Procedure Handbook

Classroom Reference

Guide

Hello! Welcome to Mrs. Miller’s class! We are going to have so much fun this year learning new things, getting better at being organized, and making new friends. There are a few things we all have to do in order to 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 in the book to make sure we are following the procedures.

When students forget procedures, we will look back in the manual to find out what we should be doing.

I know we are going to have a fantastic year!

List of Procedures

Start of class routine… / Page 4
Pencil Sharpening…. / Page 5
Morning work routine…. / Page 6
R-Time….. / Page 7
Bathroom & Drinks… / Page 8
Asking a question….. / Page 9
While others are talking…. / Page 10
Entering/Exiting the classroom…. / Page 11
Moving about the building… / Page 12
Take home binder/folder…. / Page 13
Packing up/Exiting at the end of class… / Page 14
Recognition…. / Page 15
Miscellaneous… / Page 16
Manners and Respect….. / Page 17

Start of the Class

  1. Greet Mrs. Miller in the hallway or SSI classroom.
  2. Come in quietly and get your folder from the bin.
  3. Sit quietly and begin the warm-up activity and wait for additional instructions.

Pencil Sharpening

  1. If your pencil breaks during our class, you can solve your problem by switching out your pencil for a new one. These pencils are located in containers around our room.

Morning Work

You will complete morning work in your homeroom classroom first thing in the morning. 

R-Time Tuesdays

You will complete your R-Time lesson with your homeroom teacher.

Bathroom/Drinks

  1. Please try to use the restroom before entering the SSI room. Our time is short and we want to use all of our time learning!
  2. You are free to use the bathroom as long as Mrs. Miller is not giving direct instruction, unless it is an emergency.
  3. When you are done, wash your hands.
  4. If you need a drink please raise your hand and ask.

Asking a Question

  1. Raise your hand quietly. Please do not speak when someone else is speaking.
  2. If I see your hand, I know you have a question and I will give you time to ask. You do not need to wave your hand in the air or make noises. This is disrespectful to me and to other students.
  3. Mrs. Miller will let you know when it is a calling out time and when it is a raise your hand time. Please listen to find out what “time” it is!
  4. Raise your hand only after the speaker is finished talking and has asked for questions or comments.

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 will look at this student and actively listen to them. Everyone has such great ideas and it is important that we hear everyone!
  2. We are a community of students who know how to make responsible and respectful choices that we can be proud of. Therefore we will be respectful of others.

Entering the Classroom

  1. We enter our classroom quietly. Please come in and go to your seat. Mrs. Miller will give you instructions when everyone is seated.

Exiting the Classroom

  1. When it is time to leave the room, Mrs. Miller will ask you to line up. Do not get out of your seat until you have been asked. Problems lining up will result in us having to practice.
  2. We wait in line quietly.

Moving about the Building

  1. Other students are learning and we do not have the right to take that away from them. We walk down the hall quietly. We are responsible students who respect the rights of students who are learning.
  2. We walk on the right hand side of the hallway and stay in a line, one student behind the other.
  3. There is always a line leader (a student who demonstrates appropriate line behavior) and a caboose will always walk last.
  4. Being appropriate in line means:

*keep your hands to yourself (this means no touching anything or anyone.)

*walkfacing forward and stay behind the person in front of you. We are all going to the same place, so there is no need to push and rush!

  1. Failure to walk appropriately in the halls means we will practice.
  • Teachers will walk beside or behind the line.
  • Stop signs posted in hall
  • No leaping through lines

Take Home Binder/Folder

You will not have a take home folder from SSI. All of your take home papers will come from your classroom teacher.

Packing up and Exiting at the end of Class

  1. You may not pack up until Mrs. Miller has given you permission to do so.
  2. Wait quietly while others pack up. This will help pack up time go quickly!
  3. When it is time to leave, you will line up quietly and wait to be dismissed.

Recognition

Thank you for making good choices! You can be recognized with one or more stickers from your teacher. You can also earn one or more Star Cards! You are able to earn more than one sticker or Star Card depending on class performance and your level of participation. Star Cards will be used in the building-wide drawing. The best reward of all is getting to feel good about yourself and your choices!

Miscellaneous

Phone Manners:

Students do not answer the phones in the SSI lab. If the phone rings during instructional time, Mrs. Miller will answer it or let it ring so that the person calling can leave a message.

Snack

  • Water only
  • Snacks should be eaten in your homeroom class. We do not allow snacks to be eaten in the SSI room.

Basic Good Manners and Respect

  1. When responding to someone, answer with a yes, no or complete sentence.
  2. Make eye contact with whom you are speaking.
  3. Acknowledge others’ effort and success.
  4. Say please, thank you, no thank you and excuse me.
  5. Hold the door open for others.
  6. Offer to carry something when hands are full.
  7. Welcome visitors and volunteers. Thank them for their time.

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