Our Classroom
What do you do when you want to talk in class?
Raise your hand quietly until you are picked.
How do you ask for help in class?
You whisper ask you partner and group. If you still can't get the answer raise your hand quietly and wait.
What is our motto at Thomson Estates?
To be respectful, responsible, and safe.
Who are usually our group members?
The people at our table.
When leaving the classroom for specials, lunch, or recess how do we line up?
Quietly and by the table called.
What do you do when you get in class?
Hang your bag outside, unpack, copy down homework and eat breakfast.
What would happen if you don't turn in an assignment?
You must complete it during recess.
When you come to school late (after 8:05), what do you do?
You take a late slip from the office and give it to the teacher in class (so they mark you late and not absent).
How can you respect you group members?
By listening to them, taking turns sharing, and using appropriate language and gestures.
When can we drink? and refill our water bottles?
We can drink water anytime we want, but we can only refill it during breaks.
What is the dismissal routine?
Get your materials out, Ms. Skrocki initials your planner, pack your bookbag and stack your chair.
If I finish my assigned task early what do I do?
Read silently, free write in your notebook, complete a Toothy task card.
If feel sick what do I do?
Ask for permission, take a pass and go to the nurse, then return to class with the nurse slip filled.
Which voice level is appropriate for group work?
Whisper voice.
If I have a problem what do I do?
Try to talk to the person involved and reach an understanding. If things didn’t work out talk to your homeroom teacher.
What do you do when you need to use the bathroom?
Where does your work go?
In your labeled color folders.
If we found money, jacket, lunchbox… what do we do?
Give it to the teacher and she will put it in the lost and found.
If we have a question during small group work what do we do?
Ask your group members first, than raise you hand quietly and wait for the teacher to pas by.
How should we behave in the cafeteria?
Eat/order quietly. Be polite. Clean up after yourself.
When can we use our classroom library?
You can choose books for your book bins in the morning.
Where do you turn in completed work?
The black bin in the front.
What should we do when we are walking in the hallway?
Walk in a quiet straight line.
How are you going to be grouped throughout the year?
According to interest, teacher's choice, learning style...
What will teacher do when he/she needs you quiet?
Use the rain stick, class class, or macaroni and cheese.