Classroom
Policies
2017-2018
Mrs.
Rawl’s 3rd Grade Class
Rules and Consequences
The
rules in our classrooms will be as follows:
1.
Use
a quiet voice.
2.
Raise
your hand before speaking.
3.
Do
as you are asked.
4. Be kind and
considerate.
5.
Respect
others.
6. Follow classroom
procedures. (Students will be given two weeks to learn and practice how to
follow these rules.)
The negative consequences for failure to
follow any of the above rules will be:
Verbal warnings are given on a regular basis.
1.
One
stick in pocket – Warning
2.
Two
sticks in pocket – Parent Contact
3.
Three
sticks in pocket – Time out in a different classroom & Silent Lunch
4. Four sticks in pocket
– Office referral
5.
Each stick is
numbered 1 through 5 and has a specific behavior that is defines.
a.
Stick #1 = Not following
directions given by teacher.
b.
Stick #2 = Talking
without permission or causing unnecessary disruptions.
c.
Stick #3 = Out of
seat with out permission.
d.
Stick #4 = No
Homework.
e.
Stick #5 = Disrespectful
behavior towards teacher or classmates.
Each day, students will
collect sticks when misbehavior occurs. At the end of each day, I will record
the sticks that each student has earned. Each pocket is cleared out at the end
of each day. At the end of each day, I will record the number of sticks and the
behavior that occurred in your child’s planner. (See the “Planners” sections
for more information about your child’s planner.)
The positive consequences for following the
rules will be:
1.
Positive
praise
2.
Notes
home
3.
Sweet
treats and snacks
4. Class Reward Coupons
are given out on Friday afternoons for students who receive two sticks or less
for the week. Class Coupons can also be received on any day of the week to
reward positive behavior and achievements.
Hitting/Fighting
We consider fighting to be a
situation in which two students are engaged in an altercation in which they
must be pulled apart. This constitutes
an automatic referral to the office for both students involved. Administration will then handle how the issue
is dealt with. Hitting is unacceptable,
but in my class, students must follow certain steps in order to ensure they do
not end up in trouble.
1.
If
you ever hit/push someone and it is an accident, you must automatically
apologize. It does not matter if you
“meant to.”
2.
If
someone ever hits or pushes you on purpose, you should immediately tell the
adult in charge of you.
3.
If
you ever hit or push someone who hits or pushes you, both students will be
punished. (See step 2 above)
4.
If
you hit or push someone, your parent will be contacted.
5.
If
the incident is not witnessed by an adult, I will rely on more than one student
witness who gives the same account of the situation.
Homework
Students
will have homework every night, Monday through Thursday (excluding major
holidays). If a student did not complete their homework for the night, the
student will receive a #4 stick in their pocket the next day. Students who do
not have an assignment when it is due will also have silent lunch the next
school day. NO LATE HOMEWORK will be
accepted (unless in case of absence – see “Making-up Missed Work” for details).
There will be times when I send important forms
or documents home for parents to sign as well as a time and date to return the
form. If a student returns to school without his or her form signed, a #4 stick
and silent lunch will be given to the student. Bringing the planner to and from
school each day is an important part of our homework, as well. There are
consequences if a child leaves his/her planner at home or forgets to bring it
home at the end of the school day. Your child is responsible for recording
homework assignments in their planners each morning, during our morning
routine. Students are recommended to bring home their math notebooks for
reviewing content/notes learned in class for help on HW. If your child brings
their math notebook home, please make sure it is returned to school the next
day. (Please see “Planners” sections below for more information on this topic.)
Making-up Missed Work
Work
that should have been turned in on a day a student is absent is expected to be
turned in the day the student returns.
Work that was assigned during the absence is due in twice the number of
days as the student has been absent. For
instance, if a child is absent on a Monday and returns on Tuesday, the work
assigned on Monday will be due Thursday (two days after returning). If a child is absent Monday and Tuesday and
returns on Wednesday, the work assigned Monday and Tuesday will be due the next
Tuesday (four days after returning). If
you know that your child will be leaving school at a different time during the
school day, please send a note with your child or email me so I can prepare any
make-up work they may miss.
Planners
Students
are given a planner at the beginning of the year. This planner should be brought home each night
and back to school each day. If a planner is lost, the cost is $3.00 for a new
one.
These
planners are a major part of parent-teacher communication. Please check the planner NIGHTLY for homework
and notes from the teacher. Parents MUST sign the planner each night so I will
know they have read any comments/concerns that I may have made for the school
day. Since parent communication is so important, if the parent does not sign
the planner that night, the student will have silent lunch the next day. If a student leaves the planner at home
that day, they will have silent lunch as well. Due to the number of children in
our class and the preservation of instructional time, the teacher’s notes are
usually short. If there is a problem, I
will let you know in the planner, so please check daily! For certain occasions,
I may staple important teacher notes/reminders in planners. Your child is
responsible for recording homework assignments in their planners, during our
morning routine (7:25-8:00). Each morning, before instruction begins, I check
and sign each student’s planner to make sure they recorded the correct homework
information. REMEMBER: As a part of
your child’s homework each night, a parent MUST sign the bottom of the planner.
Returning Materials
Each
Monday, a Communication Folder is sent home.
Inside will be a packet of graded work and notes from school. There may be times when I ask for a parent
signature on certain graded assignments. When I ask for parent signatures on
certain graded assignments it is usually because the student earned a grade of
75 or below. When Progress Reports and
Report Cards are sent home, these are also sent in the Communication
Folder. Students have two days to return
graded papers, Report Cards, and Progress Reports inside of the Communication
Folders.
Bathroom Policy
Each
child has the opportunity to use the bathroom four times each day. Students
have a chance to use the bathroom during arrival in the morning, during snack
time, after lunch, as well as after Encore classes, in the afternoon. Other than that, bathroom trips will only be
taken when needed. If your child has a
medical problem which requires them to use the bathroom more often than usual,
please send in a doctor’s note. If your child has an illness that will
require extra bathroom trips for a limited time (i.e. stomach bug, bladder
infection), a parent/guardian note will be fine. It is for the safety of your child that I
have this policy as I aim to keep your child under supervision at all times!
Snack and Water
Students
will not be allowed to visit the water fountain at any time other than bathroom
breaks. They may keep a bottle of plain
water at their desks. Do not send in
flavoring packets for this water for it draws ants to our classroom. I encourage you to bring a reusable bottle
that can stay at school during the week and go home to be washed each weekend. An individual sized snack may be sent in each
day to have during morning snack time, but no drinks other than plain water
will be allowed during this time. Other
drinks can be taken to lunch but must be kept in lunch boxes. Gum is also not
permitted in class.
Accelerated Reader
Students
are expected to reach their AR goal each nine weeks. Each week, a percentage goal will be set to
allow students a reward opportunity for working towards their AR goal on a
regular basis. Please see my classroom website for further explanation on the
Accelerated Reader program at our school-therawlgators.blogspot.com.
Click on the Accelerated Reader tab on the right side of the webpage.
Accelerated Reader will also be explained in a handout that will be sent home
with your child at the beginning of the year. AR will also be further explained
on Curriculum Night at our school in September. AR tests cannot be taken at
home, only at school, between the hours of 7:25 and 2:30. You will also get a
letter at the beginning of the year explaining how to get online access to your
child’s AR progress at home.
WGI Media Center Book Checkout
Each day your child is allowed
to visit our school’s media center. The media center allows students to go to
the library once each day. Your child should check out three books (two non-fiction and one fiction) on their reading level. Students will sign up on our
classroom “library list” each day if they need to visit the library. Students
visit the library based on the order of this list. Students can begin signing
up for the library after finishing their morning work each morning or when they
have finished independent class work during the day. A new “library list” is
started each day. Student will also have an opportunity to return and check out
books on the day that we have Media/Technology as an ENCORE class.
Prohibited Items
- Please note that students may NOT bring in
any toys, electronics, or electronic related items to school (this includes
cell phones). These items will be taken and returned when a parent comes in to
collect them OR on the last day of school.
- Students should bring in money only when
necessary. If you are sending in money,
I encourage you to put it in an envelope. It should stay in the child’s pocket
or book bag until it can be given to the appropriate person.
Dress Code
Please
see the Student Handbook regarding the Wintergreen Intermediate dress code. If
students are violating any of the dress code restrictions, the students’
parents will be called and asked to bring a change of clothes for their child.
Please double-check your child’s attire each day prior to coming to school.
Transportation
Changes to your child’s
transportation that occur during the school day must be made before 1:30 p.m. You must call
or email the office to notify
of the transportation change. The office will then notify the teacher. Students
may not ride a different bus home. Students may only ride the bus that goes to
their legal residence.
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