Behavior Management
It is my philosophy that learning occurs most readily in a smoothly running classroom.
In order for all children in our class to learn, they need clear rules and guidelines to follow. Without this structure, the behavior of some children may distract others, prohibiting them from learning. Most problem behaviors can be addressed with a simple nonverbal sign or a quiet reminder. On occasion, continued behavior problems results in a removal from the group or activity. Parents will be notified if behaviors become disruptive. At all times, it is my aim to keep the focus on positive behavior. We will spend the first several weeks of school building our classroom community and learning classroom procedures and expectations. With your support of our classroom discipline system, I will be better able to teach and help your child reach his/her potential.
At the beginning of the year, our class will discuss and compose a list of our classroom rules. Although they change slightly from year to year, almost all rules fall into three categories:
In order for all children in our class to learn, they need clear rules and guidelines to follow. Without this structure, the behavior of some children may distract others, prohibiting them from learning. Most problem behaviors can be addressed with a simple nonverbal sign or a quiet reminder. On occasion, continued behavior problems results in a removal from the group or activity. Parents will be notified if behaviors become disruptive. At all times, it is my aim to keep the focus on positive behavior. We will spend the first several weeks of school building our classroom community and learning classroom procedures and expectations. With your support of our classroom discipline system, I will be better able to teach and help your child reach his/her potential.
At the beginning of the year, our class will discuss and compose a list of our classroom rules. Although they change slightly from year to year, almost all rules fall into three categories:
1. Respect yourself
2. Be kind to and respect others
3. Respect your environment
4. Always try your best
Our rules this year will be based on Whole Brain Teaching (a best practice approach). Be on the lookout for a letter regarding our classroom rules.
Rewards:
*Positive note or phone call home
*Verbal Praise
*Fun Friday Activity time
*Class party (class reward)
An important facet of my discipline plan includes the use of logical consequences when class rules are broken. Examples of logical consequences include time-out away from class for class disruptions or bothering other children, cleaning or repairing damaged property, or written and/or verbal apologies for aggressive behavior, name-calling or ridicule towards other children. This list is not inclusive since each situation is different and thus requires different consequences. The idea, however, is for the consequence to be related to the behavior and act as a solution or restitution for the problem. If classroom rules are severely or persistently broken, parents will be contacted by note (to be signed and returned) or by telephone. A visit to Ms. Airall or an administrator's office is a rarely used last resort.
At Philip’s Academy we believe in educating students both academically and socially. A key component to character education is Responsive Classroom, which is an approach to teaching in the elementary grades developed by the Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc. (NEFC). The guiding principles of the program coincide with Philip’s Academy’s professional beliefs that how students learn is as important as what they learn, that teaching a social curriculum is as important as an academic curriculum, that social interaction plays an integral role in cognitive growth, and that knowing the children we teach– individually, culturally, and developmentally– is as important as knowing the content we are teaching them. By embracing the principles of Responsive Classroom throughout the day our behavior management is seamlessly ingrained into our instructional practices.
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