HOME Expectations
Points 101
Earning & Losing Points
Why Points?
In the Art Room
100

To earn points in this category, respect personal boundaries for yourself and others, and use appropriate language.  (It's also the "H" in "HOME"!)

What are Healthy Relationships?

100

By following the HOME expectations, this is the number of points you can earn in each category in each class each day.

What is 2?

100

To earn all your points each day, demonstrate healthy relationships, take ownership for yourself, make the best choices, and show Effort in all of your classes...otherwise, known as this!

What are the HOME Expectations?

100

Each week, the student who has earned the highest percentage of points in their class will be named THIS!

What is the Student of the Week?

100

During meditation time, these are the only two expectations.

What is to stay in your seat and to remain silent, respecting the time and space for everyone?

200

To earn points in this category, stay in your assigned areas, ignore distractions, and follow dress code. (It's also the "O" in "HOME"!)

What is Ownership?

200

By following the HOME expectations, this is the total number of points you can earn in each class each day.

What is 8?

200

To help you take ownership for yourself and stay on track, you'll set two goals each week, one for academics, and one for this.

What is behavior?

200

In addition to being named Student of the Week, the student that earns the highest percentage of points in each class each week gets these perks!

What is a special treat, a starring role in the Weekly Video, and a certificate?

200

During instruction time you should remain focused, quietly, in your seat.  If you have questions, you can do this.


What is raise your hand and wait quietly to be called on?

300

To earn points in this category, follow directions and classroom rules, and respect property of others and yourself.  (It's also the "M" in "HOME"!)

What is Make Good Choices?

300

By following the HOME expectations, this is the number of points you can earn each day you are in school.

What is 56?

300

These are examples of making good choices, ways you can earn your points each day in each class!

What is following directions and classroom rules and respecting property, of your own and of others?

300

This is the percentage of points you must earn in order to be invited to Fun Friday each week.

What is 85%?

300

This is the safest way to enter and exit the art classroom.

What is calmly and quietly?

400

To earn points in this category, stay on task during instruction time, and be awake with your head up at all times.  (It's also the "E" in "HOME"!)

What is Effort?

400

By following the HOME expectations, this is the number of points you can earn each week you are in school.

What is 280?

400

You can lose points by being off task, sleeping, or not participating in an activity or completing a task.  To earn points, you should do this instead!

What is be on task during instruction time and stay awake with your head up.

400
Every Other Friday you'll have a chance to spend the points you have earned here, where you can get treats like Gatorade and Takis.

What is the point store?

400

During work time you'll have some flexibility to move around the room to gather supplies and materials and access the sinks, as long as you can demonstrate these two things?

What are Respect and Responsibility?  (Boundaries, Awareness, Trustworthiness, Efficiency, etc.)

500

These are the four categories you can earn points in each day in each class at Weinberg Academy.  (HINT:  They spell out the Acronym HOME-Like Home of the Innocents!)

What are Healthy Relationships, Ownership, Make Good Choices, and Effort?

500

We know you may get pulled from some classes due to various appointments, so we use this, rather than total number of points earned, to determine things like fun Friday eligibility, point store credits, and student of the week.

What is percentage of points earned?

500

You can lose points if you are argumentative or defiant to redirection.  Help us out by doing this instead!

What is following directions and expectations and understanding that my teacher's only have my best interests at heart.  :)

500

In addiition to earning activities and treats each week by following the HOME expectations, we also share information about how you're doing at school each day with these folks, to help ensure you are getting all the support you need to be your best.

Who is the HOTI staff?

500

This is always Ms. Herning's #1 priority in her classroom!

What is SAFETY?