Mrs. Davis’ Rules and Expectations

How to keep me happy  Be here, be ready!  Be respectful!  Be positive!  Be your best!

Be here, be ready! Please be on time Please be prepared with all of your materials

Be respectful! People may forget what you say, but they will NEVER forget the WAY YOU MADE THEM FEEL. Treat others the way you want to be treated! Take care of this campus– its your home away from home!

Be positive! Try to look on the bright side– it will make the learning experience much more fun

Be your best! Don’t wait until you need your reputation to start thinking about building a good one! You will never get the RIGHT results by doing the WRONG thing!

Class Rules! No borrowing materials from anyone! No talking while the teacher is talking. Do not pack up before the teacher tells you to do so. No horseplay or roughhousing. No food, gum, candy or drinks allowed. Always have a #2 pencil with you on testing days.

Consequences for Breaking Rules Infraction Notice/Verbal Warning Infraction Notice/Call Home Infraction Notice/Sent for teacher time out and call home Referral & Call Home

Class Procedures: Entering the Classroom 1.Line up at the classroom door. 2.Assume Position 2 - hands by your side - no talking - facing the front of the line - no leaning against the wall 3.Teacher will greet and each student will enter quietly. 4.Book bag and jacket should be hung up in the back of the room. 5.Place attendance tag in appropriate spot. 6.Return to assigned seat and begin morning work quietly.

Classroom Procedures: During Class If you need something, raise your hand. Do not talk at all unless the teacher has told you its okay to do so.

Dismissing Make sure your area is clean and tidy. All textbooks should be put away. Teacher will advise by pod #s to get backpack and jackets. Supplies will be placed in backpack. At 2:10pm, car riders and walkers are dismissed. Once remaining students are silent, the teacher will advise the bus riders to line up. At the ringing of the bell, we will walk together in a single file line to the bus loading zone. Wait for Mrs. Davis to dismiss class. –I dismiss you, NOT THE BELL!

Walking in Line Students will be advised Position 1. –Stand up at desk and face it. –Hands by their side. –Quiet. Once the entire class is in Position 1, the door holder and line leader will be called. –Each week, a line leader and door holder is selected.

Walking in Line (cont) Students will be called by name/alphabet to Position 2 forming a line. –Face the door with hands by their side –No talking Once all students are in Position 2 correctly, we will leave heading to our destination. Students will remain while in line –Single file, silent, and not touching

Class Procedures: Hallways and Walkways Silent Single-file line Walk to the right side Stay together as a group

Restroom Passes Do not ask to go to the bathroom prior to 9am or between 11:15 – 12:15. No one is allowed to go to the restroom during testing. Only one student is allowed out of the room at a time. Each student will be given bathroom passes in a pocket chart. The student will remove a bathroom pass from the pocket chart and place it with the hard bathroom pass on their desk. When the student returns, the pass from the pocket chart is placed on the teacher’s desk in the pass bucket and the hard bathroom pass is placed on the board.

Early Finisher Students will check to see if they have any uncompleted assignments. If they do, this will be worked on during this time. Students will retrieve a writing assignment from the basket. Once you have completed the writing assignment, you will retrieve a math assignment. All work for early finishers should be done from the start off/finish off chart. This should only be done when their assigned classwork is complete and they are waiting for others to finish.

Home Learning/Practice Students will have a Home Learning Folder with an “out” and “in” pocket. The “out” pocket indicates to be done and the “in” pocket reflects it is completed. Students should take the folder home and return it to school each day.

Working in Groups Teacher will assign group members Each student is responsible for their own work. If you have question, ask your fellow group members for help. If your group member asks for help, try your best to help the person. Ask the teacher for help only if the entire group is stumped and everyone can agree on the same question. Music will be played during the group activity. Noise should be kept softer than the music. Transition will be announced.

Testing Keep your eyes on your own paper. Remain quiet and seated during test time. Once the test is turned in, you may not have the test back. No bathroom break is allowed. Make sure your pencil is sharp before starting the test. Begin working on the next assignment upon completion of the test without any sound.

If You Are Absent When you miss a day of school, you have missed valuable instruction time that cannot be repeated. Work that is missed will be placed in an absent folder on your desk. Upon return, the student should take all work out and place in the home learning folder “out” side. The absent folder should be returned to the teacher. All missed assignments should be completed within three days. If a test is missed, the student will take the test upon their return.

Missing Assignments A notice will be provided on a weekly basis of assignments that are missing. They will be printed on color paper. Students will be required to indicate the reason the assignment is missing. The student will sign the card. A parent/guardian will sign the card.

Pencils Students will raise the broken or dull pencil above their head. If the time is appropriate, a shake or nod of the head will indicate they may exchange the pencil. If they cannot, they must wait until the teacher approves. The student will walk quietly to the pencil station and exchange the pencil. A pencil monitor will be named on a weekly basis. This person will sharpen the pencils at the appropriate time. Students will place all pencils in the dull can at the end of the day for sharpening and a pencil will be returned.

Transitions Transitions will be announced at least two minutes before they occur. A transition cue will be sounded. Cease your activity, return to your desk, and retrieve your textbook for the next activity. Textbook and pencil for the next agenda item should be on the student’s desk. All should be quiet and awaiting the next instruction.

Academic Integrity (Honesty in Learning Policy): Students are expected to maintain academic integrity. There should never be any plagiarism, cheating, or any other type of academic dishonesty. All potential cases of academic dishonesty will be settled by notifying administrators, notifying the parents of all students involved, and the student(s) will be given a zero for the assignment. There are NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Classroom Courtesy Above all, I expect the behavior in the classroom to be exceptional. There should never be any interfering with my initiative to teach. When you respect yourself and are committed to the learning experience, our classroom will function efficiently and pleasantly

Class Website Yes! We have a class website!

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