This document outlines the rules and procedures for Room 4. It provides instructions for:
- Getting students' attention and lining up
- Arriving before and after school, entering and exiting the classroom
- Using the restroom, drinking fountain, tissues, and sharpening pencils
- Roles and responsibilities of VIPs, table leaders, and cooperative groups
- Procedures for the library, assignments, and ending the day
What happens whenyou make a
poor choice?
• Consequences
follow!
• First time – warning
• Second time – seat
away
• Third time – parents
notified by you, miss
a recess
4.
Coming to Attention
•I will ring my bell to get your
attention, or flick the lights on and
off.
5.
Before School Starts
•Line up at cafeteria doors
if you are having
breakfast.
• When done eating, play
on the north playground.
• When the bell rings, line
up by the north doors
next to the ramp (two
lines).
• Stand quietly in line.
• Wait for Mrs. Marsden to
come get you. Please
smile and greet her.
6.
Beginning the Day
•Enter the room politely.
• Take materials out of your backpack.
• Put backpack and coats on the coatrack.
• Place your homework on the corner of your
desk.
• Get started on bellwork. When bellwork is
complete read silently.
7.
Entering the Room
•Enter the room quietly and
politely
• Do not interrupt other
students.
• Begin work or…
• Wait for instructions from
the teacher.
8.
Lining Up
• Standup quietly and push in
your chair.
• Take all necessary materials.
• Teacher will excuse the quietest
table first.
• Line up without talking or
touching other people.
• Face forward and watch where
you are going.
9.
Using the Restroom
•You are expected to use the restroom before school,
before recess, and before lunch.
• You will be given ten tickets at the beginning of each
term.
• If I am not teaching the whole class, quietly walk over
to me with your bathroom ticket.
• Only one girl and one boy may use the restroom at a
time.
• Take the hall pass with you. You have two minutes to
use the restroom.
10.
Getting a Drink
•When I am not teaching the class, you may get a
drink from the drinking fountain.
• There should only be one person at the fountain
at a time.
• Do not talk.
• Wipe away any water that you spill.
11.
Getting a Tissue
•You may get a tissue whenever you
need one.
• Throw away used tissues immediately.
• Make sure it lands in the trash can.
• Get right back to work.
12.
Throwing Away Trash
•When I am not teaching the whole
class, you may throw away trash
whenever needed.
• Do NOT play basketball with your
trash.
• Make sure all the trash lands in the
trash can, even if it isn’t yours.
13.
Sharpening Your Pencil
•You may NOT sharpen your pencil
during the school day.
• If your pencil breaks, walk quietly to the
pencil station.
• Place your broken pencil in the
appropriate basket.
• Take a newly sharpened pencil from the
14.
V.I.P.s
• Each dayI will choose one girl and one boy to be my
V.I.P.s. These students are my special helpers
throughout the day. Their responsibilities include:
• Passing out papers
• Acting as line leaders
• Sharpening pencils at the end of the day
• Other tasks as needed.
15.
Table Leaders
• Eachstudent is assigned a table
number.
• Each day a letter will be posted on
the board. The student who is
assigned the number is the table
leader for the day. He or she is
responsible for:
• Collecting or turning in assignments
• Gathering and putting materials away
for the group
• Acting as spokesperson for the group
16.
Cooperative Table Groups
•We will be working together to
achieve our learning goals. Mrs.
Marsden will award
table points for groups that:
• Work as a team with every member contributing.
• Follow directions the first time.
• Work quietly during independent work time.
• Are neat and tidy.
• Show respect and kindness.
17.
Ending the Day
•Take out your planner, and write the
night’s homework in it.
• When your table group is called, you may
gather your backpack. Check your mail
every night.
• Clear off your desk.
• Pick up any trash around your desk (even
if it is not yours!)
• Stand quietly behind your desk when you
are ready to be dismissed.
18.
Using the ClassLibrary
• During your silent reading time,
you may take a book from the
class library.
• There should be no more than
three people at the bookshelves.
• Take only ONE book at a time.
• Please take care of the book.
Keep it in the classroom.
• When you have finished the book
return it to the shelf.
19.
Headings on Papers
•Make sure you write your name on all worksheets.
• Any assignments completed on a sheet of lined
paper needs a heading.
• On the top right hand of your paper, write your
first and last name (in cursive).
• Under your name, write the day’s date.
• Points may be deducted from papers with no
names or headings.
20.
Passing in Papers
•When I collect papers, each
table will hand their work to the
day’s table leader.
• The table leader will quietly
place the work in the
appropriate basket.