Afternoon Class Procedures

Starting the day:
Kindergarten students may enter the glass doors close to our room, and come directly to our room.

Hallways:
Students walk quietly with their hands to themselves while walking through the halls to the classroom, to the library, and other transition times.

Beginning of the day jobs in the classroom:
Students hang up their coats and backpacks.

Book bags:
Bring book bag to the room. Trade for a new book in the book bag. Put book bag in cubby.

Important notes (about transportation, etc.):
Give to teacher.

Other papers being returned:
Put in white box by the door.

Choose an activity in the classroom to keep busy until all the buses have arrived.


Carpet activities:
Get a white board, marker and eraser, sit on assigned carpet space, and follow directions given by teacher.

Attention getting signals from teacher:
When any of the following signals are given by the teacher, the students need to:
…stop what they are doing
…raise both empty hands
…turn to look at the teacher
…be ready to listen.

Signals:
One set of lights go off, or the chimes quietly ring, and/or the teacher says, “May I have your attention please?”
Teacher says “1 – 2 – 3, eyes on me.”
Teacher says “5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1”

Personal Needs:
Boys may use the classroom restroom.
Girls use the girls’ restroom across the hall.

Snacks:
Students sit at their own table space. Use conversation voice that can only be heard at your own table. Students clean up their own spot. Wait quietly for the teacher to give directions.

End of Day:
Teacher will dismiss students several at a time:
Get book bag and papers from cubby.
Take backpack and coat to the wall near a 'bus' that matches the color of your bus tag.
Sit by the wall to pack backpack and put on coat.
Wait quietly for teacher to take students to the bus.
Carefully follow in line to the bus lines in the gym.