Hart Street School's faculty believes that high expectations for both academic achievement and discipline provides a lasting foundation for successful learning. While each teacher develops classroom rules appropriate for that group of children, there are general expectations that apply schoolwide. Hart Street students are expected to adopt a scholastic attitude that supports achievement and to demonstrate appropriate behavior on campus at all times.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

1. We accept responsibility for our own achievement and school success.
2. We will set high academic goals for ourselves.
3. We will always be ready and eager to learn.
4. We will be ready to begin our work on time, prepared with all required books and supplies.
5. We will complete all assignments as directed by our teacher.
6. We will complete all homework and turn it in on time.

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GENERAL SCHOOL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

1. We listen to and follow directions.
2. We respect ourselves and others by:
   • Listening and waiting for our turn to speak.
   • Respecting school property and the property of others.
   • Treating others with kindness
3. We come to school prepared to learn, stay on task, and complete our work.
4. We accept the guidance of all teachers, aides, school officials, and other adults assigned to our school.
5. We leave inappropriate items such as gum, candy, balls, toys, trading cards, radios, etc. at home.
6. We come to school dressed in clothing that is appropriate and safe for school. We leave inappropriate clothing and items such as baggy pants, short-shorts, oversized T-shirts and shirts, sleeveless tank tops, crop tops with midriff showing, no appropriate language printed on T-shirts, shoes with high heels, open toe shoes, no caps worn backwards, long dangling earrings, expensive gold chains and other valuable jewelry at home.
7. We keep our school clean and beautiful by:
   • Putting all trash we see on the ground in the trash can.
   • Cleaning up after ourselves when we eat a snack at the lunch benches.
   • Remembering we do not mark or write on our walls.
8. We bring only appropriate items on school field trips, such as nutritious food, individual size juice and soda in plastic bottles (no glass bottles or aluminum cans) and we leave inappropriate items such as games, toys, balls, walkmans, etc. at home.

HOMEWORK POLICY

Homework is an important extension of the classroom programs. The Hart street
policy for homework is as follows:

1. Homework is an important resource for teachers in helping students to learn.
2. Homework is scheduled when appropriate over an extended period of time which may include weekends.
3. Homework assignments is reasonable in length, content, and required resources.
4. Homework is assigned to reinforce, extend, or enrich areas which have been taught.
5. Homework assignments are related to grade level and subject objectives.
6. Homework assignments and due dates are thoroughly explained by the teacher and understood by the student.
7. Homework once appropriately assigned by the teacher becomes the responsibility of the student to know the content, process and due date, to complete and return as required.
8. Completed homework assignments are acknowledged by the teacher and reviewed with students when appropriate

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DRESS CODE

School Uniforms...

We strongly encourage all students to wear the uniforms voted upon by the majority of our parents. The uniform consists of blue pants, shorts, skirts and white polo shirts. We will have several uniform sales throughout the school year. Please look for the flyers.

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STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS

On the Playground...

1. We play in our assigned areas and play the proper game assigned to the area.
2. We use all playground equipment correctly and use only school issued equipment.
3. We return other class equipment in a courteous way.
4. We ask adults to help us solve the problems we have at recess.
5. We eat our snacks at the assigned tables, do not take our food to the play areas, and we throw our trash into the trash cans.
6. We stop our movement when the freeze bell rings and stand straight with out hands by our sides.
7. We do not play with the balls or tetherballs after the bell rings.
8. We walk to out areas, and walk to out lines when the second bell rings.

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In the Classroom...

1. We listen to and follow directions at all times.
2. We keep our hands and feet to ourselves.
3. We raise our hands to get permission to speak and when we need help.
4. We use or soft talking voices when we are working on group assignments or helping eachother.
5. We take care of our classroom by:
   • Keeping our desks neat and clean.
   • Taking care of our books and keeping them covered.
   • Putting all supplies and materials back in their proper places.

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In the Cafeteria...

1. We eat at our assigned table.
2. We do not give or take "cuts" into the lunch line.
3. We do not hit, push, touch, or play with others while standing in the lunch line to receive our food.
4. We use soft talking voices in the cafeteria.
5. We dispose of our lunch tray, food, and trash in the proper receptacles.
6. We use our best table manners.
7. We obey and follow the directions of all adults in the cafeteria.
8. We wait to be dismissed and walk to our area.

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In the Auditorium...

1. We enter quietly and take our seats.
2. We show respect to the people performing by:
   • Sitting straight and tall in our chairs.
   • Keeping our hands and feet to ourselves.
   • Keeping our feet flat on the floor.
   • Listening and not talking during the performance.
3. We show our appreciation to the performers by being courteous and applauding at the appropriate times.
4. We remain in our seats until our teacher tells us to line-up.

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In the Hallways...

1. We walk quietly in the hallways at all times.
2. We enter the hallways in the morning before school begins only when a teacher or other adult is with us.
3. We enter the hallways only when we have a hall pass or a permission slip from the teacher unless it is an emergency.
4. We open doors carefully.
5. We walk to the right side when another person or class is coming toward us.
6. We show respect for other student's work by not touching the hallway bulletin boards.
7. Keep all hallway doors closed.

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In the Restrooms...

1. We do not play, yell, or run in the restrooms.
2. We use the restroom and drink water BEFORE the freeze bell rings.
3. We stay in the restroom only long enough to use the restroom and wash our hands. We then go back out to our assigned play area.
4. We keep our restrooms clean by, flushing the toilets after using them, turning off the water, and putting paper towels in the trash cans.