1. Welcome to Mrs. Lucas’ ELA Class!! You can do ANYTHING!
Week of 8/8/16 Bear Time: Find your seat number and write it down in your agenda. This will be your seat number for the year.
Welcome to Mrs. Lucas’ ELA Class!!
You can do ANYTHING!

2. Class Procedures Entering Class Enter quietly. Get out your magic pen
Take out material and be seated
(agenda, writing notebook)
Complete Agenda Note
Complete Bear Time

3. Main Hallway Procedures
Exiting Class
The bell does not dismiss.
Turn in assignment. ( I have a tray)
Make sure desk area is clear of trash.
Exit to the right.
Main Hallway Procedures
Single File
Right side of the hall
Silent

4. Remind.com Retrieve your phones and join now.
Text the class code to 81010

5. EQ: How can a PowerPoint slide about restrooms inspire a journal entry?
Students are allowed to use the restroom during and between classes
Students have 2 passes during the 9 weeks for each class
(a total of 14 per 9 weeks)
Write about a time when something weird, funny or gross happened due to the restroom policy.

6. Bear Time 8/9/16
Respond to the following journal prompt in your class notebook. Think about last year. Write about the greatest success you had at school. It could be academic, athletic, social or whatever.

7. Watch this then add to your journal entry.

8. Tardiness 6th & 7th Grade 1st Offense: Warning/Parent Contact
2nd Offense: Administrative Detention
3rd Offense: 1 Day I.S.S.
4th Offense: 2 Day I.S.S.
5th Offense: O.S.S.

9. 8th Grade Tardiness 3rd Tardy - Teacher Discretion
4th Tardy – 1 day ISS
5th Tardy – 2 day ISS
6th Tardy – 3 days ISS
7th Tardy – 5 days ISS
8th Tardy – 2 days OSS
9th Tardy – 3 days OSS
10th Tardy – 5 days OSS

10. Hall Passes
Must be written in agendas and signed by assigning teacher.
Students are not allowed to leave class to get an excuse. Tardy will be assigned in these situations.
10-10 Rule
Students are not allowed to leave class for any reason during the first and last ten minutes of the class period

11. Disciplinary Action 1st Offense: Student Conference/Seat Change
2nd Offense : Isolation, Lunch/School Detention
3rd Offense: Referral to Counselor/Parent
4th Offense: Office Referral that includes all
previous interventions
Parent Contact will be made after the 1st Offense

12. Find Someone Who . . .
Complete the “Find Someone Who” handout by filling in as many boxes as you can with different people in the room.
Don’t use the same person twice.
You may also use a grown up . . .

13. 8/10 Bear Time: Book Talk – Listen to mine, then write yours in your writing notebook.

14. PBIS Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support PAWSitive Signatures
PAWSitive Cards

15. A – Achieve/ Positive Attidue W – Working Hard S– Succeeding
BEAR CLAW LAWS
P-Prepared
A – Achieve/ Positive Attidue
W – Working Hard
S– Succeeding

16. PAW Signatures
Students will have the opportunity each day to receive signatures from their teachers for exhibiting one of the following characteristics:
Positive Attitude
Working Hard
Being Prepared

17. PAWSitive Card
Once a student has collected 5 signatures, they will have the opportunity to redeem them for a PAWSitive Card.
Students can redeem their signatures for a PAWsitive card each Friday during their fourth period class.
Students will redeem their PAWSitive Card in the concession stand for a reward!!

19. Activator – The 3 Ideals
Without over thinking it, write down your own definition of the 3 Ideals.

20. Writing Workshop - Learning
Get with your partner to perfect your definition.
Then find a famous person’s quote that goes with it.

21. SummariZing
Present your findings to the class and display them on the board.

22. 8/11 Bear Time: List as many adjectives about yourself as you can think of in your writing notebook.

23. 9 Weeks Celebrations
At the end of each 9 weeks, we will recognize students for the following accomplishments
All A’s
All A’s and B’s
Most Improved
Citizenship
Perfect Attendance

24. Keeping Our School Beautiful
In an effort to keep our newly renovated school looking its best:
NO OUTSIDE FOOD IS ALLOWED IN THE HALLWAYS, CLASSROOMS OR RESTROOMS.
THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:
CHIPS, DRINKS, GUM, CANDY OR KOOL-AID.
These items will be confiscated and tossed in the trash.

25. Closing
Ultimately you are in control of your learning. As the teacher, I will provide every instrument needed to make this happen. I look forward to a wonderful year of learning and most importantly having fun while doing so!

26. 8/11 Activator (Mini-Lesson)
Where I’m From Complete the chart on a new page in your writing notebook
Read the Poem, “Where I’m From”, and then write your own.
This is about you, so take it in whatever direction you see fit.

27. Where I’m From by George Ella Lyon
On a sheet of paper, take a few moments to complete the chart.
Your People
Foods
Games or Activities
Phrases
Household items or things in the yard outside
Family Traditions or stories
Smells, tastes
Song titles or lines from songs
Martha and David
Dude and Elese
Barbecue chicken with white sauce
Potato Boats
Sunday School
It takes all kinds.
Navy Spoon
The time my grandmother and her cousin made a table float.
Pine sol
Bacon cooking on Saturday morning
Babes in the Wood

28. 8/11 Writing Workshop
Tell your partner three images you used in your “Where I’m From” Poem
Borrow one image from your partner and find a way to use it in your poem.

29. Share and Compare 8/11 Summarizing
Write down three take-aways (things you learned or realized) from the activity.
Share with your group or elbow partner.
Mark through ANY that are the same

30. Bear Time: Author’s Spotlight
On a notecard, write the following:
Your name and today’s date
The topic and date of your writing
What did you like about it?
How would you improve it?