January 9, 2012
Dear 3rd Grade Parents,
I have had several parent requests for a daily form of communication about their child’s behavior in class. Because of this I have decided that it would be a good idea to do this with all of my students. I have explained the new plan to the students and would like to take time to fill parents in as well.
As many of you may already know, each day the students in our class start out on Green (think of a traffic light). Every day they start fresh on Green, no matter what the behavior was the day before. If they have a great day, follow directions when asked, stay on task during class work, are not talking when they should not be, etc. they will stay on Green for the day. If this is the case they will bring home a slip of paper stating that they had a great day and ended up on GREEN. Feel free to reward this behavior at home as well, so as to increase their motivation.
If a student is talking when the teacher is talking or when they are supposed to be working quietly, if they are shouting out in class without raising their hand, talking back to the teacher, playing instead of working, etc. they may get their color lowered to Yellow. This is a warning to the student that their behavior is unacceptable. When this happens they will bring home a slip of paper explaining that they ended the day on YELLOW.
If the student has to be spoken to repeatedly (3 or more times), they will get their name lowered to Red. When this happens they will bring home a slip of paper stating that they ended the day on RED, and this time it will require a parent signature.
If a student continues to have problems after being lowered to Red, they will be sent to “Think Time” in a 7th grade classroom where they will fill out a “Think Time” sheet of paper. This will be sent home and will require a parent signature as well.
If you have any questions or concerns about this new form of communication please feel free to ask me at school, by phone, or by email.
Have a great week!
Miss Bidwell
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