Classroom Management

In my fifth grade classroom my host teacher uses the school policies of classroom management as well as her own. We use the schools system of Stuent Reminders (SR's). These are reminders for the student's behavior. If a student needs a reminder the reasons include: staying safe, taking responsibility, acting appropriately, being ready and prepared, and showing respect. If students recieve at least one of these reminders in a week then they must have a Blue Note signed by their parents. Blue notes are notes to the home that keep parents aware of their child's behavior. At the end of the month if a student has not recieved an S.R. then they recieve an Oops Pass. Opps passes forgive an S.R. Students also recieve Star Cards as awards for good behavior from students. These Star Cards can be traded in for rewards.
In my classroom my teacher also uses frowny faces and smily faces. These are used for students being unprepared, not being ready, being on task, and more. If on Friday they have more smiley faces than frowny faces then the students recieve a reward. Combining these systems works very well for the students. The S.R.s seem to be a bit harsh and so there is much more inforcement on behavior. Also, since the students know that their behavior is being monitored they are more compliant and attentive to what is being required of them. I will definately employ this frowny and smily face type of behavior management in my future classroom.