WISE Matrix
The W in WISE stands for
What is Wise Choices?
What is lining up quickly quickly and quietly, hallway expectations, moving to our spot at the back field
What is coming in, unpacking, hanging up your backpack, looking to the smart board for more instructions about what to do next
Example scenario: Someone uses inappropriate language in the classroom. The rule that is broken is
What is Rule #5. Use appropriate, kind language
The amount of time you are responsible for your classroom job
What is two weeks
The E in WISE stands for
What is excellence
The steps to take in a soft intruder drill
What is not leaving the building, locking the door, continuing class activities as normal
What is raise your hand, bathroom signal, water signal. When the teacher or a classmate is presenting or explaining a lesson, during a drill.
Example scenario: Someone who doesn't try, says I can't, and knows that they can do better. The rule that is broken is
Rule #10. Never give up and always keep trying
The role of the absent work manager
What is
The absent work manager is responsible for getting a folder out of the top drawer and placing a folder on each student’s desk (whoever is absent).
When: Throughout the day you should place any handout in the student’s folder.
An example of S in the cafeteria
The steps to take in a tornado drill
What is lining up quickly and quietly, listening to the teacher, kneel by the wall down by clinic, hands over head, silent while waiting
The places to find extra classroom materials, extra cleaning supplies, absent folders, whiteboards and markers, indoor recess games.
What is the area by classroom jobs
Example scenario: Someone is running and talking in the hallways, touching the walls, touching their peers, jumping, walking out of line. The rule that is broken is
Rule #3. Be WISE in the building
The attitude you have when receiving a new classroom job even if it isn't what you want
What is being happy and doing it even if you don't want to. We all contribute to keeping our room safe, following effectively, clean.
What is keeping your hands and feet off the walls, using appropriate language and volume (Level 0), go straight to your destination, face forward, walk in a line
The steps to take in a hard intruder drill
The time, how long, and where you can eat your snack, what to do when you are finished
What is after specials, 5-10 minutes while Ms. Ferguson is reading, throw away all of your trash, clean your area
Example scenario: Someone is mean to their peers, puts them down, and laughs at them. The rule that is broken is
Rule #2 and Rule #8. Be kind to everyone and don't bully
What is (Refer to classroom job sheet)
What is classroom (follow directions, raise your hand) cafeteria (clean up your eating area), restroom (wash your hands, flush the toilet, level 0) playground (use equipment correctly, line up when called), hallway (keep hands and feet off walls and to yourself, level 0) bus (stay seated, level 1 or 2, follow bus driver's directions quickly).
The plan if you are in the hallway or in the bathroom at the time of hard intruder drill
What is finding the nearest classroom and listening to the teacher and waiting with their class
The order of our classroom schedule
What is Morning Meeting, Specials, Math, ELA, Lunch and Recess, Science/SS, Reading, Pack up/Clean up
All of the classroom rules without looking
What is always listen to the teacher, always be kind to everyone, be WISE in the building, listen to and respect your peers, use kind, appropriate language, do your best, take care of our class library, don't bully, work hard at your class job, never give up and always keep trying
The role of the librarians and how the classroom library works
What is
The librarians are responsible for maintaining the classroom library. Books are organized by genre (or series, author). Each book has a label on the spine that should MATCH the corresponding bin.
The picture books are organized into Fiction and Non-Fiction. They should match the labels too.
When: During any free choose time you might have, before packing up, in the mornings. All books should be back and organized by Friday.