School Behavior Expectations
Philosophy: The Paterson staff is committed to the education
of the "whole child" and will take the following steps to assist
students in building self control and positive character traits:
- Teach desirable behavior.
- Take steps to prevent undesirable behavior
from occurring.
- Encourage the use of good communication skills,
and the use of conflict resolution and problem solving strategies
to prevent and solve issues.
- Continue to develop our positive school
climate where doing the right thing has the support of our
student body.
- Help students and parents to make plans which enable students
to develop self control, to accept responsibility for their
own actions, and consequences for their decisions and behaviors.
Classroom
Expectations: At Paterson, we follow five basic
guidelines. These include the need to respect people, respect property,
be on time, be safe, and be prepared to learn. Each teacher has established
individual guidelines and procedures for their classroom in order to
meet the needs of their particular grade level or specialty area.
Please feel free to contact them if you have questions about these procedures. General
School Guidelines: When on the school grounds
or at school-sponsored events, students are expected to follow these basic
guidelines:
RESPECT PEOPLE - Students will treat themselves, staff
members, and other people with respect. They will cooperate with and be
kind to others.
RESPECT PROPERTY - Students will treat our facilities
and other people's property with respect.
BE ON TIME - Students will be on time to class. They
will stop playing when the recess bell rings, and will line up right away.
BE SAFE - Students will behave in ways that keep themselves
and others safe. This means that they will play safely and avoid rough play
and other potentially dangerous activities.
BE PREPARED TO LEARN - Each student is responsible
for bringing their materials to class, and for coming to school ready
to learn. Students need to be ready to try hard and to do their best.
Behavior Examples:
In the hallway, please . . .
- Make sure you have permission to leave the classroom
- Use
a soft voice
- Use walking feet in the hall
- Keep your hands to yourself
In the bathroom, please . . .
- Use a quiet voice
- One child in the stall at a time
- Be neat
- Clean up after yourself and be sure to flush the
toilet
- Wash your hands
- Put the paper towels in the garbage
- Avoid standing and visiting
in the bathrooms
On the playground, please . . .
- Leave personal toys/items and candy at home
- Leave all
sticks, gravel, and rocks on the ground
During ice and snow weather, please . . .
- Dress warm enough to be outside for a full 30 minutes
- Leave
all snow and ice on the ground
- Stay away from icy areas
and avoid sliding
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