WELCOME!!!

Ms. Hoetzlein-Sirman

• Room H201

• Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 = Government

• FLEX Lunch = Open Daily except A Lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays

About Me...

My summer...

Contact Information

• hoetzleinsirmans@calvertnet.k12.md.us

• 410-414-7036

• 410-535-5904 / 410-610-3943

• edmodo.com

• hhssocialstudies.weebly.com

Mission:Ms. Hoetzlein’s

class is a respectful classroom

established to build a foundation for

excellence through academic,

behavioral, and social success.

Welcome to my class...

• Welcome to AP Government / Sociology.

• I am here to teach; you are here to learn. I will do my job; you will do yours, and together we will utilize this year wisely and beneficially.

• A positive attitude is the key to success. Let’s keep it all the times.

AP Government Syllabus Highlights

• Folder Checks (every Friday, include vocabulary, notes, current events, discussion questions)

• Weekly Vocabulary Quizzes

• Projects (at least one per unit)

AP Government Syllabus Highlights

• 6 Units (each with at least one project, one multiple choice test, and one FRQ)

• 2 tentative field trips (Newseum, Annapolis)

• Supplies (6 three prong folders, highlighter, paper, pen)

MY PROMISE: YOU WILL EARN AN A

OR B, AND INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF PASSING

THE AP TEST IF YOU DO

EVERYTHING I ASK

Class Policies

There are only five basic classroom policies.

Following these policies will help keep our class environment peaceful and productive.

If you choose not to adhere to the policies, there will be logical consequences.

Why do we have policies?A policy is a plan that guides our actions.

To do things effectively, we have to adhere to some common sense policies:

Governments invoke laws to help maintain peaceful communities.

Companies have by-laws in order to facilitate productive work environments.

Games have rules to create a baseline standard of play.

»So, to be successful in learning, you need to follow some basic classroom rules! I call them my class policies.

Classroom Policies1. Arrive on time.

2. Be ready to learn.

3. Always act and speak in an appropriate manner.

4. No personal electronics allowed during tests/quizzes.

5. Respect the classroom environment.

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Possible Behavioral Consequences

Warning

Conference with student

You call home and explain to parents

I make formal parent contact

Lunch or After school detention

Referral to Administration

Class Procedures

We will only be reviewing the most commonly used procedures at this time.

Refer to your Procedures handout for a more complete list.

Procedures may be changed or added to if the need arises.

Why Do We Have Procedures?A procedure is the way that we do things.

To do things efficiently, we have to follow some simple procedures, for example:

To open your locker, you have to select your combination as directed by the lock manufacturer.

To cook a delicious meal, you need to follow the steps in the recipe.

To place a call on your phone, you need to dial the number in the right order.

»So, to be successful in learning, you need to follow some simple procedures!

Room Procedure: Arrival • Greet your teacher as you enter the

room.

• Complete any distracting tasks (pencil sharpening, identifying missing assignments, restroom, hand sanitizer) prior to the bell.

• As soon as the bell rings complete the Warm-up and copy the Objective.

• Remain in your seat, quietly waiting for your teacher to provide direction.

Room Procedure: During Instruction !

• Listen carefully as your teacher speaks.

• Refrain from touching other students and their property.

• Raise your hand and wait to be acknowledged if you have a question, comment, or concern that you would like addressed.

• Be polite, respectful, prepared, and productive.

Room Procedure: Gotta Go!!! • Do interrupt instruction to ask permission to

leave.

• Only ONE person may leave at a time.

• Write you name under “Who’s Out” on the Whiteboard.

• Fill out the clipboard just below these instructions.

• When you return, erase your name from “Who’s Out?” and place the clipboard on the whiteboard ledge.

Room Procedure: Missing Work

• As soon as appropriate, access hhssocialstudies.weebly.com for Warm-up, Objective, and Homework.

• Discuss missed activities and assignments with a classmate.

• Find the relevant handouts, which are organized by date in the file cabinet.

• Turn in missing work as soon as possible.

Room Procedure: Team Work • Your teacher will assign teams.

• Follow the activity steps listed in your instructions.

• You are responsible for (and graded on) your efforts and the results of the team.

• If you have a question ask your team members first. If no one can answer, appoint one person to raise their hand to ask the teacher.

• You must be willing to help if a team member needs it.

• Stay in group and on task.

Maintaining the Classroom

Pick up any garbage 2mm in diameter or more.

Recycle papers (4x4 inches or more), plastic bags, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles.

Do not intentionally deface school, personal, or other’s personal property.

Dismissal

Clean your work area and take all garbage to the trash can.

Wait in your seat for the teacher to dismiss you.

Leave quietly, ONLY after you have been given permission to do so.

Room Procedure: Fire Drill

• Calmly walk out of the classroom, and turn left.

• Follow the tallest person down the North stairs directly to the front parking lot.

• Wait quietly for your teacher.

• When your teacher reads off your name, clearly say “here.”

• When dismissed, calmly walk directly back to the classroom and take your seat.

When There Is a Substitute

We treat guests in our room as courteously or better than we treat Ms. Hoetzlein.

Sit in your assigned seat ONLY.

Maintain proper voice levels.

Remain on task.

Be helpful and courteous.

» Subs will report behaviors (good & bad) and proper consequences will be applied.

Final Thought

“Learning without reasoning leads to confusion; thinking without learning is wasted effort.” 

~Confucius