1. CLASSROOM PROCEDURES MISS. PETERSON’S CLASSROOM SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN, IDAHO

2. WHY DO WE HAVE PROCEDURES? A PROCEDURE IS THE WAY THAT WE DO THINGS. TO DO THINGS RIGHT, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW SOME SIMPLE PROCEDURES. FOR EXAMPLE: TO OPEN YOUR LOCKER, YOU HAVE TO SELECT YOUR COMBINATION AS DIRECTED BY THE LOCK MANUFACTURER. TO PLACE A CALL ON YOUR PHONE, YOU NEED TO ENTER THE NUMBER IN THE RIGHT ORDER.

3. BEFORE CLASS/BEFORE ENTERING THE ROOM MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR THE CLASS BEFORE ENTERING THE ROOM. GO TO THE RESTROOM/GET A DRINK BEFORE ENTERING THE ROOM.

4. ENTERING THE ROOM ENTER THE CLASSROOM QUIETLY. IF YOU NEED PAPER AND/OR A PEN OR PENCIL GET THEM FROM THE DESIGNATED LOCATION BEFORE THE BELL RINGS. GO TO YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT AND GET PEN/PAPER READY FOR WHEN THE BELL RINGS.

5. RIGHT WHEN THE BELL RINGS IMMEDIATELY START THE BELLWORK THAT WILL BE WRITTEN ON THE BOARD OR WILL BE ON YOUR DESK. DO THE BELLWORK. WHEN YOU FINISH, BEGIN THE NEXT ASSIGNMENT OR SILENTLY READ.

6. DURING INSTRUCTION LISTEN TO THE TEACHER WITH FULL ATTENTION – SAVE CONVERSATIONS FOR ANOTHER TIME. HAVE EYES ON ME DURING INSTRUCTION, YOU WILL BE GIVEN TIME FOR TAKING NOTES.

7. DURING INSTRUCTION ASK A QUESTION BY RAISING YOUR HAND. ASK QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT. OTHER QUESTIONS WHICH ARE NOT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT CAN BE ASKED AFTER INSTRUCTION. AFTER INSTRUCTION, MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT. IF NOT, ASK QUESTIONS BY MENTIONING WHICH PART YOU DIDN’T UNDERSTAND.

8. LEAVING CLASS… IN ORDER TO GET APPROVAL TO LEAVE CLASS YOU MUST USE YOUR AGENDA HALL PASS BY GETTING IT SIGNED BY ME. 7 TH PERIOD CLASS MAY EAT SNACKS (WITHOUT MESS/DISTRACTION) AND USE THE RESTROOM (BEWARE THE FREQUENT FLYERS) ALL OTHER CLASSES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING FOOD/DRINKS TO CLASS (EXCEPT WATER) USE THE RESTROOM BEFORE SCHOOL OR DURING BREAK OR LUNCH

9. WHILE YOU ARE WORKING MAKE SURE YOU READ OR LISTEN TO THE DIRECTIONS ABOUT YOUR WORK AND UNDERSTAND THEM. IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND, GET HELP FROM THE STUDENT SITTING NEXT TO YOU (YOUR ELBOW PARTNER). IF THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND EITHER, ASK THE TEACHER TO EXPLAIN IT. IF YOU ARE ASKED TO HELP A CLASSMATE OR YOUR TEACHER, BE POLITE, BE KIND AND OFFER YOUR BEST.

10. WHILE YOU ARE WORKING TALKING TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE NO LOUDER THAN A WHISPER. THE PERSON SITTING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM SHOULD NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY YOUR TALKING. RESPECT EACH OTHER AND BE FRIENDLY. PLEASE DO NOT EXCESSIVELY TALK TO NEIGHBORS BECAUSE IT WILL DISTURB OTHERS AROUND YOU. USE YOUR TIME WISELY. PUT FORTH YOUR BEST EFFORT TO FINISH YOUR WORK ON TIME. RESPECT DUE DATES.

11. INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK YOU SHOULD HAVE 2 COMPOSITION BOOKS OR NOTEBOOKS WHICH WILL BE USED ONLY FOR THIS ENGLISH CLASS. USE PEN OR PENCIL TO WRITE IN YOUR JOURNAL. USING TWO DIFFERENT COLORS, ONE FOR THE TITLE AND A DIFFERENT ONE FOR THE BODY OF THE TEXT WILL MAKE YOUR JOURNAL LOOK NEATER AND MORE ORGANIZED. WE WILL SET UP THE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS TOGETHER IN CLASS.

12. INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK KEEP YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK CLEAN AND ORGANIZED. YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK WILL BE COLLECTED AND CHECKED FROM TIME TO TIME. TURN IT IN ON TIME WHEN YOU ARE ASKED. TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK. DO NOT LOSE IT. YOU MAY TAKE IT HOME OR KEEP IT HERE IN CLASS IN ITS DESIGNATED LOCATION. (IF YOU KEEP IT HERE IN CLASS YOU MUST GET IT READY TO USE BEFORE THE BELL RINGS EACH DAY.)

13. IF THE TEACHER RAISES HER HAND OR RINGS THE BELL STOP WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING AT THAT MOMENT. PEN/PENCIL DOWN. FACE THE TEACHER AND WAIT SILENTLY. NOTIFY ANY CLASSMATES WHO HAVEN’T NOTICED THAT THE TEACHER HAS RAISED HER HAND. NO TALKING OR WHISPERING. ALL OF YOUR ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE TEACHER.

14. TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETE THE GIVEN ASSIGNMENT WHEN DONE, PUT IT ON THE RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE DESK OF THE STUDENT SITTING TO YOUR LEFT – DO NOT HAND IT TO THE PERSON! THE STUDENT WILL TAKE ASSIGNMENTS FROM THE RIGHT CORNER OF THEIR DESK AND PUT IT WITH THEIR WORK AND PUT IT ON THE DESK TO THEIR LEFT, AND SO ON…. THE PERSON AT THE END OF THE ROW WILL GET UP AND TURN THEM IN TO THE APPROPRIATE DESIGNATED BASKET.

15. AFTER YOU ARE DONE WITH AN ASSIGNMENT CHECK YOUR WORK AND THE DIRECTIONS ONE MORE TIME TO SEE IF YOU MISSED ANYTHING OR DID SOMETHING INCORRECTLY THAT CAN BE FIXED. IF THE ASSIGNMENT IS TO BE TURNED IN, FOLLOW THE HAND-IN PROCEDURE FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. START THE NEXT ASSIGNMENT OR START YOUR READING SESSION. (READ YOUR BOOK, MAGAZINE, ETC.)

16. BRING A BOOK TO CLASS EVERYDAY! BRING A BOOK TO SILENTLY READ TO EVERY CORE CLASS YOU HAVE. YOU MAY BRING ONE FROM HOME OR CHECK ONE OUT FROM THE LIBRARY. WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY EVERY OTHER WEEK IN ORDER FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT AND RETURN BOOKS. IF YOU ARE GETTING CLOSE TO FINISHING UP THE BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING BE SURE TO BRING A SECOND BOOK WITH YOU TO START. STUDENTS WILL BE READING WHEN CLASSWORK IS FINISHED, UPON FINISHING ASSESSMENTS, AND DURING SCHEDULED SILENT READING TIMES IN LANGUAGE ARTS AND ADVISORY CLASSES.

17. DISMISSAL AT THE END OF CLASS WAIT FOR MISS. PETERSON TO DISMISS YOU BY SAYING SOMETHING LIKE: “HAVE A GOOD DAY.” THE RING OF THE BELL DOES NOT DISMISS YOU. AFTER YOU GET PERMISSION TO LEAVE, THEN YOU MAY PUT YOUR NOTEBOOK AND OTHER ITEMS AWAY AND CLEAN YOUR AREA AND PUT TRASH IN THE TRASH CAN ON YOUR WAY OUT.

18. WHEN YOU ARE TARDY SIGN THE TARDY LOG BOOK. QUIETLY GO TO YOUR SEAT. DO NOT INTERRUPT INSTRUCTION. (IF YOU ENTER THE ROOM AFTER THE BELL RINGS.) YOU WILL NOT BE EXCUSED FROM ANY WORK YOU MISSED. GET THE ASSIGNMENT FROM YOUR ELBOW PARTNER AND DO IT AT HOME IF NO TIME TO FINISH DURING CLASS.

19. WHEN YOU ARE TARDY YOU ARE TARDY IF YOU ARE NOT IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT WHEN THE BELL RINGS. 1 ST TARDY: WARNING FROM TEACHER **ONLY STUDENTS RIDING SCHOOL BUS CAN HAVE EXCUSED TARDY (EXCEPT MEDICAL EXCUSE) 2 ND TARDY: PARENT NOTIFIED 3 RD TARDY: STUDENT ASSIGNED DETENTION 4 TH TARDY: ADMINISTRATION DISCRETION HTTP://WWW.WESTADA.ORG/PAGE/14677

20. WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT GO TO THE FILING CABINET AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND GET THE ASSIGNMENT FROM THE DESIGNATED DRAWER. (DO NOT DO THIS DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.) ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE PLACED IN FOLDERS IN DATE ORDER WITH THE MOST RECENT DATE FOLDER BEING IN THE BACK OF THE OTHER FOLDERS. TAKE OUT ANY COPIES YOU NEED AND THE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS.

21. WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT (2) READ THROUGH THE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS ASK THE DESIGNATED ABSENT HELPER TO EXPLAIN. IF YOU STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND ASK THE TEACHER.

22. WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT (3) IF YOU MISSED A TEST BECAUSE OF YOUR EXCUSED ABSENCE, INFORM MISS. PETERSON AND ARRANGE A TIME TO MAKE UP THE TEST EITHER DURING LUNCH OR AFTER SCHOOL. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE UP ANY WORK (INCLUDING TESTS) IF YOU HAVE AN UNEXCUSED ABSENCE.

23. CLASSROOM RULES/EXPECTATIONS 104 CLASSROOM RULES ARE POSTED ON THE WALL: 1.BE RESPECTFUL TOWARDS OTHERS. 2.COME PREPARED TO WORK. 3.FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS THE FIRST TIME GIVEN. 4.RAISE HAND TO ASK A QUESTION. 5.NO PHONES/ELECTRONICS USE WITHOUT TEACHER PERMISSION. (PHONES WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD IF SEEN.)

24. SCHOOL-WIDE CLASSROOM RULES SCHOOL-WIDE CLASSROOM RULES: 1.BRING ALL NECESSARY MATERIALS TO CLASS. 2.ALWAYS ACT AND SPEAK IN A RESPECTFUL WAY TOWARDS EVERYONE ELSE. 3.DO NOT INTERRUPT THE TEACHER OR OTHER STUDENTS. 4.RESPECT SCHOOL PROPERTY – AND THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS. 5.WORK THE ENTIRE CLASS PERIOD. COMPLETE ASSIGNED WORK. 6.TURN IN WORK ON TIME. 7.INCIDENTS OF CHEATING/PLAGIARISM WILL BE INVESTIGATED.

25. SCHOOL-WIDE CLASSROOM RULES SCHOOL-WIDE CLASSROOM RULES: 1.LEAVE BACKPACKS/PURSES/BAGS IN LOCKERS. DO NOT BRING THEM TO CLASS. (REPORT LOCKER ISSUES TO SCHOOL SECRETARY.) 2.NO PROFANITY. 3.NO FOOD IN CLASS. 4.NO THROWING/SHOOTING OBJECTS AROUND THE ROOM. 5.NO TOUCH POLICY. NO FIGHTING. NO HORSEPLAY. 6.BULLYING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

26. CONSEQUENCES: BEHAVIOR TICKETS 1.WARNING 2.CONFERENCE WITH STUDENT DURING BREAK 3.ONE LUNCH DETENTION 4.TWO LUNCH DETENTIONS 5.REFERRAL TO ADMINISTRATION BEHAVIOR TICKETS: THESE WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS AS NEEDED. STUDENT IS TO SIGN THE TICKET AND RETURN IT TO THE TEACHER BEFORE THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD. THE BEHAVIOR IS EXPECTED TO BE CORRECTED. ***PARENTS MAY BE CALLED AT ANY OF THESE STEPS AT TEACHER DISCRETION.

27. CLASSROOM JOBS I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBLE VOLUNTEERS FOR SEVERAL CLASSROOM JOBS. TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY THESE JOBS WILL BE ONE WEEK TO ONE MONTH JOBS (DEPENDING ON THE JOB). AT THE END OF A FRUITFUL JOB TERM THE STUDENT WILL GET TO CHOOSE AN ITEM(S) (DEPENDING ON THE JOB) FROM THE ROOM 104 TREAT STORE.

28. CLASSROOM JOBS JOBS: 1. PENCIL SHARPENER (ONE WEEK): REQUIREMENT: SHARPENS PENCILS DAILY, THROWS AWAY BROKEN PENCILS, USES ELECTRIC SHARPENER RESPONSIBLY, DOES NOT ALLOW JOB TO INTERFERE WITH ASSIGNMENTS. 2. ABSENT WORK HELPER (ONE MONTH): REQUIREMENTS: STUDENT WITH THIS JOB SHOULD HAVE A GOOD GRASP ON ALL ASSIGNMENTS, TURN IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME AND NOT BE ABSENT FREQUENTLY. 3. BACK-UP ABSENT WORK HELPER (ONE MONTH): SAME RESPONSIBILITIES AS ABSENT WORK HELPER BUT THIS STUDENT WILL ONLY BE GONE TO BY ANOTHER STUDENT IF THE ABSENT WORK HELPER IS ABSENT. AT THE END OF THE MONTH THIS STUDENT WILL MOVE INTO THE ABSENT WORK HELPER POSITION FOR THE NEXT MONTH (AS LONG AS STUDENT AND TEACHER BOTH AGREE). 4. SUPPLY ASSISTANT: THIS STUDENT PASSES OUT AND COLLECTS SUPPLIES AS NECESSARY UPON TEACHER INSTRUCTION.

29. SUPPLIES FOR CLASS PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO CLASS EVERYDAY: COMPOSITION BOOK (FOR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK) 3-RING BINDER LOOSE LEAF PAPER #2 PENCILS BLUE OR BLACK PENS KLEENEX EAR BUDS (TO BE USED ONLY IF REQUIRED FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE, OTHERWISE THEY SHOULD NOT BE SEEN.)

30. GRADING GRADING POLICY 75% ASSESSMENTS (TESTS, PROJECTS, QUARTERLY BOOK REPORTS, QUIZZES, FINAL ESSAYS) 25% CLASS WORK (BELL WORK, INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENTS, SPELLING/VOCAB, ETC.)

31. LATE WORK LATE WORK WILL RECEIVE A MAXIMUM OF 70% AND MUST BE TURNED IN BY THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES: ▫ OCTOBER 24TH ▫ JANUARY 16TH ▫ MARCH 13TH ▫ MAY 22ND

32. CHANCE TICKETS CHANCE TICKETS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO GET A TICKET TO ENTER A (USUALLY) WEEKLY DRAWING. POSSIBLE REASONS FOR CHANCE TICKETS: 1 TICKET FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENT:  TURNING EXTENDED TIME ASSIGNMENT IN EARLY (BEFORE DEADLINE)  CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT (PAYING ATTENTION, DOING WHAT YOU’RE ASKED TO DO, NOT BLURTING OUT DURING INSTRUCTION OR DISCUSSION)  BEING ESPECIALLY HELPFUL TO A FELLOW CLASSMATE OR THE TEACHER  AT THE END OF A SUCCESSFUL CLASS JOB COMPLETION  NO TARDIES / ABSENCES IN A QUARTER  NO MISSING ASSIGNMENTS IN A QUARTER

33. CHANCE TICKETS CHANCE TICKETS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO GET A TICKET TO ENTER A (USUALLY) WEEKLY DRAWING. PRIZES THAT CAN BE CHOSEN IF YOUR CHANCE TICKET IS DRAWN:  NO LATE PENALTY FOR A LATE ASSIGNMENT  CAN EAT FOOD IN CLASS DURING ONE PERIOD  CAN LISTEN TO MUSIC ON EARBUDS DURING ONE CLASS PERIOD (NOT DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME)  NO TARDY FOR ONE TIME YOU’RE LATE (NOT MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATE)  EMAIL COMPLIMENT TO PARENTS  PICK FROM THE ROOM 104 PRIZE BOX

34. CHANCE TICKETS (2) CHANCE TICKET FRIDAYS DURING CLASS (GENERALLY) EVERY OTHER FRIDAY I WILL PUT ALL OF THE CHANCE TICKETS RECEIVED FROM THE DATE OF THE LAST DRAWING UP TO THAT DAY INTO A BASKET AND ONE TO THREE TICKETS WILL BE DRAWN. THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE TICKETS PULLED (AS LONG AS THERE’S A NAME ON IT) WILL GET TO CHOOSE THEIR REWARD.

35. HAVE A WONDERFUL, ENJOYABLE YEAR! Miss. Peterson