Welcome to Mr. Roberts Classroom Expectations and Procedures 8 th Grade Language Arts This is exactly how you feel, right? Who is this guy? Husband and father Graduate of Southern Miss Go Eagles! Church Volunteer Baseball and College Football Fan USM, LSU, and Braves In this room, I can expect To always be treated fairly To be respected and appreciated To be expected to work hard everyday To become prepared for high school and life beyond it To not complain Everything I do this year is in your best interests, not mine! Grading Scale 10 Point Scale A: 89.5 100 B: 79.5 89.4 C: 69.5 79.4 D: 59.5 69.4 F: Below 59.5 Grade Breakdown: 1 st and 3 rd Term: Summative = 60% Formative = 40% 2 nd and 4 th Term: Summative = 40% Formative = 40% Exam = 20% Expectation #1 I will always respect others the way I want to be respected Expectation #2 I will always follow directions the first time they are given. Expectation #3 I will always raise my hand and wait for permission to speak or leave my seat. Expectation #4 I will always come to class with ALL my supplies, books, and assignments. Expectation #5 I will keep my desk and the area around it clean and organized Expectation #6 I will always leave ALL food, drinks, and gum at home. Meeting these expectations will result in A quiet and orderly environment Less stress for everyone Always knowing what is going on from one day to the next Being able to get every bit of knowledge you can from me (your education!) Consequences Step 1 Name on Board and 1 Minute Your choice in actions or words has not met expectations, and should be correct to avoid further consequences. The Minute Every time you do something that does not meet my expectations, you earn a minute of time after class. You can earn up to 3 minutes. You only have 5 between each class I dont write passes if you get minutes! I do this because when you do not meet my expectations that takes away from my teaching time, so I will return the favor by taking away your social time between classes. If you dont serve your minutes, you earn a morning detention. Consequences Step 2 Second minute on the board Speak with me after class Consequences Step 3 Third minute on the board Parent contacted Consequences Step 4 Morning Detention 7:15-8:00 in my room Formal Letter of Apology Makeup Work Precept Writing Prompt Consequences Step 5 Office Referral Certain behaviors will immediately be referred to office: Fighting Profanity Bullying Thats Not Fair!!! It is not wise to try arguing if you get a minute. If you do, I will continue adding minutes until you earn enough steps to have an office referral If you feel you have been unfairly punished, let me know in a calm, quiet discussion after class. Consequences Repeated Problems In the event of repeated poor decisions on your part a parent, student, teacher conference will be scheduled if: More than three after class conversations in a week (step 2) More than two phone calls in a week (step 3) More than two detentions in a month (step 4) How do you get minutes? Failing to follow one of the stated expectations. Trying to tell me when another student has done something that deserves a minute Thats my job, not yours I got this! Not completing or turning in an assignment when it is due will skip you to step 2 automatically We need to talk about why you arent doing everything you can to be successful Supplies You will need the following supplies to be successful in my class: Supplies: Why Do I Need a Book? 40 Book Challenge! You are expected to have a book of your choice with you in my class at all times. The purpose for this book is to read when you are finished with assignments. I require this because the only way to get better at reading is to keep reading. If you do not have a book with you, you may borrow one from my bookshelf, but you will earn a minute for not having your required supplies with you. Cell Phone Policy: During the year, there will be occasions where it is acceptable to use your cell phone in class. I will very clearly let you know when those times come, and exactly what you may or may not do with your phone in class. If you are caught using your phone in any way other than what I have allowed, it will be taken up and sent to the office, and you will earn 1 min. If it is not an acceptable time for your phone to be out and I SEE it, it will be taken up and sent to the office, and you will earn 1 min. Social Network Policy Yes, I am on Facebook and Twitter No, I will not be your friend or follow you this year If Im really important enough to be in your online social life, you can wait four years until you graduate high school. Advice you dont want, but Im giving you anyway: Think before you click post. More than 75% of students today will miss out on a work opportunity in their future because of something they posted to a social media site. Once you post something, its on the Internet forever! Even if you click delete, it still exists somewhere! E-Readers You may bring an e-reader to use in English ONLY once you and your parent sign an Electronic Device Letter (see me at the end of class for a copy) You may not use this device in any other class (school policy). B/c my class is the only one you can use it in, you may leave it locked up in my classroom and come get it at the end of the day. If it is not left in my room, I am not responsible for you getting it taken up in another teachers classroom. Also, the school is not responsible if it is lost or damaged. Procedures How to do everything youll ever need to do in my classroom Entering the Room I will usually greet you at the door Walk in quietly Go directly to your assigned seat Sharpen pencil if needed Be seated Begin Bell Assignment Remain quiet until given further directions. When you are tardy: Bell Assignment Check the Agenda on the white board for directions to complete the bell assignment. Read them to yourself quietly Begin Bell Assignment quietly You have until timer expires to finish (5-10 min after tardy bell) Early Finishers: Read quietly Office Announcements (Homeroom, 1 st /5 th & 4 th /8 th ) Always remain quiet for all announcements The info could be important to you!!! Continue working on your assigned work. Calls from Office Remain quiet when office calls They are calling to speak to me, so please do not answer for me. If you are called to office or for dismissal: Remain at your seat & wait for directions You may be taking a test or working on something I will write you a pass before you can get up and leave Sign out at the door as you leave. Getting Your Attention Give me 5 I will say, Give me five, and raise my hand You are expected to: 1. Be in your seat 2. Stop what youre doing 3. Turn your attention to me 4. Stop talking 5. Listen for instructions Failure to do so will result in minutes Asking Questions/ Making Comments Quietly raise your hand with the appropriate number of fingers to signal your need: 1 Question/Comment 2 I need help at my seat! (Tests & Group work) 3 Restroom/Sign a pass Wait quietly and patiently to be recognized I am not ignoring you on purpose! Asking Questions/Making Comments If you need help during an individual assignment, you may come to me at my desk one at a time If someone is already at my desk, wait your turn I need to be able to see everything that is going on in the room, and I cant see through peoples bodies at my desk. Class Discussions From time to time, there will be occasions where we have class discussions about major events, things we read, or other topics. You are expected to respect the opinions of others, even if you disagree Only one person may talk at a time Class Discussions Sharpening Pencils Make sure you have two sharpened pencils before you get to my class. You may go to the pencil sharpener one at a time during Bell Assignment You are still expected to finish your Bell Assignment on time! After Bell Assignment, it is up to me whether or not you can get up Bring a personal sharpener with a cover just to be safe You will have time at the end of class to sharpen for your next block. Missing Supplies Paper Heading On every piece of paper you turn into me, you are expected to have your heading information in the TOP RIGHT CORNER OUTSIDE THE MARGIN: Name (First AND Last) Todays Date Class Name (I teach two subjects) Block You will lose 5 points for each of these items that are missing. (up to 20 total) Paper Heading First AND Last Name Day/Month/Year Block Restroom & Passes You have five full minutes between classes you are strongly encouraged to use the restroom during this time. You have been given a sheet of FOUR passes to use when you choose to use the restroom. Once your passes are gone, you will not leave the room. You must fill out your pass completely and raise your hand to have me sign it before you may go. I will take Lunch Block as a class after lunch. If the entire class doesnt follow procedure, we will stop going after lunch and you will have to use a pass or wait till the end of the block. Hall Passes You may use your four passes to go to the restroom, office, another teachers room (to turn in or get something), or get water. If you dont have a pass to use, you cannot leave the room. Keep up with them and use them wisely! Hall Passes Using Hall Passes RestroomLunch Block You are expected to remain quiet at all times when you are in a building. Failure of any one student to remain quiet and act in an appropriate manner will result in the entire class returning to the classroom that day. If the class has already stopped at the restroom and someone speaks or acts up, the whole class will not go to the restroom after lunch the next day. Passing Out Assignments At the beginning of the year, I will pass out assignments from the front row(s) of the room. Pass papers left across the row. As the year goes on, I will give the job of starting the rows to students. T Passing out Assignments Setting Up for Testing I will always alert you several days in advance of a summative assessment (test). All materials will be put in notebooks, and all notebooks will be put in bookbags. If you have anything out, your test may be taken up regardless of what the item is. Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. Turning in Homework Homework will be due when the Bell Assignment timer expiresNO EXCEPTIONS! Failure to turn it in when the timer expires will earn a -15 point penalty for being late. Turning in Assignments You will pass papers across the rows toward the front of the room. Once all papers reach the far row, pass papers to the front of each row I will collect papers from the front desks. Turning in Assignments T Turning in Tests When you finish a test, quietly take your answer sheet and test to the front of the room. The test will be placed on a stack on the student resource table. Place your answer sheet face down in the proper class bin. Return to your seat and read your IR book or rest quietly. Lining Up Wait quietly in your seat for your row to be called by me. When called, stand up and walk in line with your row to the door. We will line up starting at the lockers outside my room. End of Period Dismissal The bell tells me it is time for me to dismiss you; it doesnt tell you that you are free to go. I do not need a Timekeeper to tell me when it is about to ring This will earn you minutes Do not start packing up until you are told to do so. This will also earn you minutes. Make sure to take all trash and drop it in the trash can on your way out. I wouldnt come to your house and leave trash lying around, so please dont do it to my room. End of Period Dismissal Remain quiet and in your seat. I will give directions to pack up along with any reminders I feel are necessary. Make sure you take everything with you I will dismiss the class row by row. When I call your row, quietly stand, walk to the front of your row and out of the room. Lunch Our assigned lunch time is 12:55-1:15 We will QUIETLY line up on the lockers between Mr. Harris & Mrs. Murphys rooms. We will enter the cafeteria from the parking lot side doors We will sit at table 9 next to Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Norman We will always take all trash with us from above and below the table EVEN IF IT ISNT OURS!!! I will walk around the table to check for trash before signaling you to stand up. We will exit through the library side doors. Early Finishers If you finish early, you have the following choices (see wall poster): Independent Reading Book Complete missing/unfinished assignments for Language Arts Precept Prompt Writing You may respond to the precept posted on the board by doing the following: Copy the quote. In your own words, explain what the quote means. Explain how you could apply it to your own life or how any person could apply it to their life. Make-up Work You will be given the number of school days absent plus 1 to make up any missing assignments Ex.: Absent for 2 days = 3 school days to complete work when you come back to school All make up work must be turned in two days before progress reports or the end of the term. Anything after these days will not be accepted This is RCSD policy Check the handbook! All make up work will be kept in daily folders on the resources table at the front of the room. I will keep your name and assignment on the boards at the front of the room until the assignment is done, or the end of the term. Make Up Work (cont.) Sign out your work when you get it. Formative assignments may be completed for homework. You have one day unless told otherwise by me. Summatives must be done before school. Get an A.M. pass for Mon., Wed., or Thurs. Once you finish Special Procedures: Library Guests Progress Reports Group Work Fire Drill Assemblies Substitutes That was a lot of information So right now, I think we all need a pep talk. There really are two paths in front of you right now