Succceed Team Social Studies
Teacher : Ms. Kindred
Welcome to Social Studies!!! I hope that you had a wonderful summer and are
ready to get off to a good start. We are going to have a terrific year.
I have been teaching in Clark County for 13 years and am thrilled to be your
Social Studies teacher this year.
This year we will be studying the five themes of geography and their impact
throughout the world.
Information that you need to know:
We will have a very structured classroom. We are here to educate you. To
effectively do this, we will have guidelines and procedures that you will be
expected to follow daily. I will go over these daily for the first week of school until
you understand and are practicing them.
Book: Geography Alive
Assessments: You will be assessed daily. You will be responsible for a daily
geography activity. These are short assignments to get you thinking. These will
be activities that you begin as soon as you are seated in your desk.. You will not
be told to do these; you are responsible for getting them done. When I enter the
room, we will check your answers. I will check these daily and give you credit for
them on Fridays. You will also be responsible for daily participation, written
assignments, periodic tests and quizzes. I use these tools to make sure that you
are learning what you need to know about Geography throughout the world.
The following are the procedures that you will be abiding by while you are in Mrs.
Kindred’s classroom:
Absences: When absent, students will have two (2) days to complete any
missed work. It is the responsibility of the student to ask for missed work.
Should a student miss a test due to an absence, the student will schedule a time
with the teacher to make-up the test. This make up will not occur during class
time. Please indicate (write) absent at the top of all work being completed after
an absence to ensure that it is not counted as late.
Grading Scale: There will be many opportunities throughout the academic year
for students to earn grades. Grades will be calculated on a point system with
assignments requiring extended time and effort to complete being worth more
points. Cheating will result in an automatic zero (0) on an assignment. Late
work will be penalized 10 percent per day that the assignment is late. The
grading scale established for this class is:
90 – 100%
80 – 89%
70 – 79%
60 – 69 %
0 – 59%
Notebooks:
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F
Each student will be required to keep and maintain an interactive notebook.
These will be left in the classroom daily.
You should also have a 3 ring binder with paper to use for additional
assignments.
Classroom Guidelines:
1. Be Prepared. Students will bring their social studies notebook, pencil/pen,
homework and any assigned materials with them to class daily. At the
end of class, all students will take their belongings with them.
2. No food, drink, gum or candy is allowed in the classroom.
3. Teacher’s desk area is OFF LIMITS to students.
4. Be Respectful. All students are to respect the classroom and anything
and anybody in it.
5. Follow directions the first time they are given.
6. Follow all procedures and policies in handbooks and stated school-wide
rules.
Consequences for Breaking Guidelines:
As a school and classroom, we will adhere to “TRACKS” guidelines.
Classroom Procedures
1. Entering the classroom / start of class
a. Enter the room quietly.
b. Move directly to your seat
c. Get out all needed items for class (pencil, notebook, assignments)
d. Place homework on your desk.
e. Work on opener listed on the board/overhead.
f. Record the day’s assignment in Agenda book
g. Remain quiet and wait for class to begin.
2. When Tardy
a. Enter the room quietly.
b. Place your tardy slip on the bookshelf beside the door.
c. After leaving the tardy slip, move directly to your seat.
d. Get out all needed items for class.
e. If you cannot figure out what is occurring in class, ask your
neighbor, quietly and at an appropriate time.
3. When I need your attention
a. I will stand quietly and raise my hand.
b. When you see that the teacher has his/her hand raised, you raise
your hand.
c. After raising your hand, be sure that you are not talking or making
noise.
d. After raising your hand, look up and toward the teacher.
e. Wait patiently for the instructions/announcements.
4. Voice Level
a. Upon entering class each day, a voice level for the day’s activities
will be listed on the board.
b. A simple numbering system will be used to let students know the
expected noise level in the class
c. The voice level numbering system is:
i. Level 0 = no talking
ii. Level 1 = whispering
iii. Level 2 = normal inside voices
5. Labeling all work
a. All assignments/homework should be labeled with the following
information in the upper right hand corner of the paper: name,
date, class and name of assignment/page number.
6. Questions / getting the teacher’s attention
a. Should a student need to speak with the teacher or ask a
question, the student should raise his/her hand and wait to be
recognized prior to speaking.
b. No student may leave his/her seat or speak without permission.
7. After an Absence:
a. After class begins, raise your hand and I will come to you. Make
me aware of the date of your absence and I will catch you up.
8. Classroom Discussions
a. Our class will have several times when we will be involved in
whole class discussions. These discussions are great ways to
increase our understanding of the topics we are studying.
b. During a class discussion or during a presentation by another
student, everyone is to be silent and attentive.
c. Everyone’s opinions and ideas are worthwhile and meaningful.
Everyone deserves respect for what and how they believe.
d. Should anyone be critical of, make fun of or inappropriately laugh
at someone else, you will be dealt with using the disciplinary
guidelines.
9. Movement around the room
a. As a general rule, the students should remain their seats during
class.
b. If a student thinks that it is necessary to get out of his/her seat,
permission must be given by the teacher.
c. During some classes, especially during group activities, there will
be opportunities to move about the classroom. Specific
instructions will be given prior to these classes.
10. End of class
a. Any work not completed during class will be considered
homework that is due the following day, unless the teacher
indicates otherwise.
b. Class time continues until dismissed by the teacher. The bell nor
clock dismisses you from class.
c. Students must clean up their area prior to dismissal.
d. Upon dismissal, each student should push his/her chair under the
desk for which the chair is partnered.
e. Exiting the classroom should occur in an orderly fashion. No
pushing, shoving or running.
SPECIAL, MOST IMPORTANT GUIDELINE:
THIS CLASSROOM IS A “NO WHINING ZONE”. THIS MEANS THERE IS NO
WHINING OR COMPLAINING FOR ANY REASON!!!!!!
THIS IS, HOWEVER, A “LEARNING ZONE” YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN IN
A CLASSROOM THAT IS CARING AND RESPECTFUL TO ALL.
YOU ARE IN SCHOOL TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION THAT WILL HELP YOU
TO ACHIEVE YOUR FUTURE GOALS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT
YEAR!!!!!!!! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO TEACHING AND GETTING TO
KNOW EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!