Ms. Davis’s Behavior System
My classroom motto is “Respect = Rewards.” I always go over the rules on the
first day of class and explain to the students that just as we are rewarded for
following God’s rules, I also want to reward students for following my rules. I
keep the rules very simple:
1) Respect Your Teacher (and all authority). I expect students to treat me with
respect by listening and not talking, while I am talking. Students should raise their
hand and wait patiently, if they need to speak/ask questions. I expect students to
show me respect by doing what I ask them to do, and giving forth their best effort
on all tasks. I expect their behavior to remain conducive to learning throughout
the day. When I have to stop and ask students to behave properly, it takes away
from everyone’s learning time.
2) Respect Others. I expect students to follow Christ’s teaching – He said the
second greatest commandment was to love your neighbor as yourself (Mark
12:31). I want my students to love one another. I will not tolerate any physical or
emotional harm of another student.
3) Respect Your Belongings and Surroundings. God wants us to take care of the
things He has given to us, for all good things come from Him. I expect students to
keep all of their books, supplies, and belongings in excellent condition. I expect
them to use all classroom items with care and keep our room (and school) nice,
neat, and orderly.
Consequences of breaking the rules:
In the room, we have a behavior chart that looks like an upside down stoplight.
There is a green smiley face, a yellow straight face, and a red sad face. All
students have a craft stick with their name on it, inside the green smiley face. If a
student breaks a rule, I will give them a verbal warning. If they break the same
rule again, or I have to warn them about another negative behavior, they will
have to move their stick to yellow and will lose 5 minutes of playground time. If
they continue to misbehave and break the rules again, they will have to move
their stick to red, be removed from the group if possible, and lose 10 minutes of
playground. A note will be sent home to parents to sign and return, along with a
note of apology to the teacher, written by the student. If the negative behavior
continues, the teacher will follow the actions of the school’s discipline policy
(please be sure to read it on page 9 of the FBCS Handbook).
Remember the motto: “Respect = Rewards”
I LOVE to reward students for good behavior!!! At the end of each month, I will
have Reward Day, in which students will be able to come to my Treasure Cabinet
and receive rewards based on the number of days they were on green, yellow, or
red. My top green drawer is filled with awesome prizes. I really try to find good
stuff that I know the children will love. In order to shop from the green drawer,
the student must be on green every day of the month. My middle yellow drawer
has some prizes that are mediocre. If a student has had a yellow during the
month, they have to shop from this drawer. In my bottom red cabinet, there is
very little treasure. Students that have had a red during the month have to shop
from this drawer. I usually just put a couple of paper bookmarks in this drawer,
because I don’t want anyone to shop in that drawer!
Conduct Grades:
I will use the behavior system to give each student a conduct grade on their
report cards, as follows:
Excellent – student was on green every day of the grading period! Students on
green every day for the entire year (and all A’s in academics will also
receive the Principal’s Eagle Award!!
Good – student received 1-2 yellows during the grading period.
Satisfactory – student received 3-4 yellows or one red during the grading period.
Needs Improvement – student received 5 yellows or 2 reds during the grading
period.
Unsatisfactory – student received more than 5 yellows or more than 2 reds during
the grading period.
Behavior Calendars:
You will know what color your child is on each day, by looking at his/her behavior
calendar. This will come home in their daily folder, and have a corresponding
colored dot (green, yellow, or red) based on what color they were on for the day.
Please initial on the day, after you have reviewed it. If your child has a yellow or
red, I will email as to the reason why. This just keeps any behavior issues
confidential, in case they were to drop or lose their folder.