Rules
1. Follow directions the first time given.
2. Be kind and considerate.
3. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
4. Raise your hand to speak or stand.
5. Walk.
Our System
Stuart kindergarten classes use a colored card system in the classroom. This
provides a visual way for a child to see for himself how well he is following
the rules. Each student will have an assigned pocket on a classroom pocket
chart. All students will begin the day with a green card in his/her pocket. If
the child is caught showing some exceptionally good behavior, he/she will be
given a purple card for his/her efforts. A student who has been awarded a
purple card will receive an extra incentive for his/her positive behavior.
If, on the other hand, the student is having difficulty following classroom
rules on a given day, a green card will be moved to blue. If misbehavior
continues, that student's card would be moved to yellow, and possibly red.
However, if a student begins to display an improvement in behavior, the
teacher may choose to move his/her card up one level or even two levels. This
gives a child an opportunity to self-correct and get back on track. At the end
of the school day, students will receive the following:
Green card = sticker or possibly a small piece of candy
Purple card = small candy, sticker, or prize
Blue card = no sticker or prize
Yellow card = no sticker or prize, note will be sent home
Red card = note and/or phone call home
Daily Communication
Check your child's behavior chart located inside his/her take home folder
daily. Behavior will be noted on the chart with initials G (green), P
(purple), B (blue), Y (yellow), or R (red). You can support good classroom
behavior by praising your child for green or purple cards, and by discussing
behaviors that resulted in a blue, yellow, or red card.
Consequences
In addition to notes or calls home, the following consequences will be used.
1. Time-out
The purpose of time-out is to give the child an opportunity to reflect on what
he/she has done and what he/she can or could do to correct his/her
misbehavior. Shorter time-out periods will be given for blue cards, (a maximum
of 5 minutes), and longer periods of time-out will be given for yellow cards,
(15 minutes maximum).
2. Loss of privileges
This includes loosing some, or all of playground time and/or center time. Red
cards will result in a loss of the entire play period, with rare exceptions.
3. Office referral
Office referrals will be used for behaviors that interrupt classroom
instruction, threaten or hurt others, or damage school or personal property.
4. Individual behavior plan
An individual behavior plan will be set up for a particular student if the
classroom consequences listed above are not resulting in acceptable classroom
behavior.