Mrs. Jenkins Classroom 235 Fifth Grade

 Our Principals ◦ Mr. Findley ◦ Mrs. Skelton ◦ Mrs. Gowan ◦ Mrs. Risher

 Safety  Academic Excellence  Social Skills (being respectful, manners, communicating effectively by using your words)

 Following Rules ◦ Why are rules important? ◦ Why would following rules be under a safety heading?  Fire Drills and Tornado Drills ◦ Listen ◦ Have urgency in your movement without running ◦ Do what you are told by your teacher or principal  Walking in the hallways (The 4 S’s) ◦ Silent, Straight, Satisfactory, and Smart

 Be where you should be ◦ Restrooms ◦ Visiting other teachers and or school faculty  Playground / Recess Activity ◦ Horse-playing, Wrestling, Play fighting, Picking each other up, Profanity, Pushing, Grabbing, Vulgar dancing  Cafeteria ◦ Walk and pay attention ◦ If there is a spill clean it up or tell an adult immediately

 Classroom safety ◦ Walk it vs Throwing it ◦ Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourselves ◦ Control your temper don’t let it control you ◦ Use pencils to write with only ◦ When your teacher is talking stop and listen ◦ When the intercom is on stop and listen ◦ When an adult or student enters in the room continue to work or read. If you were not working on something or reading, start to work or read ◦ Always line up in alphabetical order

 Bullying ◦ ZERO Tolerance ◦ What is bullying? ◦ If you feel that you are being bullied keep a log of the person’s name, the action, the date, and time ◦ Report bullying ◦ There is a form that will be filled out and taken to the office. The information will be processed and a committee will form of principal(s), teacher (s), parents and other school faculty.

 Believe in yourself and your classmates  Be encouraging and complimentary  Each one Teach one  Don’t be a wimp! TRY!!  Do the work! Be willing to do extra work (if necessary)  Study, Study, Study  Ask questions  Be honest  Write down what you don’t understand  Have goals and keep a record ◦ Remember: An inch is a cinch and a mile takes a while.

 Get each others phone numbers within your group (with parents permission) to help with homework or questions with classwork  Take good notes and be organized  Listen and pay attention  If it is to be, It’s up to me  There is no such thing as “I can’t”  Go to bed  Eat healthy and exercise  Be positive and give 100% of effort

 Take Care of You, Others, and this Place  Take care of you ◦ Hygiene ◦ Dress code ◦ Achieving academic excellence ◦ Achieving excellent classroom behavior ◦ Being safe ◦ Being happy ◦ Being healthy ◦ Remember the golden rule

 Take Care of You, Others, and this Place  Take care of others ◦ Be encouraging and supportive ◦ Offer help or get help when needed ◦ Always speak kindly of each other ◦ Respect each other ◦ Learn how to agree to disagree ◦ Learn how to be patient ◦ Learn how to be a good listener and communicator ◦ Be complimentary ◦ Speak up for one another

 Take Care of You, Others, and this Place  Take Care of this place ◦ Keep your desk neat ◦ Keep the floors around you neat ◦ Respect school property and handle it with care ◦ Recycle and Reuse – Create as little trash as possible ◦ Don’t stick gum on anything ◦ Have school pride

 Stay Green!!!!!!  Yellow – be careful (second warning)  Red – silent lunch  Blue – walk at recess  No card – contact parent

 When my hand goes up – Stop whatever you are doing. I need ears open and mouths closed.  Before you ask me, see three  Raise your hand and Keep your seat  Be aware of time  Come to class prepared  Respect yourself, peers, and all teachers and school faculty. Also respect property.  Follow directions

 Respect the Cafeteria Ladies and all School Staff  Eat with your mouths closed  Do not touch or hover around someone’s food  Do not play in the food  Be careful not to have spills  Pass it vs Throwing it  Have appropriate conversations  Give each other personal space  Avoid spitting  Avoid begging  Stay seated  Avoid yelling across the table

 Will be chosen each morning ◦ Helpers will be responsible for  Anything needed  Mail  Hall monitor  Class Greeter and Dismisser  Cafeteria duty  Recess monitor  What’s the weather??  Bathroom monitors will be chosen alphabetically for our young ladies and gentlemen

 Let’s have an awesome school year!!!