A POG Squad Blog

Our newest Navy Blog it brought to you by George X, a 6th Grader. George is on the POG Squad. The goal of the POG Squad it to help spread the message of POG throughout our community and school. Some students have been writing a monthly newsletter aimed towards our K-3rd grade students. Others have helped organize donation collections with Ms. Giardina. We have had students write the POG Perspective, a segment on our WNES News program, and recently we even had a group of students create a reel for social media with a POG focus. George interviewed Mrs. Scudder and Mrs. McLaughlin to learn more about what POG looks like at Navy. Take a look at his blog below!

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What Does POG Look Like at Navy?

Did you know that it is the tenth year anniversary this year? POG stands for Portrait of a Graduate. There are five attributes—they are Communicator, Collaborator, Critical and Creative Thinker, Ethical and Global Citizen, and Goal-Directed and Resilient; these skills help us succeed in school.

      At Navy, all of the grade levels use their POG skills. Here are a few examples: 

• Second grade- I make connections to what I read and hear (Communicator) 
• Third grade- I respectfully listen to the ideas of others (Collaborator) 
• Fourth grade- I can revise and refine my ideas (Critical and Creative Thinker) 
• Fifth Grade- I share my ideas with my team (Collaborator). 

We can also use POG skills in life. Last year, we had a STEAM egg drop challenge where students worked together to design parachutes. The fire department even helped drop them from a truck ladder! Students showed their Critical and Creative Thinking skills to find out how to keep the egg from breaking. Another example of how we can use our POG skills is when we ask a question or answer a question. This skill covers three different POG attributes. When we ask questions we are a  Communicator, Collaborator, or a Critical and Creative Thinker.

     We use POG both outside and inside of school. In school, we use POG to listen to teachers and follow directions so we can learn more knowledge and have more fun at school. When you're out of school, POG also helps you too! Did you know that when you clean up around the house or your community, you’re an Ethical and Global Citizen.  Using your POG skills also can help you think about how to solve the problems in life. When things get hard, don’t give up! Keep trying. This is using your Goal Directed and Resilient skills. Teachers also help support POG at Navy. Both Mrs. Scudder and Mrs. McLaughlin help to lead POG at Navy. They participate in a learning cohort with other educators in the county to help learn ways to bring out POG at Navy. They have done things like create posters to hang around the building. They feature a POG Perspective segment on the news each Monday. They help bring training to teachers and provide resources for teachers to use. They have created door signs and POG badges.

POG, the five attributes that make our life better——we can learn more in school and be our best self. POG helps us grow every day and we will continue to use it throughout our life. What POG skill will you work on next?