Essential 1: Responding to adults: Know other teachers’ names and greet them by name when you see them
Essential 2: Making eye contact
Essential 3: Congratulating a classmate: If you win, do not brag; if you lose, do not show anger
Essential 4: Respect other students’ comments, opinions, and ideas
Essential 5: If you are asked a question in conversation, ask a question in return. Likewise, answer all written questions with a complete sentence
Essential 6: Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough and say excuse me
Essential 7: Always say thank-you when given something
Essential 8: Surprise others by performing random acts of kindness
Essential 9: Subject transitions will be swift, quiet, and orderly
Essential 10: When a substitute teacher is present, all class rules still apply. We will always follow all classroom protocols
Essential 11: Keep yourself and the bathrooms clean and germ free.
Essential 12: After dining in the cafeteria or elsewhere, be responsible for your trash
Essential 13: When meeting new people, shake hands and repeat their names. Likewise, greet visitors to our school and classroom and make them feel welcome
Essential 14: If someone drops something and you are close to it, pick it up
Essential 15: Hold the door for people rather than letting it close on them
Essential 16: On a field trip, enter a public building quietly
Essential 17: During an assembly, do not speak or call out to friends
Essential 18: When walking in line, keep your arms at your sides and move quickly. Likewise, never cut in line
Essential 19: Be positive and enjoy life
Essential 20: Learn from your mistakes and move on
Essential 21: No matter the circumstances, always be honest
Essential 22: Be the best person you can be
Stoneridge Essentials