Dear Family,

My name is Ms. Hite and I am so excited to be

your child’s teacher this year! Originally from Ohio, I
moved to Florida and graduated with my degree in
Elementary Education from Stetson University. This is
my first-year teaching, and I am overjoyed to be
growing alongside your child. I value relationships and
find that they play a significant contribution to the
learning community of a classroom. I plan on building
a strong and loving community that supports all
students in their passions and interests. I also believe
in practicing acts of kindness and moments of
mindfulness to create a positive and patient class full
of learners.

This manual reflects my classroom management plan, which will allow us

to be able to have fun hands-on experiences, prompt students to use their new
abilities, and most importantly, have a safe environment for all students. The
manual reviews my classroom rules, procedures, rewards and consequences that
I will be enforcing in and out of the classroom. I expect students to keep hands
and feet to themselves, to raise their hands to speak, to look at authority
figures using active listening skills and to be kind to others by using manners. It
is essential that students follow these rules to allow all students to be heard,
seen and respected in my classroom. I also have procedures such as a morning
routine, dismissal and classroom jobs to get students settled, ready to get home
safe and to build responsibility. If students follow my rules and maintain the
procedures, they will get rewarded using a class money system. Students can
redeem their cash money at the end of the week to buy prizes or save them as
a community for a class trip or experience. Students can also be rewarded with
a “Caught Being Kind” certificate which will be displayed in the hallway. If
students do not follow these rules, they will receive various levels of
consequences.

I will be using Seesaw to communicate with you about assignments,

rewards, and consequences. It will also allow students to post their work that
we complete in the classroom. I will be using this app to discuss important
upcoming events and it will send you reminders! I can’t wait to see your child
thrive in this classroom! If you have any questions or concerns about my
management system, please feel free to contact me through my email or
Seesaw. Thank you again for all your help and support!

All the best,

Lillia Hite
1. Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
• This will allow students to remain
safe and focus on learning.
2. Raise your hand to speak.
• This will create a respectful classroom
environment and allow all students to
feel heard.
3. When the teacher or another authority
figure is speaking, keep your eyes on them
and lips zipped.
• This will allow students to hear
directions and foster a complete
learning experience.
4. Be kind to others by sharing and using
your manners. (please and thank you)
• This will support a positive and warm
community
which
encourages
growth.
Entering the Room:
❖ Students will sit on their assigned stickers outside the
door until the bell rings.
❖ When the bell rings, students will stand up and will
choose how they want to greet me when they walk
inside.
o Choices: High five, wave, curtsy, salute, hug
❖ Students will come into the classroom and place their
bookbag and lunch bag into their cubbies with their
name on it.
Morning Routine:
❖ After students have their bookbag and lunch bag in
their cubbies, they will return to their seat and read the
morning message.
❖ Students will begin morning work at their seat, unless
instructed to move somewhere else in the morning
message.
❖ If students finish their morning work before morning
meeting, they are allowed reading time.
o Students can choose a book from the classroom
library for take out a book from home.
❖ If students do not finish their morning work, they put it
into the “Ketchup” pocket with their name on it.
o The “Ketchup” pocket will be the location for any
unfinished or missing work.
❖ When it is time to watch the morning news, students
will come down to the carpet, sit in their assigned spot
 and stay there for morning meeting. Teacher will take
attendance while students watch the morning news.
❖ The students will get into a circle and greet one
another saying “good morning” with their classmate’s
name, we will have a share time and have an activity.
When my timer goes off, students know that it is time
to return to their seats.
Coming to Class Late:
❖ If a student is late, he or she must place the late pass
from the office on my desk.
❖ The student will quietly put his/her bookbag and lunch
bag into his/her corresponding cubby and return to
his/her seat.
❖ The student will check in with his/her buddy, who is
the person that is sitting behind the student and begin
what everyone else is working on.
❖ When I am not teaching and the student has free time,
the student will check the “Ketchup” pocket and
complete his/her work that was missed form coming to
class late.
Returning after absence:
❖ Student checks in with his/her buddy who sits behind
the student and also checks the “Ketchup” pocket for
missing assignments.
❖ Complete the missing assignments by Friday of the
same week or by Monday if absent on Thursday.
Classroom Jobs:
❖ Students will be assigned various classroom jobs
o (Mailbox helper, Teacher’s Assistant, Office Runner,
Library Organizer, and Classroom Cleaner)
 ❖ I will spin a wheel once every two weeks, which has
students’ names on it and a corresponding job.
❖ Students will keep their same job for two weeks and
then have the possibility of getting a different job in
two weeks.
❖ Students are to complete the tasks of each job when
they have free time.
If you forget/do not have your materials:
❖ Students can visit the borrow bin if they forget their
materials for the day
❖ Inside the borrow bin there are additional packs of
crayons, scissors, glue sticks and pencils. Student can
take what he/she needs and then place it back into the
borrow bin when they are done using the item.
❖ I will work with students who go to the borrow bin
multiple times a week to come up with strategies that
might help them remember materials.
❖ If students continue to forget materials or don’t have
them, I will message the student’s parents on Seesaw
to check in to make sure that he/she has the correct
supplies, or if I can aid in helping with getting the
correct supplies.
Turning in assignments:
❖ Students will check to make sure that their name and
date are on each assignment before turning it in.
❖ Students will choose the correct bin (Reading, Math,
Science, Social Studies) to place their work in which
goes in accordance with what subject the work was
completed in.
 ❖ If there are any assignments without a name on it, the
student will receive a warning but after two warnings,
the student will receive a consequence.
Going to the restroom:
❖ When students are at their desks, or working in small
groups, students will place their hand up in the air and
show the symbol of crossed fingers, which means that
he/she needs to use the restroom.
❖ Students will flush the toilet and wash their hands
thoroughly after using the restroom and throw the
paper towel in the trash.
❖ When students come back from the restroom they will
quietly sit back down as to not interrupt the lesson or
the focus of others.
Lining up:
❖ Students will be called into line using various ways to
engage students, such as students who are wearing a
blue shirt can get into line, or students whose birthday
is in May can line up etc.
❖ Only when a student is called up by a category or by
his/her name can he/she get into line.
❖ When all students are in line, complete the following
chant:
o Teacher: Feet check!
o Student: Feet check!
o Teacher: Head check!
o Student: Head check!
o Teacher: Hands check!
o Student: Hands check!
o Teacher: Class all set?
o Student: You bet!
 ❖ Students will start to exit the room when I tell them
that he/she can leave the room.

Ending the Day:

❖ At 2:20, students will be called up to check their
mailboxes and place any papers to go home in their
take home folders. Before returning to their seats,
students will grab their bookbag and lunch bag from
their cubby.
❖ Students will sit back down with their bookbag and
lunch bag and double-check that they have all
materials that they need to take home.

Dismissal:
❖ Students will be called into line according to how they
are going home.
o Students who go to after school care or who are
walking home will be called into line first.
o Students who are riding the bus home will be called
into line next.
o Students who are going through parent pickup will
be called up next to line up.
❖ Students stay in this line order as they walk down to
the buses and parent pickup line.
 The main form of rewards that I have in my classroom
is classroom money. A student who is seen following
classroom rules will be given classroom money to use it at
the school store on Fridays. If students are showing
exceptional behavior such as walking quietly in the
hallways, being kind to others in the classroom or by lifting
others up with positive words can receive classroom money.
Another form of reward I promote in my classroom is
Caught Being Kind. If I, or another adult hears or notices a
student complimenting another student, cheering another
up when they are down or sharing with one another, they
will receive a tally mark at in a chart. At the end of two
weeks, the student with the greatest number of tallies will
have the option to have lunch with me.
Focusing on class rewards if I feel that students follow
rules and procedures all day long, they will receive a point.
If by the end of two weeks they have 8 points, they get to
vote on a class reward. Class rewards include the following
options: popcorn party, class outside, pizza party, Jell-O
party, movie during lunch or no homework for a day.
 If a student is not following a rule, I will give a
warning to the student to correct his or her behavior. If a
student is misbehaving in ways such as touching other
classmates, not respecting school property or other
classmates’ items, I will collect fifty dollars from the
student’s classroom money.
If I have to remind the student again about his or her
behavior, I will ask the student to go to the Mindfulness
Center. The Mindfulness Center is a table where students
can go to calm down for a few minutes and think about
their actions and how they influence others. Students can
go to the Mindfulness Center on their own when they feel
that they need a metal break or if they are feeling
frustrated.
If a student is being disruptive to other students’
learning and safe being while I am teaching, or when he or
she is in the hallway, I will call administration to further
handle the situation.
 Rules and Procedures Contract
I, _____________________(Student’s Name), have read the
classroom Rules and Procedures Manual. I am aware of the
rules, procedures, rewards, and expectations in Ms. Hite’s
classroom and by signing this, I am agreeing to follow these
rules and procedures.

I will discuss the Rules and Procedures Manual at home

with my child and will try my best to make sure that my
child meets them.
Parent’s Signature _______________________________

Parent’s Contact Information:

Phone number: ___________________________________
Email: ___________________________________________