environment+expectations

These can also be found in the "Staff Only" section of the Sage Canyon Elementary website.

•Positive tone in classroom and physical environment •Create a collaborative sense of community •Emphasize Safety, Security, Risk-Taking (students and teachers) •Make an intentional effort to teach our kids how to talk to each other in an academic setting/conversational skills •Authentic child work should be displayed on the walls •Anchor charts should be error free •Hallway work needs to be error free unless it shows a process •If work is posted in the hallway, the teacher needs to post a caption with the teacher's name and an explanation of the objective of the lesson •Classrooms should promote school spirit •Each classroom should have a defined community space where kids can gather for direct instruction. •Rugs may be used to define a space •Personal furniture must be clean and well-kept, (no bath tubs), pillows must be cleaned each trimester •Each classroom should have a kid-friendly, organized classroom library •DRA is our primary leveling system •Lexile levels may also be noted •Classroom is organized and resources available •We love Word Walls, but want to leave it up to you how you setup and USE your word wall. (e.g., having a Word Wall is great, but make sure that you don't create it just to have it...or only have two words on it all year long. Keep in mind, this is a great way to integrate your content vocabulary into your daily instruction.)