Procedures 1
What do I do if I need to sharpen my pencil?
Wait until it is work time before leaving your seat to sharpen. If someone is speaking (teacher or classmate) you do not sharpen.
How do I get the teacher’s attention?
Raise your hand.
Wait until Ms. Wells has finished speaking to a classmate before asking a question.
Silently give hand gesture.
What is a Brain Break?
A quick break to move our bodies and refresh our brains. It does not mean our work is done.
What happens first if I chose to break a classroom expectation?
You will get a reminder from Ms. Wells on what is expected.
What do I do if I don’t understand how to do an assignment?
Make sure you ask questions during Ms. Wells' explanation!
R.E.A.D.
Read the question again.
Examine what we have just learned.
Ask yourself to persevere and try again!
Decide if you now still need help.
Raise hand for help.
What to do and not to do during end of the day cleanup?
DO: Complete your job. Clean table off. Collect your backpack.
DO NOT: Fool around. Talk to friends. Not complete your job.
When do you get to go and talk with your friends across the room?
Never. That is not appropriate use of class time. You have recesses and before and after school to chat with friends.
You may work with a friend if..
1) The activity allows for it
2) If you have asked Ms. Wells
What does it mean to be "Woah"?
This means that you are following classroom expectations and being super awesome about it.
A few Woah students will be selected to put their names on the woah board at the end of the day.
What happens the second time I chose to break a classroom expectation?
Immediate consequence. Write Ms. Wells a letter and removal of privilege.
Example: No tech time. No Freedom Friday.
What shouldn't I do if Ms. Wells is teaching/giving instructions?
Read a book.
Whisper to your neighbour.
Call out.
Play with a game.
What should I do if I finish my work early?
Look at the "I'm Finished Board"
You must complete "Must Do" before "May Do"
Your "May Do" options will be limited if this is not followed.
VOICES ARE OFF. DO NOT distract your classmates who are still working.
Where do you keep your personal pens, markers, erasers, etc.?
Contained in your bin in the coat room. Not loose in your cubby!
What is the one rule of the classroom?
RESPECT.
If you are doing something that is not respectful, we must stop and reassess what our motivation is.
What happens the third time I chose to break a classroom expectation?
Note home to be signed by parents.
"Let's TACO 'bout your behaviour"
Bathroom/water fountain expectations
Write your number on the board under bathroom or water.
One boy and one girl.
*If there happens to be 2 going at once you go to separate bathrooms
Erase your name when you get back.
What is the expectation if someone is speaking in the classroom?
Sitting in your chair.
Voice off.
Not tapping pencil or hitting desk.
Active listening.
How do I transition between subjects?
Immediately clean up previous activity.
Collect new materials.
Sit ready at desk for next instructions.
What is a fidget?
A fidget is used to focus our body's extra energy on a secondary action.
It is not a toy to distract us. If it does, you do not need it.
What happens if I choose to be a bully, disrespectful, or inappropriate to my classmates?
Immediate ticket to Ms. Krisko. Phone call home.
None of these things are tolerable in my classroom.
Expectations for Soft Start everyday?
Whisper voices and a quiet individual task at your desk.
Silence and rest at your desk.
What happens if volume is set to "whisper" and it is not being followed?
One reminder and then silence.
What happens if I don't use my class time wisely?
Inside during recess.
Homework and signed by parents.
What does "go for a run" mean?
It is a quick run to the fence and back.
It is not a slow, meandering walk where we stop and play along the way.
The purpose of a run is to get our extra energy out. If you don't have extra energy to do the activity you don't need to go.
What happens if I rush/don't take my time to hand in my best writing?
I will ask you to do it again.
If you are finished early, that means you should be challenging yourself to write more, use more adjectives, add more detail, etc.
Rules for when to use books/kanoodle/cards/games
Games/cards: Only during Freedom Friday
Kanoodle: Soft Start/May Do
Books: Soft start/May Do/Silent Reading