Classroom Rules and Expectations
Life is full of choices, no matter what age you are. I truly believe that part of my job as a teacher is to help students learn how to make the best choices for themselves. Therefore, as a class we will discuss examples of great choices in depth.
In our class, we have a behavior chart. All students have a bird with their student number on it. All students will start the day on green which represents (Satisfactory or Good). Students have the opportunity to move up to blue (Outstanding) for showing extraordinary behavior for example: helping a friend or consistently walking quietly in the hallway. Students can also move down for things such as not following directions, yelling out, being unkind to a friend, etc. If students move down but then are caught doing something awesome, they may be asked to move back up.
In our class, we have a behavior chart. All students have a bird with their student number on it. All students will start the day on green which represents (Satisfactory or Good). Students have the opportunity to move up to blue (Outstanding) for showing extraordinary behavior for example: helping a friend or consistently walking quietly in the hallway. Students can also move down for things such as not following directions, yelling out, being unkind to a friend, etc. If students move down but then are caught doing something awesome, they may be asked to move back up.
Behavior Chart Levels
Outstanding- I made outstanding choices!
(student has a super-duper note sent home)
Satisfactory- I made great choices all day long
(student enjoys all of his/her recess)
Satisfactory minus- I tried to make good choices and only had one warning.
(student still enjoys all his/her recess. Next week's pay is deducted by $5)
Needs Improvement- I tried to make good choices but I had two warnings.
(student walks for five minutes of recess. Next week's classroom payment is deducted by $5)
Unsatisfactory- I tried to make good choices but I had three warnings.
(student walks for 10 minutes of recess. Next week's classroom payment is deducted by $5)
(student has a super-duper note sent home)
Satisfactory- I made great choices all day long
(student enjoys all of his/her recess)
Satisfactory minus- I tried to make good choices and only had one warning.
(student still enjoys all his/her recess. Next week's pay is deducted by $5)
Needs Improvement- I tried to make good choices but I had two warnings.
(student walks for five minutes of recess. Next week's classroom payment is deducted by $5)
Unsatisfactory- I tried to make good choices but I had three warnings.
(student walks for 10 minutes of recess. Next week's classroom payment is deducted by $5)
Rewards for Constantly Making Great Choices
High Flyers
High Flyers are recognized each week for being "model students". Students must do the following to be named "High Flyer": remain on Satisfactory or Outstanding for the entire school week, are not absent or tardy during the week, do all homework including required reading, and gets planner signed by a parent each day. When students earn high flyer, they will get a reward or fun activity everyday for the next week.
Classroom Money/ Market System
Students are paid each week for the jobs that they held in the classroom. If a student is unemployed for any reason he or she will not be paid for his/her services. Students are paid $10 if they had no behavior issues the week before. Students are paid $5 if they had any behavior issues the week before. Students must pay $2 in rent for their desk. Excess money can be used to buy items from the treasure box(when the treasure box is open).