Tuesday, October 27, 2009

John Street School Students are "Bucket Fillers"


Are you a bucket filler or dipper? That is the theme of the school wide book entitled, "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" The book is part of our character education program at John Street School and provides all of its young readers with the tangible analogy of choosing to be a bucket filler rather than a bucket dipper. It's simple.


We all walk around with an imaginary bucket to place our feelings in. If a child says something nice, or performs an act of kindness, they are "filling" another student's bucket. This act will also fill your own personal bucket. When a person does something that may hurt someone else's feelings, that is referred to as "bucket dipping."


The students and teachers have responded greatly to the book and its theme as bucket filling activities and displays can be seen throughout the school.

We look forward to filling your bucket.


Please feel free to comment on how you, or your child, may have filled someone's bucket recently.
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20 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 11, 2009 at 4:43 PM

    Thanks for the Blog, Mr. Stella! Great job!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    thats cool that we are doing that and teaching kids a lesson on how to be a bucket filler and to not be a bucket dipper

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  3. AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    I think every school should do this because then the whole world would be a happy place.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    I filled my brothers bucket by giving him a card on his birthday

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  5. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    I think everyone should be a buket filler. Walter 4-f

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  6. AnonymousDecember 4, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    I think no one is a bucket dipper in John Street School.Richie 4F

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  7. AnonymousDecember 13, 2009 at 6:20 AM

    I think everyone should not be a bucket dipper and be a bucket filler Jennifer 4-F

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  8. AnonymousDecember 16, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    Everyone should be a bucket filler in our school.
    kelli 4-f

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  9. AnonymousDecember 16, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    I think everybody in our school is a bucket filler. Walter 4-f

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  10. AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    I think everyone is a bucket filler. PATRICK 4F

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  11. AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    I think bucket fillers are the best.
    Anthony 4f

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  12. AnonymousDecember 21, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Our whole school is a bucket filler. Walter Szczech 4-F

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  13. AnonymousDecember 22, 2009 at 6:23 AM

    Have you filled a bucket today? Walter 4-F

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  14. AnonymousDecember 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    I think every school should do the bucket filling. Patrick 4f

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2010 at 4:38 PM

    I think everyone should know about bucket filling so that the world would be a better place. Shannon 4F

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    I think everybody is a bucketfiller.

    Walter 4-F

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  17. AnonymousMarch 15, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    I know that everybody is a bucket filler.




    Walter 4-f

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  18. AnonymousMarch 25, 2010 at 7:58 AM

    I think it is cool that you can fill someone's bucket.

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  19. AnonymousApril 8, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    Bucket fillers are great! Joe 4f

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  20. AnonymousMay 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM

    Everybody is a bucketfiller.



    Walter 4-F

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