1P Class Profile

2014

Class Description: 1P is a parallel class of 23 children with a wide range of abilities. The class comprises of 11 girls and 12 boys. Health Needs: Maxwell Sharp: Peanut and egg allergy !pipen in office. "ac Popo#ic$%olicic: &llergy to latex and 'utella (acinta )appelluto: &sthma *ewis +alters: &sthma ,ere- +u: &sthma Learning Needs: .rayden /e0uires teacher assistance to complete all tas-s. &ttends speech pathologist. ,ere- !S* 1run $ !S* +illiam /e0uires teacher assistance to follow instructions and remain on tas-. Molly2 3arrison2 1sla wear glasses for all schoolworClassroom Management Strategies: )lass do4o is a positi#e beha#iour management strategy that employs the use of the interacti#e whiteboard whereby students may earn points for showing positi#e beha#iours such as: on tas-2 participation2 teamwor-2 persistence2 helping others and hard wor-. +hen student ha#e recorded fi#e do4o points they are awarded a star for their star chart. Star cards may also be awarded for positi#e beha#iours by other teachers in the classroom or playground. Students collect fi#e star cards to recei#e an achie#ement award at assembly. 5ood Manners awards are gi#en to students at assembly who each wee- who display consistent good manners in the classroom and playground. )lass rules are stated as positi#e beha#iours and are displayed in the classroom as #isual6written reminders and expectations of student beha#iour. he class r!les +e listen with our whole body +e put our hand up to tal +e tal- 0uietly +e -eep our hands and feet to oursel#es +e wal- inside /egular reference to rules as they are followed is made with an effort to reinforce positi#e beha#iours so as to promote positi#e self$image of all students and a#oid consistently highlighting negati#e beha#iour of indi#iduals. The Traffic *ight beha#iour management system is used in the classroom for students who ha#e difficulty recalling rules or expectations of beha#iour. & student who displays a negati#e beha#iour is gi#en a 7friendly warning8 and the opportunity to ta-e responsibility to modify their beha#iour. 1f the student persists with the negati#e beha#iour after three #erbal warnings2 they are as-ed to place their name peg on the green traffic light. )ontinued unacceptable beha#iour2 the student mo#es their peg on to the orange traffic light and they are remo#ed from the group. & mo#e to the red traffic light means the student is sent to the Stage 9ne Super#isor2 %ellie ,ouglas in 2,. &t any stage when a student displays consistent positi#e beha#iour2 they may remo#e their peg from the Traffic *ights.

Circle ime )ircle time in the classroom is planned for straight after lunch e#ery day in Term 1. &s the year progresses this will be reduced to twice a wee-. )ircle Time aims to: )reate a set time and space during the day in which students can share their ideas6opinions and build up a sense of class community. 3elp promote better relationships and positi#e beha#iour &llows for discussion2 reflection2 emotional understanding ,e#elops students spea-ing and listening s-ills

)ircle Time /ules: !#eryone has the opportunity to spea!ach person should be able to see e#eryone else:s face 9nly one person may spea- at a time 'ot e#eryone must participate in e#ery round a student may pass it they want to but should be encouraged to participate in the next round &ll circle members will show respect for one another at all times )ircle time is not a time for beha#iour management issues

Sharing Classroom "esponsi#ilities: 1t is important for students to ha#e responsibilities in the classroom and to share in the daily routines and organisation of their classroom. Such responsibilities help students to de#elop a sense of belonging to a group2 independence and wor-ing cooperati#ely. &ll students are assigned a class 4ob and 4obs are rotated twice a term. &ll class 4obs that in#ol#e mo#ement through the school are done in pairs. Class $o#s /oll to the office ;2< Messages ;2< *unch orders ;2< *unch bas-ets ;=< /ecess .as-ets ;2< Table helpers ;=< >ront of the line ;2< Table helpers ;=< Home%or& /eaders are changed on Monday and Thursday. 3omewor- is distributed on >riday and is collected the following >riday. &ny homewor- handed in late is not corrected until the following >riday. The homewor- program is a grid format and is a whole grade program.

3omewor- consists of: 3ome readers 1? minutes e#ery night aloud *oo-6co#er6write6chec- spelling with a focus blend from classroom spelling program and high fre0uency words2 topic words or personal words Mathematics &ssigned acti#ity to do at home@ &cti#ity using Maths Pac-@ or assigned acti#ity on Mathletics Tal-ing and *istening &ssigned topic lin-ed to classroom program Physical &cti#ity optional Spelling65rammar acti#ity $ &ssociated with spelling list

Pic& 'p Point (rrangements Students are collected in the morning from the sil#er bench near the forest play area in the south playground. L!nch and "ecess (rrangements +eather permitting2 at the 11.2?am bell2 the class go outside to eat and sit on the sil#er seats bench near the forest in the south playground. Students are to remain seated while eating until the next bell goes at 11.3?pm. &fter lunch and recess students are collected from the same bench in the south playground. (fternoon Collection (rrangements Students are dismissed to their parents or assigned carers from the wooden benches in the south playground. Students must wait on the bench until they ha#e been collected. 'o student may meet their parents or older sibling at another part of the playground unless a permission note has been signed. &fter school collection arrangements for students in 1P is included and displayed in classroom. Students attending )amp &ustralia at the hall must be wal-ed o#er as a group with the teacher and be signed in by )amp &ustralia staff. &ny students not collected by 3.3?pm should be escorted to the front office.