Mrs.
Hanlon’s
Procedure
Handbook
Welcome to 2nd grade. I know that this year
is going to be an exciting year for you. We
are going to have so much fun learning new
things, getting better at being organized,
learning to be independent students, and
making new friends. I have written this
handbook for you and your parents to help
explain how we can make our classroom run
smoothly.
Please take a moment to glance through
my classroom procedures. If at any time, we
need to check and see how something is
done, we can look back to make sure we are
following the procedures.
When students forget the procedures, I
will ask them to look back in the manual to
find out what they should be doing.
List of procedures and page numbers
Start of the day routine
Pencil Sharpening
Morning work routine
Morning Meeting
Bathroom & drinks
Asking a question
While others are talking
Exiting the classroom
Entering the classroom
Walking in the hall
Lunchroom procedures
Recess
Turning in papers
Homework
I.N.S.E.C.T. folder
Packing up
Exiting at the end of the day
Show and tell
Bringing toys to school
Consequences
Rewards
Taken and adapted from Mrs. Christina Bainbridge
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Start of the day
1. Enter the classroom from the hall
quietly.
2. Say hello to the teacher.
3. Empty your backpack and put it in
the correct bin.
4. Put your INSECT folder in the correct
place. On the last day of the week, be sure
to put your Homework Book and Reading
Log in correct place.
5. If you are buying lunch, please put
your name on the lunch board.
6. If you have a note from your parent for Mrs.
Hanlon, please let her know.
7. Sharpen two pencils.
8. Start your Morning Work.
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Pencil Sharpening
1. If you need to sharpened pencils, make
sure you sharpen the pencils by 7:30.
2. If your lead breaks during the day and
do not have another pencil, you may
borrow one from Mrs. Hanlon.
3. You may not sharpen using the electric
sharpener at any time than at the
beginning of the day or the last 5
minutes.
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Morning Work
1. This is quiet time.
2. Your morning work will be on your
desk and/or the SMART board.
3. You have approximately 30 minutes
to finish your morning work. If you
do not finish by this time, you need
to work on it whenever you can. We
will check the work at the end of the
day.
4. If you finish early, READ.
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Morning Meeting
1. After about 30 minutes, Mrs. Hanlon
will call each group to our meeting
area to begin Morning Meeting.
2. Morning Meeting is an important way
for us to learn and have fun together.
3. We say good morning to each other!
We will each give a numerical
number (1-5) and one reason why
we are that number.
4. We have a positive attitude.
5. We listen to each other. This means
we do not talk when our friends are
talking. We do not talk when Mrs.
Hanlon is talking.
6. We participate! This means listening,
participating in activities, and
responding to questions.
7. We are all friends. We’ll try to sit by
a different friend each day.
8. When Morning Meeting is over, you
are responsible to move to your seat
quickly and quietly so we can begin
our next activity.
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Bathroom/Drinks
1. When you need to use the bathroom,
please raise two fingers in the air and
when Mrs. Hanlon sees them, she will let
you go. This means, during a lesson you
need to wait until the teacher is done
giving directions or talking until you raise
your hand.
2. When you are done, wash and dry your
hands.
3. When you need to get a drink of water,
please raise three fingers in the air and
when Mrs. Hanlon sees them, she will let
you get water. You may bring a water
bottle to keep at your desk as long as
you drink correctly.
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Asking a question
1. Raise your hand quietly with one finger
extended. When we call out no one can
hear what anyone is saying!
2. If I see you hand, I know you have a
question and I will give you time to ask.
You do not need to wave your hand in
air or make noises. This is distracting to
me and to other students.
3. Mrs. Hanlon will let you know when it is
a calling out time and when it s a raise
your hand time. Please listen to find out
what “time” it is!
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While others are talking
1. We all want to be respected and heard.
This is why when another student is
talking to the class during a lesson, we
all look at the student and listen to them.
2. We do not play in 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!
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Exiting the classroom
1. When it is time to leave the classroom,
Mrs. Hanlon will ask you to line up in a
certain order. Please do not line up until
are asked to do so. This is true even of
the line leader. Problems lining up will
result is us having to line up in our
student number order.
2. We wait in line quietly with our hands
by our side and facing forward. When
everyone is ready to walk in the halls,
we will leave the room.
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Entering the classroom
1. We enter our classroom quietly. Please
come in and go to your seat. Mrs. Hanlon
will give you instructions when
everyone is seated.
2. This is an excellent time to earn “extra
points!”
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Walking down the hall
1. Other students are learning, and we do
not have the right to take that away from
them. We walk down the hall quietly!
2. We are responsible students, who respect
the rights of students who are learning.
3. We walk on the right hand side of the
hallway and stay in a line, one student
behind the other.
4. There is a line leader and a caboose. The
line leader will always walk first and the
caboose will always walk last.
5. Being appropriate in line means: Keep
your hands to yourself, keep your shoes
on your feet, walk, and stay behind the
person in front of you. We are going to
the same place, so there is no need to
push and rush!
6. Failure to walk appropriately in the halls
means we will line up in student number
order.
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Lunchroom Procedures
1. Upon entering the cafeteria, students who
bring their lunch from home, choose the
empty, clean table that is closest to the
entrance to the cafeteria.
2. Students are allowed to talk only to
students at his/her table.
3. Students have to sit on their bottom at all
times.
4. Students will only talk to the two
students on either side of them and the one
student across from them.
5. Students will use inside voices. Being TOO
LOUD will result in silent lunch.
6. We will wait to eat until everyone is at the
table.
7. Students will use appropriate social
manners when eating.
8. When leaving, students will pick up all
trash that they have on the table and on
the floor. We need to leave our eating
area as clean as we received it
9. Students that have to go to the rest room
during lunch will lose 10 minutes of recess.
Recess
1. When it is time for recess, Mrs. Hanlon
will call you to line up.
2. When everyone is ready for the hall. We
will exit the classroom.
3. We will walk down the hall quietly the
correct way. We know that there are
other classes learning.
4. When we get outside, we will walk until
get to the gate of the playground then we can
run.
5. We will follow the playground rules at
all times.
6. When it is time to come in from recess,
we will line up quickly and quietly and
wait for instructions.
7. We will enter the building the same way
we exited it.
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Turning papers in
1. Most papers will be put in the yellow bin
when you finish. There is no need to give
them to Mrs. Hanlon.
2. Tests papers are held until everyone is
finished and then they will be taken up by
someone.
3. You must put your name and date on all
assignments. This way, I know which
good work is yours and we can keep
track of how you grow and change in
your work habits by looking at
assignment dates!
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Homework
1. You will be given a homework sheet on
the first day of each week.
2. You are expected to complete your
Math each night. Students who complete
their homework every night will receive extra
points. Students who choose not to complete
homework, will be required to do their
homework during recess. Spelling homework
will be turned in the last day of each week.
3. Students are expected to fill in his/her
Reading Log nightly. Mrs. Hanlon will
take up the logs on Friday to check that
you are reading nightly.
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I.N.S.E.C.T. Folders
1. You have been given an I.N.S.E.C.T. folder
to use this year.
2. You must bring it to school every day
and take it home at night.
3. You are responsible to have your parents
sign your I.N.S.E.C.T. folder each night.
4. If you forget your I.N.S.E.C.T. folder two
days in a row, you will stay in from recess to
write a reminder note to yourself. Your
parents need to sign your note and help
you look for your I.N.S.E.C.T. folder.
5. If you loose your I.N.S.E.C.T. folder, you
will need to replace it.
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Packing up
1. You may not pack up until Mrs. Hanlon
has checked your I.N.S.E.C.T. folder.
2. Listen to Mrs. Hanlon for what books you
need to take home. She will tell you
what you need to pack.
3. Place your I.N.S.E.C.T. folder inside your
backpack.
4. If you brought your lunch, don’t forget to
take your lunchbox home.
5. Wait quietly while others pack up. This
will help pack up time go quickly.
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Exiting at the End of the Day
1. When the bell rings, place your chair on
top of your desk.
2. When the bell rings, walkers and car
riders quietly and orderly leave the
classroom.
3. Students that ride buses or go to
Kaleidoscope need to watch the Smartboard
to see when they are dismissed.
4. Remember to say goodbye to Mrs.
Hanlon. You need to exit the building on
on the right side of the hallway…
remember that’s the side we always walk
on!
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Show and tell
1. You will be assigned a day each week
to bring show and tell.
Students number:
1-5 will go on Monday
6-10 on Tuesday
11-15 on Wednesday
16-up on Thursday
There is NO show-and-tell on Friday.
2. You will have up to 2 minutes to tell us
about what you brought. This is show-andtell. We do not pass items around the room.
3. You are responsible for the item you bring
to school. Don’t bring anything that you
will be sad if you lose it or it is broken.
4. If you do not have school on the day you
would normally do show-and-tell or if
you are absent on your day, I’m sorry!
Save your show-and-tell for the next
week.
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Bringing toys to school
1. You may bring an item for show-andtell.
2. It cannot leave our classroom, except to
go home. This means it can’t go to recess,
lunch, or specials. You may not keep it in
or on your desk. You must put it on Mrs.
Hanlon’s desk.
3. After show-and-tell, your toy MUST stay
on Mrs. Hanlon’s desk. You can get it at
the end of the day.
4. Mrs. Hanlon will take any toys that she
she sees that were not for show-and-tell.
Mrs. Hanlon does not return any toys
taken unless a parent comes in to
retrieve them.
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Consequences
1. Sometimes we make mistakes, and
that’s ok! The first time a rule or
procedure is broken, you will receive
a “STOP” sign. That means that Mrs.
Hanlon will remind you about what
you are doing. If that mistake is a
repetitive one, she may ask you to use
the Procedure Handbook to figure out
what the right choice is.
2. The second time it happens, you will
receive a verbal warning and move down a
color.
3. If it happens again, you will move down
another color and will lose ten minutes of
recess or have ten minutes of silent lunch.
4. If it happens another time you will remove
a third color and miss all recess.
5. If you frequently make mistakes, you will
go to red. This means that you will lose all of
recess and a note will be sent to your
parent(s).
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Rewards
1. Thanks for making good choices! You can
be rewarded by a piece of candy, a ticket, an
“X” on or PBIS chart, a move up the behavior
chart and the best reward of all is getting to
feel good about yourself and your choices!
2. Mrs. Hanlon will be handing out tickets
during the day. You can earn tickets for
things like following directions, following
procedures, being a good citizen, making
good choices, bringing your I.N.S.E.C.T.
folder to school every day, walking in line
the correct way, and many other things!
Tickets will be put in the orange M&M and
Mrs. Hanlon will draw five names for prizes.
3. For each PBIS ticket or complement that is
given to the class by another teacher or a
ticket given by a Special Area teacher, an “X”
will be put on the PBIS chart. When we have
earned 50 coupon, we will have a special treat.
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4. All second graders will have a special
treat at the end of the month if you have
earned enough points from your behavior
calendar. At the beginning of each month,
Mrs. Hanlon will let you know how many
Points are needed by the end of the month to
earn the party. This means that you need
to be in control of your body at all time.
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