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Social Skill: Being Responsible with Materials

Social/Emotional Learning (SEL) Objective: The student will bring assignment notebook and all appropriate materials with them to their core classes, study hall and Panther Pride. The basic steps for being responsible for materials are:

1. Keep assignment notebook with you and available for staff at all times.

2. Keep assignment notebook cover and pages free from damage and/or graffiti.
3. Write down assignments and due dates from each class including a class summary when "No Homework" is assigned.

4. Before leaving school, check assignment notebook to determine what materials need to be taken home.

5. Bring all necessary materials including homework to class with you.

6. Bringing materials to class means arriving at class with everything that will be required to complete assignments and meet teacher expectations.

        a. Ask yourself "What materials do I need for this class?"
        b. Gather the materials together.
        c. Ask yourself "Do I have everything I need?"
        d. Re-check your materials and pack them up.

Copy the steps from above on the lines below.

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RUBRIC OF BEHAVIORS FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR CLASSROOM MATERIALS (Checklist to be completed by Teacher assigning the MIR.)
Observations:	No	Yes
1. Did you keep planner with you and available for staff at all times?
2. Did you keep planner cover and pages free from damage and/or graffiti?
3. Did you write down assignments and due dates from each class including a class summary of when "No Homework" is assigned?
4. Did you check planner before leaving school to determine what materials need to be taken home?
5. Did you check planner at home to determine what assignments were due?
6. Did you bring all necessary materials to class?

Record the step number for each rubric area checked "No." Then explain how you can use the specific skills more appropriately in the future by answering the following questions for each of the steps.

What does a student being responsible with classroom materials look like?

How will being responsible with classroom materials affect my grade?

Who does being responsible with classroom materials affect besides me?

How will being responsible with classroom materials affect my life outside of school?

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Parent Signature: ______________________________________

I need to talk to my child’s teacher

I discussed the importance of this with my child.

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