Schedule
Class Expectations
Cougar Way
Class Procedures
Third Grade
100

What should you do when you come into the classroom in the morning?

Make your lunch choice and snack milk choice

100

What should I do when I hear a call back? 

Stop what I am doing

Look at Mrs. Toppins

Listen to directions

100

What are the three parts of the Cougar Way? 

Be respectful

Be responsible

Be safe

100

What are the 5 steps of Morning Arrival?

1. Greet Mrs. Toppins

2. Bring in my agenda, water bottle, and sweatshirt

3. Make my lunch and snack milk choices 

4. Grab a breakfast and look to the board to complete my morning writing prompt

5. When I finish, I can read or draw quietly. Level 0 when announcements begin. 

100

How many people can go to the bathroom at a time?

One boy and one girl.

200

True or False?

We have CKLA-literacy after lunch?

False - We have our CKLA-literacy in the morning! We fill out our agendas and have number corner right after lunch.

200

I am opening a container of cereal and it spills all over the floor! What should I do? 

Get the brush and dust pan from the cart. 

Sweep up all of the cereal.

Throw it in the gray garbage bin.

Replace the brush and dust pan to the cart. 

200

True or False?

Using playground equipment appropriately is an example of being Responsible.

True!

It is an example of being responsible to yourself and property.

200

What are the three ways you can sit at the carpet?

Criss cross

Mountain 

Mermaid

200

I decided to play a game on the computer instead of doing my assigned work. What will my logical consequence be?

I will lose computer privileges :(

300

What do we do after Math each day?

Pack up and go home! Complete your afternoon jobs, stack your chair, sanitize your desk, and line up with your agenda. 

300

I found a book that someone has written cuss words in.  What should I do with it?

Let Mrs. Toppins know about the foul language.

300

What is one way you can be Responsible in the cafeteria?

1. Follow adult directions

2. Speak in kind words on level 1 or 2

3. Use appropriate table manners

4. Clean up all my mess once I am done eating.

300

How does our class line up and walk in the hall when we are going somewhere?

Line up in number order on your tape spot. 

Line leader for the week will always be first. 

Be SHARP:

            Stand silently

            Hands at your side

            Attention forward

            Right behind the person in front of you

            Proper spacing

300

I have a note for Mrs. Toppins from my grandma. What should I do with it?

A. Give it to Mrs. Toppins while she is teaching Math.

B. Keep it in my agenda

C. Place it in the "Notes from Home" bin by the mailboxes first thing in the morning.

C. Place it in the "Notes from Home" bin by the mailboxes first thing in the morning.

400

How long do you keep your classroom job?

One month!

400

I chose choice two for lunch. What should I do with my yellow card? 

Put it behind my lunch card in the pocket chart outside the door. Take it with my lunch card when I go to lunch. 

400

I'm running to the bathroom and a friend from another class is in the hallway. We run down the hall together and our voices are on level 3. What parts of the Cougar Way are we not following?

Respectful and Safe

Respectful - Voice is at a 0 in the hall so we don't disturb other learners.

Safe - Running is not safe in the halls. We walk in the hall.

400

What is our bathroom signal?

Crossed index and middle finger.

400

I finished my assignment.  What should I check before I turn it into the Hand In Basket?

Make sure your name is on your work!

500

True or False?

We have an All School Morning Meeting on the first Thursday of each month.

False - it's every Monday!

500

True or False?

I found ten books that I really love and want to read all of them.  Should I put them in my book bin?

False.  Only 2 chapter books and 3 picture books at a time from the classroom library.

500

In the classroom, my neighbor keeps talking and I can't hear what the teacher is saying.  I quietly and nicely hold up a Zero to the talker.  What part of the Cougar Way am I showing?

Responsible

Kindly reminding others of our Cougar Way is an example of healthy responsibility.

500

Uh-Oh, my pencil broke while I was working on my Math exit ticket. What should I do???

Step 1:  Go to my supply basket and get a sharpened pencil.


Step 2:  Sharpen my 3 pencils in the morning.

500

What are some reasons we should ask to go to the nurse?

The 7 B's:  Bleeding, Breathing Bad, Broken Bone, Barfing, Burning up, Bee sting, Big Bump.