What's working

My 4x Year 7 classes and even the older students love rewards and classroom jobs. I've been taking ideas from primary school teachers on different Facebook groups. Things that work really well: 1. Ihelp chart. Looks like an iPhone with different icons. Each icon has one particular job. Every class, every student has their own numbers. I attach different numbers to the icons daily so students can take responsibility for a job. They love marking rolls, being a messenger, being a timer etc 2. Whole school rewards. I give students virtual points. I start off with five each lesson. Every time they are loud, they lose one point. Soon the entire class will say shhhhh and encourage each other to be quiet. I gently hit a chime each time they lose a point. Instead of saying you have now lost a point, I hit the chime. 3. I have come up with own rewards system in my classroom. It's a class vs class system. Each class starts off with 20 coins. During the fortnight they can lose or gain coins. After each fortnight I draw out a name (written on paddle pop stick) from that one class and award them with a physical present - stationary etc. At the end of the year the best class gets a pizza party. I repeat the drawing out names each fortnight so I am not using too many prizes as they do cost money. Students know I am using my own money and that I am making the extra effort for them. 4. I have colour coded tables. Every two tables is one colour. Each colour station has only one tin with 6 pencils, 6 pens, a glue stick and a rubber. This has stopped resources from going missing, helps them to be prepared and they are more responsible with borrowed items.