Welcome to Chemistry! • Mrs. Bovenkerk • Room 235 • Please complete introduction sheet while attendance is taken http://chemistry.skola.edu.mt/wpcontent/uploads/2012/07/chemistry.jpg Today’s Goals and Agenda • Goal: To get to know each other and some procedures followed in Chemistry class. • Agenda: – Complete introduction sheets – Review syllabus/safety contracts Safety Contracts • Safety Contracts must be signed and returned on or before the first day of lab in order to participate in lab activities • This is a legal issue • Safety is the NUMBER ONE priority in Chemistry Lab! • Please print your name CLEARLY on your Safety Contract • Contract is also available on my Wiki Chemistry Syllabus • General Classroom Rules • All school rules and policies found in the N-Book apply in this classroom • Treat the teacher, other students and the classroom with respect • Be prepared for class (see below for requirements) • Be on TIME! • No food or drink is permitted at anytime in the classroom • Leave bags, purses and head coverings in your locker. • Cell phones and headphones MUST be put away during class time and NOT on top of your desk! • Follow all procedures that are outlined in the syllabus Science Department Detentions • Mondays and Thursdays after school, 2:35 – 3:05 pm • Door closes at 2:35 promptly • Bring your ID and some homework! • No sleeping or talking • Cell phones will NOT be permitted. Materials • • • • • Pen or Pencil Chemistry Notebook/Packet Scientific or Graphing Calculator (REQUIRED) Folder Textbooks - available for use during class or may be checked out of the library • If you need to borrow a pen/pencil, you must do so within the first 5 minutes of class AND provide collateral. Chemistry WikiSpace/Online Textbook • What will I find on the Wikispace? – Tools, Online Resources – Powerpoints – Calculator Resources – Class and Assignment Calendar – Helpful links for each Chapter – Photos and Class highlights (coming soon…) • http://mrsbchemistry.wikispaces.com/ Hall Passes • Hall passes are distributed at the beginning and collected at the end of each marking period • Please put your name in ink, you will NOT get a replacement if lost or stolen • ID IS REQUIRED Lateness • You should be inside the room (past the door) and in your seat when the bell rings. • Late consequences (without a valid hall pass) • Under one minute – you may trade a hall pass or serve a detention • 1 – 15 minutes late – detention will be assigned • Over 15 minutes – referral will be submitted • Work missed due to unexcused lateness or cutting class is an automatic zero and cannot be made up Grading and Absences • Grading – see syllabus • Absences – It is YOUR responsibility to make up missed assignments in a timely fashion – Tests, Quizzes and Class work can be made up, Labs cannot. All work must be made up outside of class time. Fire Drills! • During a fire drill – All students calmly exit the classroom, turn left and go down Stairwell 3 to the FIRST FLOOR – Continue ACROSS the bridge and exit out of the FORUM doors. – Once outside locate the area for Classroom 235 – ALL students MUST REPORT to the teacher immediately – When the drill is over you are to report back to class, NO WANDERING! – Failure to comply will result in a discipline referral A look ahead… • Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays are 43 minute classes • Wednesdays and Thursdays are 86 minutes – Lab Days!! – Our first lab will be on Wed ( ) or Thurs ( ) – Period 5 has A lunch on M, T, F and C lunch on W • Chapter 1 – Elements, Ions and Isotopes! What are elements? • Element – simplest form of matter that cannot be broken down further without changing it’s identity • Every element can be found on the Periodic Table (118) and each has its own unique properties • The NEW Periodic Table Song (In Order) YouTube