Classroom Management

The Goal of all Classroom Management and Discipline is for students to effectively control themselves while living according to a set of established limits for productive and cooperative learning. Students learn to value making good choices on a daily basis and to accept the choices they make and the consequences that go with these choices. First grade will be using the Love and Logic discipline method this year. Love and Logic promotes love and empathy, creates positive relationships, allowed students to make mistakes and learn, teaches students to deal with consequences, and ultimately helps them to solve their own problems in a safe and controlled environment. In order to achieve this, the classroom rules and expectations are set up as follows:

• • • Feel free to do anything that does not cause a problem for anyone else. (Respect God, self, others, and property.)

    • Follow directions

    • Keep hands, feet, and objects to self

    • Listen attentively while others are speaking

    • Show respect for others by raising hand to speak

    • Use kind words at all times

    • Maintain a positive attitude and show joy in learning

    • Talk through disagreements 

    • Always do your best!

To encourage students to follow these rules, appropriate behavior will be reinforced with verbal praise, positive notes, stickers, classroom treasure chest, or other rewards.  

We do have a behavior chart in our classroom to keep track of our choices.  Students will start out the day on green each day.  Our color chart is as follows:

Purple- ”Super Day!” I am having an AMAZING DAY!  I have worked hard to go above and beyond the expected classroom behavior.

Blue- “Way to go!” I am being an extra helper to my teacher and friends.

Green- “Ready to Learn”  Making good choices!

Yellow-  “Think about it” I need to change a behavior. Discussion with the teacher.

Red- “Contact home” I have not changed my behavior. I need parent contact.

Should a student choose to break a rule, what I do will depend on what happened and what the person is willing to do to solve the problem. The following discipline steps may apply:

• • • 1st time: Student is given a warning

    • 2nd time: Student is separated from the group until ready to make better choice

    • 3rd time: Time-out is given and parents will be contacted after school

    • 4th time: Student meets with principal and parent is called               

    • 5th time: Student, parent, teacher and principal will meet

Your support of our classroom management plan is crucial in the growth of a responsible child. Asking your child about their day, encouraging responsible behavior, and rewarding with affirmation will give support to this process. Avoid giving material things on a regular basis since this encourages children to anticipate something when they obey instead of doing what is right because it is expected.