Classroom Procedures Mr Bakers Classroom Welcome Were going
Classroom Procedures Mr. Baker’s Classroom
Welcome! • We’re going to have a wonderful year together. • Have positive expectations! • The procedures we learn today will help us create a highly efficient and orderly classroom.
Expectations, Rules, and Procedures • Expectations are things that I expect everyone to follow… no exceptions! • Rules are guidelines that you choose to follow that guide our actions. • Procedures are the way that we do things.
Expectations • Expectation #1 – Be respectful. • Expectation #2 – Be productive.
Rules • Respect other people and their property. • Keep hands, feet, and unkind words to yourself. • Be on time to class. • Bring learning tools to every class, every day: laptop, books, binder, pencils, and assignments. • Follow directions the first time given.
Procedures – Why? • To do things efficiently, we have to follow some simple procedures. For example… • To open your locker, you have to turn it certain directions and stop on certain numbers for it to open. • To cook a delicious meal, you need to follow the steps in the recipe. • To place a call on your cell phone, you need to dial the numbers in the right order. • To be successful in learning, you need to follow some simple procedures!
Entrance • Make sure you have all necessary materials for the class. • Enter the classroom silently (Level 0). • Go directly to your assigned seat without stopping. • Please be seated, back in chairs, with feet down.
Beginning of Class • Read any directions on the board. • Copy down the agenda information and homework in your agenda. • Leave your agenda open on your desk for signature. • Take out any homework, papers, or necessary items and have them ready on your desk. • When you finish, wait quietly for further directions
SLANT • Sit up tall in your chair. • Lean forward at your desk. • Ask and answer questions. • Nod your head appropriately to show understanding. • Track the speaker wherever they are in the room.
Teacher Instruction • Please give the teacher your full attention. • Do not talk while the teacher is talking (Level 0). • Follow along with the teacher during our class novel. You should always know where we are in the text. • Do not start assignments until the teacher gives you the signal to begin.
Classroom Discussion • If you plan to share a thought or idea, first ask yourself if it is a high-level thought or idea that others would benefit from. • If it is, raise your hand wait patiently to be called on. Making noise is unnecessary. Not all hands may be called on. • Blurting/Shouting out is rude and unnecessary. It shows that you do not value others’ thoughts. • When I call on you, you will stand address the entire class with your response, not just the teacher.
Classroom Discussion • When responding, your volume should be at a 2. 5 (on-stage voice) • You should answer in complete sentences. • For example, if I ask “Who is the protagonist in the novel The Hunger Games? , ” your response should be, “The protagonist in the novel The Hunger Games is Katniss Everdeen. ” • Do not rush to be the first one with your hand up. I will give you “think time”… use it!
Independent Reading • Rule #1 - Read. • Rule #2 – Read. • Rule #3 - Read.
Independent Reading • Read the entire time. If anyone stops reading, we all stop reading. • No talking to anyone. No showing pictures or something funny to anyone. • If you finish all of your books, read them over again. • You may not get up. • You may not ask me for help. Figure it out yourself.
Written Assignments • Your name (first and last) and your Core number should be in the top-right corner of your paper. • Do not abbreviate your last name…write it out. • Refrain from making stray marks and/or doodles on your assignments. • Use your best handwriting. • Double-check your assignments before turning them in.
Partner/Table Work • If you are working with a partner or your table, you are to use a voice level of 2 or lower. • No side conversations during partner/table work…all team members should be focused on the task at hand. • You must contribute proportionately to your team. Nobody should be sitting back letting others do the work.
Prompts • At some point during class, I may need to get your attention. I will do so in one of the following ways: • If I raise my hand, you are to stop talking, face me, and also raise your hand until everyone in the classroom has stopped talking and I lower my hand. • If I say, “If you hear my voice, clap once; if you hear my voice, clap twice; etc. ” you are to stop talking, face me, and clap along.
Classroom Books • ARC books are available in the colored bins, as well as on the bookcases located at the front and back of the room. • When you return an ARC book, pay attention to the color label and return it to the correct bin. • Do not fold pages to save your spot – use a bookmark!
Restrooms & Water • Class time is invaluable! If you are not in the classroom during instruction, you are probably not learning. • Plan ahead by bringing a refillable water bottle to keep at your desk. • If a restroom emergency comes up, check with a teacher before signing out and taking a hall pass.
Classroom Maintenance • Take pride in your classroom. Many other GCS students are not as lucky as you are to have such a clean school • Pick up any garbage you find that is visible and put it in the trashcan. • Do not intentionally deface school, personal, or other’s personal property.
End of Class Dismissal • I will inform you when to pack your materials. Once they are packed, you should sit silently (level 0) at your desk. • Clean up around your desk and hold any trash to drop in the trashcan on the way out. • You should wait for me to call your row or House to line up. When I call your row or House, walk silently and quickly to line up. • Drop any earned tickets in your House bucket on the way out the door.
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