

Encouraging students to develop these skills and behaviors complement academic achievement and character development.

This award is given to kindergarten through second grade students who are consistently demonstrating in the areas of learner characteristics and personal responsibility with the exception of homework, handwriting, and the use of technology.

Third through fifth grade student recipients have earned:

consistently demonstrating in all areas with exception of handwriting and the use of technology
3's in the area of "maintains appropriate behavior" for special areas.

Students will receive a PILLARS pencil. (K – 5^th Grades)

BUG

Bringing Up Grades Roll

Our BUG award was designed to recognize students who continually work to improve their skills. Recipients of this award have improved their reports card grades in two areas from the previous quarter, while maintaining grades in other areas. Students will receive a certificate. (3^rd – 5^th Grades)

Commendable Attendance

A correlation exists between school attendance and academic achievement. Therefore it is important for students to come to school on a regular basis in order to learn. To emphasize this importance, students who have not been absent or tardy more than once a quarter will be recognized during the Spirit Awards Assembly. (Pre-K – 5^th)

Super User

These students are awarded for their excellence in the computer lab. They follow all classroom/school rules and always come in the lab prepared to work. These students show respect for themselves, others, and the equipment in the lab. They always give their best effort at the assignments and they are wonderful role models for the other students to follow. Two students (one boy and one girl) are chosen from each grade, each quarter. Students will receive a certificate. (K-5th Grades)