We believe in empowering students to take responsibility for their behavior and actions. Therefore, the Upper Primary has developed student expectations, procedures, and rules, designed to promote a safe, kind, responsible and respectful community. We believe the role of adults in the Upper Primary is to support students’ social and emotional growth, helping them to make good decisions, and see mistakes as learning opportunities. When a child does not follow an expectation, procedure, or rule, it is the responsibility of the adults to encourage reflection and to take ownership of what could have been done differently. Counselors, teachers and administrators will partner together in these efforts, as appropriate.
Expectations: “The 4Bs”
- Be Safe,
- Be Kind,
- Be Responsible,
- Be Respectful
The 4Bs are used consistently with students throughout the Lower and Upper Primary. Students, faculty, and administration find ways to make these expectations visible in our school and encourage student leadership and ownership to help make these values live and breathe within our community.
Procedures
Procedures are our established or official ways of doing things. These may be adjusted within contexts or if we notice that there are certain issues arising. We use a common set of procedures for various spaces, or times of the day(arrival to school, dismissal, Dining Hall procedures etc…) in an effort to promote consistency across grades.
Rules
Rules are primarily designed to keep children safe (wearing a seatbelt on the bus) and we strive to keep rules to a minimum.
At times, adult support is needed to help students reflect on their behavior and if it is living up to our 4B Expectations.
Chapels and Assemblies:
- Students are to practice good audience participation in all assemblies.
- Students are to respect those leading chapels or assemblies by listening and following directions.
- Appreciation for performances, when appropriate, includes only polite applause.
- Arrival and dismissal at assemblies and chapels will be orderly, quiet, and according to the teachers’ directions.
- Parents are often invited to attend special assemblies and chapels. Please see the Monday newsletters for information about these events.
Manners and Conduct:
Conduct should be courteous and exemplary, both in school and in public, at the bus stop, on public buses, and in taxi cabs.