1. Treat Others with Respect
2. Respect Instruments and Supplies
3. Follow the School Rules
4. Always be Prepared for Class
5. Listen and Follow Directions
6. Participate fully in Class Activities
A child’s cooperation, participation, and preparedness are essential to a thriving classroom community. As a Catholic Church, we need to be the salt and light of the world as Christ has called us to be. We must show others the love of Christ by our example. Therefore, citizenship is vital to our school and community at large. It is also very important for a child to come prepared to class in order to make our learning community productive. Due to the cooperative learning atmosphere in St. Clement’s music classroom, high emphasis is placed on the citizenship grade. A citizenship rubric has been placed in the classroom for the purpose of the student’s assessment of his/her own behavior. However, in order to keep proper documentation for both students and parents, the following system will be used in the citizenship grade.
At the beginning of the year, a student will be warned if there is failure to cooperate with others, participate fully in class activities, come prepared to class, or if one of the school or classroom rules is broken. Once the student is fully aware of the classroom and school expectations, and still chooses to act in discordance with, a card will be issued. There are two types of cards: Respect Cards and Responsibility Cards. Respect Cards are issued if the student is intentionally disruptive toward others or class time. Responsibility cards are issued if the student is consistently coming unprepared to class. The purpose of the cards is to allow the student to reflect on his/her own choices, and to consider better choices for the future.
The student will be expected to fill out the card and turn it in to Mrs. Gardner. A copy will be sent home in grades K-3. In grades 4-5, a copy will be given to the teacher for the student’s calendar to be signed. In grades 6-8, the calendar will be signed when a card is given.
Please note that at St. Clement, we know that some students with special needs may need other accommodations, which may result in the procedures being modified.
The grading scale will be as follows:
K-3rd Grade 4th- 8th Grade
No cards taken: VG (5 on rubric) No cards taken: A+ (5 on rubric)
1 card taken: VG (4 on rubric) 1 card taken: B+ (4 on rubric)
2 cards taken: S (3 on rubric) 2 cards taken: B (3 on rubric)
3 cards taken: NI (2 on rubric) 3 cards taken: C+ (2 on rubric)
4 cards taken: U (1 on rubric) 4 cards taken: D (1 on rubric)
5 cards taken: U (not on rubric) 5 cards taken: F (not on rubric)
K-2nd Grade Respect Card Example:
Name: __________________________________ Date: _________
I disrupted:
_________ Instruction Time
_________ Active Learning Time
3rd-8th Grade Respect Card Example:
Name: _______________________________ Date: __________ Class:___________
How I contributed to the problem: ____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
A better choice of action would be: ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
I understand that this is now my _____ offense in music class this quarter, and it affects my grade.
Student Signature: __________________________________________
Responsibility Card Example:
Name: _______________________________________ Date:____________________
Today, in music, I was not prepared because: _________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
I understand that this is my _____ offense, and it affects my grade.
Student Signature: ________________________________________________________
Please see the handbook for the school rules. Music classroom expectations are posted in the classroom and on the music website. Please refer to the grade specific consequences given by the student’s homeroom teacher to understand further consequences. Alternate consequences in music will be given as needed. Examples of alternative consequences: class activity privileges removed, field trip privileges removed, right to participate in music programs, etc. A detention will automatically be given to a student who violates another person or school property.