Owls are pretty trendy these days. So when I saw a cute owl-shaped note pad at the dollar store, I just had to buy it (with plans to work it into my classroom somehow). Here’s the poster I came up with (pretty proud of my DIY project!):
Our classroom rule is “no one has the right to interfere with the learning, safety or well being of others.” Each student will sign the poster and we’ll put it up on the wall so everyone will remember our classroom behavior expectations.
Squarehead Teachers 
Oooo! That’s a great rule. It’s amazing how one child can take control and ruin the learning.
So true. This rule pretty much covers everything. It’s helpful to talk about what following the rule looks like, etc. so kids really get the picture… 🙂