1. Bell Ringer O Find your seat. O Fold the paper in half “hot dog” O Write your first and last name O Display your name towards the front of the room on your desk O Write one thing that you enjoy doing in your free time on the inside of your foldable.

2. Bell Ringer O Return to the same seat you sat in yesterday O Take out your NAME table tent and display it facing the front of the room O Today you will need a pencil, all other materials can be placed under your seat O If you classroom supplies, borrow a Sharpie marker, write your name on the supplies and place them on your period’s lab table

3. Bell Ringer O Return to the same seat you sat in yesterday O Take out your NAME table tent and display it facing the front of the room O On the side facing you, complete the following: O The 5 W’s of ME O Who are you? O What do you want to be when you grow up? O When was your most exciting memory? O Where is the best place you have ever been? O Why do you think Science is important?

4. Getting to Know You Introduce yourself and share “hobby”– I’ll go first.

5. Classroom Expectations Procedures Rules and Consequences

6. Classroom Rules 1. Bring all materials to class every day. 2. Be ready to learn at all times in class. 3. No food, drinks, or gum allowed in class. 4. Be respectful to the teacher, to one another, and yourself. 5. Ask for help when needed, and offer help when able.

7. 1. Bring all materials to class every day. Do’s Don’ts O Bring textbook O Bring binder O Bring pencils O Bring homework! O Tell me your dog ate your homework O Leave your textbook in the car O Break all your pencils O Lose your classroom binder

8. 2. Be ready to learn at all times in class. Do’s Don’ts O Be seated with all materials and working when the bell rings O Be prepared (see #1) O Ask questions O Work bell-to-bell O Talk to friends O Play games on your cell phone O Stare out the window

9. 3. No food, drinks, or gum allowed in class. Do’s Don’ts O Get a drink before class O Eat breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria O Chew gum O Skip meals O Bring snacks O Bring uneaten food from cafeteria

10. 4. Be respectful to the teacher, to one another, and yourself. Do’s Don’ts O Raise hand and wait to be acknowledged O Take turns sharing in groups O Listen before speaking O Talk when others are talking O Ignore the speaker O Interrupt the speaker

11. 5. Ask for help when needed, and offer help when able. Do’s Don’ts O Ask for directions to be clarified O Ask a partner for help O Ask teacher for help O Look around to see if anyone else needs help O Ask for directions to be repeated O Ignore other students

12. Consequences: The Discipline Ladder O Verbal warning, and review of the class Social Contract step 1. O Written warning and Parent Contact #1. The teacher will have a private conference with you and you will sign step 2 of the Discipline Ladder O Intervention and Parent Contact #2. You will sign step 3 of the Discipline Ladder O Detention O Opportunity table O “Time Out” to another classroom O Referral to Administration, serve Wednesday afterschool detention and sign step 4 of the Discipline Ladder O Referral to Administration, serve School Plus, and sign step 5 of the Discipline Ladder

13. Classroom Procedures O Bell ringers O Moving around the room O Turning in class work and homework O Bathroom/drink passes O Call to order O Partner/Group work O Common Board Configuration (CBC)

14. Procedure: Bell Ringers O Question on the screen or white board at the beginning of each class period O Written in bell ringer note book every day O Does count for a GRADE O Write the whole question and your response with a COMPLETE sentence O Start within 1 minute of the tardy bell O Consequences will be given if not started on time

15. Procedure: Moving around the room O When you need to: O Sharpen a pencil O Throw something away O Get a tissue or hand sanitizer O Get materials – ESPECIALLY during lab O Must raise hand and get teacher’s permission before getting out of your seat O Usually only one person will be up at a time O Do not interrupt others as you move around the room

16. Procedure: Turning in class work and homework O Work should ALWAYS have: O Your Name O Class period O Work is placed in the period designated “IN” tray at the front of the room O Graded work to be returned will be placed in the “OUT” tray O Work needs to be turned in when called for O DO NOT get up in the middle of class to turn in work, unless you have permission

17. Procedure: Bathroom/drink passes O Passes will be VERY LIMITED O Ask teacher for permission before taking a pass O Sign out on the sheet with Name, destination, and time O Take the hall pass with you O Sign in when you return with the time O If hall passes are abused they will be denied

18. Procedure: Call to order O When I need the class’s full attention I will either: O Hold my hand up and ask for you to “give me five”. Students should respond by holding their hand up and stop the talking. O Give a “5-4-3-2-1” count down asking for all conversation to end and return to seats by the time I reach “1”

19. Procedure: Partner/Group work O Groups will be assigned by the teacher O I will change groups throughout the school year O Conversation should ALWAYS be academic O Help your group members, but do not do the work for them

20. Procedure: Common Board Configuration (CBC) O Written daily on the board in EVERY class room O Contains information regarding the Units’ goals, daily objectives, what you will be doing in class that day, and assigned homework O Read the CBC every day, write the homework assignment AND due date in your agenda