Farmington Elementary

At Farmington, we care about your child. A competent, professional staff; quality programs; and cooperation between home and school will help your child succeed. Please take a few minutes to learn about our school.

We believe that the students at Farmington Elementary School are capable of learning and behaving in a caring and responsible manner and the staff will teach the established curricula in a secure environment. Success will be achieved through cooperation and communication between parents, students, staff, and community. All children are expected to reach their full potential.

The staff of Farmington Elementary School wants to insure a good learning climate for your child at school. We will be continuing our "Assertive Discipline" program for this year. We believe that all students are able to behave appropriately in school. Our discipline plan insures that students know what behavior is expected of them and the consequences of following or not following the guidelines. for good behavior.

Our school-wide rules with rewards and consequences:

Rules:

• Our students will walk quietly in the hallway on the right side with proper authorization.
• Our students will not engage in fighting or horseplay to or from school or on school property, or violate safety rules.
• Our students will use the playground equipment properly.
• Our students will not shout, and will use proper language in the halls.
• Our students will follow school rules and directions of the teaching staff.

Rewards:

Students who do not receive two tickets during the six-week period will be rewarded with a special activity as planned by the Farmington Staff.

In addition, every Friday seven student names are drawn from the "Success Letter Box" in the Farmington office. Staff give "Positive Performer Tickets" to students that do positive deeds for other students, teachers and the school. Positive deeds done by students are categorized under the school's Six Pillars of Character: respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, caring, fairness, and citizenship.

 

Consequences:

• First Offense - verbal warning and a ticket.
• Second Offense - written assignment appropriate to grade level.
• Third Offense - written assignment with signed parent letter
• Fourth Offense - detention
• Fifth Offense - Conference with parent, teacher, principal and student

Severe misbehavior: fighting or vandalism will be referred directly to the principal. Kindergarten and first grade teachers will use discipline appropriate for this age child. These offenses accumulate for six weeks. At the beginning of the next six weeks, all children start without any tickets.