WelcomeTo Mrs. Carlton's

Room

Entering the Class

• Come in quietly. This not a social time.

• Get out your morning work,agenda,and homework

• Make sure you have a sharpened pencil

• Begin morning work

Morning Work

• Morning work should be completed without help from the teacher.

• It is a review of skills that has previously been taught.

• Think hard and use your resources.

Leaving Class

• I will dismiss you in an orderly fashion according to the seating arrangement.

• Before dismissal clean up your area. All supplies must be returned and all trash must be off the floor.

• Do not pack up before I ask you to pack up.

If you are absent• A folder will be carried by

another student to each class to pick any work that you have missed.

• Keep in mind a worksheet that takes 5 minutes does not replace a whole class activity. Some work cannot be sent home to be made up.

• Missed work should be made up within 3 days

Pencils• Please come to class prepared with a pencil.

• If you need a pencil get one from the pencil cup or ask a friend. Don't ask me for a pencil.

• Pencils may be sharpened during morning work. Permission must be given to use the pencil sharpener any other time.

• Honestly, I hate the pencil sharpener. Make me happy! Don't use it!

Tissue Issue• Yes, from to time we all

need a Kleenex.

• Please make sure to get several tissues during morning work time.

• You will not be allowed to get up and get more during class.

• Please throw away all tissues at the end of class.

Talking Trash• Please, please, please

clean up after yourself.

• Do not leave papers in your desk. This will be considered trash.

• If you eat snack in the room, clean up all wrappers and crumbs.

• If you see trash that isn't yours, clean it up anyway.

Bathroom Break• The best time to go to the

bathroom is during morning work.

• Please do not ask to go to the restroom during instruction time.

• If you must leave class to go to the bathroom, remember you missing valuable class time. Hurry back.

Different types of work time

• Morning work

• Class discussion

• Checking work

• Independent work/group work

• Test taking

Class Discussion • This a time we discuss

new standards or increase your knowledge on a previously discussed your standard.

• Please be courteous and raise your hand to speak.

• Do not interrupt the teacher or a classmate. We all deserve a turn to talk.

Morning Work• Morning work should last

between 5 and 10 minutes.

• This is the time to get yourself ready work. Sharpen pencils and ask to go to the bathroom.

• This is also my time to get ready for class. Please do not interrupt while I am trying to do so.

Checking Work• Pay attention at all times! I

usually call on people who are not paying attention.

• Listen! Sometimes I will call on individuals and sometimes I will want a group response.

• This is not doodle time. If you get it right put a small check. If it is wrong put a small x.

• Remember, I make mistakes too. Sometimes you need to check my work!

Independent Work/Group Work

• Independent work means no talking and eyes on your own paper.

• Group work means talk in a low voice and everyone in the group works.

Test Taking

• During testing there is absolutely no talking.

• During testing we will not go to the bathroom, get water, take AR test. In other words do not get out of your seat.

• Once testing is over there may be time to those things mentioned above.

Walking in the Hall

• I LOVE a straight line!!! They make me extremely happy!!!

• I expect you to walk one behind the other and looking where you are going.

• There is no talking in the hallway at all.

Lunch!!!!

• Fill in all the seats as instructed. Please do not save seats.

• Talk quietly to you neighbor.

• Use your best table manners.

• Clean up after yourself

Breakfast

• As we get used to eating breakfast in the classroom we will develop a procedure.

• Most importantly- PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF!!!!!

Desks

• Your desk is not really your desk.

• Do not leave anything in your desk.

• Your desk will constantly move depending on the activity. Please quietly find your desk when this happens.

Classroom Must Have Supplies

• You must always have a pencil.

• Bring your interactive notebooks to class

• Either a binder or a draw string book bag.

• Agenda

• Communicator

Items needed for the classroom

• Tissues

• Pencils

• Notebook paper

• Hand sanitizer

• Baby wipes or Clorox wipes

• Soap

Supplies you may use for your interactive notebooks• Scissors

• Glue stick

• High lighter

• Skinny markers

• Colored pencils

• Different color ink pens

• Pencil box or bag

Classroom Discipline

• In general, I have very few discipline problems because I try to use procedures to guide student behavior.

• Minor behaviors- students will sign the clip board and may miss recess time.

• After signing the clip board more than once for the same behavior, a parent will be contacted.

• Major behaviors- automatic referral to office.