1. Welcome to B-4 Day Creek Intermediate
7th Grade
Mrs. Susan Ralston-Williams
Language Arts/Social Studies/Art

2. Ralston-Williams LA/SS
Parents: Please take a few minutes to take the parent survey.

3. Student’s CODE OF CONDUCT
I will be polite at all times.
I will work quietly and not disturb others.
I will listen courteously when others are talking.
I will be friendly to fellow classmates.
I will be truthful and honest.
I will respect my teacher and other adults.
I will be prepared for class everyday.

4. I will arrive at class on time.
I will cooperate with others.
I will always do my best.
FOOD AND DRINK
Food and beverages are generally not permitted in the classroom.
Water bottles having tight-fitting caps and filled only with clear drinking water are permitted.

5. CONSEQUENCES FOR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
1ST INFRACTION: VERBAL WARNING
2ND INFRACTION: Lunch Detention
3RD INFRACTION: Parent Contact
4TH INFRACTION: Referral to office & parent will be notified.
SEVERE CLAUSE: Some steps will be bypassed and/or sent to office immediately.

6. “KUDOS”
Rewards for appropriate behavior will change throughout the year:
Examples: Points, Passes, Praises, &
Recognition

7. My Pledge to Students
I will work with you to meet your learning goals.
I will respect you and work with you to solve problems.
I will offer extra help and alternative assessments should you require them.
I will correct and offer feedback on your work.

8. SUPPLIES A suggested list has been provided in your pack of paperwork.
Anyone wishing to donate class supplies is welcome to do so. Kleenex, Wet Wipes, pencils, pens, erasers, and dry erase pens are some items used on a regular basis.

9. PACK PLANNER: “If you plan to learn, you must learn to plan.”
Handbook/Organizer/Calendar
Lists of school & district policies and procedures
Descriptions of offered programs
Academic Standards at each grade level
Weekly calendar pages to be used daily to list homework & pertinent information
Communication tool between teacher & parent

10. REQUIRED SIGNATURES Corrected Failing Tests
Any and all notes sent home
Pack Planner pp
Office correspondence
Other pages in the PACK Planners showing district benchmarks results.

11. WEEKLY FOLDERS
Every FRIDAY, unless told otherwise, folders will go home.
Grades & Missing Work will be available online through the AERIES account. Notations in AERIES will indicate whether or not homework & classwork assignments can be made up for some credit.
Parent signatures will be required.

12. PACK Planner Checks
Weekly, your child will be responsible for recording their academic progress grades. Students need to look up their current core subject percentages on ESPRI, and record those percentages in their PACK Planners on pgs
Parents need to sign in the last column. By doing so, you are indicating that you reviewed your child’s percentages.

13. MISSING AND CORRECTED WORK
Missing work from the week will be accepted, but due the following Monday for a 50% credit. GFA’s (Grade First Aid) will be permitted on some of the work.
Tests falling below a 70% may be corrected, but the highest score possible is a 70%.
Parent signatures will be required before I regrade GFA’s.

14. HOMEWORK Homework may be assigned Monday-Friday.
Studying for tests, preparing for lecture, & written assignments are types of homework
TeacherWeb will post homework on a daily basis.
TeacherWeb.com/DCIS/Ralston-Williams

15. DIFFICULTY WITH HOMEWORK
Students are instructed to attempt all assignments. If help is required, they are to ask a parent.
Parents, if you need my help, please indicate at the top of the paper that more help is needed, include a signature and the date you attempted to help your child.
If an emergency occurs, send a note with your child the next day or me.

16. CLASSWORK & TESTS
Unfinished class work will need to be completed for homework. These assignments will be posted on teacherweb.
Tests dates will be posted on teacherweb.

17. PROJECTS
Information giving specific requirements will be sent home several weeks before a project due date.
Projects & the due dates will be posted on Teacherweb.

18. DIFFERENTIATED ASSIGNMENTS
This may occur. If I find this is necessary for your child, I will have your child will write down the assignment in his or her PACK planner & they will need to get a signature from me, indicating the varied assignment is accurate.

19. ABSENT WORK
It will be the student’s responsibility to see the teacher to receive the missing paperwork.
Due dates will be determined on an individual basis; however, the common practice will be one day for each day absent. The level of difficulty for each assignment will determine the # of days to complete an assignment.
Tests makeups will be arranged.

20. ACCELERATED READER
*Read a book every three weeks & take a test. If more books are read during the 3-week period, the highest test score will be entered into the gradebook for a Language Arts grade.
*Students will select their own books from the DCIS & city libraries.
*Tests will be taken in the classroom.
*Audio books are available at the DCIS libarary.

21. LANGUAGE ARTS
CA Study Sync is a new technology based Language Arts program being implemented in class this year. The program consists of 4 units with all components of Language Arts embedded within the program:
“In Pursuit” “The Power to Be”
“Justice Served” “Getting Along”

22. SOCIAL STUDIES Unit 1: New Empires, New Faiths
Roman civilization, Islamic civilization,
Medieval Africa
Unit 2: The Middle Ages
China in the Middle Ages, Medieval
Japan, Medieval Europe

23. Social Studies (continued)
Unit 3: A Changing World
Renaissance, Reformation,
Americas, Age of Exploration, &
Enlightenment

24. P. A. C. K. Period
Personally Achieving Character & Knowledge: This period offers differentiated instruction to various levels of academic performance.
Students are placed in homegenous groups based on CST, Benchmark tests, academic grades, & teacher recommendations.

25. PACK (continued)
Monday – Thursday: 4 days in a Language Arts PACK class & 4 days in a Math PACK class
PACK is the 3rd period of the day.
PACK classes will be revised periodically.

26. GRADING
A district grading program is used and assignments are entered by categories (Homework 10%, Class work 25%, Quizzes/Projects 30%, & Tests 35%).
An accumulation of points and percentages calculate the overall grade.

27. IS ALL WORK GRADED? NO
Some work is merely done for practice and a check off system is used.
If an assignment is graded you will either see a percentage score or a star.
A star is used to indicate full credit on work that is checked off.

28. PROGRESS REPORTS & REPORT CARDS
3 Trimesters (12 week sessions each)
Progress Reports go home every 6 weeks.
The first Trimester report card will be handed out during parent conferences. All others will be mailed home.

29. OTHER REPORT CARD SYMBOLS
O represents Outstanding
S represents Satisfactory
N represents Needs to Improve
U represents Unsatisfactory
Receiving N’s & U’s can result in students not participating in school events & loss of academic rewards.

30. COMMUNICATION We encourage an ongoing open line of communication.
Website addresses: (can also be accessed through the Daycreek website).
School phone number (909)
TeacherWeb/CA/ DAY CREEK/ Ralston-
Williams or Larkin

31. FIELD TRIPS & END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES
Field trips are a part of your child’s curriculum and should be attended.
At the discretion of the teacher or administration, any student who has demonstrated a lack of self-discipline may be left at school and given an alternative assignment.