Room A213
OBJECTIVE: We will review procedures andexpectations for this class….AGAIN to besuccessful in the 2nd semester.
Happy New Year &Welcome back!
Required Class Supplies(You must bring these items to class every day andreplenish them as need it)
1.Plenty of lined paper ( 15 pieces)
2.White computer paper ( 5 pieces)
3.Colored pencils (1 box)
4.Glue stick
5.3 Pens(red, black, blue)
6.3 sharpened/mechanical pencils & eraser
7.1 highlighter
8.Mini Stapler
9.Sharpener with a cover (important! We have no sharpener in theclassroom!)
10.Your History Folder from Semester 1
Supplies will be checked on Thursday/Friday
You will receive a grade for having your suppliesready for the semester. Supplies will bechecked periodically and unannounced. Beready!!!
•All supplies= A (50 pts)
•Missing a few supplies = B (40 pts)
•Missing a folder, but having the rest of thesupplies= C (35pts)
•Having only paper and a writing tool=D (30 pts)
•No writing tool/paper=F(0 pts)
Expectations
•Do not talk when Ms. Panasyan is teaching!
•Follow directions from the first time they aregiven
•Give your full attention to the lesson and puteffort in all of your work; do not waste time!
•Plan to be successful, positive, and intelligentperson
The most important rule for this class:
NO TALKING WHEN THE TEACHER IS TALKING!
NO TALKING WHEN THE TEACHER IS TALKING!
Expectations and Procedures:
•Come in to class quietly and begin working on yourdispatch/warm up
•ALWAYS look at the front white board to find AGENDAand INSTRUCTIONS for class
•Each day we have a predictable routine.Most of the time we have a Warm-up posted on theboard (Except Tuesdays).
•This is your first assignment: copy the agenda,homework, and warm-up question into your foldedwarm-up booklet. Answer the question in IQIA . Youhave 5 min to complete your work. Each warm-up isworth 5 points and if you are not done by the timewhen teacher/student-stamper is checking/stampingyour work you will lose those 5 pts.
•Come in to class quietly and begin working on yourdispatch/warm up
•ALWAYS look at the front white board to find AGENDAand INSTRUCTIONS for class
•Each day we have a predictable routine.Most of the time we have a Warm-up posted on theboard (Except Tuesdays).
•This is your first assignment: copy the agenda,homework, and warm-up question into your foldedwarm-up booklet. Answer the question in IQIA . Youhave 5 min to complete your work. Each warm-up isworth 5 points and if you are not done by the timewhen teacher/student-stamper is checking/stampingyour work you will lose those 5 pts.
EXPECTATION AND PROCEDURES
EXPECTATION AND PROCEDURES
•There should be no questions or talking during the timeyou are working on your warm-up. It is a silent time to getsettled and begin to transition into “work mode”
•Questions? Ask when we begin working on our groupassignments or after class, or when the teacher comes toyour desk.
•At the beginning of the class the teacher has to takeattendance and everyone should quietly settle down.
•If you constantly talk, be disruptive, waste time it willaffect your academic grade, work habits and cooperationgrade and you will face teacher’s consequences.
•I will not tolerate foul language and disrespect to ANYONEin this class, including myself.
•There should be no questions or talking during the timeyou are working on your warm-up. It is a silent time to getsettled and begin to transition into “work mode”
•Questions? Ask when we begin working on our groupassignments or after class, or when the teacher comes toyour desk.
•At the beginning of the class the teacher has to takeattendance and everyone should quietly settle down.
•If you constantly talk, be disruptive, waste time it willaffect your academic grade, work habits and cooperationgrade and you will face teacher’s consequences.
•I will not tolerate foul language and disrespect to ANYONEin this class, including myself.
Consequences
Consequences
•Warning
•Change seat
•Student/teacher conference after class
•Call parents
•Team meeting
•Team meeting w/the counselor
•Parents come in and participate with you in class
•Referral to the dean
•Referral to the administration
•Suspension
* For severe offences, such as disrespecting the teacher,some of the steps will be skipped*
•Warning
•Change seat
•Student/teacher conference after class
•Call parents
•Team meeting
•Team meeting w/the counselor
•Parents come in and participate with you in class
•Referral to the dean
•Referral to the administration
•Suspension
* For severe offences, such as disrespecting the teacher,some of the steps will be skipped*
Rewards
Rewards
•Good work habits and cooperation grade
•Recognition at the team assembly
•Positive phone calls
•Positive notes
•Vista bucks/Shark Team Tickets for auction
•Raffle tickets for History Class
•Good work habits and cooperation grade
•Recognition at the team assembly
•Positive phone calls
•Positive notes
•Vista bucks/Shark Team Tickets for auction
•Raffle tickets for History Class
Materials
•You must have your History folder with you every day
•The Folder is the most important tool for this class. You mustkeep all your completed/stamped class work and homework inthat folder. You must save all your work until the unit is over andthen teacher will collect your unit work to give you points. If youdo not have your unit work on the day when it is due the teacherwill deduct points from your grade.
•You must take your folder home, re-read the notes, review thevocabulary and bring it back. It is your responsibility to take careof your notebook. Do not leave it inside your desk, on the floor oranywhere else in the classroom. It might get stolen/destroyed andyou would have to replace ALL YOUR WORK TO GET THE POINTS!
•The teacher is not responsible for your stolen, ripped or lostfolder!
•You must have your History folder with you every day
•The Folder is the most important tool for this class. You mustkeep all your completed/stamped class work and homework inthat folder. You must save all your work until the unit is over andthen teacher will collect your unit work to give you points. If youdo not have your unit work on the day when it is due the teacherwill deduct points from your grade.
•You must take your folder home, re-read the notes, review thevocabulary and bring it back. It is your responsibility to take careof your notebook. Do not leave it inside your desk, on the floor oranywhere else in the classroom. It might get stolen/destroyed andyou would have to replace ALL YOUR WORK TO GET THE POINTS!
•The teacher is not responsible for your stolen, ripped or lostfolder!
Class website: www.vistamiddle.org
Class website: www.vistamiddle.org
•You are responsible for checking the classwebsite and finding out about upcomingassignments, homework, and tests. If you donot have a computer, use library, your friends’house, your parents’ phones, or simply payattention in class and record your homeworkon warm-up booklet.
•If you were absent, you are responsible offinding out what have you missed from yourclassmates or by visiting class website.
•You are responsible for checking the classwebsite and finding out about upcomingassignments, homework, and tests. If you donot have a computer, use library, your friends’house, your parents’ phones, or simply payattention in class and record your homeworkon warm-up booklet.
•If you were absent, you are responsible offinding out what have you missed from yourclassmates or by visiting class website.
Behavior expectation
•When I ring the bell: STOP <LOOK< LISTEN
•If you are talking after I ring the bell, you willreceive an automatic warning
•If I count to three and you are still talking yourname goes on the board for detention
•Raise your hand and wait to be called on
•We have more than 25 people in class and Icannot allow everyone talk at the same time
•Absolutely NO TALKING during the test. You willget a “0 “ on your test and I will refer you to thecounselor and notify your parents.
•When I ring the bell: STOP <LOOK< LISTEN
•If you are talking after I ring the bell, you willreceive an automatic warning
•If I count to three and you are still talking yourname goes on the board for detention
•Raise your hand and wait to be called on
•We have more than 25 people in class and Icannot allow everyone talk at the same time
•Absolutely NO TALKING during the test. You willget a “0 “ on your test and I will refer you to thecounselor and notify your parents.
Additional procedures
Additional procedures
•No food , no gum, no candy
•No fluids, including water aroundlaptops/computers
•No Ipods, cameras, phones out in class. Theywill be confiscated!!!
•Respect your classmates, watch yourlanguage, and keep your hands to yourself
•You are in class to learn
•No food , no gum, no candy
•No fluids, including water aroundlaptops/computers
•No Ipods, cameras, phones out in class. Theywill be confiscated!!!
•Respect your classmates, watch yourlanguage, and keep your hands to yourself
•You are in class to learn
Classroom Discussion Rule
•Raise your hand to be called on to respond
•Wait until others finish speaking
•Let three people speak before you speakagain, “ 3 before me”
•Make an eye contact with the speaker
•Respectfully agree or disagree on others’ ideas
•Support your claim with evidence
Dismissal
•The bell does not dismiss students.The teacher does.
•The teacher will not dismiss students ifthe classroom is messy, supplies arenot on their place, and desks are outof order.
•Do not leave anything inside yourdesk, on the floor or on the teacher’sdesk.
•You will be dismissed by rows/groupsor by teacher’s choice.
•Students who were disruptive duringclass will be dismissed last.
Blue shark team procedures areposted in the classroom
•Remember you are a member of the honors’Blue shark team, so it is expected that you actaccordingly.
