I hope you have all enjoyed your summer and are ready to get back into the school routine. I enjoyed meeting many of you during Meet the Teacher Night last Friday.
This week we will spend a lot of time learning about procedures, rules and expectations. Students will have an opportunity to show me what they know so I can better help them grow from where they are rather than starting everyone in the same place.
Behavior in the Classroom
Students have an opportunity to earn classroom money to spend on special privileges throughout the year. Every day students begin on "On Task." If they remain on task throughout the day, they will earn $1 in classroom money. If students become an example for their peers, they can move up to "Role Model" and earn $2.
If a students make a poor choice, I will give them a warning and they will need to pause and think about the choices they are making. If they remain there for the day, they will owe me $1. If they make another bad choice, they will need to refocus and I will be sending a note home for you to sign. If they remain there for the day, they will owe me $5 in addition to a consequence. The consequence will continue until the note is returned.
As you can see, students get one warning, then a consequence. If students are disrupting the class, they are taking away a learning opportunity from the rest of the class. Stealing this learning opportunity or taking time away from the class is detrimental to our goals so students will have a consequence if they can't redirect themselves.
In addition to individual rewards, the class gets marbles when everyone is on task. When they have all the marbles, they get a marble party.
The class is also divided into teams. The team with the most points at the end of the week gets to eat lunch in the classroom with me.
Students will be learning about this on the first day. Don't forget to ask them to tell you about it.
I've attached the Welcome Letter I handed out on Friday in case you have lost it or would like a digital copy.
Mrs. George
Welcome Letter
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