Voice Levels
What should your voice level be while walking in the hallway? Examples: Walking to specials, the lunchroom, the library, or inside from recess?
0 voice level
What do I do if I need to sharpen my pencil?
Place the dull pencil in the dull pencil bin. Grab a sharp pencil.
Or
Use your desk sharpener to sharpen your pencils.
Name two different times that it is appropriate to use the restroom.
During independent work time, as long as I am working.
Lunch
Recess
When it is an emergency.
When I am finished with an assignment, where do I turn it in?
What does it mean to Pack and Stack?
When Ms. Gracheck says to pack and stack I will pack my belongings and stack my chair. I should make sure all the trash around my desk is cleaned up. Then stand by my desk to get dismissed.
What should your voice level be when working with a partner?
Whisper
What is the procedure if there is a drill? Example: fire drill, lockout/down drills, shelter-in-place drills, etc.
Listen to the adult in the room. Follow their instructions. Always be at a zero voice.
How do I get the teacher’s attention? What is the consequence of interrupting the teacher?
Raise my hand.
1st time- Warning
2nd time- Loss of points
3rd time- Call home
How do I keep track of my homework? How does Ms. Gracheck know I am completing my homework each night?
I will need to write in my planner each day to I know what my homework is for that night.
Ms. Gracheck will know I've completed my homework by seeing that my parent signed my planner. She will also know I've done my homework by keeping track of my reading on my reading log daily and seeing my completed math homework weekly.
What is the consequence for not doing my homework?
Unless my parent notifies Ms. Gracheck the night before, I will have to make up my homework at recess.
What should your voice level be while working with a small group?
Whisper
What should I do when I enter the classroom in the morning? Name three things.
Unpack my snack, water, and planner.
Charge my computer
Make sure my supplies are ready for the day. For example, Blue folder with planner in my desk, have my two pencils sharp and ready in my desk, my work is in my desk folder nicely.
Fill my water and use the restroom.
Be ready to get to the carpet when the timer goes off.
Name three items that should be in your desk ready to be used at the start of each day?
- 2 sharp pencils
- Whiteboard marker/erasers
- Highlighter
- Benchmark Booklet/Math Journal
- Computer
- Book
If I don't understand an assignment, what do I need to do?
Ask three other classmates. If nobody knows the answer, I can raise my hand and ask Ms. Gracheck.
What should it look like and sound like when you enter the classroom?
I will greet Ms. Gracheck by a hug, knuckles, high five, or a "Good Morning."
There may be a task that I will need to complete as my entrance ticket to for the day.
When speaking in front of the class, what voice level should you use?
What should you look and sound like when transitioning from the carpet to our tables?
1- We stand up.
2- We move to our desk.
3- We can sit down.
All this should be done at a 0 voice level.
When an adult at Tarver says "STAR," what do they expect to see?
S- Sit up tall
T- Track the speaker
A- Ask & Answer questions
R- Respect what the speaker is saying.
Should we come to school with a charged Chromebook every day? If you need to charge it, when is a good time to charge your Chromebook?
Yes, my Chromebook should be charged every day when I come to school.
Good times to charge our Chromebook is during Benchmark, science/social studies, specials, lunch/recess, writing, or at home.
How do I ask to get a drink of water AND use the restroom?
To get water, I need to put three fingers in the shape of a W. I will wait until Ms. Gracheck tells me whether I can go.
To use the restroom, I need to use the hand signal for the restroom (R in sign language). I will wait until Ms. Gracheck tells me whether I can go.
What should your voice level be if we have an emergency, like a fire or lockdown?
0 voice level
What should you look and sound like when transitioning from our tables to the carpet?
3- We stand up.
2- We push in our chairs.
1- We can sit down on the carpet.
All this should be done at a 0 voice level.
Name five ways you should be prepared for class?
Use the restroom the day begins starts.
Come with a filled water bottle.
Have two sharp pencil.
Have your material organized.
Snack and water should be push in the cart by my desk.
My computer should be in the cart by my desk.
My homework folder and planner should be in my desk.
I have my reading log filled out each night.
When another adult comes in our room, what should you look and sound like?
We should look like we are learning. It should look like students participating in whole groups, small groups, and independent work.
It should sound like students are learning. Sometimes, we will be at a zero voice, a whisper voice, or using our speaker's voice. If an adult asks me a question, I can answer them quietly.
What is the Calm Corner? How do I use it? How long can I be in the Calm Corner?
The Calm Corner is a place where I can go when I need to calm down or take a quick break to reset my brain and body.
I choose 1-2 activities from the list to complete while in the Calm Corner.
I can be in the Calm Corner for up to FIVE minutes.