Our overall goal is to love God with our whole heart, mind and soul, and love our neighbor as ourself. Specifically, at school, we want to learn as much as we can about the wonders of the world around us. We want to learn how to communicate as effectively as possible. We want to learn skills to help serve others. We want to learn the lessons of history to make this world a better place. We want to promote peace and understanding. We want to discover the joy of learning.

1. Follow directions.
2. Raise your hand and wait for permission to speak.
3. Respect yourself and others.

Procedures are the specific way we do things in class. I may add or change procedures depending on the circumstances. Here are some important ones.

1. Line up outside before school starts. Come into Class quietly and take your assigned seat.
2. If you need to get out of your seat, please raise your hand and wait to be called on to ask me permission. For certain common requests, I have hand signals so you do not have to ask out loud. To go to the restroom, raise your right hand with your index finger and your middle finger intertwined. This is the letter R in American Sign Language and stands for restroom. If I am granting your request I will nod my head up and down. To ask to sharpen your pencil raise up your pencil. To ask to get a tissue, hold up two fingers.
3. Use the restroom before school, at recess, at lunch and after school. If you have to use the restroom during class, please signal as indicated above. When you are given permission, take the hall pass and leave quietly.
4. Get water before school, at recess, at lunch and after school. I do not generally allow you to go get a drink at the drinking fountain during class.
5. If I give you permission to go to the office or anywhere other than the restroom, you must have a pass slip. Fill it out. I will then sign it.
6. Please put waste paper in the blue recycling bin. All other trash, including tissues and paper towels, must be put in the trash can. I generally do not give you permission to get out of your seat to throw things away. Instead, wait until you are leaving class.
7. Line up in alphabetical order for lunch. I will give specific instructions in class.

Use the classroom computers only for specific class assignments. You may not use email, social networking sites, or games. You may not put any programs or applications on the computer. You may not copy any applications from the computers. You can only store work for school on the computers. Back up work for school on a USB drive. Be sure to give the USB your name. Also, write you name on the USB drive. Follow the "Ten Commandments of Ethical Computer Use" at e.g., http://www.tekmom.com/tencommand/index.html.

I will give negative consequences for not following the class rules, procedures, or the school rules. Consequences will be based on the situation, prior violations, the needs of the individual student, and the needs of the class. Consequences may include a warning, discussion, reflecting on the behavior in writing, an apology letter, loss of a privilege, loss of recess time, notes or emails home, or a detention referral.

Positive consequences can include extra recess, ice cream parties, free dress, positive notes or emails home.