About Our Class
Our class uses specific academic structures throughout the day. These structures are in place in order for learning to take place. These structures listed below have been implemented in our class to help facilitate learning within our classroom. We practice these structures as a class so that each participant knows his or her responsibility to the group.
Swanson Squirrel's Guidelines for Success:
Be like Skip:
Be Safe
Be Kind
Be Involved
Be Positive
CHAMPS is a district wide program to "help all students behave responsibly and respectfully" (Safe and Civil Schools).
CHAMPS
C= Conversation (What should our level be?)
H= Help (Who do I ask?)
A= Activity(What are we doing?)
M - Movement (What is acceptable?)
P - Participation (What is my responsibility?)
S - Success (What does success look like?)
Voice Levels
0 - No Talking
1 - Whisper to a Neighbor
2 - Quiet Talk at your Group
3 - Teacher Voice
4 - Outdoor Voice
Our class uses specific academic structures throughout the day. These structures are in place in order for learning to take place. These structures listed below have been implemented in our class to help facilitate learning within our classroom. We practice these structures as a class so that each participant knows his or her responsibility to the group.
Swanson Squirrel's Guidelines for Success:
Be like Skip:
Be Safe
Be Kind
Be Involved
Be Positive
CHAMPS is a district wide program to "help all students behave responsibly and respectfully" (Safe and Civil Schools).
CHAMPS
C= Conversation (What should our level be?)
H= Help (Who do I ask?)
A= Activity(What are we doing?)
M - Movement (What is acceptable?)
P - Participation (What is my responsibility?)
S - Success (What does success look like?)
Voice Levels
0 - No Talking
1 - Whisper to a Neighbor
2 - Quiet Talk at your Group
3 - Teacher Voice
4 - Outdoor Voice
Kagan structures and strategies for co=operative learning are used in all academic subject areas to boost student engagement and learning.
Capturing Kids Hearts
“If you have a child’s heart, you have his head.”™ - Flip Flippen Kids
This is also a district wide program. It is all about building positive, productive, trusting relationships. You may hear your child reference these questions:
1. What are you doing?
2. What are you supposed to be doing?
3. Are you doing it?
4. What are you going to do about it?
“If you have a child’s heart, you have his head.”™ - Flip Flippen Kids
This is also a district wide program. It is all about building positive, productive, trusting relationships. You may hear your child reference these questions:
1. What are you doing?
2. What are you supposed to be doing?
3. Are you doing it?
4. What are you going to do about it?
SLANT
S- Sit Up
L - Listen
A - Ask Questions
N - Nod Your Head
T - Track the Speaker
THINK
Is it...
T - True
H - Helpful
I - Inspiring
N - Necessary
K - Kind
S- Sit Up
L - Listen
A - Ask Questions
N - Nod Your Head
T - Track the Speaker
THINK
Is it...
T - True
H - Helpful
I - Inspiring
N - Necessary
K - Kind