This document outlines the expectations, procedures, and policies for Ms. Lilly's 6th grade English classroom. It details 14 classroom procedures from entering and exiting the classroom to completing assignments. It also lists 4 classroom expectations and 5 classroom rules. The document is signed by both the student and parent to acknowledge agreement with the guidelines. It concludes with an optional parent survey regarding hopes for their child and feedback on effective teachers.

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Name:____________________________________ Date:____________
Expectations (expectativas) and Procedures (reglas) For Ms. Lilly’s SJMS
Students
Classroom Expectations (expectativas)
1. Follow directions the first (1st) time they are given.
2. Be in the classroom and seated when the bell rings.
3. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
4. Silently listen while the teacher or another student is speaking.
Classroom Procedures (what we do in this class)
A) Entering the classroom – You must enter class silently. Whispering is not allowed.
B) Moving to your seat and Supplies – After you have walked through the front door to the classroom
silently, walk to the desk that is assigned to you without talking. Take out 2 pencils and any other
supplies that you will need (sometimes you will need a highlighter). All other supplies go in your desk.
Quietly wait for Ms. Lilly to show you what your focus activity will be.
C) Quiet signs – If the class is doing an activity but then Ms. Lilly needs that class’ attention, she will
use different signals to ask the students to be quiet and pay attention. Two quiet signs are the
following:
a. Clap it quiet: Ms. Lilly will say “clap two times if you can here me”. When students
hear this, they should clap two times put down anything that they are working on, look at Ms.
Lilly, and be still and silent.
b. Count down from five: In order to get the attention of the class after group work, Ms.Lilly will
count down from five (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) When you hear Ms.Lilly counting, do the following five
things:
1. Be silent
2. Be still
3. Look at Ms. Lilly
4. Listen to Ms. Lilly
5. Put down anything in your hands
F) What to do when you finish class work early – If you have successfully completed your class work,
check it over. After you have finished your work and checked it, you have two options:
a. Sit silently and wait for the next instruction.
b. Choose something from the “Finished List” to do. Raise your hand and tell Ms. Lilly what
you want to do. Keep your book or activity with you until the end of class and then put it
away.
D) Homework completion – Homework will be given every Tuesday. For homework to be
considered complete, all parts of the homework must be complete. Homework is due on Thursday.
E) Handing in homework – Homework must be handed in to the Exit Slip bin when you enter into the
classroom on Thursday. Late homework will not be accepted. No homework will be counted as a 0%
F in the gradebook. If you are absent, stay after class the next day and get it.
F) Moving in the classroom – Students must have Ms. Lilly’s permission to get out of their seat at any
time throughout the class period.
G) Sharpening pencils – Pencils should be sharpened before class begins. If both of your pencils
need sharpening, use the sharpener in your table’s pencil pouch. If you do not have a pencil, you may

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borrow one of Ms. Lilly’s when you enter into the classroom. Sign your name when you take one and
return the pencil at the end of class and erase your name.
H) Getting a tissue – If you need to use a tissue, raise one of your hands and touch your nose with the
other. If we are at an important moment in the lesson, Ms.Lilly will ask you to wait.
I) Bathroom – Students need to use the bathroom in between classes. They will not be
allowed to use it during class.
J) Throwing away trash– All trash is to be kept at your desk until the end of class.
At the end of class, take your trash as well as any trash on the ground near your
desk and place it in the trashcan.
K) Getting the teacher’s attention – If a student needs to speak with Ms. Lilly, that
student should raise their hand but not call out with their voice.
L) Required supplies – Come to class prepared with the proper supplies. You will
need :
1) two pencils 2) a folder with 5 or more blank sheets of paper in it AND your ticket bag attached
M) End of class dismissal – Ms. Lilly, not the sound of the bell, will tell the class when it is time to get
ready to go.
1.) When Ms.Lilly will says “you may begin your exit”, silently work on it.
2.) When you finish your exit, take it to the Exit Slip bin and place it facing down in the bin.
3.) Go back to your table, clean up your desk, and put away books, activities, and pencils if
you borrowed one.
4.) Stack your supplies on your desk and sit quietly until Ms. Lilly dismisses your table by
saying “Table __, you are dismissed”. She will dismiss the quietest and cleanest table. Push
in your chairs when you leave.
N) Fire Drill/Emergency – For emergency drills and real emergencies, we will stay calm and quiet and
listen to Ms. Lilly’s directions. If we need to leave the classroom, students need to walk in a straight,
quiet line and follow Ms. Lilly.
O) Cheating policy – Cheating doesn’t help you learn, and we are here to learn. If a student is seen
cheating, he/she will be given a 0% on that assignment and a phone call home.
Q) Visitor policy – Because we are a class with big goals and excellent students, we will have more
visitors in our classroom than normal. Do not be distracted by visitors, but instead, keep working hard
and show them what it looks like to be the best English class in all of Roanoke City!
Classroom Policies (Rules/ Reglas)
1. Students must sit where they are placed on the seating chart.
2. I will take any electronic device that I see or hear. Electronic devices and related items are
iPods, headphones, cell phones, video game players, etc. If I have to take an electronic item, I
will keep it locked in my room until the end of the day and you will need to come get it. It will
also get you a “warning” or the next step.
3. No hats or hoods may be worn inside SJMS. Hats will be taken and kept until the end of the
day and you will be given a warning or the next step. If you have your hood on, a warning or
next step will be given.

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4. No food or drink besides water in a clear bottle is allowed inside of our classroom. The only
food allowed will be candy or food that you earn from Ms. Lilly.
5. Gum is never allowed in class. Any student who is chewing gum in class will be given a
warning or the next step and must throw the gum away immediately.
Grades
Quizzes:______________________________ 40% of your grade
Classwork (focus, exits, and reading activities): 30% of your grade
Class Participation:_____________________ 20% of your grade
Homework:____________________________ 10% of your grade
What happens when you choose to follow the expectations:
1. You learn and your brain grows
2. Ms. Lilly tells you that you are doing a great job
3. You earn Prize Tickets
What you can earn (buy) with Prize Tickets
· 1 Prize Ticket
o A High Five
· 2 Prize Tickets
o Positive (good) call or note home
· 3 Prize Tickets
o 2 pieces of candy or a “No Homework Pass”
· 4 Prize Tickets
o a prize from the Mighty Charger Prize Bucket!
Consequences for choosing to not meet the expectations (4 checks)
Check #1____Warning (teacher has to look at you, speak to you, or change your seat)
Check #2____Hall Talk (and a call home IF this is your 2nd hall conference in one week)
-stand outside of classroom door until Ms. Lilly comes to speak with you
Check #3____Lunch Detention (and a call home)
-student eats lunch with teacher and works on classwork or eats in silence
-phone call home during lunch
Check #4____Sent to Office and a referral is written (and a call home and possible meeting
with all
of your teachers)
6th
grade Stories and Skills

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Week Number/
Date
Story (Text) Reading Skill
Week 1- Aug. 18th The School Play (Fiction) plot
Week 2- Aug. 24th All Summer in a Day (Fiction)
Setting in Space (Nonfiction)
plot, setting, inferences,
cause/effect, synonyms, main
idea
Week 3- Aug. 31 Prince and the Pauper (Fiction)
Twains Tale Transplanted (Nonfiction)
conflict, compare and contrast
Week 4- Sept. 7th Reading Review and Writing Practice review from Weeks 1-3
Week 5- Sept. 15th Eleven (Fiction) character, point of view
Week 6- Sept. 21st Jeremiah’s Song (Fiction)
Life Adventures of Nat Love (Fiction)
writing with a voice, compound
words, tone, latin roots
Week 7- Sept. 28th Compare and Contrast Writing Practice
Reading Review
Review Weeks 5 and 6
Week 8- Oct. 5th Fall Benchmark Testing (Reading
and Writing)
Testing on Weeks 1-6
Week 9- Oct. 12th Dog of Pompeii (Fiction) theme, latin roots
(student and parent/guardian SIGNS on the next page)
Return signed paper to Ms. Lilly on Thursday August 20th
Reading/English Class Student Agreement 2015-2016
DUE: Signed and returned on Thursday, August 20th
Student Form
I, ______________________________________, have received, read, and
(print student name)
accept the expectations, rules, procedures, and policies for Ms. Lilly’s class.
Student signature: ___________________________________
Parent/Guardian Form

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I, ______________________________________, have received, read, and
(print parent/guardian name)
accept the expectations, rules, procedures, and policies for Ms. Lilly’s class
with my child ___________________________________.
(print student’s name here)
Parent/Guardian Signature: ___________________________________
Parent/Guardian Contact Information
This is an information sheet that will be kept between you and me. By answering the following
questions, you will help me better serve your student.
Phone number during the day:________________________________________
Phone number during the evening:_____________________________________
What is the best time to call you? ____________________________________
Email: ___________________________________________________________
Do you check your email regularly (3-5 times a week)? _____________
Parent/Guardian Survey (optional) DUE: Thursday, August 20th to Ms. Lilly
Directions: Please answer the following questions. I appreciate you taking the time, and I am looking
forward to a great year together.
1. What are your hopes and dreams for your child?
¿Cuáles son tus esperanzas y sueños para su hijo?
2. What is special about your student? What do they do especially well?
¿Qué tiene de especial su hijo? ¿Qué hacen especialmente bien?
3. Describe the best teacher your student has ever had. What do you think they did to help your child
learn?

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Cuál es el mejor maestro de su hijo ha tenido alguna vez. ¿Qué crees que hicieron para
ayudar a su niño a aprender?
4. Is there any additional information that you think is important to share with me?
¿Hay alguna información adicional que usted crea que es importante compartir conmigo?

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Cuál es el mejor maestro de su hijo ha tenido alguna vez. ¿Qué crees que hicieron para
ayudar a su niño a aprender?
4. Is there any additional information that you think is important to share with me?
¿Hay alguna información adicional que usted crea que es importante compartir conmigo?