Classroom Expectations

Kindergarten Behavior Plan

At ORES we use the Responsive Classroom Behavior Management model. In our classroom, we incorporate components to help develop a sense of community and a safe environment for our students. Several of these components are:

JMorning Meeting - a daily format for friendly greetings, sharing of news, and developing friendships.

JQuiet Time - daily after lunch to refocus for the rest of the day.

JA chime is used to signal for attention.

JPeace Chair - used if a child needs several minutes to refocus and think about a behavior. The Peace Chair is not considered a negative place. Students that utilize the Peace Chair are not "in trouble" they simply need to re-engage with the activity. However, frequent need of the peace chair may require parent/guardian meetings with the teacher to work together to help the child make better choices.

 

The Kindergarten behavior plan supports ORES School-Wide Rules: 

            Be Kind

            Respect others, treating them the way you want to be treated

            Respect school property

            Be Safe

            Always do your best! 

 

The classroom is an environment in which your child will learn many new things.  One area in which your child will develop is social learning.  Within the classroom and school, your child will be given many opportunities to work with other children and adults.  He or she will learn to share, take turns, be kind to and help others, play nicely, and clean up after him or herself.  The class will work as a “team” in order to learn the most we can and have fun doing it!  You, the parent(s), are a part of our team!  

 

     We have three simple classroom rules to remember:

  1. I will respect myself.
  2. I will respect others.
  3. I will respect the environment.

 

Each child starts the day with their name card on “Ready to Learn” on our behavior board. If your child consistently demonstrates good choices and quality character, his or her name card will be moved up to “Good choices!” or “Way to Go!”  Those who end the day on “Way to Go!” earn privileges. However, if an adult has to speak with your child after one warning, he or she will have their name card moved down to remind him or her to make better choices.  If your child must be spoken to a third time, he or she will have their name moved to the lowest level and will receive a note home for you to sign and return back to me the next day. 

 

Consequences:

First:   discussion with teacher about better choices

Second:  move name card down a level, encouragement to make better choices

Third:  name on lowest level, note home to be signed and returned

 

Next week (as well as throughout the year), we will discuss our class behavior plan at school.  Please review this behavior plan with your child at home.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for your support!