Mrs. Huber’s 5K Behavior Plan
I am committed to providing a quality school experience for your child in a positive, nurturing atmosphere. Positive behavior will be reinforced throughout the school day. Patience, understanding, and God’s Word are the three key elements in our behavioral/social approach.
During our first days of school we will be talking about above the line, below the line and the bottom line behaviors. Above the line, include positive behaviors such as helping friends and putting away their toys. Below the line behavior would include not raising their hand or not sitting at carpet time. Below the line behaviors include anything that may physically hurt themselves or another person.
Our Classroom Expectations:
Do your best everyday
Walk quietly in the halls
Respect everyone
Raise your hand if you have something to say
There may, however, be times throughout the school day in which a behavior challenge may occur. These are the steps I will use for their social growth:
If a student is being a distraction to him/herself or others, I will give him/her a warning - maybe verbal, maybe a serious look, maybe silently motioning them to come sit closer to me, maybe just moving closer to them, maybe putting a hand on their shoulder. This is enough a lot of the time for students to remember to listen and keep their hands to themselves.
If a child continues to have difficulty focusing, s/he is quietly asked or motioned to "go get some power." Any chair can be a power chair. S/he must sit there and be totally silent. When s/he has "enough power" (a.k.a. self control) to know what to do and how to act, s/he can come back and join us. Students decide when they're ready, as they know (not me) when they "have enough power." From time to time a child may still be silly when returning from the power chair, in this case they will be asked to return to the power chair to try again to regain their “power” and will miss 2 minutes of recess time in which the child and I will discuss what they have done to take away the learning time of others.
I do not keep track of or report to parents how much their child is in the power chair. I stress that it is not punishment, but a chance for their child to get back some self control. With serious, recurrent behavior problems with a certain child, I will start a little sheet that goes home every day. I focus on one goal (i.e. keep hands to self) at a time. This is very effective when parents are supportive and get involved.
If behavior choice challenges continue, or more warnings need to be given throughout the day, I will contact you to discuss how we can work together to resolve the situation.