Work Time
True or False: Talking across the room to a friend during work time is okay to do!!
False!!!!!!!! It's never okay to talk or yell across the room unless you are presenting.
True or False: It's okay to go get my ear buds from my friend really quick at the start of class.
FALSE!!!!!!!! Find the quickest route to your seat and get there!
Your agenda
I need to see the nurse. What do I do?
1. Get agenda signed.
2. Go to HS office and sign out.
3. See Nurse Sandy.
4. Sign back in with HS office.
5. Return to class (unless you are being sent home)
True or False: Instruction time is an okay time to ask people around me for materials.
False!!!!!!!! It is super distracting for Mrs. Tomlinson to hear people whispering and not paying attention and she loses her train of thought!
True or False: I can talk at whatever volume I want as long as I am completing my work!
False!!!!!!!!!!! Follow voice level expectations at all time. If level is 0, that is because people need to focus and concentrate. If level is 1, that means you can whisper to the person directly next to or in front of you.
True or False: When class is almost over, quietly organize your things and wait at your desk.
True!!!!! Remember my pet peeve?
Describe how you should move about in the hallway.
* Single file
* level 0 voices
* hands and feet to yourself
What are 4 things we should be prepared with in class every day?
A writing utensil (pen/pencil), computer, agenda, library book
What should we be doing during instruction time AKA when anyone is speaking?
Listening (closed mouths)
Tracking (eye contact)
Taking notes if we are supposed to
True or False: When a question is asked, it is okay to blurt out an answer.
False. Instead, please raise your hand.
True or False: If I have to ask Mrs. Tomlinson a question, I should run up to her at the door and ask before class while she is greeting other kids.
False!!!!!!!!! Mrs. Tomlinson is saying hello and can't answer your question while she needs to monitor several things at once. Take a seat and raise that hand!!!! She will get to you. If you are literally dying, then you can do this.
True or false: It is okay to sharpen a pencil during direct instruction.
False!!!!!!!! Please wait until there is a break.
Name two of the expectations for our classroom notebooks.
1. Write on the front and back of pages.
2. Fix any pages that are ripped or torn.
3. Dating and labeling as instructed
4. Use tiny dots of glue when gluing (No "toaster streudeling")
I have a question right away!!!!!!!! What should I do?
Raise your hand and wait to be called on! Unless it's an emergency....
True or false: It is okay to ask a neighbor to quietly repeat directions to you if you do not understand.
True. If he or she does not know, then ask another neighbor. Ask three before me is a good rule of thumb!
True or False: When I get to class, I'll get out what I need, check the whiteboard for important information, sharpen pencils, and wait quietly for class to begin.
True!!!!!!!!!! A calm classroom is super important for a strong class!
Someone knocks on our closed door. What is the protocol?
Please allow Mrs. Tomlinson to get the door or wait until she instructs someone to answer. Please be quiet and respectful.
What are some examples of respect and disrespect to our teacher and fellow classmates?
Respect: using hand signals, following directions the first time, participating kindly with other people in class *EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT OUR FAVORITE PERSON IN THE WORLD*, not elevating situations
Disrespect: laughing if someone is being bullied, talking back to a teacher, talking during direct instruction, etc.
Name one specific thing you should do at the end of class.
1. Look around your seat for trash. Dispose of any.
2. Fill out an exit ticket.
3. Walk like a leader.
4. Talk like a leader.
5. Lead like a leader.
True or False: When I ask you to put something in the crate, talk to two people on the way there and/or back. Hang out at the crate as long as you can.
False: Put items in the crate quickly and quietly.
True or False: If I don't have a writing utensil, I can borrow one from a friend or from the windowsill.
True: Please don't make this a habit, however.
True or False: When a visitor enters the room, we should work like we normally would.
True!! If a visitor asks a question, respond respectfully and be helpful.
Mrs. Tomlinson is unable to answer the phone. If a student answers the phone, what should he or she say first?
"Mrs. Tomlinson's class. How may I help you?"
Name two specific things we should do when working with colored cubbies in center of desk.
Only use what you have to.
The scissors are not a toy or a weapon.
DO NOT put trash in these cubbies.
Close glue caps after use.
Sharpen colored pencils during the time we are coloring, cutting, or gluing, and NOT when I am teaching.
When we cut and glue, have ONE person from your group throw everyone’s scraps away in the trash can.