Welcome!
2015/16 School Year
Mr. Thomas
Grade 7 Civics
Agenda/Topics to Be Covered
• Welcome
• Who am I?
• Classroom Rules
• Procedures
• Grading
• Supplies
• Questions
Welcome
• Mr. Thomas refer to me as Mr. Thomas
• 21 Years
• 20th year at Driftwood
• Bachelors and Masters Degree from West Virginia University
• Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Nova
Southeastern University
• Social Studies Department Chair
• Workshops, staff development, current trends
Welcome
• Relax you are in good hands
• Experienced Educator
• 20 years you will think back to this class and
say this was one of the best classes I ever
had.
• Set up to be successful
Who am I?
• Two children ages 11and 14
• I like to golf, follow sports, cook, read newspapers
• Mr. Ogden is one of my good friends who I golf with
• Dog named Chloe Shiba Inu
• Cat named Milo
• Rock and Roll, Reggae, Blues, 80’s college rock
• Funny, Intense, Understanding,
• Life challenges moving to Florida in 1996, Single Dad
• Goal to one day be in a leadership position in the District
Pets
Sports Favs
Classroom Expectations
• Respect the learning process in the classroom(class disruptions)
• Maintain classroom materials and desks(defacing property)
• Keep hands, body and objects to yourself(throwing objects)
• Appropriate comments and language only(put downs, bullying)
• Work during all work times(no sleeping, engaged in activities)
Not Respecting the Learning Process
• Warning
• Parent Contact
• Move away from group
• Complete behavior improvement plan
• Removal from classroom
Not respecting Property(rule 2)
• Damaging books or property is a referral if it cant be repaired
• Parent guardian contact
• Behavior improvement plan
HBO(Throwing objects) Rule 3
• After class or detention to clean floor
• Could result in referral, parent/guardian contact, behavior
improvement plan
Inappropriate Comments and
language
• Warning
• Parent/guardian contact
• Behavior improvement plan
• Guidance referral
Not working
• Warning
• Parent/guardian contact
• Behavior improvement plan
• Detention
• Zap
• RTI process
Starting the School Year Right – Getting Started & Getting to Know Each Other
Study this picture
carefully.
• What do you see in this
image?
• What are the students
doing?
• What is the role of the
teacher?
• How would you describe
the level of attention from
the students?
Starting the School Year Right – Getting Started & Getting to Know Each Other
The next series of pictures
will show students in a
classroom.
Each image will contain a
clue to one of three
classroom expectations that
will be highlighted.
Your job is to figure out
which classroom expectation
fits best.
…
Expectation One:
Everyone, including the
teacher, will be treated with
respect.
Expectation Two:
Put-downs or purposely
hurtful comments or
actions will not be tolerated.
Expectation Three:
No one will be allowed to
disrupt the learning
process of others.
Starting the School Year Right – Getting Started & Getting to Know Each Other
•
Discuss with a neighbor what students are doing.
•
Stand up and point (from your seat) to an example of respect being shown in the image.
•
What might happen next (between the pair with a yellow dot) if one of the pair were disrespectful.
What would the next picture look like?
…
Starting the School Year Right – Getting Started & Getting to Know Each Other
Which of the classroom expectations fits best?
Expectation One:
Expectation Two:
Expectation Three:
Everyone, including the
teacher, will be treated with
respect.
Put-downs or purposely
hurtful comments or actions
will not be tolerated.
No one will be allowed to
disrupt the learning process
of others.
Starting the School Year Right – Getting Started & Getting to Know Each Other
• If you could add a speech or thought bubble to each student in the picture with what the student
would be saying or thinking, what would it be?
• Suppose the student with the yellow dot is being teased; what should he do about it?
…
Starting the School Year Right – Getting Started & Getting to Know Each Other
Expectation One:
Expectation Two:
Expectation Three:
Everyone, including the
teacher, will be treated with
respect.
Put-downs or purposely
hurtful comments or actions
will not be tolerated.
No one will be allowed to
disrupt the learning process
of others.
Corrective Consequences
• Warning(verbal, eye contact, time away from group, name on
board)
• Writing Assignment
• Parent/Guardian Contact
• Detention
• Guidance Referral
• Administrative Referral
Opening Procedures
1. Quietly Walk in Classroom
2. Take out class materials from
backpack
3. Write homework and objective in
agenda
4. Put agenda back in backpack
5. Put backpack on back of seat or
under seat
6. Complete bellringer on your own
ATTENTION
1.Recognize Signal
2.Stop and be still
3.Eyes on Teacher
4.Listen I will instruct
Dismissal Procedures
• I will say prepare for dismissal
• Gather any classroom materials and return any class materials
• Put all Personal Belongings away
• Put textbooks under seat
• Answer closing question
• I will say Have a nice day you are dismissed
Lunch Procedures
• Report to Class
• Begin Start of class procedures
• Line up quietly single file in hallway(have lunch, money, no backpacks
• Stay in line walking quietly to lunch
• Pick up table must be clean
• Single file at meeting spot
• Walk quietly single file
• Complete start of class procedures
Restroom procedure(Emergency)
• Signal
• Wait for teacher response
• Teacher will call for escort
• When escort arrives go to back table and sign out with time
• Upon return knock lightly on door
• Quietly walk to back table sign in with time
• Return to seat and continue with activity
Heading on Paper
• Upper left hand corner
• Name, Date, Period
• Title on first line
• SWBAT on second line
Notebook Heading
• Date
• SWBAT
• Title
If you are absent
• After you write in agenda
• Quietly go to back table
• Read Classroom activity log
• Take papers from absent pick up tray
• Turn in any papers to make up work tray
• Quietly return to seat and continue with bellringer
• Check Edmodo class page
Recording of class assignments
• Class helper with note who is absent
• Any handouts they will write name on paper and put in tray
marked absent tray
• Helper will record daily assignments on classroom log
• Continue with bellringer
Morning Announcement Procedure
• Teacher will say time to prepare for announcements
• Students will face the television
• Students will quietly view announcements
• After announcements students will wait quietly for teacher
direction
Clarification Questions
• Use appropriate signal
• Wait to be acknowledged by teacher
• Teacher will say What do you need clarified?
• In an appropriate tone and volume the student will ask for
clarification
Grading
• 100 Point system
• Classwork
• Journal(notebook)
• Assessments(tests, quiz, writing activities, projects)
• Participation
Q&A
• Questions and Concerns
Summary
• Discuss topics covered
• Reiterate welcome
• Wrap-up