1. About Myself… 4th year at Benold Middle School
Taught Texas History for 2 years before, and US History last year
Coach Football, Basketball, Track, soccer
Played soccer in college
Graduated from Southwestern University in 2009
I have 2 dogs…Wes & Lily

2. Classroom policies & procedures
Mr. Wiederkehr
Room 115

3. Entering the classroom
Calmly!!!
NO running around, NO sitting on the floor, NO rearranging desks
Grab your notebook & textbook (if needed)
Sit in YOUR seat and start your warm up.

4. Rules… 1. BE RESPECTFUL 2. WORK HARD 3. COME TO CLASS PREPARED!!
Missing work in the beginning of the year leads to a LOT of work at the end of the year
3. COME TO CLASS PREPARED!!

5. Staying Organized
U.S. History Notebooks – DO NOT throw anything away. Your STAAR test covers all the material from day 1 to day 186. Keep yourself organized in a way that makes sense to you! I will not keep a class standard (everyone is different). It is up to you to find what works. We will work on your organization skills to improve your study habits.

6. Assignment Due Dates Missing assignments will be a 0 in the gradebook
A 60 is better than a 0!!! So turn SOMETHING in!!!
Example:
5 total grades: 100, 100, 100, 100, 60 = 92 average
100, 100, 100, 100, 0 = 80 average
12 point difference!!!
1st day late = -10 points
2nd day late = -20 points
3rd day late = -30 points
4th day late = -40 points
5th day late = 0 on the assignment (see me for make up work)

7. Missing / Make Up Work Found in the Red Hanging Folders
There should be extra copies
If not, ask me ASAP
Your responsibility to catch up

8. BYOD – What, When, Why? STOP sign NON BYOD days
Red – absolutely NO devices
ABOSULTELY NO…video games, Facebook, twitter, instagram, etc.
Any device out (even during advisory) will be taken to the office – NO EXCUSES
Yellow – for resource information
Calculators, dictionaries
Green – BYOD lesson (only used for instructional purposes)
NON BYOD days
1st offense – warning
2nd offense – phone to office – parent pick up
3rd offense – phone to office – parent pick up & $15 charge

9. US History: Text 81010 @coachwieds
Remind 101 Codes
US History: Text

10. Student Discipline Sheets
Student Discipline – Solving Problems
1 page
Students fills them out
Offenses…
1st – warning
2nd – student conference and discipline sheet
3rd – parent conference – review discipline sheet
4th – referral – discipline sheets sent to the office
3 tardies = Lunch Detention

11. Student Discipline Sheet Example

12. HALL PASSES

13. TEX
Bring a note home from your parents saying it is ok to bring them home for the weekend
No riding the bus
Bring them back on Monday!
Don’t kill them please 

14. Leaving the Class Classroom PICKED UP!! I’m not your mother!!
Notebooks away neatly
Textbooks away neatly
No trash/pens/pencils on floor
Everyone sitting
Write ups for lining up at my door

15. Good or Bad??