Welcome to Science Class! 2017-2018 School Year Summit Trail Middle School Mrs. Alegado 8th Grade Welcome to Science Class! Please find a temporary seat. I will show you your assigned seat right away! Please put backpacks UNDER your chair!

Mission Statement/Goals Respect Yourself and Others Respect the Teacher Respect Property Allow Yourself and Others to Learn and Be Successful! BE A BEAR!!! 

Summit Trail Building Expectations No hats in school Cell phones off/not visible No headphones in classroom No distracting outfits No gum

General Classroom Policies Welcome to Cheer Nerdhaven! A safe place to learn, speak, and do your best! We encourage: Respect for learning, for learners, for teachers, and for the learning environment. Interest in academic topics – especially science! Excellence in academics. Reading School Spirit, Environmental Stewardship, Positive Attitudes, etc. We discourage: Mean, superficial, or judgmental people

General Classroom Rules Warm-Ups must be done silently. It is a time for you to focus and reflect at the beginning AND end of class. Don't sit on tables, rock back in your seat, or put your feet up on the tables. Do not mark, draw, or vandalize the tables/counters. No food or drink in class unless you are given special permission. Stay out of cabinets, drawers, and do not touch equipment unless you are given permission. Broken equipment will result in a referral and/or fines to replace equipment. Do not bother outlets, blinds, or cords. Absolutely, positively no horseplay or other rowdy behavior. Verbal abuse of anyone, and obscene and vulgar language, will not be tolerated. Do not remain in the classroom without a teacher present or leave the classroom without permission from me.

General Classroom Rules cont. If students are not seated when class starts, you will be tardy. If you get enough tardies, you get detention. Cheating in any form will result in loss of credit for that assignment. And your other teachers will be notified that you’re a dirty cheater. So will your parents. Wait to be dismissed my Mrs. Alegado. Please do not line up at the door or pack up early. Push in your chairs and clean-up room (pick up trash) before you leave. RECYCLE! RECYCLE! RECYCLE! Trash in trash can!

Respect Respect will be shared both between the teacher and student as well as between students. Also, students must have respect for themselves and their future. This is the basis for all rules and consequences in this class. Honesty and fairness are expected of students—they will get the same in return.

Your Responsibilities Make-up Work – In case of an excused absence from school, students may make up assigned work in the same number of days they missed. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with Mrs. Alegado to complete the make-up work in a reasonable amount of time. Missed Lecture Notes - Check with a classmate.

Your Responsibilities cont. Notebook-Your notebook is your resource for this class. Keep it updated and follow instructions. It will be graded and useful for quizzes/tests. Class Participation-Raise your hand during class to be called on at all times! Be prepared to also be called on even if your hand is not up! Stay on task all the time!

Your Responsibilities cont. Use your time wisely. Plan for time to clean up and put equipment away. Have your materials ready at the beginning of class. Have your notebook out and ready to go. Sharpen pencils, get tissues, have your supplies, and be in your seat before class starts. Do not be out of your seat while Mrs. Alegado is teaching, for any reason. Use times of transition.

The Consequences…just so you know. Failure to observe the above rules may result in the teacher taking one or more of the following actions: A verbal warning. Asking you to wait outside of the classroom. Stay by the door and do not leave the area. A reflection assignment. Calling your parent(s)/guardian(s). Referral to an administrator/counselor.

Materials for Class Single-subject composition notebook PENCILS! Colored pencils Glue stick Scissors Ruler Highlighter Calculator

Getting Attention 1, 2, 3 Follow with three claps! Standing at the front of the room with my right hand up.

Website http://swift.tahoma.wednet.edu/stms/mrs- alegados-science-website Know it and use it!

Plan for Today Group Review of Expectations (See/Hear) Who Are You? Syllabus Name Games

Set up Your Science Notebook 1. Make sure the following is on the front cover: Your Name Alegado Science Period # 2. Open to the first page. Label it (4 pages long). Table of Contents Science Introduction 3. Number the first 50 pages front and back like a novel.

Summer Paragraph In your Science Notebook, I would like you to write a paragraph about your summer. I am looking for a well developed paragraph and great content! Do your best! This is Assignment #1 on Page #1! 7/20/2018

Table Discussions 1. What is your FAVORITE thing to do (hobby)? 2. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? 3. If you were an animal, what would you be and why? 4. What is your favorite science subject? Why? 5. If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be and why? 7/20/2018

3 Truths and a Lie On a notecard, write down three truths and one lie. Here is an example for Mrs. Alegado: I have been scuba diving with sharks. I have been to Alaska three times. I went sea kayaking this summer with otters and dolphins. This is my sixteenth year of teaching. Your job is to figure out which one is a lie!