Students worked in teams to come up with classroom rules. We then organized them into two groups: rules that help us learn and rules that demonstrate kindness and safety. Everyone in the class signed the poster, agreeing to do his/her best to live by the rules. I am sure that student achievement will thrive as we work and learn together. If a child follows the rules all day long, he/she earns a point toward a reward. When a child has 25 good days, she/he will get to choose a reward from a list. Examples of a reward are: lunch in the classroom with the teacher, bringing something from home to share or a "No Homework" slip. Students will be reminded of class rules as needed. Each child keeps track of behavior on a class chart. Every day, every students starts on green. One reminder about rules means the child moves a clip to yellow and takes a "Time Out" to think about rules. Two reminders means she/he moves the clip to orange, takes a "Time Out" and writes a note to her/himself about the problem. Three reminders would put the clip on red and the child will then write a note home about troubles he/she is having. This note will be signed by a parent and returned to school the next day.