New Classroom Management System starting on Monday

Thursday January 24, 2013

Starting on Monday, we are going to begin using a new classroom management system starting to try and encourage students to use more French while speaking in class as well as focusing on positive individual behavior.

For this system, we will hand out Monopoly play money for the students to collect in their “porte-monnaie” (wallet) when they are speaking in French and demonstrating positive behavior.  Students will collect one dollar for a variety of positive behaviors demonstrated.  Such behavior includes, being seated in desk before morning messages and the playing of O Canada at 9:00, parent signature/initials every day in agenda, good listening skills, raising hand and waiting turn before speaking, actively participating during class discussions & activities, following instructions, working quietly during independent seat work activities, complimenting and helping others, using French to speak in class, completing home-reading assignment as expected, etc.  

Once a week, the students will have a chance to exchange their money for alternate bills.  For example, once a student has collected 10 one dollar bills they can exchange it for a $10 dollar bill, etc.  Once students have earned a pre-determined amount of money, they will have the opportunity to spend their hard earned money on prizes at our class store.  They may also choose to save up their money to buy a larger prize later on if they wish. 

This system will be great for encouraging positive behavior while teaching the students’ to take more responsibility for their own learning.  Students will learn about and practice essential math and practical life skills by learning how to earn and use their own money in a real life type situation.  If you are ever cleaning out toy boxes, book shelves, jewelry boxes, arts & crafts drawers at home and come across gently used items that you would be willing to donate to our class store, we would greatly appreciate these items to include in our class store.   

Merci!

À la prochaine,

Mme Tessmann & Mme Hegarty