1. Classroom Procedures
Mr. Baker’s Classroom

2. Welcome! We’re going to have a wonderful year together.
Have positive expectations!
The procedures we learn today will help us create a highly efficient and orderly classroom.

3. Expectations, Rules, and Procedures
Expectations are things that I expect everyone to follow… no exceptions!
Rules are guidelines that you choose to follow that guide our actions.
Procedures are the way that we do things.

4. Expectations
Expectation #1 – Be respectful.
Expectation #2 – Be productive.

5. Rules Respect other people and their property.
Keep hands, feet, and unkind words to yourself.
Be on time to class.
Bring learning tools to every class, every day: laptop, books, binder, pencils, and assignments.
Follow directions the first time given.

6. Procedures – Why?
To do things efficiently, we have to follow some simple procedures. For example…
To open your locker, you have to turn it certain directions and stop on certain numbers for it to open.
To cook a delicious meal, you need to follow the steps in the recipe.
To place a call on your cell phone, you need to dial the numbers in the right order.
To be successful in learning, you need to follow some simple procedures!

7. Entrance Make sure you have all necessary materials for the class.
Enter the classroom silently (Level 0).
Go directly to your assigned seat without stopping.
Please be seated, back in chairs, with feet down.

8. Beginning of Class Read any directions on the board.
Copy down the agenda information and homework in your agenda.
Leave your agenda open on your desk for signature.
Take out any homework, papers, or necessary items and have them ready on your desk.
When you finish, wait quietly for further directions

9. SLANT Sit up tall in your chair. Lean forward at your desk.
Ask and answer questions.
Nod your head appropriately to show understanding.
Track the speaker wherever they are in the room.

10. Teacher Instruction Please give the teacher your full attention.
Do not talk while the teacher is talking (Level 0).
Follow along with the teacher during our class novel. You should always know where we are in the text.
Do not start assignments until the teacher gives you the signal to begin.

11. Classroom Discussion
If you plan to share a thought or idea, first ask yourself if it is a high-level thought or idea that others would benefit from.
If it is, raise your hand and wait patiently to be called on. Making noise is unnecessary. Not all hands may be called on.
Blurting/Shouting out is rude and unnecessary. It shows that you do not value others’ thoughts.
When I call on you, you will stand and address the entire class with your response, not just the teacher.

12. Classroom Discussion
When responding, your volume should be at a 2.5 (on-stage voice)
You should answer in complete sentences.
For example, if I ask “Who is the protagonist in the novel The Hunger Games?,” your response should be, “The protagonist in the novel The Hunger Games is Katniss Everdeen.”
Do not rush to be the first one with your hand up. I will give you “think time”… use it!

13. Independent Reading
Rule #1 - Read.
Rule #2 – Read.
Rule #3 - Read.

14. Independent Reading
Read the entire time. If anyone stops reading, we all stop reading.
No talking to anyone. No showing pictures or something funny to anyone.
If you finish all of your books, read them over again.
You may not get up.
You may not ask me for help. Figure it out yourself.

15. Written Assignments
Your name (first and last) and your Core number should be in the top-right corner of your paper.
Do not abbreviate your last name…write it out.
Refrain from making stray marks and/or doodles on your assignments.
Use your best handwriting.
Double-check your assignments before turning them in.

16. Partner/Table Work
If you are working with a partner or your table, you are to use a voice level of 2 or lower.
No side conversations during partner/table work…all team members should be focused on the task at hand.
You must contribute proportionately to your team. Nobody should be sitting back letting others do the work.

17. Prompts
At some point during class, I may need to get your attention. I will do so in one of the following ways:
If I raise my hand, you are to stop talking, face me, and also raise your hand until everyone in the classroom has stopped talking and I lower my hand.
If I say, “If you hear my voice, clap once; if you hear my voice, clap twice; etc.” you are to stop talking, face me, and clap along.

18. Classroom Books
ARC books are available in the colored bins, as well as on the bookcases located at the front and back of the room.
When you return an ARC book, pay attention to the color label and return it to the correct bin.
Do not fold pages to save your spot – use a bookmark!

19. Restrooms & Water
Class time is invaluable! If you are not in the classroom during instruction, you are probably not learning.
Plan ahead by bringing a refillable water bottle to keep at your desk.
If a restroom emergency comes up, check with a teacher before signing out and taking a hall pass.

20. Classroom Maintenance
Take pride in your classroom. Many other GCS students are not as lucky as you are to have such a clean school
Pick up any garbage you find that is visible and put it in the trashcan.
Do not intentionally deface school, personal, or other’s personal property.

21. End of Class Dismissal
I will inform you when to pack your materials. Once they are packed, you should sit silently (level 0) at your desk.
Clean up around your desk and hold any trash to drop in the trashcan on the way out.
You should wait for me to call your row or House to line up. When I call your row or House, walk silently and quickly to line up.
Drop any earned tickets in your House bucket on the way out the door.