Policies and Procedures

WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN THE MORNING
1. Turn in your homework (if you have any)
2. Hang your backpack and coat up
3. Put your lunch card in the hot or cold basket
4. Sharpen your pencils (2 at the most)
5. Begin your morning work

DISMISSAL
1. When you hear the music, begin gathering your homework (if needed) to put in your backpack, check the board to make sure you have everything completed
2. Clean up your area
3. Clean your desk top
4. Put your chair on your desk
5. Check your mailbag for notes and graded work
6. Put your backpack and coat on your desk
7. Help others

HOMEWORK
I assign 100 minutes of reading homework per week. I will also send a small book written on grade level home each week. I request that you read that book to an adult. This practices fluency. This book can count towards your 100 minutes. I will send home 2 forms to be filled out and signed by an adult, and the small book in a large ziplock bag every Monday. The bag and contents need to be returned the following Monday. I will keep track of homework turned in with a sticker chart. For every 5 stickers, you will earn a prize. The reading homework will count as 25 points the 1st semester, and 50 points the 2nd semester. This will greatly affect your reading grade, so please keep up with it.

As far as other homework is concerned, I generally will not assign too much homework. I will assign a long term, fun project every now and then. Other than that and the reading, the only homework you will have is the daily work you did not complete in class.

TURN IN
Turn-in Trays are located on the TV cabinet. Turn in your work in the tray marked with the subject you completed. Highlight your name right before turning it in. Reading Homework Bags should be turned in, in the basket on the TV cabinet. Any late or absent work should be turned in directly to me.

ABSENT WORK
You will receive 1 night for every day you are absent to make up absent work.

LATE WORK POLICY
You will receive 6 freebie tickets each 9 weeks. If you are late with an assignment, you may give me one of your tickets to buy you an extra day to turn it in. When you run out of freebie tickets, I will no longer accept late work. You will receive a zero. I understand sometimes unforeseen circumstances occur at home. In that case, if your parent writes you an excuse stating why you didn’t have time to complete your homework, I will not require a freebie ticket. You will need to turn in that assignment the next day. If you have a consistent problem with late work, I will contact your parent.

LINING UP/HALLWAY BEHAVIOR
I expect you to walk nicely to get in line. Walk quietly and nicely on the right side of the hall. When going to lunch, remember single file, second tile.



LUNCH ROOM BEHAVIOR
Do not talk while in line. Once everyone is seated, you may talk using inside voices. If you get in trouble in the lunchroom, you will have to walk the track twice before playing.

BATHROOM
You will receive 2 bathroom passes to use each day. You may go to the bathroom when you need to without asking me as long as I am not teaching or you are not taking a test. I have a plastic box on my file cabinet by my desk. When you need to go to the bathroom, simply take your bathroom pass and put it on top of the box. When you return, put the pass inside the box. It will be used up then. One boy and one girl are allowed out at the same time, so if you see another girl’s pass on top of the box and you are a girl, you will need to wait until she gets back. You may also go to the bathroom during lunch without a pass. I understand emergencies, but if you consistently need to go more often than that, I will need a letter from your parent.

DIRT/READ BEADS/READING COUNTS
DIRT(Daily Independent Reading Time) will be set aside every day. It is very important!! You are to stay on task and READ during this time. You need to have a book already picked out when it is DIRT. On Fridays you can read “everybody books”. Read Beads are beads you earn for pages read. When you have read a book, sign up in the small notebook on my file cabinet to report your book to me. If you pass the report, I will keep track of the book you read and how many pages it was. For every 100 pages you read you get a bead on your cord. Every 500 pages earns you a certificate and a prize from the treasure chest! Our reading goal this year is 2,008 pages! Good luck! I know you can do it! Reading Counts - I request that you earn 100 points this year. We will have a pizza party at the end of the year for those that do!



WHEN YOU ARE DONE
Sit quietly and wait patiently for the next subject. You may read a book, or finish other work you have not completed. You shouldn’t have much time between subjects.

UNFINISHED WORK FOLDERS
Your yellow folders will be your Unfinished Work Folders. They are strictly for uncompleted work. If you do not get something done, and we need to move on, put the unfinished work in this folder. If you have any free time, you can get it out and work on it. If at the end of the day, you still have unfinished work in the folder, take the folder home. Finish your work and bring the yellow folder with your completed work in it back to school the next day. Always keep the folder on or in your desk, except to take it home. Please do not use it to store other things.

MORNING WORK FOLDERS
Your red folders will be your Morning Work Folders. Each morning you will have a short math and English assignment to do. It is very important that you keep track of this work because we will work on it and go over it every day. Make sure that you keep your morning work in your red folder.

SUPPLIES
All of your supplies will be kept in a plastic shoebox with your number on it. Write your name on all supplies. When we need them for art or another project/activity, you can go get your box. Please take good care of your supplies. Keep them neatly in their original boxes and put lids on tightly.




CLASSROOM RULES/DISCIPLINE
We will follow the 8 Expectations for our classroom rules. (See the post, The 8 Expectations) You have a small magnet on your desk to refer to when needed. Remember, we are a family this year and we need to value one another and be kind and helpful. As far as consequences goes, Free Choice Time and Fun Friday will be taken away if needed to remind you how to act.

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
I expect you to use the 8 Expectations. As a class, we will work towards 25 Good and Productive Days. When this happens, the class will earn a privilege such as Show and Tell, or a special Themed Day, etc.

AWAY FROM CLASS BEHAVIOR
When you are in music, P.E., computer, the playground, an assembly, the library, etc., you need to follow the 8 Expectations as well as the established rules in those places.