Principal & Dean of Students Notes

Here at CPS, the students are doing so well with the expectations in the hallway, cafeteria and playground. These expectations are the same as last year. This year, we are asking for consistency from the students to ensure safety and learning happens throughout the school day. There have been some questions regarding our expectations and we are here to answer any you have. Please feel free to reach out to us. Thank you for all that you do.

~Liz and Kahlie

Liz Pattershall - ewakem@rsu18.org 445.1550 ext 7102

Kahlie Desrosiers - kdesrosiers@rsu18.org. 445.1550 ext 7101

When traveling the hallway -

• Walk down the right of the hallway

• Hands are by your side while walking

• Head behind head - facing forward

• The hallway is meant for you to get from once place to another - walk with purpose

• Level 0 Voice - classrooms are working and learning

• Quiet feet

• Say Hi to others by giving a quiet wave

When eating in the cafeteria -

• All classes will come to the cafeteria in alphabetical order - this helps out our kitchen crew with entering students into the lunch tracking system

• While waiting for your turn to get lunch, the line is a voice level 1 - a whisper

• Both legs are under the table when eating

• Keep hands on your own food

• Pick up after yourself

• Once every student has their lunch, there will be a focus on eating

• Quiet when adults are talking - when lights are off, voices off

• When talking takes place words need to be friendly, kind, and calm

• Raise your hand to leave the table

• Line up on the tape for the lunch line

Ms. Pattershall and Mrs. Desrosiers are new to the school and learning the students names is a goal for both of us. Having students sit with their class during lunch time has allowed us the opportunity to learn names quicker. We are getting there and we hope to know all names really soon.

When out at recess -

• Use playground equipment the correct way

• Solve playground issues on the playground before entering the school - get an adult involved if needed

• Report any unsafe behavior to recess monitor ASAP

• When the bell rings, activities stop and line up

• Line up quietly on the basketball court and dismiss by class

• Use kind words when talking to each other

• Respect the boundaries of the playground - cones

• Walk on the sidewalk pavement

• Leave the trees and critters be

• Keep your hands to yourself

• Games such as tag are played on the grass

• Stay on the playground - it starts past the walkway

• Wood chips and rocks stay on the ground

The 4th grade classrooms met on Friday of last week and created expectations around soccer. The students quickly realized that many of the expectations for soccer could also be implemented for basketball. Feedback from staff and students was that soccer and basketball during recess in years past created issues around fairness, sportsmanship, and safety. Setting soccer expectations are to assist with students enjoying the game at recess time and to reduce conflicts. We want students to have fun while being safe and kind to each other. At our Rise and Shine assembly on Monday the 23rd, the school will be introduced to the soccer expectations and grades will be able to play during lunch recess.