What do I do when I first

walk in every morning?

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What do I do when I first walk in every morning?

• Hang your backpack on your chair.• Hand in homework.• Take out your agenda & place it on

your desk.• Fill in your agenda with information

on back board.• Make sure you have all your supplies

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What should I do if I have a

note from home?

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What should I do if I have a note from home?

• Bring it to me first thing in the morning!

• Don’t leave it on my desk, because I might not see it.

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What should I do if I forgot

my homework?

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What should I do if I forgot my homework?

• Let me know as soon as you come in. • I might give you time to complete it

before class starts!

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What should I do if I forgot my lunch?

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What should I do if I forgot my lunch?

• Let me know as soon as you come in.• I will allow you to call home, but you

must have permission!

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What should I do if I don’t

have a pencil?

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What should I do if I don’t have a pencil?

• Check your backpack or locker. You should always have three sharpened pencils!

• Ask a neighbor to borrow one.• Ask me to borrow one.

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What should I do when I need to

sharpen my pencil?

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What should I do when I need to sharpen my pencil?

• You may sharpen pencils first thing in the morning with either pencil sharpener.

• After we begin Morning Meeting, you may only sharpen pencils during independent work or between subjects.

• You must use the blue crank pencil sharpener after Morning Meeting.

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What should I do if I need to

use the bathroom?

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What should I do if I need to use the bathroom?

• Make sure to use restroom in the morning before we start class.

• Don’t ask to use restroom while I am teaching.

• You may ask only during free time during day.

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What should I do if I need a

drink of water?

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What should I do if I need a drink of water?

• We do not have a water fountain in our classroom or anywhere close to us.

• I encourage you to bring a water bottle to class every day.

• You may bring water only. No ice. It melts and makes a mess.

• Water with flavoring added to it is no longer water!

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What should I

do if I have

been absent?

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What should I do if I have been absent?

• Check your take home folder for make-up work.

• If there is none in the folder, ask me.• You will have make-up work any time you are

absent!• Check our class website for what you missed.• It is your responsibility to come ask me what

you need to make up.• If you know you’re going to be gone in

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What should I do if I didn’t

hear the directions?

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What should I do if I didn’t hear the directions?

• Ask one of your partners for help.• Ask 2 partners before you ask me.

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What should I do if I don’t understand

the assignment?

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What should I do if I don’t understand the assignment?

• Ask a table partner to explain it.• Ask me for help.

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What shouldI do if I need help and the teacher is

busy?

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What should I do if I need help and the teacher is busy?

• You have two choices:– Raise your hand and wait until I can help

you.– Ask a partner to help.

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What shouldI do if I finish

all of my work early?

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What should I do if I finish all of my work early?

• Make sure you turn in your work.• Read AR book.• Work on math facts extra credit

sheets.

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What shouldI do with

important papers the teacher gives me?

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What should I do with important papers the teacher gives me?

• Put them in the front pocket of your binder.

• Write a note in your agenda to remind yourself to give them to your parents after school.

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What shouldI do if I want to go to the

library?

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What should I do if I want to go to the library?

• The library will not be open until at least the second week of school.

• Remember Rule #3!• With permission, you may go to the

library after morning work or during literacy stations.

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What should I do if I lose a library book?

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What should I do if I lose a library book?

• Let me know right away!

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Where do I turn in my

work?

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Where do I turn in my work?

• On the black filing cabinet• Highlight your name on your work.• Place your work neatly in the pocket

in the binder.

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What should I do while the teacher is talking to

another adult?

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What should I do while the teacher is talking to another adult?

• Continue working quietly.• If you need me, raise your hand and

wait until I finish talking to the adult.• Interrupt me for emergencies!

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What shouldI do if I don’t

have a book for silent reading?

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What should I do if I don’t have a book for silent reading?

• Ask permission to get a book from the classroom library.

• You may not sit at your desk without reading!

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What shouldI do if there is a problem with

another student?

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What should I do if there is a problem with a student?

• If I am with you, tell me. If not, tell the teacher who is in charge of you at that time.

• This means if you are in music, tell the music teacher. Do not wait until you are with me again!

• Tell me about it when I pick you up.

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What should I do if another

student is breaking the

rules?

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What should I do if another student is breaking the rules?

• Think: Am I tattling or reporting?– Tattling is when you are trying to get

someone in trouble.– Reporting is when you are trying to help

someone.

• If you are reporting, tell the teacher who is in charge of you.

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Where can I look if I don’t know how to spell a word?

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Where can I look if I don’t know how to spell a word?

• Look at the word wall and all of the other posters around our room.

• We will add words to our word wall all year.

• If a word is not on the wall, ask and I will add it.

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What shouldI do if I feel sick while at

school?

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What should I do if I feel sick while at school?

• This is the one exception to Rule #3!• If you are going to be sick, get up

and go to the restroom. • Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

Do not wait for permission. Just GO!• I do not need details when you finish!

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What shouldI do when we

have a substitute?

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What should I do when we have a substitute?

• I expect you to behave for a substitute exactly as you would for me.

• Hint, hint… I tend to be in a rewarding mood when I get good notes from a substitute.

• When I get not-so-good notes, I tend to be in a not-so-rewarding mood.

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What shouldI do when the

fire alarm goes off?

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What should I do when the fire alarm goes off?

• Stop what you’re doing immediately, and line up.

• Walk silently outside.• Once we are outside, remain in a

straight and silent line, facing away from the building.

• Wait patiently until we are allowed to go back inside.

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What shouldI do at the end

of the day?

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What should I do at the end of the day?

• Write homework in your agenda.• Check your take home folder.• Pack up everything you need to take

home.• Clean up your area and stack your

chairs.• Silent Sweep (We’ll talk more about

that later!)

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