When responding
to any adult, you must answer by saying
“Yes ma’am” or
“No sir.” Just nodding your head or saying
any other form
of yes or no is not acceptable.
Rule 2
Make eye
contact. When someone is speaking, keep your
eyes on him or
her at all times. If someone makes a
comment, turn
and face that person.
Rule 3
If someone in
the class wins a game or does something well,
we will
congratulate that person. Claps should be at least
three seconds in
length with the full part of both hands
meeting in a
manner that will give the appropriate clap
volume.
Rule 4
During
discussions, respect other students’ comments,
opinions, and
ideas. When possible, make statements like, “I
agree with John,
and I also feel that…” or “I disagree with
Sarah. She made
a good point I feel that…” or “I think Victor
made an
excellent observation, and it made me realize…”
Rule 5
If you win or do
well at something, do not brag. If you lose, do
not show anger.
Instead, say something like, “I really enjoyed
the competition,
and I look forward to playing you again,” or
“good game,” or
don’t say anything at all. To show anger or
sarcasm, such as
“I wasn’t playing hard anyway” or “You
really aren’t
that good,” shows weakness.
Rule 6
If you are asked
a question in conversation, you should ask a
question in
return.
Me: “Did you
have a nice weekend?”
You: “Yes, I had
a great time. My family and I went shopping.
What about you?
Did you have a nice weekend?”
It is only
polite to show others that you are just as interested in
them as they are
in you.
Rule 7
“When you cough
or sneeze or burp, it is appropriate to turn
your head away
from others and cover your mouth with the
full part of
your hand. Using a fist is not acceptable.
Afterward, you
should say, “Excuse me.”
Rule 8
“Do not smack
your lips, tsk, roll your eyes, or show
disrespect with
gestures.”
Rule 9
“Always say
thank you when I give you something. If you do
not say it
within 3 seconds after receiving the item, I will take it
back. There is
no excuse for not showing appreciation.”
Rule 10
“When you are
given something from someone, never insult
that person by
making negative comments about the gift or by
insinuating that
it wasn’t appreciated”
Rule 11
“Surprise others
by performing random acts of kindness. Go
our of your way
to do something surprisingly kind and
generous for
someone at least once a month.” Rule 12
“Occasionally we
may grade each other’s papers as a group.
When grading
other students’ papers, if you give someone an
incorrect grade,
whether it is higher or lower than they
deserve, the
amount the grade differs from the actual grade
will be deducted
from your paper. The only marks you are
allowed to make
on others’ papers are an “X” and the number
they got
incorrect.”
Rule 13
“When we read
together in class, you must follow along. If I
call on you to
read, you must know exactly where we are and
begin to read
immediately”
Rule 14
“Answer all
questions with a complete sentence. For
example, if the
question asks, “What is the capital of Russia?”
you should
respond by writing, “The capital of Russia is
Moscow.” Also,
in conversation with others, it is important to
use complete
sentences out of respect for the person’s
question. For
example, if a person asks, “How are you?”
instead of just
responding by saying, “Fine,” you should say,
“I’m doing fine,
thank you. How about yourself?”
Rule 15
“At times
throughout the year, I will give rewards for good
behavior,
academic performances and other acts worthy of
praise. If you
ever ask me for a reward, however, it will not be
given. It is
rude to ask if you are getting something for good
behavior. You
should be good and try your best because you
are trying to
better yourself, not because you are anticipating
a reward. I
usually give some sort of reward to everyone who
scores 100 on
unit tests. If you make 100 and ask if you are
getting
something, no one who made 100 will be given
anything.”
Rule 16
“Homework will
be turned in each day for each subject by
every student
with no exceptions.” Rule 17
“When we are in
transition from one subject to the other, the
change will be
swift, quiet and orderly. We should be
consistently
able to turn from one book to another, complete
with all
homework and necessary materials, as quickly as
possible. The
opportune amount of time to spend in transition
should be less
than ten seconds, and we will work toward a
goal of seven
seconds.”
Rule 18
“You will make
every effort to be as organized as possible.”
Rule 19
“When I assign
homework, there is to be no moaning or
complaining.
This will result in a doubled assignment.”
Rule 20
“While you are
with a substitute teacher, you will obey the
same rules that
you follow when I am with you. (I know this is
hard, but it is
important.)”
Rule 21
“We will follow
certain classroom protocols. We will be
organized,
efficient, and on task. In order to do so, we will
follow these
rules:
1. Do not get
out of your seat without permission. Exception:
If you are sick,
leave immediately.
2. Do not speak
unless:
You raise your
hand, and I call on you.
I ask you a
question and you are responding.
It is a recess
of lunch.
I instruct you
otherwise (for example, during group work).”
Rule 22
“You may bring a
bottle of water and leave it on your desk. Do
not ask me if
you can get water while I am teaching a lesson.
You can even
have food at your desk as long as others don’t see it and I don’t hear you eat
it.”
Rule 23
"Quickly
learn the name of other teachers in the
school and greet
them by saying things like, "Good
morning Mrs.
Graham," or "Good afternoon Ms. Ortiz.
That is a very
pretty dress." (Note: If you are in
line with the
rest of class, you are not allowed to
speak to the
teachers at that time because the
no-talking rule
is in effect. You should speak to
other teachers
if you are entering or leaving the
school, on
recess, on an errand, or changing classes.)
Rule 24
"Flush the
toilet and wash your hands after using the rest
room. When in a
public rest room, get a paper towel before
washing your
hands. After washing your hands, use the paper
towel to turn
off the faucets and to press the dispenser to get
another paper
towel to dry your hands. (Or use the towel to
press the button
to start the dryer.) The last thing you want to
do is touch
areas with clean hands that others have touched
with dirty hands."
Rule 25
"We will
often have visitors to our school. If someone is
coming to visit
our class, I will send two students to the front
door of the
building. You will have a sign welcoming the
person. When our
visitor arrives, you will shake hands, tell
him or her who
you are, and welcome the person to our
school. You will
then take the visitor on a small tour of the
building before
bringing him or her to the classroom."
Rule 26
“Do not save
seats in the lunchroom. If someone wants to sit
down, let him or
her. Do not try to exclude anyone. We are a
family, and we
must treat one another with respect and
kindness.”
Rule
27
“If I or any
other teacher in school is speaking to or
disciplining a
student, do not look at that student. You
wouldn’t want
others looking at you if you were in trouble or
being
reprimanded, so don’t look at others in that situation. If
you are the
student I am talking to, do not get angry or fuss at
students who are
looking at you. Let me know and I will
handle the
situation.”
Rule 28
"If you
have a question about your homework, you may call
me. If I am not
there to answer the phone, please leave a
message in the
following manner: "Hi, Mr. Clark, this is
_______________.
I need help with the _______________
homework. You
can call me back until ___:00. Thank you."
There is no need
to leave this message fourteen times."
Rule 29
“There are
several manners dealing with food that you must
follow: I call
these my ABC’s of Etiquette.
A. When you
first sit down for a meal, immediately place you
napkin in your
lap. If you silverware is wrapped in a napkin,
unwrap it as
soon as you sit down and place the napkin in
your lap.
B. When you are
finished eating, place your napkin on the table
to the left of your
plate. Place it loosely beside the plate. Don’t
crumple it,
because you don’t want to seem untidy. Don’t fold
it too neatly,
because you don’t want the restaurant to think
you assume they
are going to use it again. Never leave your
napkin on your chair.
This implies that the napkin is too dirty
to be left on
the table. Also, in some cultures, leaving the
napkin on the
chair is known as a way to say that you don’t
intend to return
to the restaurant again.
C. Never place
you elbows on the table.
D. Use one hand
to eat, unless you are cutting or buttering food.
Never have your
fork in one hand and a glass in the other.
E. Do not lick
your fingers. There is a napkin provided for the
purpose of
cleaning your fingers. There is no need to lick
yourself clean.
F. Do not smack you lips or chew noisily.
G. Do not chew
with your mouth open.
H. Do not talk
with your mouth full. Sometimes people will place
a hand over
their mouth and talk anyway. Don’t do that. Wait
until you have
swallowed your food to speak.
I. If something
is caught in your teeth, don’t go in after it; wait
until you are in
the rest room to remove it.
J. D not slurp.
K. Do not play
with your food.
L. If you drop
your fork, napkin, or anything else on the floor, DO
NOT pick it up.
It is very rude and unsanitary to place
something on the
table that has been on the floor. If you pick
up something
that has dropped and hand it to a waiter, then
you will need to
excuse yourself and wash your hands before
continuing with
your meal. The best way to handle a situation
when something
has dropped on the floor is to ask a waiter for
a replacement;
leave the old one on the floor.
M. You are to
use your utensils for eating almost everything.
Here are ten
types of food you may use your hands to eat:
1. Pizza
2. Bacon
3. Cookies
4. Bread (Always
tear off a bite-sized piece to eat. If you
are going to use
butter, never butter the whole piece of bread;
butter the piece
you tore off, and eat that before tearing
another piece.)
5. Corn on the
cob (It is appropriate to eat across instead
of eating
around.)
6. Hot dogs,
hamburgers, and sandwiches (including
breakfast
biscuits)
7. French fries
and chips
8. Fried chicken
9. Asparagus
(yes, asparagus)
10. Small fruits
(like grapes on a stem), apples, oranges,
carrots, etc.
N. Never reach
over someone’s plate to get something. You
should say,
“Will you please pass the salt?”
O. Never start
eating off of your tray until you are at your seat.
P. When we are
eating at a restaurant, you are not to begin
eating until
everyone at the table has received food. Q. You should never complain if the
line is too long, the food isn’t
good, or if
there is a wait. You don’t want to be negative to the
point where you
spoil the enjoyment of the event for others.
R. If you are
unsure which silverware to use, simply start with the
fork, knife or
spoon that is the farthest from your plate. On the
left, you will
have your salad fork on the outside and your
dinner fork on
the inside. On the far right, you will have your
soupspoon.
Beside it you will have the spoon you will use to
stir your coffee
or tea, then your salad knife, and then your
dinner knife.
The utensils above your plate are to be used for
dessert.
S. When you are
finished eating, do not push your plate away
from you. Leave
it where it is in the setting. If you want to
show you have
finished eating, you should lay your fork and
knife together
diagonally across the plate. You should place
the fork with
the tines down, and you should have the sharp
side of the
knife facing down. Of the two utensils, the fork
should be
closest to you.
T. Never place a
piece of silverware that you have used back on
the table. Leave
it on a plate or saucer.
U. If you didn’t
use a utensil, do not place it on a plate or saucer
when you are
finished. Just leave it where it is.
V. Always look a
waiter in the eyes when you are ordering,
asking a
question, or saying thank you.
W. Make a point
to remember the waiter’s name when he
introduces
himself to you. Use his name as often as possible
throughout the
course of the meal.
X. If you have
to go to the rest room, you should stand up and
say, “Excuse
me,” as you leave the table.
Y. When you are
offered desserts or asked a question such as
“What sides
would you like?” or “What dressing would you like
for your salad?”
it is best to ask, “What are my options?” That
way, you aren’t
going through a process of naming things the
restaurant might
not have.
Z. Never talk to
waiters or waitresses as if they are servants.
Treat them with
respect and kindness, and remember, they
are the ones who
are fixing food and bringing it to you. You do
not want to be
on the bad side of a waiter.” Rule 30
“After we eat,
we will clean up after ourselves. This includes
cleaning off the
tables and making sure we haven’t left any
trash on the
floor or around the eating area. It is important to
be responsible
for your trash no matter where you are and to
be sure not to
litter.”
Rule 31
"When we
stay in a hotel room, it is appropriate to leave a tip
on the pillow
for the hotel workers who are responsible for
cleaning the
room after our stay. Two to three dollars per night
is an
appropriate amount, depending on the cost of the room."
Rule 32
“When we ride on
a bus, we will always sit facing forward. We
will never turn
around to talk to other students, stick anything
out of the
windows, or get out of our seats. When we exit the
bus, we will
always thank the bus driver and tell him to have a
good day.”
Rule 33
"When we go
on field trips, we will meet different people.
When I introduce
you to people, make sure that you
remember their
names. Then, when we are leaving, make
sure to shake
their hands and thank them, mentioning their
names as you do
so."
Rule 34
"Whenever
you are offered food, whether it be on a buffet or
treats in class,
never take more than your fair share. You
never want to be
greedy and try to get more than you should,
not only because
it is wasteful, but also because it is
disrespectful to
others when you do not leave enough for
them."
Rule 35
"Whether we
are in school or on a field trip, if someone drops
something, pick
it up and hand it back to them. Even if they
are closer to
the object, it is only polite to make the gesture of bending down to retrieve
the item."
Rule 36
“If you approach
a door and someone is following you, hold
the door. If the
door opens by pulling, pull it open, stand to the
side, and allow
the other person to pass through it first, then
you can walk
through. If the door opens by pushing, hold the
door open after
you push through."
Rule 37
"If we are
on a field trip, it is a good idea to compliment
something about
the place where you are visiting. For
example, if we
visit someone's home, it would be a nice
gesture to tell
them that you think they have nice curtains.
People are
always self-conscious when they have guests visit
their home, so
you want to make them feel at ease. Also, if we
are visiting
other places, such as a museum or theater, it
would be nice to
comment on how beautiful the architecture is
or to tell the
guide that you think the facility is very nice."
Rule 38
"During an
assembly do not speak and do not look around
and try to get
the attention of your friends in other classes. We
must uphold an
image that shows we have our act together."
Rule 39
“If we are on a
field trip, it is a good idea to compliment
something about
the place where we are visiting. For
example, if we
visit someone’s home, it would be a nice
gesture to tell
them that you think they have nice curtains.
People are
always self-conscious when they have guests visit
their home, so
you want to make them feel at ease. Also, if we
are visiting
other places, such as a museum or theater, it
would be nice to
comment on how beautiful the architecture is
or to tell the
guide that you think the facility is very nice.” Rule 40
“During an
assembly, do not speak and DO NOT look around
and try to get
the attention of your friends in other classes. We
must uphold an
image that shows we have out act together!”
Rule 41
“When you answer
the phone at your house, you must do so
in an
appropriate manner.”
Rule 42
“When we return
from a trip, you will shake my hand as well
as the hands of
every chaperone. You will thank us for taking
the time to take
you on the trip, and you will let us know that
you appreciate
having the opportunity to go. I am not
concerned with
being thanked; I am concerned with teaching
you that is it
appropriate to show appreciation when someone
has gone out of
his or her way to help you.
Rule 43
“When we are on
field trips and we have to go up escalators,
we will stand to
the right. That will give other individuals who
are in a hurry
the option of walking up the left-hand side of the
escalator. When
we are going to enter an elevator, the
subway, or a
doorway, we will wait for others to exit before we
enter."
Rule 44
"When in a
line; walk single file, two to three feet behind the
person in front
of you with your arms at your sides. You
should face
forward at all times. There will be absolutely no
talking."
Rule 45
“Never cut line.
If someone cuts in front of you, do not say or
do anything
about it. Let it happen, but let me know about it. I
will handle the
situation. If you fuss with someone who has cut
in line, you
could get in trouble as well. It’s not worth it; just let
me know what
happened. Please handle all disputes with other classmates in the same manner,
by coming to me with
any problems
before you take matters into your own hands."
Rule 46
“When we go to a
movie theater, there will be no talking."
Rule 47
"Do not
bring Doritos in the school building."
Rule 48
"If any
child in this school is bothering you, let me know. I am
your teacher,
and I am here to look after you and protect you.
I am not going
to let anyone in this school bully you or make
you feel
uncomfortable. In return, I ask that you not take
matters into
your own hands; let me deal with the student."
Rule 49
"Stand up
for what you believe in. You shouldn't take no for an
answer if your
heart and mind are leading you in a direction
that you feel
strongly about."
Rule 50
"Be
positive and enjoy life. Some things just aren't worth
getting upset
over. Keep everything in perspective and focus
on the good in
your life."
Rule 51
"Live so
that you will never have regrets. If there is something
you want to do,
do it! Never let fear, doubt, or other obstacles
stand in your
way. If there is something you want, fight for it
with all of your
heart. If there is something you want to do, go
for it and don's
stop until you make it happen. If there is
something you
want to be, do whatever is necessary in order
to live that
dream."
Rule 52
“Accept that you
are going to make mistakes. Learn from
them and move
on.” Rule 53
“No matter what
the circumstances, always be honest. Even if
you have done
something wrong, it is best to admit it to me,
because I will
respect that, and oftentimes I will forget any
disciplinary
measures because of your honesty.”
Rule 54
“Carpe Diem. You
only live today once, so don’t waste it. Life
is made up of
special moments, many of which happen when
caution is thrown
to the wind and people take action and seize
the day.”
Rule 55
“Be the best
person you can be.”
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