1. Welcome to Texas History!
Use your post-it notes to answer these questions:
What can I expect of you as a student this year?
What do you expect of me as your teacher?

2. Who am I?
I am Miss Thompson or Miss T. I have been teaching for 10 years. This will be my 11th year, and third year in middle school—the middle school that I once attended!
I have a dog named Pippi for one of my favorite literature characters. She only likes me on occasion and she drives me crazy.
I love Texas History and thinking about the many famous Texans that once lived where we live today!
My personal philosophy is one I’ve made my own from the great Vince Lombardi- The only place SUCCESS comes before WORK is in the dictionary.

3. What I did this summer…

4. My Goals this year---- and long-term
Have fun!
Explore new things
Lose some weight – training for a 5k and beyond
Be a better teacher
Write more
Save money for a vacation---
Nashville, New York, and Greece!
Finish GRAD school

5. What I LOVE…. books Texas History
Reality TV, especially “Amazing Race” and “Survivor”
Writing in brand new composition books
Rangers baseball and five or six other sports
My friends and family
Decorating and Sleeping
My IPod
cooking

6. What I DON’T LIKE… People who make excuses Dishonesty
Days students are off but I have to work
Pointless meetings
People without follow-thru
State testing
The grocery store not having what I need
A dirty house

7. Classroom Guidelines Do your work and do it well.
Give respect to get respect.
Be an ACTIVE participant.
Ask questions.

8. ICU Policy Grades below 70% must be redone promptly.
Assignments not turned in = automatic ICU
Tutorials every Monday/Tuesday/Thursday after school. Lunches, Wednesdays, and before school upon appointment.
In class tutorials and redos – 3 options
You should NEVER be on the ICU document for a TX History assignment. EVER!
Do your work and do it WELL!

9. Notebooks and Such
You must have a spiral or composition book for this class that will remain in the classroom.
Work should be turned in to the appropriate folder.
Absent work and duplicates.
Supplies
Cell Phones

10. Hopefully We Won’t End Up Like this Class….