Benjamin Franklin Middle School Student/Parent Handbook 2016-2017 | Page 39

Your teacher will:
 Provide a positive learning environment.
 Communicate in a polite and reasonable manner.
 Respect each student.
 Carry out school policies and regulations.
In the classroom you should:
 Feel safe and comfortable to express your own ideas and views.
 Know what your teacher expects and how to meet those expectations.
 Plan to get help in courses before or after school whenever you need it.
Remember:
 Come to class with the materials you need.
 Listen carefully and respectfully to your teachers and classmates.
 Work hard to reach your learning goals.
 Use all of your learning skills.
In the corridors you should:
 Always walk through the hallways instead of running.
 Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
 Keep your own locker clean and free of markings.
 Keep the locker combination to yourself.
 Help to make sure that whatever facilities you use are left clean.
 Be polite to everyone.
In the cafeteria you may enjoy:
 A clean cafeteria.
 A pleasant atmosphere.
 An orderly serving line.
Remember:
 Remain seated at your assigned table throughout your meal
 Enter the food line when your table is called
 Dispose of garbage properly
 Be polite to everyone
 Food and drinks cannot be taken out of the cafeteria
 Students assigned to first half recess should enter the cafeteria, leave their books in
their cubicles, and proceed outside
 If you wish to see a teacher or counselor during lunch, you must have a pass signed
by the teacher/counselor
 You are dismissed by the teacher after verifying the tables have been cleaned. The
bell does not dismiss students from lunch

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