2. Welcome! Mrs. Martin - Science Room 103 Sit where you like- seats will be assigned tomorrow.

3. Who is Mrs. Martin? A Teacher- I have taught 3 years of high school science and this will be my 16 th year of teaching here A Girl Scout- I have been a girl scout for 26 years, I have worked at the local Girl Scout camp and I have run a troop. This has resulted in me knowing and singing a lot of really silly songs. A goofy nerd who will make you do silly things in the name of learning.

4. What is expected -I Follow the rules- (classroom and building) no gum Don’t touch my stuff unless I invite you to.

5. What is expected II Be Prepared for class. This includes … Your text, a writing utensil, a calculator, and your homework every day. Go to the bathroom between classes. Read the “Look here First” board and follow the directions on it before the bell rings.

6. Textbooks Your book needs a book cover by Monday. This is worth 5 points and is an assignment This assignment can be completed even if you do not have a book cover. Ask me before your class begins on Monday and I will give you one. The comics page from the Sunday paper can make a great book cover. I can show you how to put on a paper book cover if you come in after your bus arrives and before class.

7. Assignment notebooks Your (not your friends) assignment notebook is your hall pass. I will not allow you out of my room without it and I will check your passes in the halls if I see you. Assignment notebooks need to have… Your name on every page and the current date. It also needs to be intact.

8. The website PV junior high’s site My site

9. Help! I was absent. If you e-mail me during school hours I will e-mail your homework back to you. (If I can) See me upon your return to double check what was assigned. You have 2 school days (for first absent day only 1 for additional days) to hand in work. Fill out an ABSENT tag and staple it to your work. Put your work in the “in box” There is no penalty for absent work if you turn it in within the time frame given.

10. Help! I was careless. Before the first test I will take late work at no penalty. After the first test late work will get the same value as “do over” work 75% of what you earned. You will turn in EVERY assignment ( eventually) or you will be spending time with me as I assist you. If you were absent and forgot about an assignment ( or never found out about it) and more than 3 days have passed your work will be treated as late work unless you missed more than 2 days in a row. If this is the case you need to see me.

11. Mrs.Martin lost my homework! I will put the names of students with missing work on the board. Occasionally you will see work labeled as missing that you “KNOW” that you handed in. 1.Check the clips on the board for no name or do over work. (90% of the time this is the problem) put your name on it or do it over and hand it in. Ask to check my files for your work.( occasionally papers stick together or have not been checked yet) Check your folder - I cannot count the number of students who accused me of losing their work only to find it in their own folder. I do not take work out of this room. If its not here you will have to do it over.

12. The home work word is… Luddite