Expectations/What You Can Do

Expectations in my Reading Classroom

2022-2023

1. Be Prepared: Have All Materials Needed

   1. Pencil and Eraser

   2. Binder-5th and 6th

   3. Planner-4th-6th: Write down assignments

   4. Headphones-Listen to the stories on your own

   5. Notebook and Composition Notebook

   6. Homework

2. Be Ready to Work

   1. Pay Attention

   2. Follow Along

   3. Ask Questions

3. Be Responsible

   1. Follow Along

   2. Write Down Free Bees

   3. Ask Questions If You Don’t Understand

   4. Turn In Homework On Time

   5. Do Your Homework On Your Own-NO WORKING TOGETHER-YOUR HANDWRITING ONLY

4. Use Time Wisely

   1. If I Give You Time, Use It

Things You Can Do

5. Read Whenever You Can

   1. It will help you get better at reading

   2. It will help you learn more and understand more

   3. It will make work easier

6. Help Others If They Need It

   1. DO NOT TELL THEM THE ANSWERS

   2. Show them how to figure it out

   3. Tell them it is in 1-6 or 8-15-Make them find it themselves

7. YOU NEED TO TRY AT ALL TIMES

   1. Everything is hard at first, but the more you do it the easier it gets.

   2. Giving up will not help you, it hurts you.

   3. I can’t help you if you don’t try.

8. DO NOT DISTRACT OTHERS

   1. Let others follow along so they can learn

9. Be Positive About Reading

   1. Complaining will not make it better

   2. Being negative will not make it better

   3. If you are stressed about your homework, break it down and do a page/section at a time

   4. Make Reading Fun

      1. Read with a friend, with a parent, with a sibling, etc.

      2. Read with a flashlight, in a different spot, outside, in a fort, etc.

Expectations for my Afternoon Classes

10. Get to my classroom/your specials on time

    1. Make sure someone knows where you are

    2. Don’t take too long to get to where you need to be

11. Follow directions

    1. It will go faster if you follow directions

    2. When we write in planners, you are writing in them

12. Pay attention

    1. I don’t want to repeat myself

13. Ask questions if you don’t understand something

    1. I can’t help if I don’t know that you are struggling

14. Be Prepared

    1. Have your binder/planner

    2. Have a pencil

15. When I send stuff home, give it to mom/dad/guardian-they want to see it

    1. They are to sign planners

    2. They should be on Class Dojo-I send messages on there