Planners & Red Home Folder

Starting in third grade, students carry planners. This is an excellent way for them to stay organized. They should bring this home every night and return it to school every day. They will write their daily behavior in their planners. Each student is required to have a parent/guardian sign (a signature, not initials) each night.

Your child will also receive a red home folder that will travel from school to home each day. This folder will have one side that is for papers that need to be returned back to school and another side that is for papers that need to be emptied out each night and kept at home. On that back of this folder will be a behavior chart that links to our class Dojo points.

Snack

Third graders will be allowed to bring a small snack each day. The snack needs to be of a small quantity. Since snack time is for refueling our minds there are some limitations to what can be brought. Snacks that are NOT acceptable include any kind of chip or candy item. Examples of some GREAT choices are: grapes, apple slices, crackers, granola bars, cheerios, Go-Gurt yogurt, individual yogurt smoothies, carrots, and celery. We prefer that your child’s snack does not require eating utensils.

Behavior/Discipline Policy

The class will not be using a clip chart. Instead, students will earn points on class Dojo. These points will focus on positive choices, but points can be taken as well for poor choices. These points will accumulate to earn individual and group rewards and also special reward days. If the student doesn't earn the target number of points, the student will not be able to participate in the reward activity. In addition, students can earn "brag tags". Brag tags are little tags that emphasize positive choices the student is making.

Students making poor choices throughout the day will not lose recess, but will be asked to walk laps during his/her recess time. This is a school wide consequence.