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	Attendance is an important part of student success and achievement. A pattern of absences may put a student at risk of not achieving the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) for their grade level and courses. Shortly after No Child Left Behind , the State of Georgia required every county to adopt a student attendance protocol. In order to facilitate Gwinnett County's Attendance Policy , many schools are implementing attendance programs to help encourage kids to come to school. STAR (Students on Time Attending Riverside) is Riverside's attendance program which rewards children for being at school and being on time.  Everyday that the student's class has perfect attendance with all children on time, the class will receive a ticket in which they can enter in a monthly drawing to win a class pizza party. We realize that being sick is unavoidable, so if the child misses school once their class still has many more opportunities to win. "Children's vision of their future is often determined by their belief in what they can or cannot become." -Dr. Alvin Poussiant- Brown Bear Goes to Work is Riverside's School to Work Initiative program. This program helps the children to begin thinking of possible careers and jobs available to them when they enter the world of work. It also shows them a link between school subjects and how they are used later in a particular job. Research has indicated that career development is a life long process that begins in early childhood, brown bear is one of our career components that will provide the children with potential career choices. Brown Bear is a 3rd grade program in which brown bear (a stuffed bear in a pet carrier) will go home with student's parents or family members. After brown bear has gone to work, the student will interview his or her family member to see what brown bear did while he was at work. Lastly, the student will construct a poster illustrating what brown bear did when he went to work. Teachers may give students the opportunity to share posters with the class so other students will learn about various occupations. Posters are then displayed on the wall next to cafeteria for the school to appreciate. Red Ribbon Week is National Celebration with communities and students across America committing themselves to living drug-free lives. This annual event that takes place during the month of October is also a time to pay tribute to Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. Throughout Red Ribbon Week, the children dress up according to a theme to show that they stand united against drugs.
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