Voice Levels
What should your voice level be while walking in the hallway? Examples: Walking to specials, the lunchroom, the library, or inside from recess?
0 voice level
What do I do if I need to sharpen my pencil?
Wait until Mrs. Cathcart is done teaching, then ask permission to use the sharpener.
Name two different times that it is appropriate to use the restroom.
During independent work time, as long as I am working.
Lunch
Recess
When I am finished with an assignment, where do I turn it in?
Turn in bin.
What does it mean to Stack and Pack?
When Mrs. Cathcart says to stack and pack, she means to put all my materials away. For example, I need to put my pencil in the parking lot, put my materials away in their appropriate space, i.e. desk or book box. I need to stack my chair and make sure all the trash on and around my desk is cleaned up. I need to make sure that I have my lunch box, water bottle, jacket, any winter accessories, and my backpack placed on top of my desk. Once I have completed all that, I can go around and pick up 10 pieces of trash and show Mrs. Cathcart. Once I have shown Mrs. Cathcart the trash I can have a seat on the carpet and wait for a read aloud or video.
What should your voice level be when working with a partner?
Whisper
What is the procedure if there is a drill? Example: fire drill, lockout/down drills, shelter-in-place drills, etc.
Show STAR to the adult in the room. Listen and follow their instructions. Always be at a zero voice.
How do I get the teacher’s attention? What is the consequence of interrupting the teacher?
Raise my hand. The first time I interpret Mrs. Cathcart, I will receive a warning. The second time I interpret, I will have to leave the lesson. The third time I interpret Mrs. Cathcart, I will spend time walking laps or sitting out at recess.
How do I keep track of my homework? How does Mrs. Cathcart know I am completing my homework each night?
I will need to write in my planner each day so I know what my homework is for that night.
Mrs. Cathcart will know I've been completing my homework by keeping track of my reading on my reading log and seeing my completed math homework.
What is the consequence for not completing an independent task?
Unless Mrs. Cathcart and I have discussed a plan for my work completion, I will have to make up my homework at recess.
What should your voice level be while working with a small group?
Whisper
What should I do when I enter the classroom in the morning? Name three things.
Unpack and unstack.
Grab pencil from parking.
Fill out my planner and out homework in backpack.
Hang up backpack and jacket.
Place Friday Folder in basket.
Be ready to get to the carpet when the timer goes off.
Name two ways you should be prepared for class?
Use the restroom during transitions or during independent work time.
Come with a filled water bottle.
Have homework finished.
Have a sharpened pencil.
Have your materials organized.
If I don't understand an assignment, what do I need to do?
Ask three other classmates. If nobody knows the answer, I can raise my hand and ask Mrs. Cathcart.
What should it look like and sound like when you enter the classroom?
When I enter the classroom, I should be facing forward using my walking feet and coming in at a zero voice level.
When speaking in front of the class, what voice level should you use?
What should you look and sound like when transitioning in the classroom?
Mrs. Cathcart will put up a transition slide that explains what the students should be doing. Student have 30 seconds to 1 minute to complete the transition tasks and meet Mrs. Cathcart on the carpet or return to their seats.
All this should be done at a 0 voice level.
When an adult at Tarver says "STAR," what do they expect to see?
S- Sit up tall
T- Track the speaker
A- Ask & Answer questions
R- Respect what the speaker is saying.
Should we come to school with a charged Chromebook every day? If you need to charge it, when is a good time to charge your Chromebook?
Yes, my Chromebook should be charged every day when I come to school.
Good times to charge our Chromebook is during Benchmark, science/social studies, specials, lunch/recess, writing, or at home.
How do I ask to get a drink of water AND use the restroom?
To get water, I need to ask Mrs. Cathcart's permission during transitions and independent work time. I will also have to wait my turn if others are also needing to get water.
To use the restroom, I need to use/show the hand signal for the restroom (R in sign language). I will wait until Mrs. Cathcart tells me whether I can go.
What should your voice level be if we have an emergency, like a fire or lockdown?
0 voice level
What should you look and sound like when transitioning from our classroom to another room in the building?
Follow the transition slide on the screen. Line up at the classroom door in a single file line, hands at our sides and at a zero voice level.
All this should be done at a 0 voice level.
What should it look and sound like when getting in, standing, and moving in line?
When getting in line, we wait for Mrs. Cathcart to call our table or individual students. Once our table is called, we walk, at a zero voice level, to the line. Once we are in line, we wait, facing forward at a 0, for the rest of the class to get dismissed. Once the whole class is dismissed and facing forward at a zero, we will proceed to the hallway, walking at a zero voice, looking at the back of the head of the person in front of us, and walking at a zero in the hallway.
When another adult comes in our room, what should you look and sound like?
We should look like we are learning. It should look like students participating in whole groups, small groups, and independent work.
It should sound like students are learning. Sometimes, we will be at a zero voice, a whisper voice, or using our speaker's voice. If an adult asks me a question, I can answer them quietly.
What is the Calm Corner? How do I use it? How long can I be in the Calm Corner?
The Calm Corner is a place where I can go when I need to calm down or take a quick break to reset my brain and body.
I choose 1-2 activities from the box to complete while in the Calm Corner.
I can be in the Calm Corner for up to FIVE minutes.