Second Grade – Mrs. Smith
Room 26
Behavior Expectations
1) I will give the speaker my full attention (listen and look).
2) I will follow directions.
3) I will keep my hands, feet, and objects to myself.
4) I will be kind and use good manners.
5) I will try my best!
Class rules are an important part of maintaining the safety of the classroom, as well as cultivating an environment that is conducive to learning. Students are expected to take responsibility for their choices and actions. In addition to the behavior expectations for our classroom, students are also responsible for the school rules outlined in the student handbook.
Behavior Plan
The behavior plan I use empowers children to try their “Personal Best”. It is a system that recognizes positive behavior choices while assisting students in identifying and improving inappropriate behavior. The purpose of this plan is to help students take responsibility for their own actions and learn from their mistakes. The behavior report is a record of your child’s classroom behavior.
Each day your child will start on “home plate”. The behavior progression is as follows:
1. Home Plate: Your child did his/her personal best.
2. One baseball bat: Two reminders were given for a specific behavior. This is like a warning.
3. Two baseball bats: More than two reminders were necessary. I would email the parent to let them know their child received two strikes that day and why.
4. Three baseball bats: The action continued after three reminders.
Three baseball bats warrants immediate attention; a “refocusing sheet” will be sent home outlining specific behavior violation, the appropriate behavior that should have occurred, and any actions that were taken to rectify the situation. Please review and discuss this sheet with your child, sign it, and send it back to school the following day. If your child receives several refocusing sheets, I will be contacting you so we can begin to work together on an individual behavior plan that will help your child to be more successful in the classroom. I encourage you to reward your child for his/her outstanding behavior in a way that is meaningful.
* Please note that a behavior chart will only be sent home if your child received a baseball bat stamp that day. If your child does not bring home the behavior chart that is because they have stayed on home plate all day!