Classroom Rules, Rights, and Responsibilities
We will have five classroom rules this year:
(1) Make God Happy
(2) Follow directions quickly.
(3) Raise your hand to speak.
(4) Listen when an adult is teaching or speaking.
(5) Be smart, safe, and kind.
The first week of school we will discuss what each of these rules look like in our classroom.
To keep parents/guardians in touch with their child’s behavior (and classroom news), students will take home a folder every night. Folders need to return to school every day, as each one contains the student’s behavior chart. The chart is a calendar (4 – 5 weeks) and contains a key for misbehavior of students (e.g. 1 = excessive talking, 2 = misuse of time). Students who had a good day will have a blank space. Students who had a great day will receive a sticker. An example week is shown below.
The St. Mary Handbook states that each teacher* must have a hierarchy of consequences for positive and negative behavior.** These are listed below:
Rewards for Positive Behavior
- Verbal praise
- Positive note or call home
- Prize box (based on number of stickers on behavior chart at the end of the month)
- Nomination for Student of the Month
Consequences of Negative Behavior
- Nonverbal/verbal redirection
- Individual verbal redirection
- Time away from the group in the “Cool Down Corner”
- Loss of some or all of free choice time or recess
- Conference with principal and parents and behavior improvement plan
*Severe misbehavior (as defined by the St. Mary Handbook) will be immediately referred to the principal. These include fighting, threats of physical violence, extreme disrespect, bullying, malicious damage to property, and weapons or drug possession.
**These rewards and consequences are subject to change. The St. Mary's staff is working to implement a school-wide behavior policy. Parents will be notified of this change if/when it occurs.
We will have five classroom rules this year:
(1) Make God Happy
(2) Follow directions quickly.
(3) Raise your hand to speak.
(4) Listen when an adult is teaching or speaking.
(5) Be smart, safe, and kind.
The first week of school we will discuss what each of these rules look like in our classroom.
To keep parents/guardians in touch with their child’s behavior (and classroom news), students will take home a folder every night. Folders need to return to school every day, as each one contains the student’s behavior chart. The chart is a calendar (4 – 5 weeks) and contains a key for misbehavior of students (e.g. 1 = excessive talking, 2 = misuse of time). Students who had a good day will have a blank space. Students who had a great day will receive a sticker. An example week is shown below.
The St. Mary Handbook states that each teacher* must have a hierarchy of consequences for positive and negative behavior.** These are listed below:
Rewards for Positive Behavior
- Verbal praise
- Positive note or call home
- Prize box (based on number of stickers on behavior chart at the end of the month)
- Nomination for Student of the Month
Consequences of Negative Behavior
- Nonverbal/verbal redirection
- Individual verbal redirection
- Time away from the group in the “Cool Down Corner”
- Loss of some or all of free choice time or recess
- Conference with principal and parents and behavior improvement plan
*Severe misbehavior (as defined by the St. Mary Handbook) will be immediately referred to the principal. These include fighting, threats of physical violence, extreme disrespect, bullying, malicious damage to property, and weapons or drug possession.
**These rewards and consequences are subject to change. The St. Mary's staff is working to implement a school-wide behavior policy. Parents will be notified of this change if/when it occurs.