Welcome to Room 204

1. Welcome to Room 204 Expectations and Norms

2. My Mission • To assure high levels of learning for all students! • Clear Expectations • Academics • Behavior • Communication • Students • Parents • Multiple ways to demonstrate Mastery of our Common Core Standards

3. Norms • “When all is said and done, the norms of a group help determine whether it functions as a high-performing team or becomes simply a loose collection of people working together.”—Goleman

4. Class 108 Norms and Expectations • Be Prepared • Be Respectful • Be Responsible • Be Safe

5. If You Choose To Break a Norm • 1st Time: Warning • 2nd Time: - BIF • Phone call home • 3rd Time: - BIF and ISS • Parent conference • BIF: Behavior Intervention Form

6. Class Room Design • All Student’s can learn! • All students can master the core of the curriculum. • I am not going to provide answers. • I am going to ask the right questions so you can justify your answer!

7. CHAMPS – positive behavior plan

8. PACK To Leave: • I will not accept written passes or phone calls asking me to send a kid. • Only PACK passes accepted are those teacher PACK passes distributed to teachers from the office. • Movement is controlled by the teacher not the student.  • No movement • No talking • You can not sign out because you choose to go see a teacher or go somewhere.  • I have a sign out sheet.  • To signing out you must have an approved pass or your name is on the permanent intervention list. • No Pass No go. • You are to leave at the start of PACK not halfway through.  • You have 3 - 4 minutes to be where you need to be.

9. PACK To Arrive: • Stay Awhile: You will not be sent back.  • You will stay here once you arrive • If you misplace the pass you lose the privilege to come see me. • If you abuse the privilege such as leave and not go where you are supposed to etc. you lose the privilege for 1 week and if you do it again you lose it for the month and after that the semester. • Every student signs in when they arrive at their destination.

10. Entering the room: • Enter the room quietly and respectfully. • No shouting, play fighting or cussing • I am not available at the start of the class • Please wait to talk to me during the last 5 minutes of class, during work time or make an appointment with me.

11. Start on Time & Tardy • Tardy means inside the classroom when the bell rings • Follow BHHS Tardy Procedures • Head directly to the Attendance Office • Sweepers will escort you to their if you choose not to go • Return to class IMMEDIATELY • You only have 3 min. from the time on your pass to make it to class – otherwise you are Truant • Be seated and get to work – DO NOT DISRUPT THE CLASS – this will constitute a BIF

12. Start on Time: What can I expect? • Your classes will always START on Time! • even when you are late • You will be treated fairly and with respect. • Your tardy will be recorded. • The consequences outlined in our Student Handbook for repeated tardiness within a semester are as follows: • 1st and 2nd tardy: teacher will address the concern in the classroom • 3rd and 4th tardy: teacher assigns Student Court and • 5th or more: Office referral, resulting in Friday Workday assignments (during ACT). • Students with excessive tardies may be placed on an attendance contract.

13. Getting to work immediately: • You are expected to have all material out and on your desk ready to roll. • Sharpen pencils at this time. • Get Textbook if needed. • Look at board and follow opening/bell ringer activities.

14. Electronic Devices • There are no unauthorized electronic devices allowed in room 204. • You are here to learn and electronic devices are distracting. • I will take your electronic device if I see it, hear it or smell it. • 1st offense: until the end of the day • 2nd offense: in the office until a parent picks it up

15. 10/10 RULE and End-of-Period dismissal: • The first and last 10 minutes are still valuable class minutes. • You are expected to use them wisely. • NO ONE is to leave during this time.

16. THE DOOR • The door is not a magical portal! • You may not huddle around the door. • Stay seated until the bell rings. • 10/10 Rule • fire hazard • rather claustrophobic • tells me you haven’t used your time wisely If you choose, must unwisely to huddle around the door, you will donate your time. Not worth it!

17. Coming to attention: • I will raise my hand and ask for your attention. • “3, 2, 1” • Attention means no talking • this includes non-verbal communication that is so distracting: eye-rolling, notes, sign language. • IF you are listening to someone else when I need your attention that is considered talking – please get yourself and your partner to focus.

18. We have TOO much respect to do this!

19. Listening and responding to lectures, questions and directions: • You must listen to lectures, questions and directions without off-task talking. • Please take notes during lectures. • Respond when called on without your default “I don’t know”. • Take a risk!

20. When you need a pencil or paper: • You should not have to ask for these, as you should already have them. • This is part of being prepared. • I charge a shoe for the class time use of a pen or pencil. • You give me back my pencil I give you back your shoe. • It is best to ask someone close by VERY quietly and without distracting anyone.

21. Knowing the schedule for the class: • Look at the agenda when you come in. • All pertinent information will be there, in your planner or the Wiki page. • http://mshummelbhhs.pbworks.com • Write down the agenda every Monday and revise as needed.

22. How to move about the room: • Zen Bubble • VERY quietly and without distracting anyone – you are not to draw attention to yourself.

23. Asking a question: • During instructional time please raise hand and wait until I respond. • I know it may not be as fast as you’d like but I will get to you.

24. Headings on papers: • Please put your full name, my last name, the date, assignment name and period on the top corner of your papers. • I prefer left hand side Simon Smith Hummel 9/12/08 How to Pick Your Nose Essay 6th

25. Where and when to turn in your work: • RED BASKET at the front of class. • When: • you are done • I ask for it • it is due • all the above • DO NOT PUT IT ON MY DESK!

26. Assignments • All assignments for the day are DUE when the bell rings. • If you do not have said assignment with you –it is late and will be notes as such • Late Work derails the Learning Community • NO you may not go print it off after the bell rings • Take the TARDY • Take care of your responsibilities BEFORE you enter the classroom

27. Where to find your corrected work: • Work will be passed back to you with the help of class participants. • Keep all work!

28. What to do if you are done with class work: • Study something else, read, draw, etc • Notice I did not say hang out with friends, listen to music, talk/text on your phone

29. When you are absent: If excused, • You may make-up the work. • You have as many days as you were absent to make it up. • The day you return is the day your extension starts so come to me immediately. • Check the Wiki for info daily! • ASK a friend to help you follow directions and any notes, etc. that you missed. • You miss class you will miss a lot!!!!

30. When you are absent: If unexcused • Sorry – there will be no make up work. • You miss class you will miss a lot!!!!

31. Going to the office or nurse’s room: • These trips should be done on your time. • You know before class if you need the nurse or the office. • If the office wants you they will send a note. • Emergency: You will need a note from me.

32. Going to the bathroom: Pre-APE/APE • You will need to get the hall pass from me. • Use your break responsibly • Please only go to the bathroom • If I notice your excessive use of “potty breaks”, expect a conversation and loss of pass

33. Passing papers: • Pass papers quietly and without tossing them at the next person.

34. Returning to a task after an interruption (visitor, announcement, bells, etc.): • Do so quickly and quietly.

35. When I am out of the room: • You know what to do. • Stay focused and on task. • All expectations and consequences stay the same whether I am in the room or not. • This goes for substitutes

36. Study Partner • Choose a reliable person or two to exchange phone numbers and e mail with. • Your study partner is there to help you when you are absent. • Your study partner is not there to give you the answers to work.