Responsible Cougars are:  safe, kind, cooperative and respectful.

Hallway

• Walk facing forward
• Wave quietly or smile at others
• Stay on the right side of the hall
• Use silent volume level – others are learning
• Keep hands and feet to yourself
• Hold door for others behind you
• Walk in a single file line
• Stay in your personal space
• When on your own, go directly to where you need to be
  

Cafeteria

• Walk
• Say please and thank you
• Clean up after yourself
• Use indoor volume level
• Carry your tray correctly
• Include everyone in your conversation
• Follow directions the first time asked
• When the signal is given, silence and listen
• Stay in your personal space
• Use only kind words
• Wait patiently
• Eat your own food

Playground

• Take turns
• All can play
• Solve problems peacefully
• Line up quickly and quietly
• Use equipment properly
• Use only kind words
• Follow adult instructions

Bus

• Stay in your seat
• Use indoor volume level
• Follow adult directions the first time asked
• Keep the bus clean
• Sit on your bottom
• Use kind words
• Walk to and from the bus
• Enter school prepared to learn
• Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself

Restroom

• Wash your hands
• Use kind words
• Use restroom appropriately
• Use indoor volume level
• Keep lights on
• Wait patiently
• Respect others’ privacy
• Keep restroom clean

Assemblies

• Sit on your bottom with legs crossed
• Be a good listener
• Wait patiently
• Silent volume level during presentation
• Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself
• Be polite to the presenter
• Follow directions the first time asked
• Applaud with hands only
• Stay in your personal space
• Raise your hand to speak

Common Attention Getting Signal:

Teacher states, “Give Me Five” and raises open hand in the air.  Students respond by raising their open hands in the air.  Give Me Five refers to:

• Stop what you are doing
• Silent volume level
• Face front
• Eyes on the adult
• Listen

Common Volume Level Vocabulary:

• Silence – no sound
• Whisper – sounds should be soft, no louder than a whisper
• Inside volume level – sounds can be as loud as a normal talking voice
• Outside volume – sounds may be loud without too much concern for volume level