Where your phone should be when you walk in the building
What is in your backpack?
Something that is given to a student in Mr. Griggs' classroom when they break a part of the treatment agreement
What is a token?
True or false: your eyes look in different ways when you read.
Incredibly, true!
When reading, each of our eyes looks at a different letter 50% of the time. Moreover, the lines of sight can both intersect and diverge.
In Mr. Griggs' classroom, we treat each other with this, which means not making fun of each other, touching each other or lying to cover for friends.
Mr. Griggs' favorite drink
What is Dr. Pepper?
True or False: Pajama pants are totally fine to wear as long as they are above the knee
False: the only time Pajamas are okay to wear is for special dress up days
What is a teacher referral?
True or false: Libraries in the medieval era chained books to the tables to prevent theft.
True! In the past, the value of the books was so high, that people had to chain books to the shelves. It was a highly effective theft prevention method and was widely practiced in the Middle Ages.
True or False: Using inappropriate language like cussing, racial slurs, or derogatory terms is not allowed in Mr. Griggs' classroom even if it is okay at your home or outside of school.
True: While in Mr. Griggs' classroom, he is only asking you to pause hateful speech for 45 minutes. 45 minutes a day without tearing someone else down for the sheer reason that you think it's funny. It's not.
Mr. Griggs saw Marvel's The Avengers this many times when it was in theaters.
What is 12?
True or False: Wearing AirPods or earbuds (or any sort of headphone) is not allowed during school.
True: AirPods, Headphones, Earbuds or any sort of music listening devices are not allowed unless used in class, in which case we will use the class set.
This person is contacted when two tokens are received in a single class
Who/what is a parent/guardian?
True!
There is a sentence in Victor Hugo's Les Miserables that contains 832 words and is the longest sentence in print!
Mr. Griggs' favorite book is this epic tale about a man who is trying get home after fighting in a war. Struggling against the consequences of his actions.
If you are having trouble with a situation, you can talk to a teacher, a coach, this person or a principal. We all want to help you!
Who is a school counselor (Mrs. Portlock or Ms. Butler)
A student that earns three tokens gets the pleasure of going to talk to these people to talk about their behavior in class.
Who are assistant principals/ Ms. Harris and Dr. Dancer?
This person signed the Treatment Agreement, indicating that they agreed to it. They agreed to be respectful, not talk over their classmates, do not disrupt class, and to be kind.
Who is you/ everyone?
Who are Leia and Ash?
When you are not feeling well, and want to see the nurse, you should do this
What is let Mr. Griggs know, scan the QR code and wait for a call to the nurse's office?
The answer to the question "do our tokens carry over to the next day?"
What is "no, every day is a new day"?
True or false: habitual reading makes you kinder
True. The studies have shown that adults who regularly read fiction are more likely to engage in charity and volunteer work.
You can always talk to this person when something is bothering you. If you have a question about class, practice, or life, and they will do their best to answer or, if they do not know, will find out for you.
Who is Mr. Griggs?
The Grinch, grass, leaves in the spring and summer, bayleaf, Mr. Griggs' favorite color and St. Patrick's Day. All of these things have this in common.
What is the color green?