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STUDENT EXPECTATIONS

This booklet of school information is sent with the best wishes of the staff at Carolyn S. Reedom Elementary School. We feel it will provide a quick and handy reference to questions you may have concerning the operation of the school. Please review the information contained in this booklet with your child. Feel free to contact the office at any time concerning questions you may have. The Reedom Staff will be happy to discuss your child’s academic or social progress. When parents and teachers work together, the child receives the maximum benefits of our educational program. We are looking forward to an exciting year–one which we are sure will truly benefit each child at Carolyn S. Reedom Elementary.

 

Reedom Voice Levels
 

Be specific when clarifying conversation and the voice levels students are expected to use during each activity and transition.

 

  0= No sound/No talking

          Examples: Taking a test, listening to a concert

 

  1= Whisper (No Vocal Cords)

Examples: Asking another student a question during an independent work time in which conversation is allowed.

 

 

  2= Quiet Conversational Voice (Only people near you can hear)

          Examples: Two or three students working in a cooperative group

 

 

  3= Presentational Voice= (An entire class can hear you)

          Examples: A student giving a report, a teacher teaching a class

 

 

  4= Outside Voice (You can be heard across a playing field)

          Examples: Cheering at a football game

General School-wide Expectations
 

  1. Respectfully follow adult’s directions.

  2. Use appropriate voice levels and language.

  3. Respect school property and others.

  4. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.

 

Before School Procedures
 

  1. Be on time- gates will be opened at 8:45 a.m.

  2. Breakfast and Safekey students will enter through multipurpose room.

  3. Walk bikes on school property. No skateboards allowed on campus.

  4. Remain outside until the bell rings unless you have an Early Arrival Boarding Pass.

  5. Bell 1 “Freeze”. Bell 2 “Walk”.

  6. Enter building in single file line with voice level 0.

  7. Students in front of school at freeze bell should walk to the playground to line up.

  8. Be respectful of morning music and routine.

 

After School
 

  1. Stay with your teacher while to your dismissal area.

  2. Wait patiently for release. Inform your teacher (High 5, etc.) before you leave.

  3. Students not picked up by 3:16 p.m. will be escorted to the office to ensure each child’s safety.

  4. Walk bikes off school property.

  5. Playground closed after school. Leave playground promptly.

  6. Use crosswalk.

  7. Listen for your name at Kiss and Go Lane.

 

Bathroom Procedures
 

  1. Go! Flush! Wash! Leave!

  2. One push of soap, one pull of paper towels!

  3. Throw away trash and return to class promptly.

  4. Voice level 0

  5. Follow CHAMPS expectations.

 

 
Hallway Expectations
 

  1. Keep hands to yourself.

  2. Use voice level 0 at all times.

  3. Stay to the right and walk in line with eyes forward when with your teacher.

  4. You must have a pass when not with your teacher.

 

Assemblies
 

  1. Enter and sit quietly using voice level 0.

  2. Sit flat with legs crossed and hands in your lap.

  3. Look and listen to the speaker.

  4. Use appropriate clapping and performance etiquette.

  5. Wait patiently and quietly to be dismissed using voice level 0.

 

Lunchroom
 

  1. Enter/Exit quietly while walking using voice level 1.

  2. Sit appropriately with feet under the table.

  3. Raise your hand if you need anything.

  4. Respond immediately to “Give me 5” signal.

  5. Wait patiently for dismissal.

  6. Clean your table and floor when dismissed.

  7. Pay for lunch before school.

  8. Follow CHAMPS expectations.

 

 
Playground Expectations
 

  1. Follow playground and PE rules.

  2. Use and return equipment appropriately.

  3. Play in a safe manner.

  4. Walk on blacktop.

  5. Running permitted on the grass only.

  6. Tag and chase games may be played on the grass only.

  7. Use your grade level play structure only.

  8. Bell 1 “Freeze”. Bell 2 “Walk”.

  9. Playground closed after school.

 

Field Trips
 

  1. Be on time.

  2. Enter and exit the bus in a single file line using voice level 0.

  3. Remain seated on the bus, facing forward with your back against the seat.

  4. Follow the bus driver’s directions.

  5. Stay with your assigned group.

  6. Be a positive representative of our school.

  7. While on the bus, remain at voice level 2 at all times.

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