Welcome to Mrs. Cowan’s Class Rules. Here you will find Mrs. Cowan’s rules, rewards, and expectations for classroom behavior. Thank you for stopping by and feel
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                                                 Thanks,
                                                 Mrs. Cowan

Class Rules

1. Follow directions the 1st time they are given.
2. Keep hands and feet to yourself.
3. Treat others as you would like to be treated.
4. Stay on task.
5. Use your inside voice when talking.

Independent Behavior

The system currently in place is the card system.  Each student has 5 cards.  In order, the cards are blue, green, purple, yellow, and red with blue being best behavior. Students start the day on blue. For each infraction, the card is flipped. Verbal/Nonverbal warnings are given prior to a card flip. As an incentive, we currently have the Up Board in place. When students are "caught" being good, they have the opportunity to move their pin up the Up Board. Once their pin reaches 15, they are allowed to select a prize from our many treasure boxes.

Incentives for good behavior:

Additional Free Time
Computer Time
Skip Homework Day
Treats (fruit snacks,
candies, etc.)
Treasure Box
Stickers
Erasers
Pencils
Markers
Toys
Special Helper
Choice of Centers
Choice of Reading Chair

Consequences for card flips are as follow:

Blue Card = A = Great Day! Free Time; Incentive rewarded based on teacher discretion

Green Card = B = Warning; Incentive may still be awarded based on teacher discretion

Purple Card = C = Student/Teacher Conference and Privilege Lost

Yellow Card = D = Note Home

Red Card = F = Phone call home, Discipline Referral to the Administrator, and/or Parent/Teacher Conference
 

Class Behavior

Ice Cream Sundae Social Contest: The purpose of this contest is for the children to earn an ice cream sundae party by winning points for positive behavior. There will be a jar in the classroom. When the students are caught
being good as a class, a dice will be placed in the jar.  Once the jar is full, the students will then earn an ice cream sundae social. After the class has earned the Ice Cream Sundae Social, they choose the next class incentive to work towards. Other class incentives include a Pizza Social, Movie and Popcorn Day, Game Day, and so on. Dice can be rewarded for the following:

Compliments from other
adults
Following Directions
Hallway Behavior
Lunchroom Behavior
Resource Behavior
Workshop Behavior
Restroom Behavior
Assembly Behavior
Field Trip Behavior
Teacher Discretion

CHAMPS

Our county has recently starting implementing CHAMPS. CHAMPS is a pro-active approach to classroom management. Expectations are clearly defined for students. As we participate in various activities each day, students will be given clear instructions
C - Conversation (Voice level) - Who may I talk with What level may I converse at? What may I talk about?
H - Help (Assistance) - How do I seek help? Who may I seek help from?
A - Activity - What are we going to do? What is the goal/purpose?
M - Movement - Can I move about during this activity? Where can I move about? Can I get up to sharpen pencils? Do I turn in my work?
P - Participation - If they’re following directions, what will it look like? What will it sound like?