Mrs. Oates provides detailed classroom procedures for her mathematics class. Students are expected to follow arrival and departure routines, raise their hands for permission, and keep electronics put away. Breaking rules may result in consequences like detention or suspension. The document reviews entry, exit, tardiness, absences, supplies, illness, asking questions, discussions, discipline, arguments, gossip, and personal grooming expectations to maintain an orderly learning environment.

1. Welcome Back!
Mathematics Classroom
Procedures

2. Mrs. Oates’ Procedures
• This is the “what to do if…?” lesson.
• You will copy these procedures onto a sheet of
notebook paper. The notebook paper will be
placed in your notebook in the Class Info. section.
You only need to copy the last 2 slides at the very
end.
• You will take a quiz on these classroom procedures
on Friday, and you must make a 100. You will
retake the quiz until you make a 100, but your 1st
score is the one that is counted.

3. Entering the Class
• Enter the classroom at a walk, turn in your
homework, sharpen your pencil and be seated.
• Do not touch, kick or tap another student. Do not
throw things.
• Sharpen your pencil, get supplies or throw away
trash before the bell rings.
• Begin working on the bellringer activity.
• You may not get out of your seat until permission
is given.

4. What if you are tardy?
• You are expected to be seated and working when
the bell rings.
• Enter quietly and give me your pass or you will be
marked tardy in my grade book.
• I don’t need to know why you are late. You are
late.
• If you have a pass, hold it up so I can see it and
then place it on my desk and begin working.

5. Leaving Class
• You are expected to be in your seat and working
until you are given permission to be up.
• Everyone is responsible for making sure all
materials and supplies are put away properly.
• Check the floors for paper and trash. Pick it up
and hold it until your row is dismissed. Do not get
up.
• You do not leave until your row is dismissed. The
bell is to remind me that you need to go. Rows
will be dismissed when the area is clean and all
are seated and quiet.

6. If you are absent
• Yes, we did stuff while you were out. It was the
coolest stuff ever, and everyone had pizza!
• For bellringers, be sure to write that you were
absent so you do not lose points for an incomplete
assignment.
• See me before or after the bell for make up work.

7. Sharpening pencils
• It happens, your pencil breaks. Sometimes it
happens several times in one class period.
• Be sure to sharpen your pencils before the bell
rings.
• Always have extra pencils in case one breaks.
• Do not get up to use the pencil sharpener during
instruction time.
• Raise your hand and get permission to get up to
sharpen your pencil.
• Empty the pencil shavings and clean up after
yourself if you make a mess!

8. Tissue Issues
• We all get sick from time to time. If there are
tissues available, you are welcome to use them,
just follow these guidelines.
• Get tissues before or after the bell rings, after
instruction time or when you are dismissed.
• When you grab a tissue, grab a few so you will not
have to keep getting up.
• You are also welcome to use the hand sanitizer,
but like always, you must do it before the bell
rings or after instruction time, or when you are
dismissed.

9. Talking Trash
• Clean up after yourself!
• If you create trash, or see some on the floor,
please pick it up.
• Do not get up out of your seat or raise your hand
to throw away trash during instruction time.
• Be the bigger person with the best character! If
you see trash, please pick it up even if it is not
yours.

10. Hall Pass
• Once you enter the classroom, you are not allowed
to leave. You have plenty of time between classes
to go to the restroom, get water and visit your
locker.
• You may not ask to leave the classroom for any
reason during instruction time or during a test.
• You may ask permission once the class is working
and instruction time is over, but I reserve the right
to refuse anyone at anytime.
• You will need to fill out a hall pass and have me
sign it before you leave the room. You may not
leave without a pass.

11. While you work
• Stay in your seat unless permission is given for you
to be up.
• Do not raise your hand to ask to throw away trash,
go to the bathroom, or any other reason to be up.
• Do not disturb other students. This includes
talking, touching, throwing things and any other
disturbance.
• Listen closely to all directions and to any students
who are giving an answer.
• Follow all classroom rules at all times.
• Follow all school rules at all times.

12. Cell Phones and Electronics
• Cell phones will be taken up if they are seen or
heard. This happens the very first time. There
are no second chances.
• Electronic devices – Ipods, MP3 players, DS, etc. –
will also be taken up if they are seen or heard.
1st time: 3 hour work detention
2nd time: 1 day in-school suspension
3rd time: 1 day suspension
4th time: device will be kept for one month
Your parents have to pick up the device each time it is taken
up.

13. If you suddenly become ill
• Let me know that you are sick and are leaving –
then go.
• I will send another student to notify the office.
• If you cannot make it to the restroom, please try
to get a trash can and get to the hallway.

14. If you need help
• Re-read the directions
• Ask a classmate – during work time, not instruction
time.
• Ask me, but make sure you have a specific
question. I do not answer “What are we doing?”

15. Class Discussions/Boardwork
• The classroom should be a place where students
feel free to share their thoughts or ask questions
during a discussion.
• Be respectful. No name calling or calling a
question or answer “stupid.”
• Do not make fun of another student’s answer.

16. Discipline
• I do not expect any problems because we are
going over the procedures and will learn them for
the quiz.
• Following the procedures means you will not get
into trouble… and no one really wants to get in
trouble.
• You expect and deserve a safe classroom and we
all need to do our part.

17. What gets me in trouble?
• Talking or disrupting the class.
• Being disrespectful to another student or the
teacher.
• Not following classroom procedures.
• Not following directions for the activity.
• Coming to class late or unprepared day after day.
• Not following school rules.

18. What happens if I break a
rule?
• A non-verbal (unspoken) reminder to get back on
task.
• I will ask you a question and remind you of the
procedure.
• I will put you in one of the time out desks.
• You will write out procedures for me as a
reminder of what you are supposed to be doing.
• You will sign my discipline log. This will
automatically result in a phone call home.
• You will be sent out of my room to fix the
problem.

19. If you feel like arguing
• That’s wonderful! The world needs some good
lawyers, but there is a time and a place.
• I do not argue or discuss problems in front of the
class during class time.
• I am available before school or after school for
arguments.
• What goes on between me and another student is
our business, if you would like to get involved you
will have to see me before or after school.

20. Gossip
• I do not like it. I try very hard not to gossip
myself, am I perfect? No, but I try to do my best.
• I do not allow students to discuss other teachers,
students, what happened in the hallway and any
other item that is not related to class.
• I care about my students, and I do not want to
hear gossip about them.

21. Personal Grooming
• Save personal grooming for the restroom or locker
room.
• Do not brush hair or apply makeup in the
classroom.

22. Classroom Procedures
Copy these on your notebook paper.
• Walk in the classroom.
• Keep your hands to yourself.
• Get what you need before the bell rings.
• You are to be seated and working once the bell
rings. You may not get out of your seat until
permission is given.
• Enter quietly and give me your pass or you will be
counted tardy in the gradebook.
• You do not leave until your row is dismissed.
• Use the pencil sharpener before the bell rings or
when given permission.

23. Classroom Procedures
Copy these on your notebook paper.
• Get tissues/use hand sanitizer before the bell
rings or when given permission.
• Clean up after yourself.
• You may not leave the classroom without a pass.
• Do not ask to leave during instruction.
• Stay in your seat.
• Do not disturb others.
• Follow all classroom rules at all times.
• Follow all school rules at all times.
• Cell phone/electronic devices will be taken up if
they are seen or heard.