Breakfast Club is an Incentive for Warren Street Fourth Graders
Keeping up with homework has its benefits: Homemade cinnamon rolls, hot cocoa and fruit, for example.

These tasty treats are part of an incentive program, started by fourth grade teacher Nancy Lisicki. The “Breakfast Club” is a reward for Lisicki’s students who complete their homework for an entire month. Assignments are tracked on a daily basis, and at the end of the month, those students who have turned in all of their assignments are recognized.

“Homework is an extension of the work done in school, so practice at home is key,” said Lisicki. “We have found a direct correlation among regular breakfast club attendees and higher grades.”

The club started last year and is continuing to grow in popularity among students. Approximately half of Lisicki’s class has attended the Breakfast Club, and some students have been attending since the beginning of the school year.

“The Breakfast Club has made an impact on student achievement in the classroom,” said Warren Street Principal Anne Christiano. “You can feel it when you walk into the classroom and see the students working.”

This year, parents are also invited to attend and be recognized. “Parents are such an important component in encouraging students to get their homework done,” said Lisicki. “It’s nice to have positive recognition for both students and their parents for what they are doing.”

Aside from being recognized at the monthly breakfast meetings, students are also honored in Warren Street’s monthly newsletter and receive a certificate from Christiano during Character Counts assemblies.

“The Breakfast Club is one example of how students succeed when we bridge the gap between school and home,” said Christiano. “Research shows that parent involvement has a positive impact on student achievement and success in school.”

"Ms. Lisicki's creativity in weaving the home/school connection through a 'Breakfast Club' is inspiring. Students are motivated and parents are involved...a sure recipe for success," remarked Mrs. Katherine Sullivan, Assistant Superintendent.

The Breakfast Club is held on a Thursday morning, once a month from 8:30-8:45 a.m.


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