Classroom Rules

Don't be surprised if your child comes home this afternoon saying, "Mrs. Sullivan climbed and rolled on top of the desks today." Don't be surprised if your child comes home this afternoon saying, "Mrs. Sullivan was 'in Keren's face' today."

Naturally, you would be surprised if your child came home and shared either of these stories with you. Unfortunately, if they do share, they will be telling you the truth! For a few minutes this morning, I worked hard to model for the Room 221 community what I mean by "unexpected" behaviors. (I succeeded. The kids were in shock! :o)

Third grade word wizards shared that expected means, "good behavior, something you know is going to happen, or something that usually happens." They also shared that unexpected means, "something you don't expect, something that is surprising, or something you don't know is coming." Expected and unexpected are terms all teachers at the Eliot school are using to help children dig deeper into our school community's expectations.

We used these terms today to dig deeper into our classroom rules.

Our classroom rules are:

Respect everyone and everything
Be safe
Always try your best
Have fun!

Based on these rules, children suggested the following "expected" behaviors:

Listen to everyone
Whole body listening
Raise your hand
Don't interrupt
Wait your turn
Wave silently (if you see a friend in line)
Be quiet in line
Walk in the hallway
Don't talk when others are talking
Enter a room quietly
Be friendly
Say nice things
Include other people
Smile!
Ask, "How are you?"
Say, "I'm glad you're back!"
Be quiet in the pod
Ask, "Are you okay?"
Help someone up
Make eye contact

Ask your child if they can think of any more!