1.  3 rd year at Benold Middle School  Taught Texas History for 2 years before  Coach Football, Basketball, Track, soccer  Played soccer in college  Graduated from Southwestern University in 2009  I have 2 dogs…Wes & Lily

2. Mr. Wiederkehr Room 115

3.  Calmly !!!  NO running around, NO sitting on the floor, NO rearranging desks  Grab your notebook & textbook (if needed)  Sit in YOUR seat and wait for instructions

4. 1. BE RESPECTFUL 2. WORK HARD  Missing work in the beginning of the year leads to a LOT of work at the end of the year 3. COME TO CLASS PREPARED!!

5. The Goal: To have ONE, COLLECTIVE place where all student work is compiled for STUDY use. The Outcome: There is a direct correlation with high notebook grades, high 9-week grades, and high EOC grades. We will work on your organization skills to improve your study habits.

6.  Missing assignments will be a 0 in the gradebook  A 60 is better than a 0!!! So turn SOMETHING in!!!  Example: 5 total grades:100, 100, 100, 100, 60 = 92 average 100, 100, 100, 100, 0 = 80 average 12 point difference!!!  1 st day late = -10 points  2 nd day late =-20 points  3 rd day late =-30 points  4 th day late =-40 points  5 th day late = 0 on the assignment (see me for make up work)

7.  Found in the Red Hanging Folders  There should be extra copies  If not, ask me ASAP  Your responsibility to catch up

8.  STOP sign  Red – absolutely NO devices  ABOSULTELY NO …video games, Facebook, twitter, instagram, etc.  Any device out (even during advisory) will be taken to the office – NO EXCUSES  Yellow – for resource information  Calculators, dictionaries  Green – BYOD lesson (only used for instructional purposes)  NON BYOD days  1 st offense – warning  2 nd offense – phone to office – parent pick up  3 rd offense – phone to office – parent pick up & $15 charge

9. US History: Text 81010 @mrwieder

10.  Student Discipline – Solving Problems  1 page  Students fills them out  Offenses…  1 st – warning  2 nd – student conference and discipline sheet  3 rd – parent conference – review discipline sheet  4 th – referral – discipline sheets sent to the office  3 tardies = Lunch Detention

12.  Hall passes are located in the desk by the door  7 per 9-weeks!! Use the wisely  3 “supplies” passes  For not coming to class prepared!  Student discipline will follow after supply passes have been used  Use instead of tardies  Earn more by…  Being on time  Not abusing them  Good behavior  Good class work Supplies

13.  Bring a note home from your parents saying it is ok to bring them home for the weekend  No riding the bus  Bring them back on Monday!  Don’t kill them please

14.  Classroom PICKED UP!!  Notebooks away neatly  Textbooks away neatly  No trash/pens/pencils on floor  Everyone sitting  Write ups for lining up at my door