Rise & Shine Public School

Classroom Phrases for Students in Different Situations

Grade 1,2 & 3
Coming Late to School
 Sorry ma’am I’m late today.
 I am sorry ma’am I’m late.
 Excuse me teacher for coming late to school.
 Sorry teacher, I am late again.
 Madam my van came late.
For Coming in Improper Uniform/ not coming in uniform
 Sorry ma’am my mama forgot to polish my shoes.
 Sorry teacher I don’t know how to tie up my shoe laces.
 Sorry ma’am my school shoes are damaged.
 Ma’am my uniform was not pressed/ washed.
 Teacher my uniform was dirty.
Excusing for Making The Class Dirty
 Sorry teacher for throwing the wrappers on the floor.
 Sorry teacher I forgot to throw the pencil peel in the dustbin.
 Teacher there is no dustbin in our class.
 Sorry teacher I will not make my class dirty again.
 Excuse me teacher I will not throw anything on the floor now.
Forgetting Classwork/Homework copy or book at Home
 Ma’am I forgot my copy at home.
 Teacher I don’t have my copy in my bag.
 Teacher I left my book/copy at home.
 Teacher my copy/book is not in my bag.
Excusing for Poor Condition of Books & Copies
 Teacher I didn’t tear my copy/book.
 Sorry teacher my father will get it bind.
 Teacher I will cover my notebook with a plastic sheet today.
 Teacher I have an old book that’s why it’s in this shape.
 Sorry teacher I will ask my father to bind my copy.
For Not Doing Homework/Practice
 Teacher I have not done my homework.
 Ma’am I forgot to do my homework.
 Teacher I didn’t remember to do the homework.
 Teacher my Mama was not at home.
 Ma’am I don’t have a practice register.
 My practice register is lost.
Asking for Help to Complete the Absent Work
 Ma’am what is the absent work?
 Teacher what is my absent work?
 Teacher which work I have to do?
  Excuse me teacher please tell me about the absent work.
 Ma’am I need help to complete my absent work
For not understanding the topic
 Excuse me teacher what is the topic today?
 Ma’am what is the meaning of this word?
 Ma’am is this our new lesson?
 Ma’am is this our new topic?
 Ma’am please repeat it again.
 Ma’am I don’t understand the meaning of it.
 Teacher can you please explain it again.
For Unclear Instructions
 Ma’am what do we have to do?
 Ma’am is this our class work?
 Teacher do we have to do it on our copy?
 Teacher should we prepare a new page?
 Ma’am is this our test or homework?
 Ma’am which book to take out?
 Teacher can we colour it?
 Ma’am what is the diary for today?
 Teacher is this our test?
For Not Having Stationary
 Teacher I don’t have a pencil.
 Teacher I forgot my pencil at home.
 Ma’am I need a pencil.
 Ma’am I need an eraser.
 Teacher I don’t have my pencil in my bag.
 Ma’am I need a scale please.
 Teacher can I take pencil/eraser/scale from him/her?
 Ma’am May I share my pencil/eraser/scale with my friend?
Requesting for More Time to Complete Class Work
 Ma’am I have not completed my work.
 Teacher my work is not done yet.
 Teacher please give me more time to complete my class work.
 Teacher I need more time to complete my work.
 Teacher please give me five minutes.
Excusing for Not Doing the Home work.
 Sorry teacher I forgot to my homework.
 Excuse me teacher my mother was not at home so I couldn’t do my homework.
 Sorry teacher we came home late at night.
 Teacher I went for an outing/ for a dinner with family so I couldn’t do my homework.
 Ma’am I was not feeling well yesterday.
 Ma’am I was having a headache/ stomachache/toothache yesterday.
Complaining About Classroom Issues/ School Bullies
 Excuse me teacher he/she is teasing me.
 Ma’am please look at them they are teasing me.
  Ma’am they are irritating me.
 Teacher they are disturbing me while I’m doing my work.
 Ma’am they are shaking & moving the desk/chair.
 Ma’am they are using/saying bad words for me.
 Ma’am he is snatching my book/copy.
 Teacher he/she is pinching me at my back.
 Teacher he/she hit me.
 Ma’am he/she took my pencil/eraser/scale without my permission.
 Ma’am he torn the page from my copy.
 Teacher he pushed/kicked me in the assembly.
 Ma’am he eats my lunch every day.
 Teacher he is drawing lines on my book/copy.
 Teacher he is talking very loudly.
 Teacher he fought with me at the off time yesterday.
Excusing for The Use of Abusive Language
 Sorry teacher I will not use that word again.
 Sorry ma’am I will not say/ use such words again.
 Excuse me teacher please forgive me for my bad words.
 Sorry teacher it will not happen again.
 Excuse me ma’am I am so sorry for my bad words.
Rise & Shine Public School
Classroom Phrases for Students in Different Situations
Grade 4 & 5
Coming Late to School
 Excuse me teacher for coming late to school.
 Sorry teacher, I am late again. My van came late.
 Madam my van came late that is why I’m late.
 Ma’am I woke up late this morning.
 Teacher I missed my van.
For Coming in Improper Uniform/ not coming in uniform
 Sorry ma’am I forgot to polish my shoes.
 Sorry teacher I don’t know how to polish my shoes.
 Sorry ma’am my school shoes are damaged. That is why I wore these shoes.
 Ma’am my uniform was not pressed/ washed.
 Teacher my uniform was dirty.
 Ma’am these stains are too tough its difficult to remove them.
Excusing for Making The Class Dirty
 Sorry teacher for throwing the wrappers on the floor.
 Sorry teacher I forgot to throw the pencil peel in the dustbin.
 Teacher there is no dustbin in our class.
 Sorry teacher I will not make my class dirty again.
 Excuse me teacher I will not throw anything on the floor now.
Forgetting Classwork/Homework copy or book at Home
 Ma’am I forgot to put my copy in my bag.
  Ma’am I was learning the test/ doing the home work and I forgot my copy at home.
 Teacher I don’t have my copy in my bag. Do you have it?
 Teacher I left my book/copy at home.
 Teacher my copy/book is not in my bag. I think I have lost it.
Excusing for Poor Condition of Books & Copies
 Teacher I didn’t tear my copy/book.
 Sorry teacher my father will get it bind.
 Teacher I will cover my notebook with a plastic sheet today.
 Teacher I have an old book that’s why it’s in this shape.
 Sorry teacher I will ask my father to take my copy/book for binding.
For Not Doing Homework/Practice
 Ma’am I forgot to do my homework.
 Teacher I have lost my practice register.
 Teacher I didn’t remember to do the homework.
 Ma’am I don’t have a practice register.
 Sorry teacher I forgot to do my homework.
 Excuse me teacher my mother was not at home so I couldn’t do my homework.
 Sorry teacher we came home late at night.
 Teacher I went for an outing/ for a dinner with family so I couldn’t do my homework.
 Ma’am I was not feeling well yesterday.
 Ma’am I was having a headache/ stomachache/toothache yesterday.
Asking for Help to Complete the Absent Work
 Teacher what is my absent work?
 Ma’am please share the absent work so I can complete it.
 Teacher which work I have to do?
 Excuse me teacher please tell me about the absent work.
 Ma’am I need help to complete my absent work.
 Teacher please give me a copy to complete my absent work.
For not understanding the topic
 Excuse me teacher is this our new topic?
 Ma’am what is the meaning of this word?
 Ma’am is this our new lesson?
 Ma’am please repeat it again.
 Ma’am I don’t understand the meaning of it.
 Teacher can you please explain it again.
 Teacher what is the meaning of this word?
For Unclear Instructions
 Ma’am which book to take out?
 Ma’am what do we have to do?
 Ma’am is this our class work?
 Teacher do we have to do it on our copy?
 Teacher should we prepare a new page with date and day/topic name/unit name?
 Ma’am do we have to draw margin line?
 Teacher is this the heading?
 Ma’am is this our test or homework?
 Ma’am what is the diary for today?
  Teacher is this our test?
For Not Having Stationary
 Teacher I don’t have a pencil/pen.
 Teacher I forgot my stationary box at home.
 Ma’am I need a pencil/pen.
 Ma’am I need an eraser.
 Teacher I don’t have my pencil/pen in my bag.
 Ma’am I need a scale please.
 Teacher can I take pencil/eraser/scale from him/her?
 Ma’am May I share my pencil/eraser/scale with my friend?
Requesting for More Time to Complete Class Work
 Ma’am I have not completed my work yet. Please don’t erase the board.
 Teacher my work is not done yet.
 Teacher please give me more time to complete my class work.
 Teacher I need more time to complete my work.
 Teacher please give me five minutes to complete my work.
Complaining About Classroom Issues/ School Bullies
 Excuse me teacher he/she is teasing me.
 Ma’am please look at them they are teasing me.
 Ma’am they are irritating me.
 Teacher they are disturbing me while I’m doing my work.
 Ma’am they are shaking & moving the desk/chair.
 Ma’am they are using/saying bad words for me.
 Ma’am he is snatching my book/copy.
 Teacher he/she is pinching me at my back.
 Teacher he/she hit me.
 Ma’am he/she took my pencil/eraser/scale without my permission.
 Ma’am he torn the page from my copy.
 Teacher he pushed/kicked me in the assembly.
 Ma’am he eats my lunch every day.
 Teacher he is drawing lines on my book/copy.
 Teacher he is talking very loudly.
 Teacher he fought with me at the off time yesterday.
Excusing for The Use of Abusive Language
 Sorry ma’am I did not mean it.
 Sorry teacher I will not use that word again.
 Sorry ma’am I will not say/ use such words again.
 Excuse me teacher please forgive me for my bad words.
 Sorry teacher it will not happen again.
 Excuse me ma’am I am so sorry for my bad words.
Excusing for Misbehave/Misconduct with Teachers/ Students
 Sorry ma’am I did not mean it.
 Excuse me teacher for my misbehave.
 Very sorry teacher I will not do it again.
 Sorry ma’am it will not happen again.
 Ma’am please pardon me for my misbehave.
 Rise & Shine Public School
Classroom Phrases for Students in Different Situations
Grade 6 and 7
Coming Late to School
 Sorry teacher, I am late again. My van came late.
 Madam my van came late that is why I’m late.
 Ma’am I woke up late this morning. That is the reason I’m late for school.
 Teacher I missed my van that is why I got late for school.
 Sorry ma’am it will not happen again.
For Coming in Improper Uniform/ not coming in uniform
 Ma’am I have lost my tie.
 Sorry ma’am I forgot to polish my shoes.
 Sorry ma’am my school shoes are damaged. That is why I wore these shoes.
 Ma’am my uniform was not pressed/ washed.
 Teacher my uniform was dirty.
 Ma’am these stains are too tough it’s difficult to remove them.
Excusing for Making The Class Dirty
 Sorry teacher for throwing the wrappers on the floor.
 Teacher there is no dustbin in our class.
 Sorry teacher I will not make my class dirty again.
 Excuse me teacher I will not throw anything on the floor again.
 Pardon me ma’am it will not happen again.
Forgetting Classwork/Homework copy or book at Home
 Ma’am I was learning the test/ doing the home work and I forgot my copy at home.
 Ma’am I forgot to put my copy in my bag.
 Teacher I don’t have my copy in my bag. Do you have it?
 Teacher I left my book/copy at home.
 Ma’am please ask if someone from the class has my notebook/book.
 Teacher my copy/book is not in my bag. I think I lost it.
Excusing for Poor Condition of Books & Copies
 Teacher I didn’t tear my copy/book.
 Sorry teacher my father will get it bind.
 Teacher I will cover my notebook with a plastic sheet today.
 Teacher I have an old book that’s why it’s in this shape.
 Sorry teacher I will ask my father to take my copy/book for binding.
For Not Doing Homework/Practice
 Ma’am I forgot about my homework.
 Teacher I have lost my practice register.
 Teacher I didn’t remember to do the homework.
 Ma’am I don’t have a practice register.
 Sorry teacher I forgot to do my homework.
 Excuse me teacher my mother was not at home so I couldn’t do my homework.
 Sorry teacher we came home late at night.
 Teacher I went for an outing/ for a dinner with family so I couldn’t do my homework.
  Ma’am I was not feeling well yesterday. That is why I could not do my home work.
 Ma’am I was having a headache/ stomachache/toothache yesterday.
Asking for Help to Complete the Absent Work
 Teacher please guide me about my absent work.
 Ma’am please share the absent work so I can complete it.
 Teacher which work I have to do?
 Excuse me teacher please tell me about the absent work.
 Ma’am I need help to complete my absent work.
 Teacher please give me a copy to complete my absent work.
For not understanding the topic
 Excuse me teacher is this our new topic?
 Ma’am what is the meaning of this word?
 Ma’am is this our new lesson?
 Ma’am please repeat it again.
 Ma’am I don’t understand the meaning of it.
 Teacher can you please explain it again.
 Teacher what is the meaning of this word?
For Unclear Instructions
 Ma’am which book to take out?
 Ma’am what do we have to do in this?
 Ma’am is this our class work?
 Teacher do we have to do it on our copy?
 Teacher should we prepare a new page with date and day/topic name/unit name?
 Ma’am do we have to draw margin line?
 Teacher is this the heading?
 Ma’am is this our test or homework?
 Ma’am what is the diary for today?
 Teacher is this our test?
For Not Having Stationary
 Teacher I don’t have a pencil/pen.
 Teacher I forgot my stationary box at home.
 Ma’am I need a pencil/pen.
 Ma’am I need an eraser.
 Teacher I don’t have my pencil/pen in my bag.
 Ma’am I need a scale please.
 Teacher can I take pencil/eraser/scale from him/her?
 Ma’am May I share my pencil/eraser/scale with my friend?
Requesting for More Time to Complete Class Work
 Ma’am I have not completed my work yet. Please don’t erase the board.
 Teacher my work is not done yet.
 Teacher please give me more time to complete my class work.
 Teacher I need more time to complete my work.
 Teacher please give me five minutes to complete my work.
Complaining About Classroom Issues/ School Bullies
 Excuse me teacher he/she is teasing me.
  Ma’am please look at them they are teasing me.
 Ma’am they are irritating me.
 Teacher they are disturbing me while I’m doing my work.
 Ma’am they are shaking & moving the desk/chair.
 Ma’am they are using/saying bad words for me.
 Ma’am he is snatching my book/copy.
 Teacher he/she is pinching me at my back.
 Teacher he/she hit me.
 Ma’am he/she took my pencil/eraser/scale without my permission.
 Ma’am he torn the page from my copy.
 Teacher he pushed/kicked me in the assembly.
 Ma’am he eats my lunch every day.
 Teacher he is drawing lines on my book/copy.
 Teacher he is talking very loudly.
 Teacher he fought with me at the off time yesterday.
Excusing for The Use of Abusive Language
 Sorry ma’am I did not mean it.
 Sorry teacher I will not use that word again.
 Sorry ma’am I will not say/ use such words again.
 Excuse me teacher please forgive me for my bad words.
 Sorry teacher it will not happen again.
 Excuse me ma’am I am so sorry for my bad words.
Excusing for Misbehave/Misconduct with Teachers/ Students
 Sorry ma’am I did not mean it.
 Pardon me teacher for my misbehave.
 Forgive me teacher I will not do it again.
 Sorry ma’am it will not happen again.
 Ma’am please pardon me for my misbehave.
 Ma’am I am extremely sorry for my bad behaviour.
 Sorry ma’am I shall mend my ways.
 Ma’am I feeling bad for what I did, it shall not happen gain.