North Elementary started out the 2019-2020 year with a mission! We purposed to enhance our school climate and our instruction. To address school climate, we implemented Capturing Kid’s Hearts. The message of Capturing Kid’s Hearts is simple: win kid’s hearts and lead them to their personal best. Research tells us that prioritizing the social and emotional needs of our students deeply impacts academics. So we began creating opportunities to truly connect with our students such as greeting them at the door before each class period, collaborating with students to establish social contracts (behavior expectations) and providing opportunities for students to ...