Procedures and Expectations

Classroom Expectations

100

What do you do if the teacher needs your attention?

• The teacher will call out something to get your attention. Normally the students will respond with a comment or sound back.

Try a few…

“Class Class”...... Yes yes

“Mac n Cheese”…..everybody freeze

“Hands on top”……everybody stop

“easy peezy”……lemon squeezy

• My favorite thing to do is give you a thumbs up after directions. 
• Door Bell

200

What do you do to earn classroom tickets? 

• Following directions and transitioning quickly/quietly
• Participating in class (raising hand to give input, asking questions)
• Being helpful, good listening skills, etc. Can you think of anymore? 

300

What do we do when we pack Up at the end of the Day?

• Go to seat and drop off your belongings. 
• Grab your book bag and take it to your desk. 
• Plug up your iPad.
• Clean desk and floor area. Put chair on top of desk.
• Complete afternoon job if you have one.
• Sit on the rug and wait until I dismiss you.

400

What do I do when I unpack in the morning? (Hint: There is a chart in the classroom)

• Unpack and follow morning procedures chart
• Take out needed materials (black folder) and put belongings in cubby
• Turn in anything you need (transportation, ice cream money, forms, etc.)
• If you have things like a 

500

What do I do if I have a question? 

• Raise your hand where you are! The teacher will come to you or call on you to ask your question.
• Mrs. E’s Pet Peeve: Being followed around the room and/or surrounded by students asking questions at the same time. This is a no-no!
• Monitor your question - Can this be answered by a peer? Can you exercise perseverance and figure it out on your own? Can you skip over a more difficult task and come back to it later?

Outside of the classroom

100

What are things we do when in the cafeteria?

• Lunch buyers head to the lunch line, lunch bringers head to the tables
• Voices are off until all buyers have received their lunch
• Make sure to get all items the first time.
• Eat and quietly talk with friends next to you.
• When finished, clean your area. Do not make a mess!

200

What are some things we do at Recess? 

What are some things we do NOT do at recess? 

• Place personal belongings on our class line.
• Be inclusive, take turns, stay alert, and play safely.
• Listen for the whistle. Walk to line up on the class line.
• Make sure you have all personal belongings.
• Respect playground equipment, follow rules of games, have fun!
• The teacher decides when we go outside. We will not go outside if it is super wet, raining, or cold. You might see other classes going out but I would like for you to respect my decision.

300

How do we walk in the hallway?

• Stay on the right sides of the hallway – this will help prevent traffic jams
• Stay in a single-file line, making sure you are facing forward
• Voices are OFF– other students are learning throughout our school

400

How do we act when we are in our special classes?

- You should treat your special teachers the same way you treat your regular classroom teachers. 

- Follow the expectations and procedures that each teacher has taught you. 

- If you have issues with a peer during a specials class, you should notify the teacher of that class. It is important for those problems to be handled then rather than later later lunch and recess by your regular classroom teachers. If the situation is not resolved then you should tell another adult.

Inside the classroom

100

What do I do when I need to use the restroom?

Stay in your seat and hold up the peace sign. Your teacher will nod at you to let you know you can go to the restroom. Turn on the light for boy or girl. 

Reminder: You do not have to turn on the light when you go to the restroom as a group, your teacher knows their are students out. 

200

Block one: What do you do when you come back from Focus?

Block Two: What do you do when you come in from miss Davis' class?

Take your math journal out so you can complete the POD. 

300

What do you do when we start math stations? 

What are somethings you shouldn't do? (There is one really important thing to not do!) 

Start whatever station you are at. Stay on task. You must use headphones during Exact path time. 

Do not get up and walk around the room. 

Do not ask your teacher for help until you have asked three friends.

Most importantly Do not interrupt the small group. 

400

What do I do if you need to get water?

• Highly encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle to school every day
• Fill up water bottle before you enter class in the morning and refill at lunch if needed
• Keep water bottle on desk or on the floor. If it becomes a problem we will keep them on the counter. 
• If you forget your water bottle, go to water fountain at appropriate time (during lunch, on the way back to class from recess, when done with independent work)
• You can ask the same way you do for the restroom

500

How should you sit on the carpet?

• After Mrs. E’s directions AND thumbs up, walk quietly to the carpet spot with needed materials.
• Sit criss-cross on carpet spot with materials in your lap. DO NOT LAY DOWN.
• Stay on your bottom, don’t mess with peers around you, participate often, don’t play with supplies
• You will lose supplies or go back to desk if you don’t follow expectations

Belongings

100

What do you do if you need a pencil? 

• Put your pencil in the ”dull” cup
• Take a pencil from the “Sharp” cup
• Walk quietly back to your seat

200

What side of the desk do your belongings stay? 

Block one - Left

Block two - Right

300

Everyday your _____________ folder goes home with you and returns back to school. Everyday your _______ folder stays in your desk and hold unfinished work. 

Communication & Math

400

Where can you find classroom supplies and what do you do if you need them?

The classroom supplies are found under the TV on the shelves. You do not have to ask for permission to get these supplies. You should get classroom supplies quickly and quietly. 

You do not have access to the supplies on the white shelf near my desk, please do not ask. 

500

What do you do with your snack?

• Our snack time will happen around 9:00 am
• You may bring a “clean” snack like crackers, pretzels, fruit snacks, cheese or meat stick, banana, etc. No candy. 
• Stay seated while eating and keep working.
• When finished, make sure trash gets thrown away and not placed in your desk
• Your snack should be in your desk after unpacking!

Dojo

100

I can earn Dojo points for completing Study Islands after:

A. I get something off the prize cart 

B. I get a sticker or a piece of candy

C. I walk up to my teacher while she is working with a small group and show her my study island 

B. I get a sticker or a piece of candy

Reminder: You show show me your blue ribbon but do not interrupt small group to do this. 

200

True or False: You earn 5 Dojo points for attendance when you are in the classroom on time in the mornings. 

True! You earn 5 Dojo points when you are in the classroom before we swap for Focus. 

300

What are some ways/reasons you earn Dojo points?

- Attendance

- Bonus (good behavior, cleaning up without being asked, etc.) 

- Big 3 (Treating other right, acting responsibly, and maximizing your potential.)

- Clean Desks

- Homework

- Reading log

- Math Skill Sheet

- Signed Report Cards

- Specials

- Study Island

-Working Hard

400

What are some ways you can lose Dojo points?

Disrespect, Hallway Misbehavior, Horse playing, Interrupting Learning, Lunchroom Misbehavior, Messy Desk, Off Task, Playground Misbehavior, Restroom after Classroom Break, Restroom Misbehavior, Sleeping in Class, iPad Procedures.