McCormack Honors Academy

Appropriate behavior in our classroom is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE for every child. It is a necessity that we learn to work, cooperate, study, play and get along. I realize that it is not possible for everyone to be best buddies, but I FULLY EXPECT that everyone will treat each other with respect, kindness, and courtesy. It saddens me when people treat each other in a mean, hurtful, heartless manner. Our goal is to avoid this in our school.

To foster a positive classroom climate and culture we have implemented Capturing Kids Heart which is a process that we use to assist our students to develop self-manage behavior. We have implemented a school-wide color code behavior system. Each child will take their planner home on a daily basis and will receive a color based upon their behavior. Parents are asked to view and sign their child’s planner on a daily basis.

The purpose of the behavior system is to get the students thinking about their actions and take part in the problem solving that is needed to eradicate the negative behavior. Interaction with the parent is an essential component in this process. It is my hope that by self-reflection, problem solving and mutual support we will be able to foster the classroom environment needed to have a successful school year.

Color Code / Student Actions / Color Code / Student Actions
/ Followed social contract and needed 1 or fewer redirections
(4 questions) / / Continual Disruption (several minor incidents)
/ Needed 2-3 redirections
(4 questions) / / Out of Instructional Control
(major incident)
/ Needed more than 3 redirections,
(4 questions)
Was a disruption to learning process
(4 questions when dealing with disrespect) / / Multiple incidents of continual disruption to instruction or multiple incidents of being out of Instructional Control
(major incident)

Student Name______Date______

Classroom Teacher______

What were you doing?

What were you supposed to be doing?

Were you doing it? Yes or No

What could you have done differently?

How do you think that your behavior will affect how well you do in your class?

What is your plan to do a better job in class?

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