Mrs. Smith’s Class

1. Mrs. Smith’s Class 3rd grade

2. Who is Mrs. Smith?

3. Few questions about me… • My favorite color is pink!!!! • I love to eat candy and chocolate. • I love Dr. Pepper and Coke. • I like to read and hang out with my family. • I have a husband and 2 kids, Ryan and Abby. • I went to school here in Corsicana and graduated from CHS. • I have only taught 3rd grade and love it!!!!

4. Rules • Be respectful to all people and property. • Raise your hand when appropriate. • Follow directions. • Be prepared to start class on time. • Always do your best.

5. Rewards • Clap outs • High Fives • Tickets • Stickers

6. Consequences • 1st time is a warning and you move your magnet with your number on it to the warning on the board. • 2ndand 3rd time is a mark in the book. You will have to fill out a note and get it signed by a parent. • After 4 marks you will be sent to the office. • Extreme cases can be sent to the office immediately like fighting.

7. When I get to school in the morning (Before 7:40) • Go to the gym and have a seat in our line. • Sit facing front with your legs crossed • Read a book or study your spelling words without talking

8. When I get to my classroom in the morning • Walk down the hallway silently with your hands behind your back. • Put everything in your locker that belongs there BEFORE entering the room. • Walk in the room silently. • Turn in homework • Get your breakfast and begin eating.

9. Announcements • During the morning announcements everyone will be silent and paying attention. • If you hear an announcement during the day you need to freeze and cover your mouth to insure there is no talking.

10. Pledge of Allegiance • Everyone will stand • Two flag people will hold the flag correctly • Correctly means to stand with both feet together with the flag at an angle in front of your chest holding it with both hands. • You will say the pledge clearly and in a normal voice. • Everyone will remain standing and still for the moment of silence also.

11. Breakfast • You will get your food before going to your desk. • Once you are finished pick up all of your food/trash and throw it away. • Get a wet wipe and wipe off the TOP of your desk. • Get out your journal and begin the morning work on the board.

12. How to Line up correctly • Silently stand up • Push in your chair • Walk to the door in an orderly fashion • Stand directly behind the person in front of you • Put your hands behind your back

13. How to walk down the hallway correctly • Stand in a straight line (directly behind the person in front of you) • Face front • Hands behind your back • Voices off completely • You walk on the right side of the hallway • Stop at all corners and wait on the teacher

14. How to come back into the room correctly • Wait for the teacher at the door in a perfect line • Walk in the door • Go to your seat • Sit silently until given directions

15. Restroom procedures • As a group • Line up at the door • Walk to the restroom • Girls line up by the girls restroom • Boys line up by the boys restroom • Go in four at a time • Without talking or playing take care of business • Flush • Wash hands • One push of soap and 3 pushes for paper towels • Come out and line up correctly • When one person comes out another can go in

16. Restroom procedures • By yourself • If I am teaching AND it is an emergency raise 3 fingers and wait for an answer. • If I am not teaching raise 3 fingers and wait for a nod. • Get a hall pass • Walk directly to the restroom • Without talking or playing take care of business • Flush • Wash your hands • One push of soap and 3 pushes for paper towels • Come back to class • Return the hall pass (if someone forgets do NOT announce it to the class. When it is appropriate quietly let them know.)

17. Lunch Behavior Procedures • Line up correctly • Walk to lunch room correctly • Stop at the corner and wait to see which line to go into • Stay in the order in which you arrived in the lunchroom • Get your milk, silverware, lunch, and extras • Walk to your seat • Eat lunch talking QUIETLY • If you get in trouble and your pin is pulled you will get a mark for lunch behavior.

18. Lunch Behavior Procedures • Gather your trash • Walk to the trash can and throw away your trash. • When I get there you should be in a perfect line. (both feet in a box and silent) • Wait for a signal and return to class correctly.

19. Going to electives • Line up correctly • Walk correctly in the hallway • Wait at the correct place for a welcome in the classroom.

20. Recess • Walk to the end of the sidewalk and wait for the teacher to tell you to go play. • If you owe me time, start walking around the black top. • When you see me stand up with my hand in the air you immediately come and line up behind me correctly.

21. Homework • Come in and place it in the orange box labeled Turn in Smith for any homework I gave you and Turn in Gordon for any homework Mrs. Gordon gave you. • I will have everyone stand up correctly then when I call your name sit down. • If you do not have your homework I will hand you a yellow slip. • Fill it out and turn it in to my desk.

22. If you come in late • Quickly put your belongs away. Turn your homework in and eat breakfast. • As quickly as you can join in with our activities.

23. When I get done with my work • Read a book that is in my desk. • Work on unfinished work. • Study my spelling words. • Finish any journal entries you have not finished.

24. I have a question • Raise your hand in the air. • Quietly wait for me to call on you. • DO NOT CALL MY NAME!!!!

25. Pencils • Everyone will be given 2 sharpened pencils at the beginning of the day. • If BOTH pencils BREAK then get up and go to the cup and change it out. • Grab the first pencil and get back to your seat.

26. Attention getters • If I raise my hand then you are to look at me and raise your hand and stop talking. • If I ask for all eyes on me that means that you are to stop whatever you are doing and pay full attention to me. • If I ask you to clap one time you are to follow. (be listening because I change it up a lot)

27. Attention getters • Teacher says: Ba da bababa… • Students say: I’m loving it! (All eyes on me and no talking.) • Teacher says: Goodness Gracious… • Students say: Great Ball of Fire!!!(All eyes on me and no talking.) • Teacher says: Hands on Top • Students say: That means stop!(Hands in the air, all eyes on me and no talking.) • Teacher says: Macaroni and Cheese • Students say: Everybody freeze! (Everyone freezes looking at me.)

28. Changing classes • Line up correctly. • Walk out into the hallway silently. • Wait at the window before Mrs. Gordon’s door until she welcomes you into her room. • You should be facing front and behind your back voices off.

29. visitors • If someone comes in they do not need an introduction. • Keep working and paying attention. • If I have to step out or speak to a visitor you need to sit silently and wait.

30. Phone • If the phone rings the phone person will get up and answer the phone. There is no need to announce the phone ringing or who the phone person is. • When you answer you say…. • Mrs. Smith’s Room how may I help you? • If they need me say… • Mrs. Smith you have a phone call. • Always finish with… • Hold on just one moment please. Thank you.

31. assemblies • Line up correctly • Walk down the hallway correctly • Walk into the gym and find our name • Sit in a line one behind the other with your legs crossed • Pay attention and be a good listener.

32. End of the day • Get your backpacks from your lockers • Wait for the folders to be handed out • Once you have your folder put everything in your backpacks and sit of the floor. • Chair people push in ALL the chairs • Clean up crew will pick up all trash. • Pencil people will pick up ALL pencils and put them in the cup • We will read a story every afternoon

33. End of the day • Line up at the door. • If you go to the gym or are a walker you will line up with me at the red pole. • If your parents pick your up on the side of the building you will line up in front of the door by the wall. • We will walk to the correct location quietly and correctly!!!!

34. Classroom library • No more than 3 people at a time. • You may have 2 of my books at a time. • You must straighten up the selves when you leave. • Only 3 minutes at time. • You may only visit the library once a day.

35. When I am out of the room • Sit quietly. • Continue working • Do NOT come out of the room, unless someone is sick, bleeding, or on the phone.

36. Fire drill • Line up at the door silently • Walk out of the room to the door and continue walking until the edge of the parking lot. • DO NOT run. • NO TALKING. • NO touching the teachers’ cars.