Butler Elem Faculty Handbook 19-20 V2

LUNCHROOM PROCEDURES Students are to enter the lunchroom quietly and follow line procedures until they are seated at their tables. They are expected to use “restaurant” voices and remain seated. Students are to sit on their pockets facing into their assigned tables. Food is not to be shared. Students will not be allowed to leave the cafeteria for at least 15 minutes. When finished eating, students are to clean up their area and wait for the adult on duty to excuse them. Please hold your class accountable for following these procedures. If we are consistent from the beginning, our students can be successful all year. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU PICK UP YOUR STUDENTS FROM RECESS AT THE APPOINTED TIME! MACHINES (COPY MACHINES, PAPER CUTTERS, DIE CUTS, ETC) Various machines for staff use are located in the workroom. Follow directions to insure proper use. Report all problems to the office immediately. The workroom is home to dangerous and expensive equipment. Students are not permitted in the workroom to collect materials or otherwise. MONEY PROCEDURES State law allows for a free public education in grades K-8. Please do not collect money from students for workbooks and other curriculum materials. If students have lost or damaged materials or books, send them to the office. If you ask for donations for activities or fieldtrips, students may not be excluded if unable to donate. You may only request donations for the actual cost. Money is never to be left in a desk or about the room, and it is never to be left in the school overnight. All money is to be collected in the office, including lunch money. If you order from book clubs, you may collect this money and keep your own records. MOVIES / VIDEOS Movies shown in the classroom are to have an educational purpose and enhance the curriculum. Include in your plan book all movies shown and the curricular objective. Videos should be used for face-to-face instruction. Face-to-face teaching means an introduction, possibly stopping the video at selected points for answering questions and conducting a short discussion and concluding or completing a follow-up assignment after viewing. All videos should link to the core being taught. Parents are increasingly concerned with the overuse of videos/movies/television in school (including the final days of school and during the holiday season). Be prepared to explain the educational purpose for the film’s viewing and its related curriculum. Parents not wishing their students to view a film may indicate their objection in a letter. An alternate educational activity must be available. • Movies are not to be shown at school for entertainment or rewards without prior approval from the principal. Only “G” rated movies are allowed. • As a grade level, you may show a movie for entertainment/incentive no more than one time per year. Once I have approved the movie, you must receive permission slips from all parents in your classroom in order to show the movie during class time.

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