Classroom Expectations

What are the classroom expectations in Kindergarten?

How will you know if your child is following the classroom rules?

Read below for all of the answers to these common questions.

The 5 Steps

JELV has a school wide disciplinary plan, called the 5 Steps. They are the expectations we have for our students in the classroom and throughout the school. We encourage you to use this language at home with your child for consistency purposes. It is a great program that is excellent for our young students!

The 5 Steps are:

1) Safe Hands and Safe Feet

2) Try Your Best

3) Express Yourself (use your words)

4) Play Nice With Others

5) Stop and Think (make good choices)

Here is a video of the 5 Steps Song we sing in class!

Click on the link below to view it!
http://www.jessamine.kyschools.us/content_page2.aspx?schoolid=10&cid=1018

Playground Expections Video, click on the link below to watch it!

http://www.jessamine.kyschools.us/content_page2.aspx?schoolid=10&cid=1020

Warm & Fuzzy Jar

As a whole group reward system, we implement the “Warm and Fuzzy Jar” in our classroom management system. When the entire class is making good choices, it gives the teacher(s) “warm and fuzzy” feelings. When this occurs, a “warm and fuzzy” is added to the jar.

When the class fills the entire jar with “warm and fuzzies” they will receive a fun reward, such as a popsicle party, pajama day, U.K. Day, popcorn party, etc.
- The students vote on what type of reward they would like to receive.
After celebrating, the jar is emptied and the class starts over with earning “warm and fuzzies”.

Whole Class Behaviors that earn “Warm and Fuzzies”:

Walking quietly in the hallway with magic pockets and bubbles
Following directions in the classroom without any reminders
Getting compliments from other teachers for good behavior
Following the rules in the bathroom
Following the rules during breakfast or lunch in the cafeteria
Following playground rules during recess
Having good behavior during special area classes

Our Clip Chart

In Kindergarten we use the clip chart method of discipline.

Each student has a clip with their name on it.
Every day the students start out with their clip on green, "Ready to Learn", and then depending on the choices they remain on green, with good choices or move their clip, down with poor choices or with exceptional choices students can move their clip beyond to blue and the highest purple (not pictured, above blue)!
Students recieve 3 warnings before moving their clip down one color. Therefore, to get to red, a student has received numerous warnings.
The only time a student will move their clip without any warnings would be if a student:
- takes violent action on another child
- bad language
- purposefully making a decision that puts himself/herself or another student in danger
- severe inappropriate bathroom behavior
- disrespectful behavior
Students can move their clip up or down no matter what color they are on, even yellow, orange or red. This provides students with opportunities to fix their behavior and have a good day.
Their behavior will be recorded daily using colored markers and short notes (if necessary) on a corresponding behavior calendar located in their T.I.G.E.R Folder. Below you will find the color code for the behavior calendar. The only difference between our classroom colors and the code is that students on green will remain white on the calendar. We have so many students who remain on green, that it is difficult to color every child's folder at the end of the day. Therefore, we only color the calendar if your child, clipped up beyond green for an exellent day or if your child clipped down. If your child clipped down, Mrs. Candy & I will always write a short note why to dicuss the behavior with your child and how to have a better day/make better choices.

If your child's Calendar is this color, your child ended their day on:

Purple (your child will have a large sticker!)=Purple
Blue (Your child will be wearing a paper bracelet!)=Blue
White/Not Colored in= Green
Yellow (with note)= Yellow
Orange (with note)= Orange
Red (with note)= Red

Please initial your child's behavior calendar every evening and discuss with your child their day, good choices or poor choices.

Remember to celebrate student's sucesses!

All students who remain on green (or above- blue/purple) all week will choose a “treasure” (small toy, pencil, or eraser) out of our “treasure box” to take home on Friday(s).
Students who had to clip down any day during the week to yellow, orange and/or red, will not get to choose an item from the treasure chest. However, if they have a good day on Friday, they will be able to receive the daily reward of green (treat), blue (treat & bracelet) or purple (treat & sticker).
Celebrate if your child was able to get into the treasure chest! This is a BIG accomplishment!

Treasure Chest

Clip Chart

Daily Rewards and Consequences

Purple- "King of the Jungle!"

Students who reach purple “Get Caught” (being good) and receive an apple sticker for following the 5 Steps and being a great role model and leader for other students!
Students will get a special treat (Goldfish/Animal Cracker/Skittle/M&M/etc...)
When students receive an apple sticker, not only are they eligible for the classroom treasure chest if they remain on green, blue or purple all week, these students have their names entered into the office drawing to win a prize from the office treasure chest!

Blue- "Flying High"

Students who reach blue are standing out from the other students because they have such great behavior and are making good choices.
These students will receive a special bracelet to wear
Students will also get a special treat (Goldfish/Animal Cracker/Skittle/M&M/etc...)

Green (white)– "Ready to Learn!"

If a student remains on green all week they will get to choose a “treasure” from the “treasure chest”
Students will receive a special treat (Goldfish/Animal Cracker/Skittle/M&M/etc...) because of their wonderful behavior and following our classroom rules.
This is the only color not colored in on the Behavior Calendar, if your student was on green, it will be white or blank.

Yellow – "Slow Down"

Student has 5 minutes of “Walk Time” at recess

Orange – "Rumble in the Jungle"

Student has 10 minutes of “Walk Time” at recess

Red – "Caught Off Track"

Student has 15 minutes of “Walk Time at recess
Student will get a family contact regarding the behavior or behaviors