Cedar Park Elementary

Cedar Park
Elementary
Family Handbook

Student Expectations – PAWS

Student expectations are universal in like spaces and all staff use aligned language about expectations so that students can feel confident that they understand what is expected of them throughout the school. Students who follow the expectations are celebrated with PAWS cards at lunch and in the classroom. A PAWS card indicates specifically which expectation was being followed so that students receive positive reinforcement in a way that families can celebrate too.

Classroom

P.A.W.S.

Practice Kindness

  • Greet each other
  • Give compliments
  • Use kind words & Kind voice
students being friendly

Act Safely

  • Walking feet
  • Bubble space
  • Use tools the right way
students being safe

Work Together

  • Share ideas & tools
  • Take turns
  • Work together & help others
students working together

Show Responsibility

  • Whole body listening
  • Keep it clean
  • Get help from teacher
students being responsible

Hallway

P.A.W.S.

Practice Kindness

  • Quiet hello and on you go
  • Praise people’s work
  • Enjoy art with your eyes only
students being responsible

Act Safely

  • Walking feet
  • Hands to yourself
  • Everyone face forward
Students being safe

Work Together

  • Stay in line order
  • Follow classroom job
  • Help a friend when needed
students working together

Show Responsibility

  • Follow adult instructions
  • Keep it clean
  • Be where you are supposed to be
students show responsibility

Cafeteria

P.A.W.S.
Practice Kindness

  • Invite others to sit with you
  • Listen to P.A.W.S.
  • Silent Applause for P.A.W.s.
students being kind

Act Safely

  • Walking feet
  • Sit safely at table
  • Only eat your own food
students being safe

Work together

  • Line up in order
  • Follow adult instructions
  • Get permission to leave
students working together

Show Responsibility

  • Green clean
  • Follow adult instructions
  • Get permission to leave
students showing responsibility

Bathroom

P.A.W.S.
Practice kindness

  • wait your turn
  • Give others privacy
students showing kindness

Act safely

  • Walking feet
  • Hands to yourself
students acting safely

Work Together

  • Give gentle reminders
  • Wait patiently
Students working together holding a sign that says P.A.W.S.

Show Responsibility

  • Go, flush, wash, return
  • Keep it clean
students showing responsibility