Classroom Procedures

1. Classroom Procedures Mrs. Moore 4/5thGrade - Room 32

2. Using RESPECT • Take turns • Listen without interrupting • Use kind uplifting words • Keep your work area to yourself • Pick up trash • Return supplies when you are finished • Help keep the classroom clean • Give people their personal space

3. How to Ask for Things • Look person in the eye • Say the person’s name • Ask for what you want and say “please” • Thank the person if they say “yes” and share • If they say “no” politely ask “why” • Say something to solve the problem

4. How to Ask Questions • Look around the room for your answer before asking. THINK and OBSERVE • Quietly ask a neighbor. • Wait until the teacher is finished explaining. LISTEN • Wait until person is finished speaking, try not to interrupt.

5. Getting the Teachers Attention • INDEX FINGER = I have a question • WHOLE HAND= I wish to leave my seat • THREE FINGERS = I need a drink • CROSSED FINDERS = I need to use the restroom • THUMB = I have a comment or idea

6. Getting QUIET • At teacher’s signal - Freeze • Silent mouths • Turn your face to speaker/teacher • Pay attention • Be ready for learning • Listen for learning • Expect that you will have to DO something

7. Morning Procedure8:00-8:00 • Enter quietly and with a scholarly attitude toward the day • Walk to your seat • If you have question or message for Mrs. Moore, write it on a note and turn it into her mailbox • Do not stand around and talk to your neighbors or friends • Empty backpack • Turn in homework • Sharpen pencil • Check out new book if needed • Follow directions on the board • Complete the board work immediately

8. Your Desk Area • Keep your supplies on your own desk • DO NOT take things off of or out of other student’s desks • Do not write on the desks • Pick trash up around you , all trash belongs in the trash can not your desk • DO NOT shove papers, make sure all work is filed in your binder • Keep the inside neat by piling books on the left side and folders or other materials on the right side. • LESS IS MORE…tons of supplies is NOT NECESSARY • Desks will be checked by the teacher

9. Using Materials • Scissors • Hold sharp part in your hand with carrying them • DO NOT run with them • Only cut paper, not anything else! • Rulers • Used for measuring or drawing lines only!! Not for spinning on your pencil • DO NOT remove the silver piece • DO NOT write your name on Mrs. Moore classroom rules • Compasses • Used for measuring only, not poking your neighbors • Glue • Put the lid on or twist closed when finished • Use sparing amounts • Dictionaries and Thesauruses • Turn the pages carefully • DO NOT write in them • If a page is torn, bring it to Mrs. Moore to be repaired RETURN ALL SUPPLIES WHEN FINISHED

10. When you are TARDY • DO NOT interrupt instruction or student learning • Read The Board For Instruction • Quietly Get OrganizedHold Pencil Sharpening Until Teacher Is Not Teaching In Front Of The Room • Get To Work Right Away • Figure Things Out Before Asking Questions (Be Observant) • Students Will Not Sit And “Do Nothing” Hoping Teacher Will Pay Them Personal Attention For Being Late

11. Assignment Format • all information is to be located at the top right hand corner of every paper • full name • complete date • subject • page number or assignment name • 8 ½ notebook paper only (spiral bound paper needs to be cleaned up) • Legible writing

12. Correcting Papers • Practice INTEGRITY • Use a pen, preferably a red one • If your answer is wrong, MARK it wrong • Do not change your answers • If you did not hear an answer, circle it and wait until then end of the corrections to ask for repeats

13. Lining Up • Push in your chair at teacher’s signal. • WALK out the door and in line • Voices silent (the quiet starts here) • Face the front • Stand still • No saving places • Keep your hands and feet to yourself • Respect your classmates personal space

14. Recess Expectations • DO NOT exclude people • PEACEFULLY work out problems • No tag anywhere • ONLY Use the upper grade restrooms • Stay at the top of the playground unless using restroom • No kicking balls against the handball court, over the top of the court, or anywhere on the blacktop • No games involving hitting someone with the ball • Eat your entire snack at the tables, throw your trash away

15. Lunch Expectations • Use your manners • chew with your mouth closed • don’t talking with food in your mouth • don’t play with your food • don’t share food with others • Remember to eat healthy • Wash your hands • No throwing food • Stay seated at your table • Keep your table clean • Pick up your trash

16. Using the Class Library • Located pocket inside either front or back cover. • Sign name and date on the card. • Place the card in the file box alphabetically by your last name • The book is due in two weeks. You may renew it once after that with the teachers approval. • Remove the card from the file box • Record the date it was returned • Place card in pocket inside front or back cover of book • Return it to the book shelf • If the cover or a page is torn, give it to the teacher for repair

17. Taking Tests • Keep your eyes on your own paper • DO NOT talk • Keep to yourself • Use signals if you need something • Stay seated when done • READ when you’re done

18. Using the RESTROOM • Remember to go before school starts, at recess and lunch • Use the pass (2 per month). When your passes are gone you’ll spend 5 minutes on the bench at recess • Wash your hands • Throw away trash, keeping the restroom neat

19. Getting the Things you Need to Work • Wait until teacher is finished teaching in front of the class. • Quietly get up, and push in your chair. • Go only to the place you need a supply from, do not stop to chat with classmates. • Retrieve supplies carefully and quickly leaving a mess • Refer to rules at the various locations • Return supplies neatly so others may use them

20. When finished EARLY • DO NOT inform the teacher by blurting out “I am DONE!” • DO NOT ask the teacher “What do I do next?” • Go back and check (make sure your writing is presentable and sentences or calculations make sense) • Read the MUST DO and MAY DO lists • Move to another activity quickly with out disturbing others around you. • Put materials away quietly (dictionaries, rules, crayons etc..)

21. During Teacher Lessons • DO NOT TALK while teacher is talking • DO NOT yell out or blurt answers • Raise your hand when instructed • Stay seated throughout the lesson • Use Signals • Have paper and pencil ready to complete your work • Focus on the lesson • Listen carefully to and follow directions • Make an honest effort to understand • Ask sensible questions at the appropriate time • DO NOT distract others

22. Study Time Behavior • Work quietly and independently • Stay in your seat unless otherwise directed by the teacher • Concentrate on your work • Use resources before asking the teacher • Raise your hand if you have questions • When finished work on your must do/may do activities

23. When Meeting in Groups • Work on the assigned task only • Bring all supplies at the beginning of your meeting • Sit close together, voices facing one another • Listen to the group leader • Take turns • DO NOT interrupt others • Help each other • Interpret directions • Understand ideas and concepts • Solve problems • Stay on task • Finish assigned work • When finished, everyone needs to do their MUST DO/MAY DO work

24. End of the Day2:05-2:15 • DO NOT pack up until the teacher’s signal. • Record homework. • Pack backpack. • Organize your desk • Clear the top off. • Pick up trash near desk. • Do your classroom job. • Line up when dismissed.