Classroom Procedures 1
Within the independent workshop time, not during the first/ last ten minutes of class or during the focus lesson.
When is the best time to leave the classroom?
"Gator Clap 1...2... (clap 3...clap 4)!"
What is Mrs. Swetnam's method for gathering students' attention?
The structure our our class time begins with a warm-up, then leads into a focus lesson, followed by independent work time, then share/closure opportunity, and ends with clean up of the classroom and materials.
What is the workshop structure?
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What is the structure of ELA?
Students line up outside the building in their grade level area until the morning bell rings.
If the weather is bad, students sit in front of lockers in their assigned grade level area.
What are students' before school expectations?
When Mrs. Swetnam teaches or reviews a concept. Students are actively listening or practicing an example.
What is the focus lesson?
1) Put away materials.
2) Store binder/notebook vertically on class shelf.
3) Push in chairs.
4) Stand near desks and wait for dismissal bell.
What are the expectations for the end of class?
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What should students do at the end of class?
1) Quietly enter the classroom.
2) Get ELA binder and notebook.
3) Find seat.
4) Get out necessary materials.
5) Begin quietly reading.
What are the expectations at the beginning of class? Or
What should students do when they enter the classroom?
Positive mental strategy that helps learning.
What is Growth Mindset?
Students and staff walk on the right hand side of the hallway without clumping up.
What is the expectations for walking in the hallway during passing periods?
During 20-30 minutes of class time, students are practicing the skills just learned/reviewed independently.
What is independent work time?
1) Get ahead/caught up on reading homework.
2) Quietly read.
3) Free write.
What students should do if they finish work early?
Students read from their just-right-book.
What is the expectation the first ten minutes of class?
RESPECT
What is our classroom behavior expectation/rule?
Students walk through the main hallway on the right-hand side, keeping noise level appropriate, as they head to 4th period.
What are the expectations for entering the building after lunch?
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What are hallway expectations when students come in from lunch recess?
If a student breaks a MGMS' Big 5 Rule in a major offense, (foul language/safety concern) what is the consequence?
What is an automatic reset to the office?
Students can read any book/nonfiction text from our classroom. If they find something they enjoy, they store the text on the shelf near Mrs. Swetnam's desk.
What the procedure for checking out a classroom book?
Stored vertically on the assigned class period shelf.
What are students binders/notebooks?
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Where are students' ELA binders and notebooks kept in the classroom?
1) Redirect
2) Remind
3) Reflect
4) Reset
5) Restore
What are the 5 Rs?
Students clean up after themselves by wiping down their area and throwing away trash. They raise hands and wait patiently to be dismissed for lunch recess.
What are students' lunchroom behavior expectations?
Students take time to share their thinking or work from the day's work time that connects to the focus lesson.
What is the share/closure part of the workshop structure?
After completing homework, students turn in work into their class period's basket.
What is the turn-in baskets where students turn in assignments?
Students use the appropriate nonverbal hand signals to communicate specific needs.
What are different ways to speak out in class?
1) Listen, acknowledge, and respond to directives and requests.
2) Use appropriate and respectful language with peers and adults.
3) Respect property and personal space.
4) Transition respectfully and efficiently; be on time or have a pass.
5) Be prepared, stay on task, and contribute to the positive learning environment.
What are the Big 5 Rules?
Cell phones and other electronics are kept in students' lockers during the school day. If students are caught with electronic devices, they may directed to put them in lockers or may be taken away.
What is the MGMS cell phone/electronic policy?
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What are the cell phone/electronic expectations?
A student has been asked to complete a reflection. This is on a blue slip where students reflect honestly and deeply about their behaviors in hopes to make a positive choice to reenter the classroom to finish out the learning.
What is the reflection in the 5 R system?