1. Welcome to Southern Middle
You are on the Rockets Team!

2. Expectations:
Follow the social contract developed by you, your classmates and your teachers.
DO ALL ASSIGNED work (in class and at home!)
Make up work when you are absent and turn it in.

3. Expectations:
You are required to have a ½ inch binder to hold homework and your agenda. This folder goes with you to every class.
Your Agenda is for the following tasks:
1) write down all assignments
2) take the Agenda home NIGHTLY
3) have a parent/guardian to sign it weekly
You are required to have a book to read from the library or home in every class. It is ok to read on a NOOK but only with parent permission to bring the expensive item to school.

4. What are your incentives?
Students can earn ROAR stamps for positive behavior and excellent work habits.
The ROAR stamps will be recorded in the agenda and spent later for rewards and prizes.

5. Each nine weeks the sixth grade will have a celebration
Each nine weeks the sixth grade will have a celebration. Students will enjoy this celebration if enough ROAR points have been earned.
ROAR points are earned on the infraction log at the back of the student agenda

6. Make the Right Decision
10 ROAR points will be earned each day you have no infractions
decide now to work hard every day in every class and make good choices as you interact with others to be eligible to attend this event.

7. Rockets Team Schedule DAILY SCHEDULE
7:50am to 8:36am cubby break/Homeroom/Mastery time **7:50am..cubby break…get all needed materials for Block one, MT, and focus**
8:38am to 9:18am FOCUS….enrichment or remediation groups….will not start until the Second week of school…….first week students will remain in block one and learn about our PBIS plan…PBIS is our school wide behavior plan
9:20am to 10:40am BLOCK ONE **10:40am…cubby break….get all needed materials for Block two, lunch and both electives**
10:44am to 11:46am BLOCK TWO and lunch— Gurley 10:46 to 11:06 at table A Johnson 10:48 to 11:08 at table B Rumley 10:50 to 11:10 at table C
11:48am to 12:28pm……Elective One
12:30pm to 1:10pm…….Elective Two **1:10pm…cubby break……put up lunch boxes and elective materials…get all needed materials for block 2 and 3**
1:14pm to 1:54pm BLOCK TWO continued
1:56pm to 3:08pm BLOCK THREE **3:08pm…cubby break…..pack up to go home**
Restroom Breaks – In Focus and before or after Lunch and other times with signed agenda for emergencies

8. When will I know my electives?
the 1st day of school What if I am assigned an elective I don’t like? Smile—you rotate through electives with the exception of band and physical education which are year-long courses.

9. We are glad to be your teachers!
We will give 110% each day and ask you to do the same!
Mrs. Rumley will teach you Language Arts.
Ms. Johnson will teach you Math.
Mrs. Gurley will teach you Science first semester and Social Studies second semester.

10. There is one confusing thing about the ROCKETS TEAM TEACHERS.
Ms. Johnson has DAILY car duty and gets some morning help for this extra work.
Ms. Johnson’s HR students will have another teacher in our school as their homeroom teacher. Their HR teacher will be Ms. Armitage.

11. Deadline for School Supplies
PLEASE HAVE ALL NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES IN CLASS on Tuesday, Sept. 4th