ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque elementary school is celebrating positive behavior and encouraging students to read by installing a book vending machine.
Students at Pajarito Elementary School can earn tokens for the machine by exhibiting good behavior, according to the school.
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Any staff member can give SOAR tickets to students who show good behavior. Those tickets can then be entered into a raffle every Friday, and the winner will receive a token for the book machine. The student will then choose a book to take home.
SOAR stands for:
- S – Safety
- O – Ownership
- A – Achievement
- R – Respect
Students can earn tickets by showing these behaviors throughout the school day—being safe, taking ownership of their actions, working toward achievement, and showing respect to others, the school said…