1. WELCOME! Mr. White 6 th Grade Earth Science

2. A LITTLE ABOUT ME THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR TEACHING EARTH SCIENCE. THIS IS MY FOURTH YEAR AT GRIFFIN. I WAS NOT TRAINED OR EDUCATED AS A SCIENCE TEACHER, I JUST REALLY LOVE SCIENCE AND TEACHING IT! I HAVE AN 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I USED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR MYSELF AS A TEACHER AND FOR YOU ALL AS STUDENTS! I SPONSOR THE SCIENCE CLUB WHERE WE DO SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, ROCKETRY, ROBOTICS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXPLORATIONS!

3. MY CLASSROOM RULES BE ON TIME, ENTER THE CLASSROOM QUIETLY, GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT, AND GET OUT YOUR SCIENCE NOTEBOOK. BE POSITIVE AND BE READY TO LEARN…BE PREPARED! STAY IN YOUR SEAT, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, OR IF YOU NEED TO GET UP FOR ANY REASON. AVOID BLURTING OUT OR CALLING MY NAME, I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN DUE TIME IF YOUR HAND IS RAISED. REMAIN QUIET DURING INSTRUCTION AND TRANSITIONS IN CLASS, THIS WILL GIVE US THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME TO TALK SCIENCE. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME FOR DISCUSSION IN CLASS. FOOD, GUM, AND DRINKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE SCIENCE LAB. THESE ARE DANGEROUS TO HAVE IN A SCIENCE LAB, A BOTTLE OF WATER IS ALLOWED WITH A TOP. NO PASSES, RESTROOM BREAKS ARE SCHEDULED AND OTHER TRIPS WILL BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM, THIS GIVES US THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CLASS TIME TO USE.

4. VERY IMPORTANT SCHOOL WIDE RULE BE RESPECTFUL IN BOTH YOUR LANGUAGE AND TONE TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS AND OTHER STUDENTS. NAME CALLING WILL RESULT IN CONSEQUENCES AND BULLYING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AT ALL.

5. CLASSROOM PROCEDURES COME TO CLASS PREPARED AND READY TO WORK, WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO GO TO LOCKERS OR LOOK FOR BELONGINGS. SIT IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT EVERYDAY, NO EXCEPTIONS. TO START CLASS, GET OUT YOUR SCIENCE NOTEBOOK AND COMPLETE POSTED WARM-UP. YOU ONLY HAVE 5 MINUTES. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ASKING QUESTIONS DURING THIS TIME, THAT IS WHEN I DO MY ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, AND WE WILL GO OVER WARM UP. HOMEWORK WILL BE GIVEN AND GRADED, YOU WILL FIND IT HELPFUL TO COMPLETE HOMEWORK AS IT WILL HELP YOU FINISH PROJECTS IN CLASS. ALL HOMEWORK WILL BE WRITTEN DOWN IN YOUR AGENDA, IF YOU LOSE IT THEN YOU MUST PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE FROM THE OFFICE. DURING DRILLS REMAIN QUIET AND FOLLOW MY DIRECTIONS EXPLICITLY, THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS AND FOR TALKING. THIS IS TO KEEP US ALL SAFE!

6. CLASSROOM PROCEDURES ANYTIME WE LEAVE THE CLASSROOM AS A GROUP, WE WILL DO SO IN A STRAIGHT LINE, ONE BEHIND THE OTHER AND WITHOUT TALKING. I AM HERE, EVEN WHEN I AM NOT HERE…I EXPECT YOU TO BEHAVE FOR THE SUBSTITUTE AS WELL AS OR BETTER THAN YOU DO WHEN I AM HERE. NO ONE IS ALLOWED BEHIND MY DESK WITHOUT PERMISSION, THE CABINETS, AND BACK CLOSET AREA ARE ALSO OFF LIMITS WITHOUT PERMISSION. BREAK TIMES AND LUNCH ARE SCHEDULED, PLEASE DO NOT REMIND ME OF THE TIME, THIS IS DISRUPTIVE TO THE CLASS!

7. ARE YOU SCARED YET?

8. EXPECTATIONS IF YOU ARE OPEN MINDED AND POSITIVE, YOU WILL HAVE A BLAST IN THIS CLASS. GIVE ME YOUR BEST EFFORT EVERYDAY AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING GOOD GRADES! ASK QUESTIONS, I WILL ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU WILL NEED TO DO YOUR PART AND ASK FOR CLARIFICATION IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. BE ON TIME AND BE PREPARED, TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED. WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES, TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE. I AM THE ONLY COMEDIAN IN THE ROOM…BUT WE MAY GIVE OTHERS A CHANCE TO MAKE US LAUGH!

9. EXPECTATIONS WORK SHOULD BE COMPLETED, NEAT, AND TURNED IN ON TIME. YOUR GRADE WILL REFLECT EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS. GROUP WORK IS JUST THAT AND YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO PULL YOUR OWN WEIGHT. GROUP MEMBERS WILL GRADE YOUR PERFORMANCE ON TASKS ASSIGNED. ALL LAB SAFETY RULES WILL BE FOLLOWED IN THE SCIENCE LAB, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT. YOU MAYBE ASKED, OCCASIONALLY, TO BRING ITEMS IN FOR DIFFERENT LESSONS. IF YOU CANNOT, PLEASE SEE ME PRIVATELY AND LET ME KNOW. MIDDLE SCHOOL IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I EXPECT YOU ALL TO ACT LIKE YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG LADIES.

10. INSPIRATION CRAWL

11. WHAT LESSONS CAN WE LEARN? o DO OUR VERY BEST. o DON’T GIVE UP TOO EASILY. o STRIVE TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE. o BE A LEADER. o SET HIGH EXPECTATIONS. o ALL OF US NEED ENCOURAGEMENT. THESE LESSONS APPLY TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS !

12. BE INSPIRED AND BE AN INSPIRATION!

13. LIFT UP OTHERS, ENCOURAGE, AND SET HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR YOURSELF!

16. ANY QUESTIONS?

17. TOMORROW WE WILL… TALK ABOUT GRADES AND GRADING POLICY TALK ABOUT PROJECT BASED LEARNING TALK ABOUT GETTING STARTED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR