School Values in Orchestra

 

My schools have shifted from having school rules to talking about school values.  I adjusted my school rules display to reflect this change in language.  Most of the bullet points are the same; just the headings have changed slightly.  I talk through these briefly the first day of small groups, and they stay up all year and get referred to periodically.

School values bullet points: 

• PDF
• Google doc

Hall Pass

I was cleaning out a cabinet the other day and came across these playing card hall passes I forgot I had made :)  These must have been from my first year or two of teaching.  Students come to full orchestra directly from lunch, so I would have made these for students to bring to lunch and show to the lunch supervisors as their hall pass to orchestra (and as a reminder for students not to head out for recess that day).  The playing cards are published by Alfred and feature a composer and bio on one side.  I added the hall pass info on the back side and laminated them.  Students would pick one up the morning they drop off their instrument in the band/orchestra room, and then return their card upon arriving to full band/orchestra.  Now I meet students in the cafeteria, so the cards are not really needed.

• Text for back of playing cards (Word document)
• Text for back of playing cards (PDF)

Since then, one of my schools has bought badge holders (something like this) to use for hall passes, so I color-printed this document double-sided (see below) and delivered a set to each classroom.  Students grab one out of their class basket as they leave for their small group for the week as their hall pass to walk to band or orchestra.

• Hall pass (Word document)
• Hall pass (PDF) 

 

Classroom Rules: I Respect

For my first three years of teaching, these were my classroom rules.

I respect...

• myself
• others
• instruments
• music

I connected each line by stringing ribbon through each hole, linking each word like a ladder.

Classroom Rules

My school's four rules are:

• Be responsible
• Be safe
• Be respectful
• Be kind

Underneath each rule are examples of what this looks like in the elementary band/orchestra classroom with positive language.

Rules

• PDF
• Google doc

Feel free to use or to make a copy of the Google doc to update for your needs!