Classroom Management

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Classroom Management

• A Parents Guide to Mrs. Santalas Approach to
  Classroom Management at Groton Elementary 5th
  grade

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Completed Tasks Before Class
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Welcome to Class!

• When students enter their classroom they will be
  greeted by Mrs. Santala. Students will have the
  option to greet their teacher with a handshake,
  hug, high five or smile.

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Opening Activities

• Mrs. Santala will take lunch count, attendance,
  and collect homework from students. Home work is
  recorded on a large chart.

• Students will begin the day by sitting at their
  desk and completing the 10 question review from
  the previous days lessons.

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Class Meetings

• Every Monday and Thursday Morning students will
  meet with Mrs. Santala for a class meeting, held
  at the reading center in the classroom. The
  class meeting is held immediately following
  opening activities.

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• A note about homework
• Students homework is charted.
• If students complete an assignment they receive
  a green sticker.
• If the homework is late (next day) the student
  receives a yellow sticker.
• If the homework is not turned in the student
  receives a red sticker and looses 5 minutes of
  recess.
• Parents are notified after two red stickers and
  a homework plan will be implemented.

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Closing Activities

• Students will leave the classroom only when they
  have been dismissed by their teacher NOT the
  end of day school bell.

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Absentee Program

• Students that are absent must provide Mrs.
  Santala with a note explaining the absence in
  order to eliminate the possibility of truancy.
• Mrs. Santala keeps a folder for each student at
  the back of the room for papers handed out the
  absent day.
• Student can take home folder and return to
  teachers in basket the next day.
• For every day missed the student has two evenings
  to complete missed assignments.
• For extended absences Mrs. Santala will contact
  the parents to make special arrangements.

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Attention Signal

• When Mrs. Santala wants to have the students
  attention for an announcement she will clap a
  rhythm that the students will need to repeat.

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Classroom Rules

• Follow directions
• Keep hands and feet to yourself
• Work quietly
• If you dont know, ask!

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Desk Organization

• Desk arrangements will NOT be static. Students
  will have the opportunity to arrange desks weekly
  and sometimes daily depending on the subject
  matter.

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Pencil Sharpener

• Students may use the pencil sharpener no more
  than 2 at a time whenever necessary.
• Remember pencils are to be sharpened before
  class this will eliminate congregating at the
  sharpener during morning activities.
• Note if pencil sharpening becomes social only
  with teacher permission will it be allowed.

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Pencil Policy

• Students have to use no. 2 pencils for
  mathematics.
• Students may use either pencils or pens for all
  other subject matter.

• NOTE Neatness counts! If a student has errors
  often a pencil or erasable pen will be necessary.
  We will practice handwriting with pens.

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Computer Policy
Students have computer class once a week for one
hour.

• There is only one computer in the classroom
  this is reserved for Accelerated Reading tests.
  Students can complete these any time except
  during instruction time or tests.

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Parent Notification

• Parents will be called the first time their child
  is disruptive in class.
• Parents will be called when their child exhibits
  exceptionally positive behavior in or outside of
  class.

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Jobs and Pay

• Students are paid weekly for classroom jobs
  these jobs are rotated weekly.
• Students can also earn money for positive
  behavior.
• Students can use money to buy their way out of
  homework, or purchase a special privilege.
• Students may spend money at silent auction once a
  month.

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Daily Planner on Board

• Students copy into their personal planner from
  the board planner what they are doing that day.
  Parents sign planner nightly for first month.
  Weekly thereafter.

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Planner Policy

• Students keep their planners in their homework
  folder. It is the students responsibility to
  have the parent sign the planner.

• If planner is not signed 2 days in a row, the
  student looses 5 minutes of recess by standing
  next to the wall.

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Bathroom Policy

• We have scheduled bathroom breaks one after
  recess in the morning and one after specials in
  the afternoon.
• Students may sign out one at a time to go during
  the rest of the day.

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Free Reading

• Students can read anywhere in the classroom.
• Students that dont complete homework must read
  at their desk.
• If reading the same book as a friend, can read
  aloud.

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Behavior Expectations and Consequences

• The next section provides clear expectations for
  your child and the consequences associated with
  misbehavior.

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Behavior

• Students that exhibit socially appropriate
  behavior will earn one class dollar.
• Students that misbehave will have to pay two
  class dollars.

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Examples of Socially Appropriate Behavior to Earn
Class
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About Violence

• There is absolutely NO hitting, touching,
  smacking, etc. in Mrs. Santalas class. Students
  that break this rule will be removed from class
  immediately and the assistant principal will call
  the parent.

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Consequences

• Mrs. Santala will remind students gently, by
  quietly addressing the inappropriate behavior
  with the student. It will also cost the student
  one class dollar.
• If misbehavior occurs a second time, student will
  write the appropriate behavior on sheet of
  notebook paper and pay an additional dollar.
• If misbehavior occurs a third time, student meets
  with teacher for a goal-setting session with
  school counselor.
• If misbehavior occurs a fourth time, phone call
  to the parent is made.

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Activities for Finishing Assignments Early

• Read quietly at desk
• Check out Zoobooks from teacher
• Write in journal or storybooks
• Complete an Accelerated Reading test

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Paper Policy

• Papers that do not have a name are thrown away to
  be recycled.
• Mrs. Santala will always write the students name
  on a test paper.

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Late Work Policy

• There is a late basket located by my desk.
• One grade is lowered for every day an assignment
  is late.
• Papers are stamped at the end of the day with the
  date to ensure accuracy.

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Student Rewards

• Class on Task All Week - Extra Recess
• Class Follows Cafeteria Instructions Daily -
  Talking Time (5 min.) at End of Day
• Student Completes All Homework Assignments for
  One Month Movie With Teacher

• Students Cooperate in Small Groups All Week
  Extra Recess
• Students Follow Classroom Rules Earn Class
  Money
• Student Exhibits Exceptional Kindness toward
  Classmate - Award

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Additional Information

• There is a weekly newsletter that will come home
  Fridays with the following weeks events.
• Please sign student planner nightly. This is the
  fastest way to make contact with Mrs. Santala.

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Contact Information

• Feel free to call or write in students planner
  when you need to talk.
• E-mail sarahsantala_at_yahoo.com
• Phone n/a

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