LEARNING AND

BEHAVIOR

EXPECTIONS

MRS. ROSARIO'S Reading Class

WEST GATE K-8 SCHOOL 2011-2012

WELCOME!!!!!

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Connect literature to life and the “real” world.

Respond thoughtfully to literature and non-fiction.

Recognize and demonstrate a variety of reading strategies.

Work collaboratively with peers on a variety of projects.

Expand vocabulary through reading and context.

Utilize critical thinking skills to read for deeper meaning.

SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING IN READING

CLASS SEMANTIC

MAPPING, THINKING MAPS, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

CHUNKING

PREDICTING

QUESTIONING

INTERPRETING VOCABULARY

DEVELOPMENT

WORD LEVEL PROFICIENCY

WRITING SKILLS REINFORCED

GROUP WORK

PAIR WORK

DISCUSSIONS

THINK ALOUDS

MAIN IDEA

ESSENTIAL MESSAGE

SUMMARIZATION

MATERIALS ONE

COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK FOR CLASSWORK

ONE COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK FOR READING AND WRITING JOURNAL

HIGHLIGHTERS

PENS

PENCILS

ERASERS

3 OR 4 SHARPIE MARKERS

1 - 2 POCKET FOLDER

PERSONALLY DECORATED SHOEBOX WITH TOP OR PLASTIC SHOEBOX BIN FOR ALL OF YOUR MATERIALS. ALL MATERIALS WILL BE LEFT IN CLASS FOR STUDENTS TO USE ON A DAILY BASIS..

POST IT NOTES

INDEX CARDS

SCISSORS

HOW DO YOU WALK IN?

1. GET YOUR CLASSWORK

NOTEBOOK, YOUR 2

POCKET FOLDER, AND

YOUR MATERIAL BIN.

2. THEN SIT IN YOUR SEAT,

COPY YOUR HEADING

CORRECTLY IN YOUR

CLASSWORK NOTEBOOK

3. COPY EVERYTHING ON THE

BOARD.

4. BEGIN THE INSTRUCTIONS POSTED ON THE BOARD

5. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

WILL TYPICALLY BE PLACED IN A

BIN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

6. BE SURE TO PUT YOUR LATE

PASS IN THE LATE PASS BIN.

TARDIES YOU ARE CONSIDERED LATE WHEN YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY WALKING THROUGH THE THRESHOLD OF THE DOOR AND ARE ON YOUR WAY TO YOUR SEAT!

IF YOU ARE LATE TO CLASS, YOU MUST HAVE A TARDY PASS FROM THE APPROPRIATE PLACE. IT MUST READ:

YOUR FULL NAME

WHERE YOU CAME FROM

THE SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON YOU WERE WITH

DATE AND TIME

TARDY PASSES SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE BIN BY THE DOOR.

TARDIES – Part 2

MRS. ROSARIO'S UNEXCUSED OR WITHOUT A TARDY

PASS - PASS

DATE: _________________

TIME: _________________

THIS CLASS _________________

PERIOD _________________

FIRST NAME: ___________________________

LAST NAME: ___________________________

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? ____________________________________

WHICH TEACHER AND CLASS? ____________________________________

WHY WERE YOU LATE? ____________________________________

IF YOU ARE UNEXCUSED, YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE MY UNEXCUSED PASS AND PLACE IT IN THE BIN.

1st Tardy - Warning 2nd Tardy - Parent phone call & conference* 3rd Tardy - Referral

*Conference will begin with the student first.

SEATING CHARTS

SEATING CHARTS MAY CHANGE DAILY DEPENDING ON WHAT WE ARE DOING. YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOUR CLASSMATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PARTICIPATION COUNTS.

GROUP WORK

U SHAPE

CIRCLE

SEMI CIRCLE

PAIR WORK

PORTFOLIOS

PORTFOLIOS WILL BE A COLLECTION OF ALL OF YOUR WORK THAT CAN BE COLLECTED AND PLACED IN A

FOLDER. PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAN VIEW WORK COMPLETED ANYTIME. THIS WILL ALSO BE A GREAT WAY

TO MEASURE PROGRESS.

EACH STUDENT’S 8 ½ X 11 MANILA FOLDER WILL BE USED FOR PORTFOLIO COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENTS.

PORTFOLIOS

ITEMS TO BE PLACED IN THIS FOLDER MOSTLY ON A WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY BASIS WILL BE:

COMPLETED CLASSWORK HANDOUTS

LOGS FROM GROUP OR PAIR WORK

REFLECTIONS ON PROJECTS

TESTS, QUIZZES, EXIT SLIPS

ANY OTHER ITEMS

INDEPENDENT READING

STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE A BOOK, NOVEL, SHORT STORY, POEM, OR MAGAZINE ARTICLES TO READ.

STUDENTS WILL THEN WRITE REFLECTIONS AND SUMMARIES OF WHAT THEY READ AND THEN CREATIVELY SHARE OUT.

Textbooks, workbooks, comic books, and gaming magazines will not be approved for silent reading day.

Although we will read daily, our designated silent reading day with a visit to the library will be WEDNESDAYS.

GRADING POLICY

● The grading scale is: A (90-100%); B (80-89%); C (70-79%); D (60-69%); and F (0-59%) on the following major grading components:

● Class work – 30% of students’ grade: this involves oral or written work, which includes individual and/or group work. Class participation and class work is based upon the following:

– Preparations for class

– Attendance and contribution to the class

– Class involvement, discussion, attentiveness, and alertness and completion of in-class assignments

GRADING POLICY - Part 2

● Homework – 5% of students’ grade: assignments checked, collected, and/or reviewed.

● Formal and Informal Assessments – 35% of students’ grade: will be announced. Please note: Tests are typically worth 100% and Quizzes are typically 50%.

● Projects – 30% of students’ grade: individual and group project – may also be completed in class or at home depending on the instructions.

BATHROOM PASSES

YOU CAN NOT GO TO THE BATHROOM WITHOUT PERMISSION.

IF YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND WITH YOUR THUMB IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. I WILL GIVE YOU PERMISSION (OR NOT). *

IF YOU HAVE PERMISSION, PLEASE SIGN OUT IN THE BATHROOM SIGN OUT FOLDER/SHEET.

***PLEASE NOTE*** A MAXIMUM OF 2-3 PASSES PER CLASS AND ONLY THOSE WITH URGENT REQUESTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO.

*If I don’t allow a student to go to the bathroom during any particular period, it is probably

because he/she asks every day abusing the bathroom pass system, or I have already let my emergencies out and can not let anyone else out for that period. Remember a maximum of 2-3

passes per class can use the bathroom.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

STUDENTS WILL ALWAYS HAVE

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

(UNLESS OTHERWISE ANNOUNCED)

STUDENTS WILL ALWAYS HAVE

ONE DAY AFTER THE DAY OF AN

ABSENCE TO MAKE THE

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT UP.

IT IS THE STUDENT’S

RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THE

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FROM

ME OR FROM A CLASSMATE.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS – Part 2

STUDENTS MUST ALWAYS

SUBMIT A HOMEWORK

ASSIGNMENT

NO ONE WILL GET AWAY WITH

NOT HANDING IN SOMETHING

IF FOR SOME REASON YOU DID

NOT DO YOUR HOMEWORK

ASSIGNMENT YOU MUST

COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK

PINK SLIP!!!

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS – Part 2

HOMEWORK PINK SLIP

MRS. ROSARIO'S CLASS

2011-2012

NAME ______________________________

CLASS _______ GRADE ___ PERIOD _____

WHAT HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT DID YOU

MISS?

WHY DIDN'T YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK

ASSIGNMENT(S)?

STUDENT SIGNATURE______________________

DATE __________________

BIRTHDAYS

Students

should add

their birthday

to the

calendar on

the bulletin

board next to

the door.

CLASSROOM RULES

• ***Follow the school’s rules and honor code in the Student and Parent Handbook.

• ***Respect one another’s property and self.

• ***Use inside voices.

• ***Bring your notebook and appropriate supplies to class daily.

• ***Have on your desk only the materials pertaining to reading class.

• ***Refrain from asking for passes to leave the room unless absolutely necessary.

• ***Follow the classroom procedures outlined in this1st Day PowerPoint presentation.

CLASSROOM RULES

• ***Do not take anyone else’s property without permission. This includes notebooks, journal books, or any materials in any of the bins in class.

• ***Do not talk when students or the teacher is talking.

• ***Do not get out of your seats without permission.

• ***Sharpen all pencils at the very beginning of class every day. Try to eliminate getting up and sharpening your pencil while class is in session. It is a huge distraction.

CLASSROOM RULES

Please note that if the student chooses not to follow the classroom rules, the following steps will be taken: ~1st offense: a warning is given. ~2nd offense: a phone call or email home will be made. ~3rd offense: a referral sent to the appropriate dean.