Classroom Management RoutinesEXPECTATIONS DURING INSTRUCTION

EXPECTATIONS DURING NON-INSTRUCTIONAL ROUTINES

Students are expected to fulfill all classroom expectations. Students should strive to fulfill all classroom expectations by monitoring their own behaviors. Listed below arelassroom expectations

During Instruction:

- Students are to sit up in their desks. No slouching, gazing, daydreaming or leaning.

- Follow along if a teacher is reading or read alone.

- Focus.

- Raise your hands.

- Check your work.

If students complete assignments early:

- Read an A.R. book and take a test.

There is a system in place for non-instructional routines. One thing must be done at a time to create less “organized chaos” within the classroom.

Pencil Sharpening- Students are allowed to sharpen pencils at the beginning of the class period. They are called by row, and in most instances student’s line up, according to their row, and they quickly sharpen pencils. In other instances, the first person in the row sharpens each person’s pencil.

Bathroom Use: Students are allowed to use the bathroom during homeroom. They are only allowed to go to the restroom during instructional time if it is an emergency. Students are occasionally allowed to go to the restroom during transition times.

Entering/Exiting Class: Students should enter the classroom quietly with only one pencil. Once they enter the classroom, they should put their heads down on their desk to wait for further instructions. Students exit the classroom by being called by rows. The rows are labeled according to the week, and they are called by the day that it is (if today is Monday, Monday’s row will go first anytime they are called to line up).

Hallway Conduct: While students are in the hallway they are to remain quiet and stay in a line according to their row (If today is Monday, students who sit in Monday’s row should line up first). During transitions, they are to grab their book bags, and move them to the wall parallel to their classroom. Book bags are lined up neatly with straps tucked under, and they wait either with their shoulders on the wall facing forward or they are to “step-out” which means stand in the 3rd block away from the wall and wait to be called into the classroom.

Retrieving items from book bags: If a student needs to retrieve something from their book bag after the start of the period, they must first ask, and once they receive permission they must go and come back quickly. If all students, for example, need to gather their homework after they class has begun, they are called by their row, and must go quickly so that other students can retrieve their homework as well.