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Hi!! Welcome to Mrs. Clemmons’ Class! I know that we are going to have
an absolutely FANTASTIC year learning new things, practicing the 8 Habits,
learning to be better organized and making new friends. There are a few
things that we all must do in order for our classroom to run smoothly and
efficiently.
Please take a moment to read over our classroom procedures. If at any time
we need to check and see how something is done, we can look back at this
handbook and see if we are following procedures.
When students do not follow procedures, I will ask them to look back in the
handbook to find out what they should be doing.
I know that we will have a great year together
List of Procedures and Page Number
Arrival at school
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Morning Meeting
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Entering the Classroom
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Starting the Day Routine
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Pencil Sharpening
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Restroom Breaks
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Arrival at School
1. Morning Meeting begins in the gym at 7:20. If you arrive at school
before 7:20, you need to report to the gym, sit in our class’ appointed
spot and follow the directions of the staff on duty.
2. If you need breakfast, report to the cafeteria FIRST. You will not
permitted to sit in the gym for morning meeting and then go to the
cafeteria for breakfast.
3. NJE’s tardy bell rings at 7:25: You will be counted tardy if you arrive
in our classroom after this time.
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Morning Meeting
1. Morning Meeting begins in the gym at 7:20.
2. When morning meeting starts, we face forward and show respect to
the speaker by making eye contact, placing our hands in our laps and
being on a voice level “0”. We do not talk to our friends at this time.
3. We have a positive attitude.
4. If appropriate, we clap/cheer for students and staff being recognized
for excellent choices or hard work.
5. We enthusiastically participate in activities that occur at morning
meeting, including the Pledge of Allegiance and our school song.
Pledge of Allegiance
1. We will stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. We will face forward and look at the U.S. Flag.
3. We will place our right hands over our hearts and say the pledge
aloud.
4. If we are wearing hats, we will remove them at this time.
5. We will not talk to our friends at this time.
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Entering the Classroom
1. We will enter the classroom quietly and go to our seats (unless your
teacher asks you to do otherwise!).
2. Your teacher will give you instructions and/or start an activity when
everyone is seated.
Start of the Day Routine
1. Enter the classroom quietly.
2. Hang up backpack/coat/lunchbox in your cubbie.
3. Check folder for important notes and turn in to basket on teacher’s
desk.
4. Place folder in basket.
5. Mark lunch choice on the smartboard.
6. Use the restroom and/or fill up water bottle.
7. Have a seat and begin working on morning work.
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Pencil Sharpening
1. Check your pencil box for 2 sharpened pencils when you arrive in the
classroom. If you do not have 2, get them from the pencil bucket on
teacher’s desk.
2. Pencils that need to be sharpened are to be placed in the bucket
labeled need to be sharpened .
3. Throughout the day, if you find yourself in need of a sharpened
pencil, please get one from the pencil bucket on the teacher’s desk.
Restroom Breaks
1. You are free to visit the restroom at any time, as long as your teacher
is not giving direct instruction. This means that if your teacher is
giving directions, you are to wait until he/she is finished before you
ask to visit the restroom.
2. If your teacher is talking to someone, please use the sign language
signal for restroom to ask permission instead of interrupting your
teacher.
3. One girl and one boy may be out at the restroom at the same time.
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4. When you are given permission to visit the restroom, please take the
restroom pass. Use the restroom quickly, wash your hands and then
return the restroom pass to the hook beside the door.
5. If you need to use the restroom and the restroom pass is not hanging
on its hook by the door, you must wait until that person returns to go
to the restroom.
** Please remember that your friends could be waiting for you to return so
that they may visit the restroom. Treat other people the way you would
like to be treated and return quickly so that they may have a turn.
Drinks
1. Each of us will have water bottle that lives in our cubbies.
2. Drink breaks can happen as needed, except when your teacher is
giving direct instruction. This means that you are not to ask for a
drink at a time when your teacher is giving directions that you need to
hear.
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3. If your teacher is talking, please use the sign language signal to ask
for a drink instead of interrupting.
4. Please make sure your water bottle lid is closed so that it does not leak
onto your backpack, coat or books in your cubbie.
Asking a Question
1. If you have a question or something to share with the class, please
raise your hand quietly.
2. When I see your hand, I know you have a question or something to
share and I will call on you at an appropriate time for this. Please do
not make noises or wave your hand/arm at me. This is distracting to
me and to your friends.
3. Your teacher will let you know when it is a “calling out” time or when
it is a “raise your hand” time. Please listen and pay attention so you
know what “time” it is!
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When Another Student Is Talking
1. Everyone wants to be respected and heard! That is why when our
friends are talking to the class or asking a question, we are ALL going
to look at that friend, be on a voice level “0”, and listen to what he/she
says. Everyone has such great questions and ideas and it is important
that we hear everyone!
2. We DO NOT play inside our desks when others are talking. We DO
NOT talk to our neighbors when others are talking. We are a
community of students who know how to make responsible and
respectful choices that we can be proud of!
Exiting the Classroom
1. We will leave our classroom in a line. When it is time to leave the
room, your teacher will ask you to line up. Please do not line up until
asked to. This is true even for the line leader.
2. We stand in line quietly and keep our hands and feet to ourselves. We
face forward and are ready to exit the classroom.
3. Problems lining up will result in a “do-over.” A “do-over” will
happen until we line up as we know we should.
4. When our line is quiet, facing forward and ready, we will leave the
room.
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Hallway
1. Others in our school are learning and we do not have the right to take
that away from them. We will be on a voice level “0” at all times.
We will not talk to our friends in the hallway.
2. We will always walk on the right side of the hallway, unless asked to
do otherwise by an NJE staff member.
3. We will be facing forward, one student behind another and will keep
our hands and feet to ourselves. This means we will not touch our
friends or work that others have displayed in the hallway.
4. Remember – we are all going to the same place and there is not a
prize for getting there first!! Please do not push or rush to get there.
5. Problems walking in the hall will result in a “do-over”. A “do-over”
will happen until we walk appropriately in the hallway.
Turning Papers In
1. All completed papers/work will be placed in the black wire basket on
the table by the door.
2. Please do not come and hand your papers to me. I am talking to
and/or helping others and do not wish to be interrupted.
3. Make sure your NAME and the DATE are on the paper before you
put it in the basket! I want to know which great work is yours!
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Entering the Lunchroom
1. We will enter the lunchroom quietly and walk to the ______________
side of the serving line.
2. While we wait in line, we will keep our hands and feet to ourselves
and talk to our friends in a quiet voice.
3. As we pass through the line lunch, we will show respect and love for
our lunchroom ladies by using the words “PLEASE”, “THANK
YOU”, “NO THANK YOU”, “YES MA’AM” and/or “NO MA’AM”.
4. We will sit at the table assigned to our class.
5. If a visitor comes to NJE to eat with you, you may pick ONE (1)
friend to sit with you in the booth.
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Table Manners
1. We will behave as though we are in a restaurant when we dine in the
Jaguar Cafeé.
2. We will sit down at the table and will not stand up until it is our turn
to leave.
3. We will use our hands to touch our own forks/spoons and food. This
means that our hands will not be touching our friends or the food that
is on our friends trays or in our friends lunchboxes.
4. If parts of our lunch fall on the floor, we will pick it up and throw it
away when we are dismissed from the table.
5. When we speak to our friends, we will use an inside voice. If we
have food in our mouths, we will wait until we have chewed and
swallowed before we talk.
6. Our feet will remain on the floor. This means we will not kick our
friends under the table or kick the wheels that Mr. Jerry uses to move
our table when we are finished eating.
7. If we need something (ketchup, mustard, etc.) we will raise our hands
and ask the staff member on duty for help. We will say “thank you”
to that staff member when they help us.
8. If we have problems using our best table manners, we will spend
some time sitting away from our friends. No one likes to be poked,
touched or bothered while they are eating and it is not safe/healthy to
have their food touched by others. None of us deserve to be treated
that way.
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Exiting the Lunchroom
1. When the staff member on duty tells us it is almost time for us to
leave the lunchroom, we will close our milk cartons and look at the
table and floor around us for trash. If we find some, we will pick it up
so that our Jaguar Cafe stays nice and clean for the next people who
will eat there.
2. When asked to leave the table, we will walk in a line to the garbage
can. This is not a time to push or rush!
3. Trash will be put into the trash can.
4. We will place our forks and spoons in the silverware pan and will not
throw them or try to splash our friends or the lunch lady who is
working at that window. If a fork or spoon accidentally falls into the
trash, we will tell the staff member on duty. NJE has to pay for these
and we don’t want to lose them!
5. Trays will be stacked in the window. If one of the NJE lunch ladies is
working at that window, we will say “thank you” as we leave our
trays there. Washing all of those dishes is a hard job and we want to
show our gratitude and respect for the work that they do.
6. We will walk out of the lunch room and line up quietly.
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Cleaning Up
1. Our classroom is a wonderful and tidy place and we work hard to
keep it that way. We have phrases to help us remember how to do
this.
2. The first is “a place for everything and everything in its place.” This
means that the things in our room each have a place and when we use
them, we need to make sure we put them back in their place so that
we can find them when we need them.
3. The second is “if you make a mess, you clean it up.” This means we
do not walk away and leave things lying around our room and that we
pick up things we spill or drop.
4. When you hear your teacher say “clean up” or you hear the signal for
clean up, you begin cleaning up immediately. It is not okay to
continue to work/play and this may lead to a consequence.
Rewards
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Classroom Jobs
1. Each day, someone will be our “student leader” . The “student
leader” will have a list of responsibilities to complete each day.
2. Everyone will get multiple turns to be the “student leader” by the end
of 2nd grade!
3. The job of “student leader” is a leadership role in our classroom. In
order to keep this role, the “student leader” must exhibit leadership
qualities. If not, another “student leader” will be selected to finish out
the day.
4. If the “student leader” needs help with a responsibility, he/she will ask
for help. Please do not do jobs that your friends want to do
independently.
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Adults in our Building
1. We are a class of respectful students. We will show this by listening
to ALL of the adults who work at North Jackson Elementary.
2. If at any time, an adult who works at NJE speaks to us, we will
respond appropriately by saying “yes ma’am” or “no ma’am” or “yes
sir” or “no sir”.
3. If an adult at NJE asks us to do something, we will try our best to do
exactly what is asked of us. This means that if an adult asks us to do
important things like stop running, sit down, be on a voice level “0”
or keep our hands to ourselves, we will do that.
Assemblies
1. Sometimes at NJE, we will have assemblies in the gym. These people
are visiting us because they have a message to share with us. We will
be respectful to them at all times.
2. We will enter the gym quietly and will follow your teacher to our
seats.
3. We will have friends sitting in front of and/or behind us. They want
to see and hear the visitor just like we do. We will be respectful to
our friends by sitting down on our behinds so they can see and
keeping our feet and knees away from the person in front of us.
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4. We will be on a voice level “o” unless our visitor asks us to do
otherwise. This is not a time for talking to friends.
5. If we want to show the visitor that we like part of the message, we
will clap our hands. We will cheer if appropriate. We will NOT
stomp our feet on the bleachers. This is very noisy and rude.
6. If our visitor asks for a helper, we will show that we would like to do
this by raising our hands. Remember – waving it, making noises and
jumping up and down are not good ways to get someone’s attention.
7. If we are not picked, we will cheer for and encourage our friends who
were chosen!
8. When the assembly is finished, we will stay in our seats until a
teacher lets us know it is our turn to leave the gym. When it is our
turn, we will walk quietly in a line just as we did when we came into
the gym.
Taking AR Tests on the Computers
1. We will be reading AR books this year and will be taking AR tests on
the computers in our classroom. Since we only have three computers,
we will need to take turns.
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2. A sign-up sheet will be located at each computer. When you are
ready to take an AR test (this means you have finished reading the
book!) then you may write your name on a sign-up sheet.
3. When you finish an AR test, please mark your name off the list and
quietly tell the person whose name is after yours that it is his/her turn
to take an AR test.
Recess
1. If the temperature is above 40 degrees and it is not raining, we will be
going outside for recess. Please bring coats, hats, or any other items
you need.
2. We will walk in line to the playground. We are all travelling to the
same place and there is no prize for being first! Please do not push or
shove your friends.
3. While on the playground, we will treat other people the way we want
to be treated. This means we will not push, shove, hit or kick our
friends and we will use kind words.
4. We will follow the playground rules while we are there. This means
we will not climb up the slide and we will swing forward and not side
to side.
5. If we choose to play in the grass, we will stay in a spot where our
teachers can see us and keep us safe.
Consequences
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1. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes! The important thing is that
when a mistake does happen, we learn something from it!
2. The first time an inappropriate behavior happens, a teacher will give a
verbal warning. That means that he/she will remind you what you
should be doing. You may be asked to use the procedure handbook to
figure out what a better choice would be.
3. The second time it happens,
4. The third time it happens,
This means that you will miss recess
and spend that time filling out a Behavior Reflection. This Behavior
Reflection will go home and be signed by mom/dad and returned the
NEXT day.
5. Other consequences can include an office referral.
Packing Up
1. When your teacher gives back your folder and explains your
homework, you may begin to pack up.
2. Check your drawer for papers that need to go home and put them in
your folder. Put your folder in your backpack.
3. Double check and make sure that you have all homework/books/etc.
4. Place your backpack and all other items (coat, lunchbox) at your seat.
5. Wait quietly while others are packing up. This will help pack up
time go quickly so we can move on to other things!
6. When it is time to leave the room, you will put your chair on your
desk and get your belongings.
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Dismissal
1. The dismissal bell rings at 2:25. Your teacher will ask bus riders to
get their belongings and line up first.
2. Your teacher will ask car riders to get their belongings and line up
second and after school students to get their belongings and line up
third.
3. We will walk to the gym on the right side of the hall. Bus riders will
WALK to the bus. Car riders will walk to our appointed spot in the
gym and sit quietly and listen for their names to be called. After
school students will go to the spot assigned to them.
4. We are working on becoming responsible students and need to make
sure we gather all necessary items before we leave our classroom.
Car riders will not be permitted to leave the gym to retrieve items
from the classroom.
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