Our Classroom Rules:
Plato Academy believes that appropriate student behavior will insure uninterrupted teaching for all students, which will be conducive to high student achievement. We strongly adhere to the belief that students are more successful when their learning environment is one that upholds the tenets of safety, respect, and perseverance. It is our goal to provide the best learning experience for each child in our classrooms. In order to achieve this goal, we hold our students to the following expectations:
One of our many goals this year is to help our students become more responsible with their classroom behavior. We will not have a classroom chart showing the colors for each student.
Every day, before your child is dismissed from school; he or she will draw a colored circle of their behavior that day on the calendar in their blue Take Home Folder. This will indicate what type of overall behavior your child demonstrated on that particular day. Please check and sign your child’s planner each day under their behavior indicator.
Rainbow Behavior Color Rating Scale:
When poor choices are being made…
All students start the day on blue. It is their responsibility to move either “up” or “down” the behavior chart. If the student is making appropriate behavior choices then they will move “up,” if they are making inappropriate choices then they will move “down.”
If your child had a green or blue day, they had a great day. Students who have moved their card below green will have the opportunity to “move up” by consistently showing that they are trying to fix their choices. Please do not expect pink on a daily basis – pink is awarded for an exceptional day.
- Listen when your teacher is talking.
- Follow directions quickly.
- Keep hands and feet to yourself.
- Raise your hand to speak or stand.
- Be respectful to others and to their property.
- Be safe, be kind, and be honest.
Plato Academy believes that appropriate student behavior will insure uninterrupted teaching for all students, which will be conducive to high student achievement. We strongly adhere to the belief that students are more successful when their learning environment is one that upholds the tenets of safety, respect, and perseverance. It is our goal to provide the best learning experience for each child in our classrooms. In order to achieve this goal, we hold our students to the following expectations:
- Please RESPECT Yourself, Others, and Materials in the classroom.
- Please make choices that PROTECT the SAFETY of all people in the classroom.
- Please always be the best you can be, EVEN WHEN it’s difficult to do so.
One of our many goals this year is to help our students become more responsible with their classroom behavior. We will not have a classroom chart showing the colors for each student.
Every day, before your child is dismissed from school; he or she will draw a colored circle of their behavior that day on the calendar in their blue Take Home Folder. This will indicate what type of overall behavior your child demonstrated on that particular day. Please check and sign your child’s planner each day under their behavior indicator.
Rainbow Behavior Color Rating Scale:
- Pink (Super Star!): Above and beyond. Exceptional day!
- Blue (Way to Go!): All behavioral expectations are being met.
- Green (Ready to learn): Your child had a good day & received two or less warnings.
- Yellow (Make Better Choices): Some behavioral expectations are being met. Your child and I have discussed the importance of making better behavior choices, and have been given multiple verbal and non-verbal cues. If behaviors continue, they will block learning for self and others. They will lose 5 minutes of recess that day and lose treasure box for the week.
- Red (Office / Parent Contact): Your child’s behavior was disrupting learning for themselves, as well as, their classmates. Your child may receive a discipline referral resulting in going to Mrs. Turro’s office or sent to another classroom.
When poor choices are being made…
- 3 Verbal warnings
- Slow Down -redirection is needed, move to green. If inappropriate behavior continues, move to yellow. A yellow will result in a 5-minute loss of recess and treasure box may be loss for the week.
- Move card to red – Office referral and/or sent to another classroom and loss of recess time and treasure box.
- **Inappropriate hands on behavior will result in an immediate red and may result in an office referral. Recess will also be lost and the student will not participate in Treasure Box for that week.
All students start the day on blue. It is their responsibility to move either “up” or “down” the behavior chart. If the student is making appropriate behavior choices then they will move “up,” if they are making inappropriate choices then they will move “down.”
If your child had a green or blue day, they had a great day. Students who have moved their card below green will have the opportunity to “move up” by consistently showing that they are trying to fix their choices. Please do not expect pink on a daily basis – pink is awarded for an exceptional day.