Classroom+Management-Huggins

Banks and Chips Each child in our room has a 'bank' on their desk. Every Monday, your child receives 5 'chips' for their bank. These 5 chips are given with the understanding that they will do their best work and do what is expected of them each day. Students can earn more chips for going 'above and beyond' what is expected of them (being especially kind or helpful, etc.). Students may also lose chips for poor behavior. Every other week, we will have a shopping day where children can spend their chips on items such as candy, pencils, no homework coupons, necklaces and many other fun things. Some items are worth more chips than others so some children prefer to save their chips for a while. The kids really look forward to shopping in our class store.

If you are ever out and about and see a good deal on something that would be good for our class store, we would love any donations! (Dollar Tree and the dollar spot at Target are great for this!)

Rules and Reminders Our class behavior plan works as follows: We have 7 basic rules in our class. Click here to see a copy of our rules. When a student is not behaving appropriately, they will receive a reminder to correct the behavior. If the behavior is not corrected, they will be asked to pull a 'strip' and place it in their "reminders" pocket. Each strip is colored to correspond to a specific classroom rule. Each time a strip is pulled, the student will record the behavior in the "Behavior Notebook". After two strips are pulled, the student will sit out for 5 minutes of recess. When three strips are pulled, the student will write a note about their behavior to be signed by you and returned to school the next day.

A note about 'notes home'. Please understand that while my number one priority is to educate your child, we also like to have fun in class. If a note is sent home with your child, you can be sure that he/she has been given many chances leading up to that point. I hate sending notes just as much as you hate receiving them!Please take the time to discuss appropriate behavior with your child so that everyone in the class can have a fantastic year. Thank you for your support!