I am very excited about the upcoming year. I am here to help your child have the best year possible. In order to guarantee all of our students the nurturing learning climate they deserve, first grade will be utilizing the following Behavior Management Plan.

Tom Hicks Elementary will be teaching with Love and Logic's choice based program. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes and logic allows them to live with the consequences of their choices.

My Goals

(To help your child)
• Feel capable.
• Learn self-control.
• Learn to respect the rights of others.
• Learn acceptable rules of behavior.
• Learn coping skills to use throughout life.
• Learn to accept responsibility for his or her own behavior.

How I Run My Love and Logic Classroom

1. I will treat you with respect, so you will know how to treat me.

2. Feel free to do anything that doesn't cause a problem for anyone else.

3. If you cause a problem, I will ask you to solve it.

4. If you can't solve the problem, or choose not to, I will do something.

5. What I do will depend on the special person and the special situation.

If, after being given choices, a student continues to act inappropriately, he or she will be asked to fill out a redirect form. This is a type of timeout in which the student is asked to think about what was done that was wrong and what could have been done to avoid the problem. This is a program, which we hope will help students realize and correct their mistakes as soon as they occur. Students spend only a very short time in redirect. The goal is to correct behavior as quickly as possible without interfering with the learning process. Redirects will be sent home each day for the parent to sign and return.

If a student chooses not to behave appropriately, the following is a list of possible consequences:

• miss time at recesss
• temporary isolation in the classroom
• loss of classroom privileges
  

Severe violations will be automatically sent to the office. Teacher discretion will be used at all times. Discipline is maintained with compassion and understanding. Each child and situation is unique and will be treated as such.

Students that demonstrate good behavior will earn free time, stickers, praise, privileges, treats, and recognition. I hope that we can work together to give your child the best education possible. School should be a wonderful experience for every child. Therefore, I will be in close contact with you regarding your child’s progress in the classroom. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call the school or send a note to set up a conference. First grade conference period is from 12:15 to 1:05 daily.