1. Jump Start
Take out the paper from the folder at your table and read the directions
Once you have read the directions, you may get started

2. Welcome to 7th Grade Social Studies!
with Ms. Kristen

3. Hay! I’m Ms. Kristen! My Accomplishments!
This is my 7th year teaching Middle School Humanities (ELA/SSt)
I’ve taught in the RCSD and at YWCP
I have two college degrees from the U of R
I graduated with honors from college and won awards for my language abilities
I LOVE to read
I teach 7th grade SSt and 9th Grade AP World History
I am a lead teacher

4. Let’s Brag about how awesome we are!
You have completed the Brag Sheet at your table. Take 2 minutes to share.
I will call on you randomly to share something you learned about a sister at your table!

5. Routines and Expectations
We will now practice how to enter my room. Take your bags with you!

6. How to Enter Social Studies
Enter in a single file line. Do not push or shove.
Read the “Today I Need” sign next to the doorway and pick up materials from the round table by the door.
Find your seat. Place your items on your table, remove what you need from your bookbag, and place bookbag/purse along the lockers in the back of the room. You are NOT allowed to access these during class, so please keep any materials at your seat
Sit back down, read the Jumpstart on the front board, and take out your notebook and a writing utensil.
You have five minutes to complete Steps 1-4 and the Jumpstart (unless stated otherwise).

7. How to Use your Agenda
If you want to leave my room for any reason, you MUST have an agenda. If you leave your agenda home, you will not be issued a pass that day in your classes.
Homework assignments are written into agendas!
Notes home to your families go into the agendas!
There’s cool stuff in the front and back!!

8. How to Access the Bathroom
Raise hand with bathroom signal to ask permission
Get a signed pass in your agenda
One student at a time
Cannot sign out if previous student did not sign back in
You cannot go the first or last 10 minutes of class

9. Clean Up Procedure Once song begins... Return materials, if necessary
Write homework in agenda
Put away belongings for home
Sit down in seat until dismissed

10. Website
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