Rules+of+Conduct+and+Consequences

This page is for Rules of the Classroom and Conduct and the consequences for not following the rules.

__Mrs. Stephens' Kindergarten Class Rules:__ 1. Follow Directions 2. Respect Yourself and Others. 3. Small voices inside, loud voices outside! 3 1/2. Share and Care. 4. Speak the truth. 5. Mrs. Stephens is the boss.

Consequences: The school follows a standard way for consequences in all classrooms. It's called the "clip system". The classroom has three boards: green, yellow, and red. All students have their own clip. At the beginning of the day, they start out at green. If they misbehave or break a rule, they get a warning and get moved to Yellow 1. A second warning is Yellow 2, and then finally they get moved to red.
 * Staying on Green is Great!
 * Yellow 1: Warning
 * Yellow 2: 5 wisdom walks* on the playground
 * Red: Ten wisdom walks and loss of C.A.R.E point
 * Instead of having students stand or sit at recess, the child will do a wisdom walk. They will walk around the large playground equipment and think about their behavior and ways that they can improve. The teacher then conferences with them individually and they will still have time to play.

The teacher also uses a rectangle, which is made from tape on the floor. If a student is badly misbehaving, then they have to go stand in the rectangle for a few minutes to think about their behavior. I only saw this used a few times, and only in extreme instances with a few students.

The school also uses something called CARE. The following is taken from Mrs. Stephens' letter that is sent home to parents at the beginning of the year: //__Dare to C.A.R.E (The C.A.R.E Program):__// //Dare to C.A.R.E (Conflicts Are Resolved Easily) is a conflict-resolution based discipline program that is implemented in our school. All students and staff are trained in conflict-resolution skills so that everyone will know how to resolve conflicts in a peaceful manner. By making “good choices” throughout the day, the students will earn points. These points will help your child earn positive recognition each week, as well as determine their conduct grade for each nine weeks.// //Students have three opportunities throughout the day to make good choices. If at any point during the day they “move their clip” to red, they lose a point(s) for the day. The daily folder will be used to keep you informed of your child’s behavior each day. By earning 16 behavior points each week, each child may earn the right to participate in Fun Friday from 2:15 until 2:45. Those students who did not earn Fun Friday will work on setting goals for appropriate behavior for the following week. The daily folder will also note whether or not your child received Fun Friday. I will send a C.A.R.E report home each week on Monday to keep you updated regarding your child’s progress. This report should be signed by the parent or guardian and returned by Wednesday of the same week. The return of this signed report along with the C.A.R.E envelope will help your child to earn one (1) bonus point toward his/her weekly point total. Two other bonus points are available as well. One of these can be earned for coming to school each day of the week and the other bonus point will be given by the teacher for a variety of special behavior expectations.// //At the end of each nine week grading period, Kindergarten students will be recognized during a C.A.R.E Ceremony in two areas.// //Attitude- Students who earn eight out of nine Fun Friday’s will receive the following:// //1st nine weeks: Principal’s Award (Certificate) and a Dare to C.A.R.E badge// //2nd nine weeks: Principal’s Award (Certificate) and students will be honored by adding their handprint to our school walls with their parents.// //3rd nine weeks: Principal’s Award (Certificate) and students will receive a Dare to C.A.R.E t-shirt.// //4th nine weeks: Students will receive a Golden Principal’s Award// //Attendance- Students will be recognized for having perfect attendance during each grading period.//

The CARE program works great. Students strive to earn a Fun Friday, and it is always an enjoyable time for all students. They have done a variety of different things, such as a nature walk, making pudding, a shape party (eating foods made from different shapes), decorating pumpkins, extra playground, and more. This is done school wide, although, each class does something different for Fun Friday.