The first stage was to have another look at out basic rights and responsibilities under the Convention for Rights of the child particularly those that relate to school.
Our Rights:
To Learn
To work and concentrate
To listen
To be safe and have fun
To have friends
To privacy
Our Responsibilities:
To be at school on time
To not disturb others
To let people listen
To keep safe
To share and play nicely
To look after each other
To look after our things and our school
To touch only our own things
Then we made up classroom rules to reflect these Rights and Resonsibilities.
Take care in the classroom and playground.
Listen to the person who is supposed to be speaking.
Respect people, their privacy and their wish to work undisturbed.
Include others where you can.
Keep noise levels to an appropriate level.
Check with the teacher before you leave the room.
Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.
We agreed on the following rewards and consequences:
Rewards:
Smiles and praise.
Group and class points.
Stickers, prizes and certificates.
Freetime.
Certificates from Teacher and Principal.
Letters and calls to parents.
Consequences:
Warning.
Loss of group points.
Loss of privileges.
Time Out.
Time Out (another class).
Deputy Principal or Principal (contact parents).
