FIND YOUR SEAT QUICKLY AND QUIETLY Silently read

FIND YOUR SEAT QUICKLY AND QUIETLY! Silently read the lab safety contract provided & then sign it Please take it home for your parents to read & sign tonight (HW) You may not participate in any labs without turning this sheet in!

CLEAR YOUR DESK COMPLETELY EXCEPT FOR ONE PIECE OF PAPER AND A PENCIL!!! SIT QUIETLY AND WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS!

“CRINGE WORTHY LAB SAFETY” VIDEO CLIP

“RAMSEY” RULES AND PROCEDURES These will make sure we have a smooth, easy, enjoyable year!

RULE #1 Be in your assigned seat and working on the Mind Stretcher when the Frequent tardiness will tardy bell rings. result in a mark to your behavior plan. (What’s a Mind Stretcher? )

COPY THE QUESTION!!!

le: p m xa Mind Stretcher: 8 -1 -17 E 1. What do you do when arriving to science class each day? • I will come in quietly and sit down. • I’ll copy the HW in my agenda • I’ll write the Mind Stretcher question and begin answering it

Be Prepared! Need to borrow a pencil every once in a while? You may take ONE from the basket… ALL 4 MUST be returned to the board BEFORE anyone will be dismissed from class!! My “Materials Manager” will help ensure pencils are returned daily

RULE #2 Bring ALL books and materials to class and take them with you when you leave.

RULE #3 Maximize learning time by staying focused on the task.

RULE #4 Treat each person in this room with respect and dignity.

RULE #5 Follow all procedures & policies in your LMS agenda

FOLLOWING CLASS RULES WILL RESULT IN: Verbal Praise A stress free learning environment A pleasant and orderly classroom atmosphere

NOT FOLLOWING RULES WILL RESULT IN: �Teachable Moment/Warning Documentation in Parent. VUE & Student/Teacher discussion Silent Lunch Detention and Parent Conference Office Referral *Parental Contact and a Behavior Mark will occur at each level beyond the initial warning!

SEVERE CLAUSE Any student who uses profanity, fights, damages school property (this includes the property of the teacher and other students), or is disrespectful (as defined by the teacher) will be sent to the office IMMEDIATELY and will receive an office referral.

CLASS PROCEDURES As Montell Jordan would say, “This is how we do it…”

Turn in your safety contract!

ENTERING THE ROOM Please Place enter quietly & have a seat your agenda on top of your desk Review agenda Begin the board & copy HW into the Mind Stretcher

WHEN YOU ARE TARDY Enter quietly Excused or Unexcused: Take your seat, put your agenda (with or without your pass) on your desk. I will come to you. Take out your materials and begin working silently. No pass in agenda= Behavior mark/ (Tardy) in Parent. VUE after first warning

GETTING YOUR ATTENTION I will stand in front of the class I will say “ 3 -2 -1, FREEZE”. No students should be talking when I get to “freeze”.

HAVE TRASH? Throw it away at the END of class when you are dismissed!!

AFTER AN EXCUSED ABSENCE Go to the blog and find out what you missed that day. Do this before you return. Print any hand-outs from the blog. Check the “Class Agenda” calendar for any other items you may have missed. Extra hand-outs may also be found in the “MISSED WORK” yellow class folders under the calendar. üExtra Tutoring is available as needed before school…please speak with me to arrange it.

ANY QUESTIONS OVER THE CLASS RULES OR PROCEDURES?

STUDENT SEARCH ACTIVITY On the back of the “ 10 Things to Know” sheet… Preview ALL questions…do not answer any on your own sheet When I say to begin, you will walk around the room and QUIETLY ask students these questions and fill in their answer/name in each box You must have a different person in each box (if at all possible) When finished, return to your seat and silently raise your hand so I know you are finished first!

MIND STRETCHER 8 -4 -17 What are the differences between summative and formative assessments? START TEXTBOOK SCAVENGER HUNT! DO NOT WRITE ON PRETEST

ANSWER Summative is a SUMMARY of all material of a unit or large portion of learning. Formative is a small assessment based on a day or few days of work

CLASS HELPERS… I NEED A VOLUNTEER! Manage attendance- count everyone Materials- check my pencils and papers Paper Passer- pass out and back papers please

PAPER PASSER’S 1 ST JOB: PASS OUT “ 5 MINUTE QUIZ” SHEETS! Put your new Mind Stretcher sheet in your science notebook. You day! will use this same sheet every

UNIT TOPICS FOR THE YEAR: Ecology Biomes Cells/Human Genetics Evolution Classification Body

WHAT UNITS ARE WE LEARNING THIS QUARTER? Ecology: Interdependence of Life Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling

HOW WILL I BE GRADED? Category Titles Summative Assessments (Tests, Projects/Labs) Formative Assessments (Tickets out the Door, Quizzes, Classwork) Homework Weights 60% 40% Non-Graded (Essential for student success) Behavior Management (A zero = no behavior issues) Non-Graded

HOMEWORK Listed on Learning Plan at the beginning of each unit On the DUE DATE…you will get out your HW and it will be recorded as follows: � 3 - Fully complete (Both Directed Reading & Section Review are finished on time) � 2 - More than ½ complete (Directed reading is finished, but you forgot to do the section review) � 1 - Less than ½ complete � 0 - Did not do HW (or you don’t have it to turn in)

SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS Class set provided in room Online logins provided for use out of school Still want a textbook to keep at home? �Sign your first & last name on the list. (clipboard coming around)

OPEN TO YOUR BIRTHDAY IN YOUR AGENDA. COPY THE FOLLOWING EXACTLY AS YOU SEE IT BELOW: Online Science Book my. hrw. com username: lhawks 48 password: lovinggood

LEARNING INVENTORY Complete learning inventory provided After scoring and determining your best LEARNING STYLE, fill out an index card as seen below: First & Last Name Rank your 3 learning styles from highest score to lowest score: EXAMPLE: 1 st (highest score)- Visual 2 nd (middle score)- Kinesthetic 3 rd (lowest score)- Auditory

NEXT STEPS… You keep the actual learning inventory sheet in your notebook Put your index card in ONE STACK on your group table If time…let’s discuss our Student Search Activity!

THURSDAY- SLO PRETEST ON REMOTES Then do textbook scavenger hunt OR learning inventory silently

FRI- TEXTBOOK SCAVENGER HUNT When you finish your pretest, turn your scantron upside down in the middle of your table. Stack the class set of test copies on your group table as well. Use a textbook and fill out the scavenger hunt organizer provided. You may write on it! If you cannot figure out an answer, skip it and come back to it! Remember- No Talking & Stay Seated!