1. Welcome to Mrs. Toto’s class! Keys to Success in 209

2. Come prepared for class: Binder & agenda pad Your HW Class novel (IN ZIPLOC) SSR book (IN ZIPLOC) Lit log: flexible 3 ring binder Pen, pencil, highlighters, flash drive

3. Let’s get to work! At start of class: Come in quietly, copy HW, place HW due in table bin, & start Do-Now  Get to work!

4. BE SET & Participate! Sit up Straight, Engage in listening, Track the speaker Impress me in special way & you may earn a bonus ticket (1 point) which can be used to improve a quiz or test

5. HW, reading and studying: in a distraction- free zone

6. HW: 1 day late = ½ credit, subject to teacher discretion

7. Late projects: 10% per day late; Due AT START OF CLASS

8. Looking out for absent friends Lesson highlights are printed out & kept in a plastic sheet on a clipboard in the center of each group table in order to follow along. Attention future Table Secretaries: if someone at your group table is absent, write his/her name at the top of the sheet. (LARGE, CLEAR PRINT PLEASE) Staple any handouts behind the lesson printout. ******Please tell me if your group table has an empty clipboard.

9. MISSED CLASSES: If you miss a class, you must PICK UP YOUR WORK prior/upon your return & make arrangements to review missed content. If you do not pick up work or submit owed HW after any absence, it can result in a ZERO!!! SICK? You have up to 2 days per every day absent to make up work. LESSONS? HW is still due – HAND IN PRIOR TO LEAVING CLASS. VACATION? Submit projects BEFORE you go (no extensions on missed work)

10. SSR reading: KEEP IN ZIPLOC BAG ALWAYS have a good book with you, or be ready to choose one from the classroom library!

11. Classroom library: Sign SSR books out and back in via library marble notebook

12. Taking Care of our Classroom Library Keep novels in Ziplocs Take good care of the books Return novels back to the corresponding labeled genre bins Sign in/Sign out

13. Bending spines =

14. Classroom supplies You may use supplies in the table bins or on the back shelf; Please exercise care and return neatly to the right place. Markers, crayonsTape StaplersRulers Looseleaf Construction paper Eraser caps Scissors

15. Binder set-up: Trapper-keeper folder- acts as dividers per class & dedicated to store tests, quizzes, projects, etc. Yellow reference pages: IN SHEET PROTECTORS: –Table of Contents –All LA reference pages on yellow paper: Keep until June Daily lessons/activities on looseleaf and non-reference handouts will be filed away during notebook clean-outs as directed by me at the end of each marking period

16. Track your success! Check STI periodically with your parents via the Parent portal—KEEP YOURSELF INFORMED BEFORE IT BECOMES TOO DIFFICULT TO GET BACK ON TRACK ***KEEP all tests, quizzes, HW, etc., in your folder until we clean out notebooks

17. Confused about HW? Have a question and don’t know what to do? Stuck after-hours? Stop by my room (209) before you leave school for extra help/questions Check the website (my HW helper section or Mr. D’s page) Contact a RELIABLE friend Email me (I usually check email sometime after dinner, but if I don’t get back to you, please try give it your best shot!)

18. The biggest tips for success: 1.Walk into class with a can-do, positive attitude 2.Ask for help when you need it! 3.Always try your best to solve your problem & don’t use it as an excuse

19. SIGN UP FOR Class Jobs: Assigned by period; rotates every MP Table leaders- 1 per group per period --- will lead students in activities & ensure all hw gets placed in the center bin Table secretaries- 1 per group per each period ---Collect and write down the absentee’s name on the lesson & handouts, & then place in the Make-up Folder by the door. Table Distributors- 2 per group per period ---Hand out & collect textbooks, voc books, dictionaries, handouts, etc. Class Attendance takers- 2 per period (alternate) Class Librarians- 2 per period---Ensure that books are properly & neatly signed out & returned in good condition. Occasionally come after school in order to keep the novels neatly in the proper bins by genre.