This is an overview of my expectation for my students and myself for the school year. This also gives an informative information that will be helpful to the parents. This will give the students a clear understanding on how the class should be ran and my expectations as a whole.

1. Welcome to our Classroom
By Pamela McCornell

2. My name is Pamela McCornell I am the proud
mother of 3 wonderful children. I was born
and raised in Brandon Mississippi. I
graduated from Brandon High. I am currently
attending Belhaven University in the Masters
of Arts in Teaching. I enjoy crocheting,
spending Sundays with my family and
traveling. I am looking forward to an
awesome year.

3. My Philosophy
• I believe that all children can learn. It is my job as an educator
to help each child to reach their full potential. I will help my
students to reach their goals in and outside of the classroom. I
will provide a safe and supporting environment for each student.

4. CLASSROOM MOTTO
You never know what you
can do until you try!

5. Classroom Rules
• Come to class prepared
• Keep hands and feet and objects to yourself at all times.
• Follow directions as they are given.
• Raise your hand and wait to be recognized before speaking.
• Treat others the way you want to be treated.
• Remain seated at all times.
• Follow all class rules.
• Always do your best.

6. Signal to Get Attention
• I will:
Stand
Raise my hand
Wait for you to be quiet
Start speaking
• You will:
Raise your hand and wait to be recognized before
speaking.

7. CONSEQENCES
• 1st Offence: Verbal Warning
• 2nd Offence: Timeout / Conference with the teacher.
Write down rules that were broken and take it home to be signed by
the parent.
• 3rd Offence: 1. Call home to parent
2. In school suspension
• 4th Offence: Parent – Teacher Conference
• 5th Offence: Office Referral

8. Severe Clause:
Any student who fights, damages property, use profanity, or
is disrespectful in any way will be sent to the principal’s office
IMMEDIATLEY!!!!!
Student signature: ____________________ Date: __________
Parent signature: _____________________ Date: __________

9. Classroom Procedures
• Enter calmly and quietly
• Place all homework in
appropriate place
• If you do not have your
homework fill out homework
card and place it in the basket
• NOTE FROM HOME: Place in
correct basket
• Have a set
• Began bell work

10. Trades
• Enter the room quietly
• Excused: Place excuses in tardy
basket and have a seat
• Unexcused: Please sign the tardy
list and have a seat
• Three (3) tardy result in, in
school detention.

11. Pencils Sharpening
• All pencils should be sharpened
before class began (2 pencils)
• Please raise your hand if you
need one sharpened during class
• If you are in the middle of a test
I will sharpen them

12. Throwing Away Trash
• Please keep trash at your
assigned desk until the end of
class
• The student who is on trash
duty for the week will come
around at the end of the day
for all trash
• Please remain in your seat

13. Cafeteria Rules
• Stay in your seat
• Talk quietly
• Eat your food
• Clean up your mess
• Line up quickly and quietly at the
end.

14. Restroom Breaks
• Only one student may use the restroom at a time.
• Students will only be granted passes to the restroom in emergency
situations (2 passes per month).
• Please raise your hand when there is an emergency.
• Wash your hands.
• Come right back and enter in quietly.

15. I Am….
• I am…
• I wonder…
• I hear…
• I see…
• I want…
• I am…
• I pretend…
• I feel…
• I touch…

16. I Am Cont.
• I worry…
• I cry….
• I am….
• I understand…
• I say…
• I dream…

17. I Am…….
• I am Pamela McCornell
• I wonder what my students will grow up to be
• I hear the wind blow by
• I see beauty in all things
• I want to impact young lives
• I am reliable
• I feel blessed beyond belief

18. I Am Cont.
• I touch little minds
• I worry about very little
• I am human
• I understand I am only one person but I must impact the world
• I say I love you often
• I dream of peace and happiness

19. Lets Have a Productive Year!!!!!
• “There are no
mistakes or
failures, only
lessons.”

20. Contact info
•Pamela McCornell
•Cell (601) 555-5555
Email pamelamccornell@gmail.com