Welcome to Mrs. Smith’s classroom!
Greetings students and families! I am Kathy Smith the 6 ^th grade homeroom- Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science teacher, and the 7 ^th & 8 ^th grade Social Studies teacher.  I am very excited to be a part of the St. Mary Catholic School family for the 2015/2016 school year.
As we are all partners in the education process, I will be in communication often with you regarding assignments, grades, behaviors, special occasions and happenings, etc.  I want to start off the school year with communication regarding classroom routines- setting the stage for each student’s success in learning.
I like to use the acronym PORTS for my basic classroom expectations: Be it/Do it…
P= Prepared
O= On task
R= Respectful
T= Try your best
S= Show Christ’s love in all you do
Rewards/Consequences:
I believe strongly in reinforcing the positives, and very much enjoy rewards and celebrations! We will work toward individual as well as group rewards throughout the year.  These will take different forms and you will be given more details as the occasion presents itself.
We are all here collectively to carry out our mission of being good examples and productive citizens at school, home, and in our community. Being prepared, respectful and on task is vital to ensure that everyone can learn.  Each child will be on a “3 Strikes” system in my classroom.  After a verbal warning to redirect a behavior, the student will be given 1 strike- he or she will have to write their name on my clipboard under “1”.  If the child is still off task, she or he will put their name under “2” which indicates a lunch recess detention that day, or the following day, depending on my schedule.  Continued behavior will lead to a “strike 3” in which case I will be in touch with the parents and the student will attend an after school school-wide Wed. detention.
Daily Class Schedule for K. Smith: