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MRS. WILSON’S CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

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MRS. WILSON’S CLASSROOM

PROCEDURES

BELL WORK / JOURNALS Leave your journal in the designated receptacle. As soon as you get to class

take out your journal respond to the prompt on the overhead or whiteboard

Five to ten minutes at the beginning of each class (no scrambling to make up the entries when journals are due!)

Unless Mrs. Wilson warns you in advance, she will not read your entries she does occasionally assign reading comprehension,

prediction, and analysis prompts, and these she will read or ask you to share in class in order to assess your understanding

She does skim all of the entries, though, so be sure to keep your entries school appropriate. If there is an entry you would like her to read, put a star at the top of the entry.

Your spelling, grammar, and “correctness” will not count for or against your grade.

DISMISSAL FROM CLASS The bell does not dismiss you—Mrs.

Wilson does! Students who leave class before they

are dismissed will receive a referral for skipping.

You will not be released to leave until all chairs are pushed in, supplies are put away, and desk areas are garbage-free.

TURNING IN WORK/COLLECTING WORK Turn in work to the bin with your class

period and the word “in” on it, unless you are instructed otherwise.

Collect work from the bin with your class period and the word “out” on it.

Graded work will be handed out by students when they have finished an assignment and need something to do. Mrs. Wilson will not waste precious instructional time distributing papers unless it constitutes part of the next class activity.

GETTING MAKE-UP WORK Check the agenda for the assignments given on the

day(s) you missed (posted in class, on the website, etc.).

Check the Make-up bin for any paper handouts that were distributed.

Ask someone in the class for any notes or other information you missed.

Mrs. Wilson’s rule is as follows: “Ask three, then me.” If you have asked your questions of three classmates and you still don’t understand, Mrs. Wilson will be happy to meet with you before/after class or before/after school to help you figure out the assignments.

DO NOT ASK MRS. WILSON FOR YOUR MAKE-UP WORK.

TESTS AND QUIZZES Noise during test and quizzes will not be

tolerated. A grade of zero (0) will be assigned. After-test procedures

NO TALKING OR WRITING. Read a book or put your head down and have a nap.

Make-up tests/quizzes: will be given IF your absence is excused. may or may not be the same format test/quiz the

rest of the students took, but it WILL be worth the same points

DO NOT ASK MRS. WILSON WHEN YOU CAN COME IN TO MAKE UP THE TEST/QUIZ. Approach her with a date and time in mind and work from there.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY Cheating will not be tolerated. A grade of zero (0)

will be assigned, and the assignment/paper/test/quiz cannot be made up.

Plagiarism occurs when you present unoriginal work as your own. “Unoriginal Work” can be any of the following: 1. Something you copied and pasted without citing the

original source 2. Something you copied and pasted and then changed

every 3rd word, trying to pass it off as a paraphrasing (with or without citing the source)

3. Turning in a paper you submitted for another class 4. Turning in a paper someone else submitted for

another class 5. Neglecting to cite any idea or phrase that you did not

come up with on your own

DEALING WITH ACADEMIC DISHONESTY On the first offense, I will try to help you

rectify the problem (if you do not make the necessary changes, however, you will receive a zero).

After the first offense, it’s not an accident. You will receive a zero and a referral that will become part of your permanent record.

SSR (SUSTAINED SILENT READING) DAYS Bring a book on scheduled SSR days. Reading materials for SSR must be of

literary merit. Catalogs and some magazines are not acceptable.

If you choose to do some other activity during SSR (including but not limited to: sleeping, drawing/coloring, writing, talking, or daydreaming), you will lose participation credit for the day.

CLASSROOM DISCUSSION Talking is a useful form of

communication. Please use it when appropriate.

Appropriate times for talking: during classroom discussions, during group work, Think-Pair-Shares (TPS), Collaborative Pairs (CPs), etc.

Inappropriate times for talking: during reading time, during lectures when Mrs. Wilson is talking, during group presentations, during tests and quizzes, when someone is asking or responding to a question

WRITING WORKSHOPS On writing workshop days, come to

class with the assigned draft completed. While work-shopping each other’s

papers, be as specific and helpful as possible.

Reading and talking do NOT go hand-in-hand, so talking during writing workshops should only be done when absolutely necessary.

USING ART SUPPLIES Using the classroom art supplies is a

privilege that will be revoked if the supplies are misused or treated irresponsibly.

Put supplies back into appropriate containers after use.

RESTROOM PASSES You will be permitted to use the restroom

three times per quarter (or more, with a doctor’s note).

Any time you leave the class of your own volition (if you are called to the office, student services, or another teacher’s classroom, you will not be penalized), you forfeit a bathroom pass. These instances include but are not limited to: Passes to the bathroom, the water fountain, or

your locker Passes to another teacher Passes to the front office or student services

FIRE DRILLS AND BOMB THREATS Most important: STAY WITH TEACHER. Attendance is a legal document. Mrs.

Wilson has to take roll to account for your presence and to make sure you are not still in the building being burnt to a cinder or picking bomb shrapnel out of your head.

Any student for whom Mrs. Wilson cannot account once everyone is outside will be written a referral for skipping.

LOCK DOWN Mrs. Wilson will give instructions. Do not

take instructions from ANYONE else (including and especially the loudspeaker or anyone standing outside the door who does not have a key to the classroom).

Remain calm and silent until a police officer or a law enforcement officer or an Administrator unlocks the door, enters the room, and gives the “all-clear.”

Student responsibilities Emergency crew—any volunteers?

TARDIES Tardiness is a sign of disrespect for my

classroom and for me. Mrs. Wilson frowns HARSHLY on tardiness. Look at the frown. >:o(

You MUST have a pass to be admitted to class (tardy table, a teacher, or student services)

Consequences for tardiness are delineated in your syllabus and your student handbook

PAPER HEADINGS: IN UPPER LEFT CORNER OF YOUR PAPER, WRITE:

NameTeacherClassDate

GROUP WORK Each group member is expected to pull his/her

weight. Members who do not contribute do not earn points. There are no “visual aid holders” in this classroom.

Work as quietly as possible: speak only when necessary, and use indoor voices

If you were absent when groups were assigned, you may NOT join a group that has already begun its project (SO DON’T ASK THEM OR MRS. WILSON!): that’s not fair to them. You will either work with another student who was also absent the day the project was assigned, or you will work alone on a project tailored for one person.

TEACHER’S DESK There are often confidential items on

Mrs. Wilson’s desk; therefore, EVERYTHING on her desk is off limits to students.

If you need to use a stapler, sharpen your pencil, or borrow supplies, please utilize the items on the white shelf at the back of the room.

FOOD AND DRINKS IN CLASS A BOTTLE WITH A SCREW-ON LID IS THE

ONLY DRINK PERMITTED IN CLASS. Any other beverages must be finished outside of class, and tardiness due to finishing a beverage outside of class will NOT be excused.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES Any electronic devices (cell phones,

cameras, MP3 players, iPods, CD players, etc.) in use during “Rock Off” will be confiscated and destroyed!!! Well, maybe not destroyed… but definitely confiscated.

Electronics may be claimed by you (for 1st offense) or by your parents (2nd offense) from the main office.

Backpacks must be kept on the floor, under your chair, at all times.

Just… don’t.

MEDIA CENTER Stay with the class No talking, whether in the hallways,

sidewalks, or breezeways on the way to the media center, or in the media center.

Follow media rules for web use. If any member of the media staff wants to give you a referral for violating the rules, Mrs. Wilson will be more than happy to furnish them with your information.

PARTICIPATION CREDIT Participation credit is a combination of

An attendance grade (10 points per day present, 5 points per day tardy, 0 points per unexcused absence, 10 points per excused absence)

A positive participation grade (10 points per day present in class and participating positively, losing points per instance of negative participation)

Various assignments completed in class for a participation grade

Journals Participation is worth a percentage of your

total grade, so good attendance and participation are key to achieving a high grade in English class!

CHECKING OUT BOOKS To check out a textbook

Look in the inside back cover of the textbook for the number written in black marker near the barcode.

Give this number and your student number to Mrs. Wilson

When you bring the book back, let Mrs. Wilson know so she can mark you off the check-out list. Otherwise, she won’t know you’ve returned it, and she’ll submit your name to the bookkeeper at the end of the year, and it’ll just be a big mess with which you really don’t want to get entangled.

You will be financially responsible for any lost, stolen, damaged, or unreturned books, and you won’t get your diploma until these items are paid for or returned.

CHECKING OUT BOOKS, CONT’D To check out one of Mrs. Wilson’s

books Get your index card from the gray box on the

bookshelf. Write down the following information on the

card:The book titleThe date you checked it out

When you return the book, write down the date it was returned. Otherwise, Mrs. Wilson will think you still have her book.

CHECKING GRADES Do not ask Mrs. Wilson for your

grade or for a list of missing assignments. You are perfectly capable of accessing the very same information yourself, whether at home or in the media center.

Use eSembler. https://grades.pasco.k12.fl.us

There is a tutorial on eSembler to show you how to use it, and the media staff is also willing to help you in the media center.

ANY QUESTIONS,

COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS?