Classroom rules
Explain what "BEING ON TIME" looks like in Mrs. Grover's class.
Sitting in your seat with all materials needed, reading at voice level zero.
Show me what ACTIVE LISTENING looks like.
Eyes on the speaker, sitting up straight, nodding/leaning in, raising your hand to respond to a question
John is home sick today. He doesn't want to get behind in Mrs. Grover's Language Arts class, so he gets on her Canvas class. However, the link she posted doesn't work and her directions don't make sense. What should he do?
Email Mrs. Grover and ask her to fix the link. Ask her to clarify the instructions.
(DON'T JUST GIVE UP!!!)
Fill in the blanks: The school handbook states that cell phones should be ________ and __________ from "bell to bell" (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
Powered OFF and out of sight
TRUE OR FALSE: Students should be aiming to read 40 books before December 31, 2022.
FALSE: Students should be aiming to read 40 books before the end of the school year.
Explain what BEING PREPARED prepared looks like in Mrs. Grover's class.
Have a SHARPENED PENCIL, cubbie materials and book to read.
Give me 2 examples when you should use ACTIVE LISTENING habits.
When Mrs. Grover is talking, when Mrs. Gonzales is reading a book aloud, when a classmate is answering a question, when announcements are being made over the loudspeaker.
Susie's grandpa passed away. She only missed one day of school for the funeral. The day she returns, the students are filling out Reading Status #2, and she doesn't even have a Reading Status #1 or a new Reading Status Worksheet! What should Susie have done that she didn't do?
Check Canvas and written a reading status by: 1. emailing Mrs. Grover or 2. printing out a worksheet & filling out entry #1 or 3. making a digital copy of the worksheet and sharing it with Mrs. Grover.
If a student Responds Well to Occasional Behavior Interventions from Teacher, is Regularly On Task, Usually Participates, and is Generally On Time and Prepared, what grade will he or she earn for CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR?
3 (SATISFACTORY)
TRUE OR FALSE: Students must do a book report on at least one book every trimester.
FALSE: There are zero book reports... all you have to do is fill in ALL of the boxes on the purple book log!
What part of BEING PREPARED will earn you a RISE card every time you do it. (Hint: You will get the RISE card the day you return from being absent.)
Checking on Canvas and doing the work you missed so you aren't behind the next day.
Independent Work means you're working alone-- not with a group or a partner. Tell me 3 things independent work should look like or sound like.
Looks like... on task/focused, eyes on own paper or own chromebook, following instructions, hands raised for questions.
Sounds like... voice level zero, pencils writing, pages turning, fingers typing.
When should I or should I not sharpen my pencil? (There are at least 4 correct answers; you need to give at least 2.)
Before class.
During class WHENEVER MRS. GROVER IS NOT TEACHING.
Never during a test.
Never when Mrs. Grover is teaching.
The office (phone jail)
After school
What are two of the three rules for abandoning a book (not finishing a book you start)?
1. You can abandon a book for any reason on page 50+ and still get credit for reading the whole thing.
2. You can abandon a book AT ANY PAGE if you find the book offensive.
3. You will need to put the abandoned book on the purple book log with title, author, date started, date and page number abandoned.
What does BEING ON TASK look like and sound like during an online test?
Sounds like: fingers typing.
Looks like: being on the correct website, privacy folder up, eyes on your own screen.
The first habit of partner or group work is being kind and respectful. Give me 4 examples of what this looks like or sounds like.
Looks like: active listening among group members, everyone on task, everyone involved...
Sounds like: one person talking at a time, kind & helpful words, voice level 1 or 2...
What are the four things you need to do when you need to use the bathroom?
1. Get Mrs. Grover's permission.
2. Sign out.
3. Put on a lanyard.
4. Sign back in.
If a student's phone has already been taken away twice this school year, what happens the third time? (Where does your phone go & when and how do you get it back?)
A parent or guardian can pick it up at the end of the school day.
What 3 columns in your purple book log should be filled in when you start a book?
Title, author, and date started
What does BEING RESPECTFUL look like in Mrs. Grover's class? (Tell me 1 specific thing being respectful to Mrs. Grover looks like, 1 specific thing being respectful to your classmates looks like, and 1 specific thing being respectful to school property looks like.)
Mrs. Grover: listening when she is talking, coming to class on time and being prepared
Classmates: listening when they are talking, being quiet during silent reading or other independent work so they can focus
School property: not drawing on your cubbie folder, not drawing on the desks, not tipping back on the chairs
Self Starting Expectations are always listed on the smartboard when you come into class. Not including "Be seated reading silently before the tardy bell rings," name the 5 things that are almost always listed.
1. Come into class at voice level 0, 1 or 2.
2. Get your cubby materials & book.
3. Sharpen your pencil.
4. Ask Mrs. Grover questions.
5. Check the absent basket.
Tell me 3 things regarding our classroom library procedures?
Possible answers: only one book checked out at a time, get picture taken to check out a book, return books to the crate to the left of the book shelf
What does the new RISE acronym stand for?
Responsible
Safe
Engaged
(I is for "I will be...")
A student who is reading Harry Potter finds the word Gryffindor intriguing. Can the student fill out a WORD NERD BOOK MARK for this word?
No-- you may not use PROPER NOUNS (specific names, usually capitalized) for the bookmarks. They generally DO NOT have a dictionary definition.