Welcome to Mrs. Jenkins Fifth Grade Classroom - Priorities: Safety, Excellence, Skills

1. Welcome Back Students Mrs. Jenkins Classroom 235 Fifth Grade

2. Welcome Students • Our Principals • Mr. Findley • Mrs. Skelton • Mrs. Gowan • Mrs. Risher

3. Our Priorities – which means most important • Safety • Academic Excellence • Social Skills (being respectful, manners, communicating effectively by using your words)

4. Safety • Following Rules • Why are rules important? • Why would following rules be under a safety heading? • Fire Drills and Tornado Drills • Listen • Have urgency in your movement without running • Do what you are told by your teacher or principal • Walking in the hallways (The 4 S’s) • Silent, Straight, Satisfactory, and Smart

5. Safety • Be where you should be • Restrooms • Visiting other teachers and or school faculty • Playground / Recess Activity • Horse-playing, Wrestling, Play fighting, Picking each other up, Profanity, Pushing, Grabbing, Vulgar dancing • Cafeteria • Walk and pay attention • If there is a spill clean it up or tell an adult immediately

6. Safety • Classroom safety • Walk it vs Throwing it • Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourselves • Control your temper don’t let it control you • Use pencils to write with only • When your teacher is talking stop and listen • When the intercom is on stop and listen • When an adult or student enters in the room continue to work or read. If you were not working on something or reading, start to work or read • Always line up in alphabetical order

7. Safety • Bullying • ZERO Tolerance • What is bullying? • If you feel that you are being bullied keep a log of the person’s name, the action, the date, and time • Report bullying • There is a form that will be filled out and taken to the office. The information will be processed and a committee will form of principal(s), teacher (s), parents and other school faculty.

8. Academic Excellence • Believe in yourself and your classmates • Be encouraging and complimentary • Each one Teach one • Don’t be a wimp! TRY!! • Do the work! Be willing to do extra work (if necessary) • Study, Study, Study • Ask questions • Be honest • Write down what you don’t understand • Have goals and keep a record • Remember: An inch is a cinch and a mile takes a while.

9. Academic Excellence • Get each others phone numbers within your group (with parents permission) to help with homework or questions with classwork • Take good notes and be organized • Listen and pay attention • If it is to be, It’s up to me • There is no such thing as “I can’t” • Go to bed • Eat healthy and exercise • Be positive and give 100% of effort

10. Social Skills • Take Care of You, Others, and this Place • Take care of you • Hygiene • Dress code • Achieving academic excellence • Achieving excellent classroom behavior • Being safe • Being happy • Being healthy • Remember the golden rule

11. Social Skills • Take Care of You, Others, and this Place • Take care of others • Be encouraging and supportive • Offer help or get help when needed • Always speak kindly of each other • Respect each other • Learn how to agree to disagree • Learn how to be patient • Learn how to be a good listener and communicator • Be complimentary • Speak up for one another

12. Social Skills • Take Care of You, Others, and this Place • Take Care of this place • Keep your desk neat • Keep the floors around you neat • Respect school property and handle it with care • Recycle and Reuse – Create as little trash as possible • Don’t stick gum on anything • Have school pride

13. Discipline • Stay Green!!!!!! • Yellow – be careful (second warning) • Red – silent lunch • Blue – walk at recess • No card – contact parent

14. Rules • When my hand goes up – Stop whatever you are doing. I need ears open and mouths closed. • Before you ask me, see three • Raise your hand and Keep your seat • Be aware of time • Come to class prepared • Respect yourself, peers, and all teachers and school faculty. Also respect property. • Follow directions

15. Cafeteria • Respect the Cafeteria Ladies and all School Staff • Eat with your mouths closed • Do not touch or hover around someone’s food • Do not play in the food • Be careful not to have spills • Pass it vs Throwing it • Have appropriate conversations • Give each other personal space • Avoid spitting • Avoid begging • Stay seated • Avoid yelling across the table

16. Helpers • Will be chosen each morning • Helpers will be responsible for • Anything needed • Mail • Hall monitor • Class Greeter and Dismisser • Cafeteria duty • Recess monitor • What’s the weather?? • Bathroom monitors will be chosen alphabetically for our young ladies and gentlemen

17. Summary • Let’s have an awesome school year!!!