BLES Student Recognition & Leadership

Birthdays   -   McLeod's McMarvels   -   Perfect Attendance   -   Gold Honor Roll   -   Silver Honor Roll 
  Special Awards for Academic Achievement   -   Safety Patrol   -   "Book It"   -   "600 Minutes"   -   Reading Buddies   -   Accelerated Reader   -   Summer Reading   -      Peer Mediator   -   Student Council

At Berkeley Lake Elementary, we want to recognize and support all students in a positive way. In addition to the many and varied things that are done by the regular and support staff in their classrooms, there are several school-wide programs in place to recognize students.

Students will have their names announced on the morning news show. Summer birthdays will be recognized the last few weeks of school.

A McLeod's McMarvels award is given to a child who displays exemplary role model behavior, which may include extraordinary effort, improved grades/behavior, or achievement of a new skill. This award is limited to those students who exhibit those behaviors. Teachers have the opportunity to choose a McLeod's McMarvels weekly, but it is not required. The reason for the award will be noted on the certificate. The child’s name is read on the morning broadcast followed by a ceremony to award the student a certificate, pencil and ribbon.

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Chick-Fil-A restaurant provides coupons for children with perfect attendance during each nine week period. Student names are displayed in the front hall. Berkeley Lake certificates are also presented to students with perfect attendance at the end of the nine weeks. County certificates are presented to students who receive perfect attendance for the entire school year.

Students in Grades 3-5 who receive all A’s and S in conduct on their progress report will be named to the Gold Honor Roll. Students will receive a certificate and ribbon. Students pictures and/or names will be displayed on the morning broadcast. 

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Students in Grades 3-5 who receive all A’s and B’s and S in conduct on their progress report will be named to the Silver Honor Roll. Students will receive a certificate and ribbon. Students pictures or names will be displayed on the morning broadcast.  

Several of our business partners provide the school with coupons for meals or treats. These awards will be distributed at teacher discretion.

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The Safety Patrols serve throughout the school building before and after school to help maintain a safe environment.  Every day they arrive earlier than all other students and remain later to provide this valuable service.  They can be seen in the hallways helping to maintain order, in the car rider line assisting students as they exit cars and enter the building, with the school buses ensuring safety, and in the cafeteria assisting with students having breakfast.  They are responsible for raising and lowering the United States flag and Georgia flag daily and announce the arrivals of school buses each afternoon.  They run errands, deliver messages, and help carry items for faculty and staff. During the school day they serve as role models and leaders to students.  The qualities exemplified in Safety Patrols include: leadership, courtesy, friendliness, self-discipline, good citizenship, responsibility, and dependability.

Pizza Hut "Book It" program offers children an opportunity to earn a free personal pizza by reading a predetermined number of books (at teacher’s discretion). The program begins in October and ends in March.

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Six Flags gives a free ticket to each child who reads and records 600 minutes of reading between specified dates in January and February. The reading must be done outside of school.

Some classes in different grade levels meet during the year to support each other in reading activities. Sometimes K/5 work together, or 1/4, etc. Participation in this is optional and left to the discretion of the classroom teachers.

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Accelerated Reader Recognition (K/5)

This recognizes students who have obtained a certain number of points for their grade level. Prizes are awarded for various levels and the student with the most number of points per level at the end of the year receives a gift certificate to an area book store.

Each student who participates in a summer reading program at any Gwinnett County Public Library, bookstore, etc. will receive a prize/award at school during the next school year. Each student should register for one or more summer reading programs and keep a record of books read and turn this into their teacher at the beginning of the next school year, as well as to the library or store where they first registered. Summer reading will be promoted to the students at school during the last few weeks of school. Parents will receive summer reading book lists and notification of the summer reading programs available for their child with the final report card.

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Peer Mediators

The Peer Mediation program is designed to help children find positive ways to solve disagreements on their own. Peer Mediators are chosen from interested 4th graders to be trained for service during their 5th grade year.  After reviewing all applications, a committee selects 16 -18 students to receive mediation training. Once the training is complete, these students will graduate as peer mediators and serve as mediators approximately once every 2 weeks for any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade student having a dispute with any other student.  Second grade are included for mediating problems beginning 2nd semester. Mediation takes place during the 5th grade teacher-directed P.E. segment.

Student Council

Student Council consists of one student from each 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes. We appreciate the involvement of these students in the leadership of our school. Hat Day for Unicef, Thanksgiving Can-A-thon for local Cooperative Ministries, Adopt-a-Road (South Berkeley Lake Road), the Empty Stocking Fund, and recycling are just a few items on this year's agenda.