Classroom Management

Our classroom will be using a ticket management system.  I have found this behavior management system to be the most effective in third-fifth grade classrooms.  Please read below.

Each child starts out with 5 tickets on Monday.  If your child follows our classroom expectations, turns in all homework, and has all signatures in their planner on Friday, they will keep all their tickets throughout the week.  On Friday, we will have “Bank Day”; students who still have all 5 tickets will receive a Smith Buck.  In addition, all students will receive a new set of 5 tickets, and return their remaining from the week.  Remaining tickets are entered into a raffle where students can win a “comfy seat” at their desk for an entire week. Towards winter break, we will have a class auction.  Students will use their Smith Bucks to participate.

Students will lose a ticket if they:  do not complete homework on time, do not follow our classroom rules and expectations, and/ or if they are missing more than 2 signatures in their planners on Friday.  I will communicate with you if your child is losing tickets on a regular basis.  See below for an outline of our ticket system.  These policies were developed with students.

If your child loses…

• 1 ticket = first warning
• 2 tickets =  second warning
• 3 tickets = 5 minutes by me at recess
• 4 tickets = contact home
• 5 tickets = parent meeting