Classroom Procedures

Mrs. Moore4/5th Grade - Room 32

Using RESPECT• Take turns• Listen without interrupting• Use kind uplifting words• Keep your work area to yourself• Pick up trash• Return supplies when you are

finished• Help keep the classroom clean• Give people their personal space

How to Ask for Things

• Look person in the eye• Say the person’s name• Ask for what you want and say

“please”• Thank the person if they say “yes”

and share• If they say “no” politely ask “why”• Say something to solve the

problem

How to Ask Questions

• Look around the room for your answer before asking. THINK and OBSERVE

• Quietly ask a neighbor.• Wait until the teacher is finished

explaining. LISTEN• Wait until person is finished

speaking, try not to interrupt.

Getting the Teachers Attention

• INDEX FINGER = I have a question• WHOLE HAND= I wish to leave my

seat• THREE FINGERS = I need a drink• CROSSED FINDERS = I need to use

the restroom• THUMB = I have a comment or

idea

Getting QUIET• At teacher’s signal - Freeze• Silent mouths• Turn your face to speaker/teacher• Pay attention• Be ready for learning• Listen for learning• Expect that you will have to DO

something

Morning Procedure8:00-8:00

• Enter quietly and with a scholarly attitude toward the day

• Walk to your seat• If you have question or message for

Mrs. Moore, write it on a note and turn it into her mailbox

• Do not stand around and talk to your neighbors or friends

• Empty backpack• Turn in homework• Sharpen pencil• Check out new book if needed• Follow directions on the board• Complete the board work immediately

Your Desk Area

• Keep your supplies on your own desk• DO NOT take things off of or out of

other student’s desks• Do not write on the desks• Pick trash up around you , all trash

belongs in the trash can not your desk

• DO NOT shove papers, make sure all work is filed in your binder

• Keep the inside neat by piling books on the left side and folders or other materials on the right side.

• LESS IS MORE…tons of supplies is NOT NECESSARY

• Desks will be checked by the teacher

Using Materials• Scissors

– Hold sharp part in your hand with carrying them– DO NOT run with them– Only cut paper, not anything else!

• Rulers– Used for measuring or drawing lines only!! Not for

spinning on your pencil– DO NOT remove the silver piece– DO NOT write your name on Mrs. Moore classroom rules

• Compasses– Used for measuring only, not poking your neighbors

• Glue– Put the lid on or twist closed when finished– Use sparing amounts

• Dictionaries and Thesauruses– Turn the pages carefully– DO NOT write in them– If a page is torn, bring it to Mrs. Moore to be repaired

RETURN ALL SUPPLIES WHEN FINISHED

When you are TARDY

• DO NOT interrupt instruction or student learning

• Read The Board For Instruction• Quietly Get Organized

Hold Pencil Sharpening Until Teacher Is Not Teaching In Front Of The Room

• Get To Work Right Away• Figure Things Out Before Asking

Questions (Be Observant)• Students Will Not Sit And “Do

Nothing” Hoping Teacher Will Pay Them Personal Attention For Being Late

Assignment Format

• all information is to be located at the top right hand corner of every paper– full name– complete date– subject– page number or assignment name

• 8 ½ notebook paper only (spiral bound paper needs to be cleaned up)

• Legible writing

Correcting Papers

• Practice INTEGRITY• Use a pen, preferably a red one• If your answer is wrong, MARK it

wrong• Do not change your answers• If you did not hear an answer,

circle it and wait until then end of the corrections to ask for repeats

Lining Up• Push in your chair at teacher’s

signal.• WALK out the door and in line• Voices silent (the quiet starts

here)• Face the front• Stand still• No saving places• Keep your hands and feet to

yourself• Respect your classmates personal

space

Recess Expectations

• DO NOT exclude people• PEACEFULLY work out problems • No tag anywhere• ONLY Use the upper grade

restrooms• Stay at the top of the playground

unless using restroom• No kicking balls against the

handball court, over the top of the court, or anywhere on the blacktop

• No games involving hitting someone with the ball

• Eat your entire snack at the tables, throw your trash away

Lunch Expectations• Use your manners – chew with your mouth closed– don’t talking with food in your

mouth– don’t play with your food– don’t share food with others

• Remember to eat healthy• Wash your hands• No throwing food• Stay seated at your table• Keep your table clean• Pick up your trash

Using the Class Library• Located pocket inside either front or

back cover.• Sign name and date on the card.• Place the card in the file box

alphabetically by your last name• The book is due in two weeks. You

may renew it once after that with the teachers approval.

• Remove the card from the file box• Record the date it was returned• Place card in pocket inside front or

back cover of book • Return it to the book shelf• If the cover or a page is torn, give it

to the teacher for repair

Taking Tests• Keep your eyes on your own

paper• DO NOT talk • Keep to yourself• Use signals if you need something• Stay seated when done• READ when you’re done

Using the RESTROOM• Remember to go before school

starts, at recess and lunch• Use the pass (2 per month).

When your passes are gone you’ll spend 5 minutes on the bench at recess

• Wash your hands• Throw away trash, keeping the

restroom neat

Getting the Things you Need to Work

• Wait until teacher is finished teaching in front of the class.

• Quietly get up, and push in your chair.

• Go only to the place you need a supply from, do not stop to chat with classmates.

• Retrieve supplies carefully and quickly leaving a mess

• Refer to rules at the various locations

• Return supplies neatly so others may use them

When finished EARLY

• DO NOT inform the teacher by blurting out “I am DONE!”

• DO NOT ask the teacher “What do I do next?”

• Go back and check (make sure your writing is presentable and sentences or calculations make sense)

• Read the MUST DO and MAY DO lists • Move to another activity quickly with

out disturbing others around you.• Put materials away quietly

(dictionaries, rules, crayons etc..)

During Teacher Lessons• DO NOT TALK while teacher is talking• DO NOT yell out or blurt answers• Raise your hand when instructed• Stay seated throughout the lesson• Use Signals• Have paper and pencil ready to

complete your work• Focus on the lesson• Listen carefully to and follow

directions• Make an honest effort to understand• Ask sensible questions at the

appropriate time• DO NOT distract others

Study Time Behavior• Work quietly and independently• Stay in your seat unless otherwise

directed by the teacher• Concentrate on your work• Use resources before asking the

teacher• Raise your hand if you have

questions• When finished work on your must

do/may do activities

When Meeting in Groups• Work on the assigned task only• Bring all supplies at the beginning of

your meeting• Sit close together, voices facing one

another• Listen to the group leader• Take turns• DO NOT interrupt others• Help each other – Interpret directions– Understand ideas and concepts– Solve problems

• Stay on task• Finish assigned work• When finished, everyone needs to do

their MUST DO/MAY DO work

End of the Day2:05-2:15

• DO NOT pack up until the teacher’s signal.

• Record homework.• Pack backpack.• Organize your desk• Clear the top off.• Pick up trash near desk.• Do your classroom job.• Line up when dismissed.