1. CLASSROOM RULES Mrs. Allen Welcome to my room!

2. Location of passes Ask/ use a bathroom pass (worth EC) Find the projector equipment Top drawer of blue box –near LCD Choose any pass **Be sure to choose time wisely **Sign out **Return pass to drawer

3. INFRACTIONS Determine your citizenship grade Kept in a permanent file Clipboard by the overhead HW? GR? GUM? MW? ATT? DC? TK?

4. More infractions *Bpack*OA *Ph*SSR *Rdg*OT *Ch *T *Hyg Remember: Backpacks are always on the floor. Cell phone is in backpack and turned completely off.

5. Respect others please! Hygiene is important --- **Use a tissue **Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough **Dracula style is OK! **Bring your own tissues! **Don’t forget your manners!

6. WHAT IS AN OA? OA stands for O______ A_________. You will need: BR, pencil, HW, HA, OA spiral notebook, glue/scissors Step 1: Fill in your BR/use front board Step 2: Take out HW/ be ready to correct with a red/color pen; be ready to turn in Step 3: Follow directions on OH quietly

7. MISSING MATERIALS If you are absent/lose work/late…. 1. Check with a friend 2.Use: www.chaparralmiddle.org www.rallen@wvusd.k12.ca.us 3. Go to the extra papers box 4. Side of room in box with file folders 5. Know the date you were out…. 6. Never ask: “Can I turn this in late?”

8. SOUNDS Good listening is one of the most important skills for great citizenship. 1. NO VELCRO 2. NO ZIP 3. NO CLICKING 4. NO TALKING/WHISPERING **We want no distractions

9. OTHER NO’S TO KNOW 1. No hats and no gum 2. No grooming and no gum 3. Tardy can = ___ hour after school 4. No personal writing in class (notes….) 5. Late work = lower points 6. No pencil on final documents and no gum 7. No name folder – where?

10. ALWAYS TO KNOW 1. Enter the classroom ready to work 2. Carry an SSR book everyday 3. Turn in your work when you are absent 4. OK to sharpen pencil/get a tissue during the appropriate times

11. ALWAYS KNOW **This is a room to feel safe **You will be challenged to learn **Honesty and integrity are expected **I can always help you with supplies/materials – see me ASAP **Communication is SO important…let me know if there is a problem **I am here to help in all areas

12. Most common offenses 1. Chewing gum -- spit or swallow – lose a 1 in citizenship 2. Cell phone – turned off, in backpack, on floor – AT ALL TIMES – taken away, goes to Ms. Aquino 3. Cheating – NEVER USE SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK – DO YOUR OWN! 4. Beware of sounds – off task

13. CLASSROOM JOBS Yes, they are paid! Table captain for each table – papers, books and desks Attendance monitor/tardy slip Book, computer monitors Phone, doors monitor

14. ALLEN FACTS Seating lasts for a quarter Always put name on your paper Leave book number signs alone Walk and Talk quickly to class Know the traffic pattern for you Always have your supplies ready! Know where wastebaskets /tissues/sharpener/ hand goo Have a buddy/phone number for every class Let’s recycle daily/lost?

15. DISMISSAL Who dismisses the class? Who/what does not dismiss the class? “Show me you are ready to go!” “It’s time to put our things away.” “We are shutting down now.” NEVER LINE UP/LEAVE DESK UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD YOU HAVE PERMISSION

16. 7 TH GRADERS ONLY Scholar dollars: reward for good behavior, put your name on each, save in a safe place, for citizenship/raffles Bathroom passes/supply passes – 4 per quarter – 5 points per pass