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Discipline Plan
The fifth and sixth
grades will be using a discipline plan that has
been developed around “dollars”. Our purpose is
to help our students learn that good behavior
and hard work are rewarding, while poor work
habits and disobedient behavior have
consequences which are not “profitable”.
Students begin every
six weeks with a citizenship grade for 100. They
are each given a “bankbook” containing numbered
“dollars” which start with 100 and count
downward by twos. Students may be fined dollars
depending upon their misbehavior or their lack
of responsibility. Each lost dollar has a value
of two points. (For example, students losing
three dollars would receive a citizenship grade
of 94 on their report card.) A student may lose
up to fifteen dollars and still pas
citizenship. (15x2=30: 100-30=70) Hopefully,
students will still have most of their “money”
at the end of the grading period, at which time
they may use their dollars to qualify for the
end of the six weeks reward activity. Unused
dollars must be turned in before the activity
begins. Students who lose their “bankbooks” will
not be eligible to participate.
Students obtain, use,
and earn money in the following ways:
1.
As stated
earlier, students are given a “bankbook” at the
beginning of each six weeks. The dollars are
numbered in such a way that students know their
citizen ship grade at all times. Students are
responsible for keeping up with their “money”
(bank book) and for having their bankbook in
class every day. Dollars should always be kept
in the student’s notebook. “Bogus Bucks”
(penalty dollars) are used when a student loses
a dollar and doesn’t have their “bankbook” with
them. “Bogus Bucks” are worth four points.
2.
Students
receive one “Birthday Buck”, to use at the end
of any grading period to improve their grade.
(Students with a grade of 88 might used their
Birthday Buck to bring their citizenship grade
up to 90)
3.
“Bonus Bucks”
may be earned at any time for exceptional
conduct* or class work. “Bonus Bucks” can be
used at the end of a grading period to bring up
citizenship grades.
*Examples – helping
other students or teachers without being asked,
trying especially hard in class, making the
right choice in a difficult situation.
Students can lose
money for the following reasons:
1.
Misbehavior
(not following class or school rules)
2.
Irresponsibility (failure to bring homework or
necessary school items such as textbooks,
supplies, signed notes for teachers, etc.)
3.
Failure to
follow school safety rules.
4.
Failure to
cooperate with school personnel.
The five colored
dollars at the end of each “bankbook” represent
failing citizenship grades. Additional
consequences for excessive misbehavior in most
cases with be:
1st
colored dollar lost – Trip to office and
will receive a discipline notice (count toward
HEB trip)
Any additional
colored dollar lost – automatically results
in loss of any special weekly privilege.
We are looking forward
to working with you and your child. If you have
any questions or concerns about your child’s
work, our discipline plan, or any other school
matters, please contact any of the fifth or
sixth grade teachers. We will be glad to visit
with you and answer your questions! If you wish
to come for a conference, please check with
either the office or one of the 5th/6th
grade teachers at least one day in advance to
avoid conflicts. We cannot guarantee we will all
be available to meet with you unless you make an
appointment. We will only be able to make a
later appointment dat. (we may have another
conference schedule, a teacher’s meeting, or
some other obligation such as tutoring.) Our
home telephone number are listed below, or you
may call the school at 484-3351.
Mrs. Neighbors – ext
108. (Language Arts) 651-6372
Mrs. Sutton – ext. 117
(Math)
Mrs. White – ext.
(Reading) 484-3332
Mrs. Young (Social
Studies/Science) 465-4401 |
