Make Your DayEstrella Vista Citizenship Program

1.Do we need rules in our classroom?

2.What would our school or community be like without rules?

3. How do “rules” help?

Objective: We will create a school-wide rule that will help us make

good choices, accept responsibility, and create a safe school.

Now that you have a list of rules, can you put the rules into three groups or categories?

How about these?

Learning Safety Well-being

Did your list look like this one?

No yelling

No running

No talking out of turn

No talking in line

No standing on chairs

No punching

No pushing

No pinching

No pulling

No bothering

No laughing

No throwing sand

No stealing

No getting up from the carpet No teasing

No throwing things on the floor

No throwing things at people No lying

Learning Well-beingSafety

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What does no one mean:

No one has the right to interfere with the learning , safety and well-being of others.

What does interfere mean?

No one has the right to interfere

Interfere means: stop, cut in, break in

If someone interferes it means…Someone may stop you from…

• Thinking

• Writing

• Completing your work

• Reading

• Studying

• Talking when it is your turn

What does learning mean?

No one has the right to interfere

with the learning

Learning means: get new information or knowledge

What are some of the things you learn at school and at home?

• The ABC’s

• Count

• Ride a bike

• Use a computer

• Read

• Video games

• Sing

• Play Sports

What does safety mean?

No one has the right to interferethe learning,

Safety means: be safe from bodily hurt

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What does well-being mean?

No one has the right to interfere

with the learning, safety and well-being

Well-being means: not hurting other people’s feelings and to be happy and healthy

People hurt our well-being by…

• Screaming

• Put-downs

• Not Including

• Tease

• Rumors

• Ignore

• Threats

• Embarrass

• Mean Comments

• Gossip

What does others mean?

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What does others mean?

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No one has the right to interfere with the safety, learning and well being of others.

What does consequence mean?Means: Something that happens naturally after an action or behavior.

Here are some examples:

1. Child argues there is no homework tonight.

4. Child is bossy with friends.

3. Child cheats in playing with friends.

2. Child spends allowance foolishly.

The next day they will have to face the teacher and peers.

There is no money for the newly released video game

Friends will start to stay away.

Friends will start to stay away.

What does punishment mean?

Means: mental and/or physical pain which takes place after someone has broken a rule at home, in the community or school

3. Loss of Recess

1. Scolding/Yelling

2. Name on the board or writing/copying sentences

Question: Would a teacher whispering to a student privately and then giving the student time to think about his/her choice (action) be a punishment or consequence?

At Estrella Vista all punishments are gone.

We use the Make Your Day Citizenship Program.

With Make Your Day when a student interferes with the learning, safety or well-being of another student he/she is allowed to think about their choice. This is called going to Step.

Make Your DaySteps

STEP 1Away from othersin a chair

STEP 2Away from othersstanding

STEP 3Away from othersreading rule standing

STEP 4Call homeParents Come

STEP 5Office

No one has the right to interfere with the learning, safety and well-being of others.

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**RECOURSE**

Make Your Day

PointsNow let’s talk about an important part of Make Your Day

which is how do you make your day.

PointsEach student has the ability to make their day.

In order to make your day you need to earn points.

Earning Points

1. You begin earning points the moment you leave the house in the morning.2. You earn points every time you do what is expected.3. You earn points every time you try your best.

I’m Making My Day!

During Points you will decide if you are tattling or if you have a concern

Tattling-Tale vs Concern

Tattling Tattling: telling a parent, teacher, etc., about something bad or wrong that another child has done so that the child gets punished

Many times a student tattles because he/she wants to hurt the other student.

Tattling is a threat to a person’s well-being.

ConcernConcern: when a person is genuinely worried about a friend’s learning, safety or well-being.

When you are concerned about a friend or student you talk to that person in a kind way in order to find a way to help.

PointsPractice Voicing Concerns

It is important to practice voicing concerns. Here is an example of how to state a concern.

“It interfered with my (learning/safety/well-being)when you ______________and I asked you to stop.

Response: “Accept” or “Don’t Accept”.

If the student does not accept then we “split the difference” in points