Welcome Back! It’s going to be a great 8 th Grade Year!!

Daily Arrival  Come in the cafeteria doors  Get your breakfast right away if you are eating  Find a place to sit and stay there…no moving from place to place  You may use your electronics….if listening to music or playing games with sound you need headphones  Stay away from the 6 th and 7 th graders that are eating breakfast  Do not let 6 th /7 th graders stay in the cafeteria after they finish eating  Use the restrooms in the cafeteria

Going to Morning Tutoring or the Library The only reason to leave the cafeteria in the morning is to go to the library or to tutoring. For both of those you need a pass If you forgot to get a pass signed, I will sign one for you in the morning in the cafeteria The tutoring entrance door is down Main Street across from the main Gym

The coaches said you may take your football equipment back to the locker room in the morning after a game Go down the Fine Arts hallway to the locker room and when finished come straight back to the cafeteria Do not use the restrooms by University….those are for the 6 th graders in the morning.

There are new rules for electronics You may use them in the morning until the first bell rings You may use them if I take you outside during lunch You may use them in the classrooms if the teacher allows you to with supervision You may NOT use them in the hallways between classes You may NOT use them in the cafeteria during lunch You can NEVER use them in the restroom or locker room. These are RED ZONES…if caught using electronics you will receive a Thursday class

4 STAAR Exams You have 3 chances to pass Math and Reading STAAR to be promoted to high school You need to pass your classes if you want to be promoted to high school 8 th Grade is NO JOKE You know how to behave appropriately No more warnings or conferences Be a Leader THINK Before you Speak and Before you ACT Your words and actions have consequences

 We are taking work completion seriously….if you don’t do your daily work, you will not be successful on your summative grades  Nothing hurts your average more than a zero  There is no excuse for not turning in your work  Try and get organized  Look on your teacher’s website for assignments if you are missing something  Ask the teacher for another copy if you lose something

 There will be a ZAP class on the Thursday before each progress report or report card upload  The first ZAP is Thursday, Sept. 10  If you have any missing Math, Rela, Science, or History assignments, your teacher will contact your parents and let them know you have been assigned a ZAP class  You can get off the ZAP list if you turn in the missing work before that Wednesday afternoon at 4:00  Teachers will have a visual list of students that owe late work in their rooms  If the work is still not turned in you must attend ZAP

 ZAP is for 2 hours. You can attend in the morning 8:00-10:00 or after school 4:00- 6:00  You must stay the entire 2 hours regardless of whether or not you finish the late work  If you come to morning ZAP you will meet the ZAP teacher in the cafeteria and you must be there by 8:15 or you will not be admitted  If you attend afternoon ZAP we will send a note and call for you at the end of 7 th period  You must bring the missing assignment with you. We will have textbooks, paper, and pencils if you need them.  We will collect the work at the end of ZAP and return it to your teacher for grading whether you are finished or not

Don’t let your Team and Yourself Down…..Do your work and pass your classes

 If you are an athlete you need to attend morning ZAP so you will not miss practice  If your name is on the ZAP list and you don’t show up in the morning, you will be pulled from afternoon practice to attend ZAP and will receive consequences from your coaches for missing practice  Any student assigned to ZAP who does not attend will be assigned a 2 hour Thursday Discipline class for the following week, and will receive a zero for the missing work from that teacher.

Dress Code Reminders  No hats in the building  Shorts and dresses must be mid-thigh  No holes in jeans above your knees were I can see skin  No sagging pants  Shirts with cut off sleeves must have a top underneath that is in dress code  No earrings on boys  No strappy shirts…  No shirts with inappropriate sayings  Look in the mirror before you leave home  No PJ pants or slippers  Leggings are not pants

Hallway behavior Keep moving…..don’t clump up Keep hands and feet to yourself!!! If you are waiting to go into class, line up along the wall No food/candy/drinks in the hall except water When you hear the 6 th grade bell you have 4 minutes to get ready

Attending Games Home games are played at SCHS but we also have 2 games at Turner this year and a game at Charles Street. Make sure you have a ride home….games last late since 3 teams play You must pay $2 to get in. Your are representing Woodcreek at the game so act correctly. Students at school events can receive school discipline consequences. Cheer appropriately for our team……there is NO booing or harassing the other team …. WMS kids are classy!

Attending Games Do not miss your bus and stay for a game without your parent’s permission Make sure your parents know when to pick you up and will arrive in a timely manner or you will be restricted from attending At volleyball and basketball games you must stay in the building, at the game until your ride arrives……absolutely no hanging out outside I should not see you at games if you are failing your classes

Friday, September 11…. Knock the socks off Kingwood and Sterling….wear crazy socks Friday, September 25….Black and Red Spirit Day…. Friday, October 16….Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness October 26-30….Red Ribbon Week….Dress up days to be announced Friday, November 13…..I Moust-Ache you Who’s the Best?... Wear Moustache to school day

ID Badges  You will have your ID badge made within the next couple of weeks  They need to be worn every day  You wear them on a lanyard around your neck  You can buy your own lanyard if you don’t want the one provided by the school  If you lose your badge you can purchase a new one for $3…you can just give me the money and I will Mrs. Horton asking her to make you a new one  You will not be allowed to have any privileges without a badge…..(snow cones, eating on the patio)….even if you have Pride tickets or a Shabam card  If you don’t have a badge you will stay at the end of the lunch line behind everyone with badges

When There is a CONFLICT At the early signs of a dispute students should report the problem to a staff member. When a fight does occur, law enforcement officials will be contacted. If you cluster around a fight, video, or encourage it in any way you will also receive a discipline consequence. Any student involved in a second fight during the school year may be sent to the Long Term Discipline Program for the remainder of the semester and lose eligibility to participate in extra-curricular activities.

Be Kind to 6 th Graders Be a role model Don’t let them get picked on

On the main page of the WMS website you will find a link for 8 th Grade News….that will take you to my pages. I have a news page and a Class Calendar. Remind messages from me about 8 th grade events Enter this number: Enter this