MRS SPEARS 8 Grade Science I Grew up

MRS. SPEARS 8 Grade Science

• I Grew up on Long Island, New York • I have traveled out of the country to South Africa, Zambia, Brazil, Haiti, St. Marrten, and Bermuda

Before moving to NC I taught 8 th grade science for 2 years in Lakeland FL

MAISY!

Rules • Be RESPECTFUL • Be PREPARED • Be COOPERATIVE

1. Get your name tag and other worksheets from front 2. Take your seat and make name-tag visible 3. Get out your Do NOW paper • Any deviations from routine will be posted on SMART board.

Trash Water Sharpen Pencil Question Bathroom DURING CLASS I will makepermission. eyecontactand with • Don’t get up for any reason without I will make eye signal five fingers in the air If. Iyou, IAll nod yes, go to will make eye contact and the signal NEAREST ‘Yes’ or ‘Wait’. I nod my head ‘yes’ you ‘Yes’means orif ‘Wait’. that you have a trash can without talking or You do NOT need a pass, may proceeded to the you must When using the restroom question. Wait to be called disrupting those around you sharpener. But you DO need to do the following: on, calling out will not be Fill out the Sign-Out 1. Fill out the Sign-Out sheet tolerated sheet located on the Door Pass 2. Take the Bathroom

Agenda • USE THE AGENDA!! • Homework, Quizzes, and Tests WILL always be posted on board! • Will be required for students leaving the room for ANY reason! • You may not use others’ agendas. • Doing so could lead to a write-up and disciplinary action. • It could also lead to complete and total refusal of leaving the classroom.

• We work from bell to bell! • If you finish your work early, you may quietly read for pleasure, work on another class’ assignment, or ask for a puzzle to complete. • 1 puzzle=5 extra credit points. Some worth MORE!

• The teacher dismisses class, not the bell. • Class will not be dismissed until desks are put back in order and all textbooks and binders are put back on shelves.

• If the emergency signal starts to ring walk out the door, make a right and exit the building • Form a single file line on the field where I stand.

• Check the class website: Spears 8 Science. wordpress. com to see what was missed • Make up work should be placed in the bottom shelf on the stackable

Consequences • Verbal Warning • Seat Change/Isolation • Timeout in another classroom • Lunch Detention (Silent Lunch) • Phone call home • Office Referral Serious offences will result in IMMEDIATE office intervention Consequences are given at the teacher’s discretion

First and Last Name, Date, & Core required on ALL work

Materials • 1. 5”-2” Binder • Loose-Leaf Paper • Pens and/or pencils • Highlighters • Hole Puncher • 2 Pocket Folder • Calculator • Color pencils and/or crayons • 400 3 x 5 index cards.

CLASS WEBSITE • Spears 8 Science. wordpress. com • bb 9. wcpss. net • Text Alerts: • Text the #: 81010 • Message: @Spears 8