GoodMannersPolicyAlwayssay'Please'and'Thank-you'.Studentsshouldalwaysacknowledgeadultstheymeetintheplayground,oroutsidetheschool.Thefirstmeetingeachdaydeservesa'GoodMorning'butafterthateyecontactandasmileissufficient.Studentsshouldrespond,inaquietbutclearvoice,whenadultsspeaktothem.Don'tmumble.Whenvisitorscometoaclassroom,childrentaketheircuefromtheirteacherorthePrincipal.Standifrequested,waitforthevisitortosay'GoodMorning'andthenrespond:'GoodMorning,Mr/Mrs....etc.Avoidasing-songvoice.Teachersshouldpractisethiswiththeclass.(Onmostoccasions,childrenshouldnotinterrupttheirworkwhensomeonecomestotheclassroom.)Studentsshouldnotinterruptwhensomeoneisspeakingorinterrupttelephoneconversations.Ifstudentsneedtospeaktosomeonewhoisinconversation,waitforapause,andsay'excuseme'beforespeaking.Avoidpassingbetweentwopeopleinconversation.Ifitisnecessary,say'excuseme.'Movequietlyintheclassroom;don'tinterruptthelesson.Movequietlytoandfromlessonssoasnottodisturbotherclasses.Studentsshouldnotwalkthroughadoorwayifsomeoneelseisdoingthesame.Allowadultstomovefirst.Atthebeginningsoflessons,don'twaitfortheteachertosettletheclassdown;bereadytolistenwhenitistimetostarttheday.Studentsshouldlistentoadultswithrespect.Avoidtalkingback,respondingwitha'but...',andanargumentativetone.Maintaineyecontactinconversation.Coarselanguageisnotappropriateinschool.Treatalladultswithrespect;don'tbeover-familiar;allowthemtheirpersonalspace.Actwithdecorum;maintainmodesty.