Our Wildcat G.R.O.W.L.S.
Arriving at School

Grateful  

• Greet your friends
• Use your manners

Respectful   

• Keep hands, feet, and other objects to yourself (KYHFOOTY)
•  In control while waiting
•  Late check-in at office

On Task

• Breakfast (in/out south lunch door)
• Arrive no earlier than 8:30 am
• Check in at computer if late
• Line up when whistle blows (8:44 AM)

Wise

• Stay outside till first bell, unless with a parent
• Use correct doors/bathrooms

Learning   

• Attendance – Show up on time!
• Quickly line up at class spot @ 8:45 bell

Safe   

• Play out back, not in front
• Follow recess rules
• Bad weather? Look for signs to come in
• Walk your wheels on school property

Teachers/Staff:

• No students allowed in hallways before school, unless with parent or to use bathrooms in main hall (except for bad weather)
• Bring in class at 8:45 bell each day (ASAP). Late bus students (8:45 AM or later) will come in with teacher on bus duty.
• Take roll by 8:55 am. Mark students tardy if entering classroom after 8:50 am. If student is late but not late enough to need to check-in, then just mark “late” in Attendance screen in Encore.
• Students need to remain in classroom until 9:00 (pledge, Roar chant, library check-in from 9-9:10 am)
• No students to leave classrooms to fill water bottles in hallways until recess (fill at home or in classroom)
   

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Assemblies

Grateful  

• Appropriate Applause
• Pick up trash you see

Respectful   

• KYHFOOTY
• Zero voice
• No bringing toys or other distractions
• Use restroom before assembly (ask teacher for emergency restroom situations)

On Task

• Pay attention
• Eyes on speaker
• Sit on pockets

Wise

• Enjoy the presentation
• Explore new experiences

Learning   

• Learn from the presenter
• Allow others to see, listen, and learn

Safe   

• Follow teacher instructions at all times
• KYHFOOTY
   

Teachers/Staff:

• Focus on student management before and during assembly.
• Let other teachers know if you are not attending (bring all students or none).
• Do not bring papers or any other things to do.
• A teacher or prep specialist must  be with the class at all times (no parent or PTA volunteers).
• Allow students to use restroom a few minutes before you go.

 

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Bus Behavior: Be Smart, Sit, & Safe

Grateful  

• Say “Please” and “Thank you”
• Good manners
• Be clean and pick up trash you see

Respectful   

• KYHFOOTY on bus & at bus stops
• Respectful words & good manners
• Respect the bus & neighborhood
• Use inside partner voices

On Task

• Follow ALL of the driver’s directions
• No food, drinks, or gum
• No toys or other distractions
• No scooters, skateboards, wheels
• Sit on pockets

Wise

• Treat others the way you want to be treated
• Wait until bus stops, then WALK
• Explore new experiences

Learning   

• Know ALL these bus procedures
• Fix your own mistakes
• Report problems to driver to help others learn
• Know evacuation procedures

Safe   

• Stay on sidewalks, away from curb
• Stay AWAY from a moving bus
• Sit on pockets, facing forward
• All of body stays inside windows
• Follow evacuation procedures

Teachers/Staff:

• Help students to leave classroom on time to meet buses.
• Remind students to walk on center of sidewalks, not curbs.
• Stop students that are running or chasing around buses (walk only).
• Listen and repeat/reinforce announcements regarding bus safety.
• Know and use safe evacuation procedures on field trips.
• Teach and reinforce all GROWLS bus procedures on field trips, & teach them to parents so they can provide support on field trips.
   

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Hallways: Calm, Quiet, & Considerate

Grateful  

• Keep hallways clean
• Pick up trash you see
• Keep hands off all walls

Respectful   

• KYHFOOTY
• Zero voice
• Keep to right side
• Wait for other classes (older classes stop and wait)

On Task

• Stay in 1 or 2 straight lines
• Facing front
• Quiet feet

Wise

• Get to destination in a timely manner

Learning   

• Follow directions at all times
• Hall pass required if not with your own class*
• Zero voices

Safe   

• Walk, walk, walk
• Feet always on the floor (no jumping)

Teachers/Staff:

• Monitor your student lines in the hall
• All voices should be off, and students showing KYHFOOTY behaviors.
• Give GROWL tickets to students and other classes, and tell them WHAT it is you appreciate about their behavior!
• Stop errant students and re-teach procedures, and ask them to do it again.
   

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Leaving School

Grateful  

• KYHFOOTY
• Say “Please” and “Thank You”
• Say goodbye to teachers and friends

Respectful   

• KYHFOOTY
• Walking speed
• Appropriate speech & volume
• Avoid walking through bus lines

On Task

• Go straight to your meeting place
• Go straight home
• Check out early at computer in office
• Leave building by 3:35 pm

Wise

• Get home quickly and safely
• Great attendance
• Walk on sidewalks only

Learning   

• Wait to be called down to office if checked out early

Safe   

• Stay on sidewalks
• Plan a meeting place
• Need to be checked out in the office if leaving early
• Walk your wheels on school property
• Ride only on outer sidewalks
• Exit nearest door

Teachers/Staff:

• Teachers, stand at your doorway to monitor and help clear hallways until 3:30 PM.
• No student helpers in your classroom before/after school, unless accompanied by a parent.
• Walk bikes and scooters behind school to go east or west, and ride only when you get to the outside sidewalks or the track.
   

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Lunchroom: Relax, Refuel, & Restore

Grateful  

• Say “Please” and “Thank you!”
• Use manners at your table

Respectful   

• KYHFOOTY
• Wait in line, quiet and patient
• Soft, respectful voices

On Task

• Eat food quietly
• Use appropriate table manners
• Eat food in lunchroom only

Wise

• Clean up your table/floor area
• Throw away garbage
• Wait to be excused
• Place lunchbox in your class basket

Learning   

• Choose a balanced meal
• Eat the food you take
• Quiet conversations

Safe   

• Walk to enter/exit lunchroom
• Stay in seats
• Keep floor clean
• No sharing or trading food

Teachers/Staff:

• Be on time to lunch.
• Reward and compliment good behavior.
• Take time to teach all students for the few minutes you’re there assisting/seating your own students.
• Please use real-time as your guide, not the fact that you are supposed  to follow someone else to lunch, because if one is late, then all of you might end up late.
• PLEASE teach your students about the “Nut-Free” Table. They are NOT to sit there.

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Playground: Fair, Fun, & Friendly

Grateful  

• Be Friendly
• Say “Please” and “Thank you”
• Take care of equipment
• Return equipment

Respectful   

• KYHFOOTY
• Take turns
• Share equipment
• Play fair

On Task

• Follow rules for activities/games
• Stay in walking track boundaries
• Tag on field only, and touch only
• Balls kicked on grass field only, not on blacktop
• Line up quickly when whistle blows

Wise

• always include others
• Make new friends
• Be kind
• Stand for courage

Learning   

• Dress right for the weather
• Learn new games!
• Learn new names!

Safe   

• Stay in designated areas
• Follow adult directions
• Use equipment as intended

Teachers/Staff:

• Walk class to recess door.
• Pick up classes on time from recess and at beginning of school.
• We expect students to be there quickly, so should teachers.
• Compliment respectful and helpful students

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Restroom: Hush, Flush, & Wash

Grateful  

• Don’t waste time
• All trash goes in garbage

Respectful   

• KYHFOOTY
• Respect others’ privacy
• Give personal space
• Whisper voice
• Wait patiently

On Task

• Get in and Get out
• Don’t waste time
• Lock stall door

Wise

• Flush toilet
• Wash hands with soap
• Use designated bathroom*

Learning   

• Use hall pass
• Hang pass on hook outside restroom
• Return to class/destination quickly

Safe   

• Keep floor/walls dry and clean
• Water & soap in sink only
• Carefully enter/exit thru door
• Don’t play around

*Designated bathrooms for lunch and recess are by the fish tank only.
*During class or prep time, use the bathroom nearest you.
 

Teachers/Staff:

• Students must have a hall or restroom pass.   
• Only two students (usually one girl/one boy) out of class at a time (except emergencies!)
• Please watch that students return in a timely manner!
• You may choose to use a sign-out sheet with date/time/name to solve issues.
• Always allow students to use the restroom, and encourage use before school, recesses (3), lunch, and after school (5 times).