Mr. Glad’s Classroom Procedures!

Starting Class: You can talk until the bell rings. Then you need to be silent until I start a discussion. Hang up your coat if you have one. Turn in any work in the box marked for your class. Go to your desk and start your journal (journal topic is written on the white board). Read the white board for any additional instructions. If your table is the ‘STAR table’ – pass out any returned work to your classmates. If Mr. Glad, or a substitute teacher calls roll, raise your hand and say “HERE.”

Journals: Your journal topic/prompt will be on the board. You need to write in COMPLETE sentences. Write every day. Turn in ONE WEEK’s worth of journal entries on FRIDAY (or last day of the week). Write on regular 8 1/2 by 10 inch lined paper. Even if you are ABSENT you are responsible for that day’s journal entry. When you get back, ask a classmate or me what the topics were for the day/days you missed. Save your journal entries in your binder.

Ending Class: If we have books to return to the shelves, we will do so by table – and in the order they belong (1-36) on the shelf. After you put away your book, go back to your seat. You may turn in your assignments in the turn-in box either before the bell rings – then return to your seat; or as you are leaving AFTER the bell rings. Remain in your seats until the bell rings. If anyone is out of their seat when the bell rings, we will all wait to leave the classroom until everyone is seated.

Assignments: Turn in your assignments when they are due. After three days past the due date, your assignment is marked “Missing.” You can still turn it in, but it is only worth 50% credit (which is better than 0% credit). ALL of your assignments will be posted on my web page for your class, and a copy will be in the file at the back of the classroom. I don’t usually give out homework, but if you haven’t finished an assignment in class, it IS homework.

Assignments (continued) Keep your assignments in your folder! 1.If Mr. Glad does not mark an assignment in the grade book, or records the score incorrectly, you can show me the paper to verify you did it/or correct the grade. 2.If you are in Utah Studies, you can use your journals and your assignments on most of your quizzes and tests. If you take a test and do not like the results, you can take it again for 1/2 the points you missed. For example – if you missed 10 points, you an take the test again and get 5 points back. You cannot redo assignments.

Absences/Tardies: If you are not in the classroom when the bell rings – you are tardy. Go to the office and get a tardy slip. Tardies affect your citizenship grade. If you have a school excused absence, and an assignment was due – you have 3 extra days to turn in the assignment. If you are absent and return on the day of a test, you have to take the test. If you are absent and you miss a test, you have 3 days to get with me before or after school, or at lunch (1 st lunch) to take the test. This is YOUR responsibility – NOT MINE.

Rules: Respect, Respect, Respect Respect me as a teacher. Listen to me, follow my directions the first time. Respect each other. When another student is talking, listen. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. No put downs/name calling/bullying. Respect school property. Do not write on desks or text books. If I catch you, YOU will clean it up.

Touching/Hitting/Teasing: NO Not even if you are best bosom-buddy friends in the whole wide world and ‘always do this,’ or are ‘just playing around.’

NOISE level: We have four levels of voices: 1 – SILENT: When you are testing, or when I need absolute attention – you will be SILENT. 2 – Low voice: Discussing at your table. If someone at another table can hear you, or can’t hear the people at his/her table – you are talking too loudly. 3 – Medium voice: When we are talking as a whole class, speak loud enough for everyone in the room to hear you. 4 – VERY LOUD. IF there is an emergency and I need everyone’s attention very quickly - I will get it. You do not go above level 3! If I am at level 4 – YOU should be SILENT. 5 – If I whistle to quiet you down – you are in trouble!

BLUE/BLACK INK or Pencil: Use Blue or Black ink, or REGULAR gray led pencil for all assignments, journal entries, quizzes, exams, anything you turn into me. I will NOT accept or grade anything else. Your multi-color gel pens are CUTE. Please use them for your friends. You need a pencil EVERY DAY. If you forget your pencil: 1 - Borrow one from a table mate. 2 – Borrow one from me – leave something important to you on my table.

Food and Drink: Periodically I DO give you candy/food. Unless I give it to you, NO. If you ask – the answer is NO. You can have a bottle of water at your desk. You CANNOT fill it up during class time.

Bathroom/Water breaks: Go to the bathroom/get a drink before you come to class. Do not ask to go during class time. If it is an emergency, come and get the hall pass. You have 5 minutes to get your business done. After that I will consider you truant.

Mr. Glad, I’m done with my assignment and I don’t know what to do: If there is time when you have completed all of your work and you can’t think of anything else to do, you may ALWAYS: 1.Work on missing or late assignments for OUR class (1 st ) and other classes (2 nd ). 2.READ a good book! If you don’t bring one with you – I have some at the back of the room. MY books do not leave the classroom. 3.If you are in my French Class – read a FRENCH book.

Electronic Gadgets: Don’t bring them to class. If you do bring them to class, keep them in your back pack or pocket TURNED OFF. You MAY use electronic devices for SSR. You must be reading a BOOK. I will check.  1 st Offense – I will keep the device until the end of school.  2 nd Offense – I will take the device to the office, and you/your parent will have to pick it up there.  I MAY permit “Google Translate” from time to time in French classes. I WILL DECIDE. NO you cannot listen to music in class, even if you are finished with your exam or assignment.

Lock Down Procedure: If you are in or near my room at LOCK DOWN: Go to the side wall beside my desk. Sit/lay on the floor BELOW the level of the window ledge. If you are closest to a window, close and lock the window, then go sit by the wall. Remain SILENT. DO NOT use your cell phones unless I direct otherwise. Print your name on my ‘emergency roster’ when it comes around. DO NOT open the door/window FOR ANYONE. REMAIN SILENT until someone from the school opens the door and tells us it is OK to go back to work.

Fire Alarm Procedures: 1 – REMAIN SILENT 2 – If you are at the back of the class – check the windows 3 – IN A STRAIGHT LINE: Walk out the door, turn to the RIGHT around the portable, and walk straight behind the portable (towards the mountains) about 200 feet. 4 – Find your 1 st Period teacher and line up with them. 5 – Stay quiet and calm until the ‘all clear’ bell sounds to bring us back to the class. 6 – WALK back to class

Mr. Glad’s office hours: I am here at school from ABOUT 7:30 until ABOUT 5:00 every day. If you have a question or need help, please feel free to come by. Please bring a friend. Please feel free to use my school at Understand I will probably CC one of the administrators or your parent in any response I send to you.