Discipline Policy for Room 4

My philosophy of discipline is that children need to first feel safe and comfortable in their learning environment. They need to understand that there are rules and routines to follow. When these rules and routines are interrupted by their actions, the learning environment is placed on hold for a short time causing distraction to the learners and the instructor. Children need to comprehend the consequences for their disruptive behavior choices. Also, a classroom with precise and understandable rules and routines adds to the harmony of an active learning environment. In the end, we have happy students and a happy teacher interacting with each other meeting our goal-having fun learning.

My rules are very simple as I have mentioned above. They are as follows:

1. Raise your hand to speak.

2. Stay seated or in assigned area. (Bathroom privileges only!)

3. Keep your eyes and ears on the speaker.

4. Keep hands, feet and objects away from others.

5. Do your best work.

The discipline plan that I use is very simple. On each student’s desk are 4 colored bears-green, yellow, blue and red. The bears represent the following:

Green bear-Alright, out of sight, excellent behavior

Yellow bear-Warning for breaking a rule-classroom or school rule

Blue bear-Child will receive a time out, be excused from recess and will have a phone call home or the child may have to write a letter of apology in lieu of a phone call home because you will be asked to sign and return the letter.

Red bear-The child will be removed from the room and will be sent to the office to see the principal.

Rewards:

1. Happy students and a happy teacher

2. Praise

3. Treasure box

4. Homework passes

5. Ticket to the “treasured moments” box

6. Free time on the computer

7. Special helper

8. Note home to parents

9. Phone call home to parents

You ask, “How will I know if my child had a good day? Well, each child will bring home a sticker book in their homework folder every night. I will place a sticker on the calendar if your child kept his or her green bear. The sticker book will reveal if your child lost a bear. Sticker books are to be returned in the homework folder.

We also have team tallies. Students are placed in groups of 4 or 5 students. When students are ready, quiet and on task, then their team will earn a tally mark. At the end of the week, the team with the most tallies will be rewarded.

Lastly, we a have a “treasured moments” box in our room. It is actually a fake treasure chest. When student is recognized for being kind, I will give the student a slip of paper to write his or her name on and place it into the box. At the end of the week, I will pick a name from the box and the student will receive a very special prize. The remainder of the names will be discarded from the box. Each week, one kind person will be awarded a very special prize. A child has an opportunity to have his or her name placed in the box several times for their acts of kindness.

If you have any questions, about the class discipline policy, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Fondly:

Mrs. Furst-Johnson