1. Mr. Cowan Social Studies 7th/8th Grade
Welcome

2. “The Teacher can only open the door, you must walk through yourself
“The Teacher can only open the door, you must walk through yourself.” Chinese Proverb

3. Classroom Guidelines
Be Safe
Be Respectful
Be Responsible

4. BE Safe Enter room quickly and quietly Keep aisle way clear
Use all materials appropriately
Only one person may be out of their seat during appropriate times

5. Be Respectful Use school appropriate language
Remain silent when anyone is presenting information to you
You must have permission to touch the property of others
Speak to everyone in a polite and courteous manner

6. Be Responsible Be in your seat and working when the bell rings
Clean up your area
Bring all materials to school everyday
Follow all other school rules

7. Class Procedures Entering the Class Warm ups
Come in quietly, sit down and get out materials do not stand in the door way.
Warm ups
There will be a warm up everyday. The person in the last seat will be responsible for passing out the notebooks everyday.

8. Class Procedures Use Pen Exiting the class
We do not use pencils (except for maps) in this class.
Exiting the class
DO NOT PACK UP EARLY. The bell does not dismiss you…I do

9. Grading

10. Tests and Quizzes
You will have a quiz every Friday….yes you will have one this week.
You may use your notes on all quizzes.
Tests will happen once or twice every unit.
You will also have vocab tests every unit.
70% of your grade is based on what you know or have learned.

11. Notebooks
You will need a 1 to 1 ½ inch 3 ring binder. This binder will be kept in class and used everyday.
You have until Monday to find one and fill it with at least one package of paper. The sooner you bring in your binder the better off you will be. After Monday you will begin to lose points.
All notes, classwork, worksheets and warm-ups will be kept in your binder.

12. You have homework every night, You can:
Finish
Cornell
Notes
Study for
Test or Quiz
Work on your Binder

13. My expectations Ask Questions Participate in your learning
Do your best
Turn in work on time
Learn something new
Be Prepared
“Do or Do not, there is not try”