This school year is going to be filled with many exciting and rewarding experiences for your child. Because I firmly believe that life-long success depends on self-discipline, I have developed a Classroom Discipline Plan that affords every student the opportunity to manage his or her own behavior growth.
Each student is given the opportunity to earn tokens for positive behavior. Tokens are coded with the students' number. Tokens will be awarded to students that exhibit behaviors connected to our rules/responsibilities or any other praise-worthy actions. Tokens may not be awarded each and every time, (teachers' discretion) but whenever I observe a student exhibiting a positive behavior that I would like to encourage, I will reward them by placing one of their numbered tokens into the special bag. If a student asks for a token, s/he will not be given one. They will have the opportunity to earn tokens every school day, all day long! Every Friday I will draw 2 tokens from the bag and those students will choose a prize from my prize box. So the more tokens a student earns throughout the week, the greater his or her chances are to win a prize.
I also have a “group” incentive called “Marbelous Manners.” Every time I feel the class as a whole exhibits exceptional behavior or if they are complimented by another teacher, someone in the hallway or lunchroom, my student of the day will add a marble to our “Marbelous Manners” jar. Once the jar is full, we will have a special reward such as pizza, classroom movie, ice cream, extra recess, etc.
I have based my rules on the fact that everyone has the right to be respected, treated with kindness, feel safe at school and actively learn in a positive safe environment where mutual respect exists.
CLASSROOM RULES
1. Be respectful to everyone! Keep your hands, feet, objects, and unnecessary comments to yourself!
2. Be a good listener by having your eyes on the speaker and raising your hand to speak.
3. Follow directions the first time given.
4. Always put forth your BEST EFFORT and never say I CAN'T!
CONSEQUENCES FOR BROKEN RULES
1. Verbal Warning – please stop what you are doing and make a better choice.
2. Move green card to yellow – lose any awarded tokens & 5 minutes of recess.
3. Move yellow card to red – Lose entire recess and complete a “Behavior Reflection” form for parent signature.
4. Move red card to black – Call home and principal involvement.
REWARDS
1. Verbal praise.
2. Weekly drawing from special "token" bag for prize of choice.
3. Feeling good about yourself and proud of your actions.
