Ellison Elementary Expectations and Settings Matrix

Everywhere / Hallways & Stairwell / School Grounds / Classroom Lunch / Washroom & Changerooms / Assemblies & Presentations / Entrance and Exit
Respect Yourself /
  • Give your best effort and set high expectations
  • Be hygienic
  • Dress appropriately
  • Tie shoelaces
  • Bring all school materials to school
  • Ask for help if needed
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  • Always walk
  • Stay in an orderly single file line
  • Move quietly
  • Stay on the right side
  • Use handrail properly
  • On the stairs, take one step at a time, without jumping
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  • Play safely & appropriately in designated areas
  • Be helpful & courteous
  • Stay on school grounds
  • Pick up after yourself
  • Stay away from parking lot and bike rack
  • Walk all bikes, scooters, skateboards, etc. on and off property
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  • Have clean hands
  • Use good table manners
  • Stay in your seat
  • Keep noise level down
  • Only eat your own lunch
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  • Wash hands
  • Flush
  • Return to class quickly
  • No food or unnecessary equipment in washroom
  • Change quickly and quietly
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  • Stay focused
  • Settle quickly
  • Sit on your bottom
  • Choose appropriate people to sit by
  • Sit quietly & use Whole Body Listening
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  • Wait for teacher or supervisor permission before entering
  • Use designated doors
  • Remove hats
  • Dress appropriately

Respect Others /
  • Be kind and use good manners
  • Share and include others
  • Use Whole Body Listening
  • Keep your hands & feet to yourself
  • Respect others’ thoughts & opinions
  • Ask before you borrow
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  • Keep hands & feet to yourself
  • Use appropriate language & volume
  • Keep personal space
  • Move forward and look forward
  • Leave displays and bulletin boards alone
  • Stay quiet in the hallway to respect other classes
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  • Include others in activities & games
  • Be a good sport and play safely
  • Report unsafe behaviour
  • Use equipment safely & return it to where you got it
  • Leave others’ creations alone
  • Keep hands and feet to self
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  • Practice good manners
  • Be respectful to classroom monitors & supervisors
  • Wipe off desk when finished eating
  • Ask to use the washroom
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  • Use stalls properly
  • Respect others’ privacy
  • Report unsafe behaviour or vandalism to the office
  • Use quiet voices
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  • Enter & exit quietly with your teacher
  • Clap politely at appropriate times
  • Look at the speaker or presentation
  • Keep your hands & feet to yourself
  • Stand to ask questions
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  • Be on time
  • Carry equipment in school
  • Enter & exit quickly & quietly
  • Stay in line
  • Hold the door for others, especially if you are first in line

Respect Your Environment /
  • Reduce, reuse, & recycle
  • Throw garbage in cans
  • Take care of school property
  • Respect our school neighbours
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  • Pick up litter
  • Clean up after yourself
  • Report vandalism & unsafe behavior
  • Report any spills
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  • Pick up litter
  • Clean up after yourself
  • Be respectful to property
  • Leave branches on trees
  • Use garbage cans
  • Stay out from under trees
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  • Clean up after yourself
  • Sit on chairs only
  • Put proper items into recycling & garbage
  • Take food and lunch kits home daily
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  • Conserve water, soap, and paper
  • Use garbage cans
  • Pick up any paper on the floor
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  • Clean up after yourself
  • Be quiet and respectful in the hallways
  • Wear appropriate shoes
  • Bring nothing in your hands or pockets
  • Be focused
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  • Wipe your feet and brush off snow or debris before entering
  • Enter & exit through the proper doors