Discipline/Conduct
Our class uses a ladder for behavior management.  Each Monday the students start with their clip on the green rung.  For exemplifying excellent behavior, the students may move their clips up.  Excellent behavior includes, but is not limited to, displaying good citizenship, being helpful, and turning in all work on time.  Students making it to the white or purple (top line) lines at the end of the week will receive a reward.  However, if a student displays inappropriate behavior, they will have to move their clip down.  Students who move below the green rung will start on the green line the next day.  There are three rows below green.  The line below green is orange and student receives an appropriate consequence.  The second line below green is yellow and student receives appropriate consequences and a note home.  The third line below green is red which results in a phone call home.  Parent conferences will be requested for repeated misbehaviors, so we can come up with a solutions together.
			Planner/Homework
Each night students will be given homework and required to have their planner signed by a parent or guardian.  Signing the planner is vital as this is the most efficient form of daily contact between teacher and parent.  Students will write their homework in their planner daily.  Please make sure your child gives you his/her planner to check every day, as I will write notes periodically notifying you of certain events, etc.  Also, I will be checking the planners each day so feel free to write notes to me in the planners.
	Academics
All graded papers will be sent home in a special folder on Thursday night.  Please review these papers and send back the folder on Friday morning.  The grading scale will be as follows:                      100-90   A                      Satisfactory    S                       89-80   B            Needs Improvement   N                       79-70   C                    Unsatisfactory    U                       69-60   D                       59-0     F Papers with a star, smiley face, or check have been checked for completion and not necessarily for correct answers.
	Parental Involvement
I believe strongly in parent-teacher communication.  Please feel free to contact me at any time with concerns.  You may email me at vanallj@ocps.net, call me at 407-672-3120 ext. 4284, or write me a note.  Thanks so much for your support and continued cooperation.  I look forward to hearing from you!

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