Classroom management

Classroom Rules
Our class will follow Brassfield's motto:  
BEARS are...
B - brave
E - engaged
A - accountable
R - respectful
S - safe

Students can earn whole class BEARS by getting compliments in the hallway, behavior at specials and behavior at lunch. 
As a class when we earn...
     20 bears we get popsicles.
     40 bears - extra recess
     60 bears - dress down day
     80 bears - free classroom seating
    100 bears - movie and popcorn

Students can also earn personal bear paws. Each morning a student may turn in  bear paws for a reward.
     10 bears - computer time before and after school
     10 bears - pick a friend to sit with at lunch
     15 bears - write with a marker/pen for the day
     15 bears - tweet classroom activities for the day
     20 bears - eat with the principal
     20 bears - free seating for the day in class

Negative behavior will result in walking laps at recess. Repeated behaviors will result in a phone call home and a behavior referral. 

Newsletters/Communication
Visit our class website to access important classroom information. The website includes, but is not limited to our class homework, class schedule, and a DAILY blog. Please sign up for the "Follow by E-mail" on the right hand side of my page, so you receive all important announcements, notices and updates related to our classroom.  

Homework
The 3rd grade team has decided that there will not be homework assigned (like worksheets).  BUT....every night students are to read for 20+ minutes and practicing math facts. There will also be 1-2 projects per quarter for homework. 

Wednesday Folders
On Wednesday your child will bring home a red folder with his/her work from the previous week and notices from the school.  Please make sure that you empty it out and look through its contents.  Please return the Folder on Thursday.

School Attendance
Official school hours are from 9:15-3:45.  Children may not arrive at the classroom before 8:45.  If a student arrives after 9:15, a tardy slip must be obtained from the main office. If a student needs to leave early, please sign them out of the main office.  If your child is absent from school, for any reason, a signed note must be turned in upon his/her return.  The office requires an absence note for EACH absence. 

Transportation
If your child's transportation arrangements will be different on any given day, you must write a note specifically stating the change.  If the change is last minute, you may call the main office with any changes.

Lunch
12:20-12:50
Please make sure your child has lunch money or a packed lunch every day.  Every student has a lunch account.  You may pre-load your child's account with money.  If your child is running low, a sticker will be placed on his/her shirt from the cafeteria and a notice will go home in the Wednesday Folder.  
If you would like to eat lunch with your child, please sign into the main office and meet them in the cafeteria. 
Because of potential allergic reactions and other health related concerns, students are not allowed to share their food with others.  

Snacks
We will have snack time every morning.  Please send in a healthy, non-messy snack every day.

Drinks
Please send in a reusable water bottle with your student.  Label it with your child's name. 

Recess
2:25-2:55
Please have your child wear/bring appropriate shoes for recess.  If it is extremely hot/cold or raining we will have indoor recess. 

Volunteers
All volunteers must re-register every year at a WCPSS school computer.   Without clearance you may NOT go on field trips or work one on one with students. 

Contact Me If you need to contact me, call the school and leave a message 919-870-4080, or email me at cperrott@wcpss.net