Welcome Mrs Jones 8 th Grade Social Studies

Welcome Mrs. Jones 8 th Grade Social Studies Contact Information Phone: (425) 837 -4124 E-mail: jonesm 3@issaquah. wednet. edu Website: http: //www. blms. issaquah. wednet. edu/Teachers/jonesm 3/ Available: Before or after school. Feel free to call or e-mail to set up an appointment. Please take a moment to complete the Student Information forms.

About Me • B. A. and M. Ed. from University of Washington • Undergraduate Major - International Studies/Relations • 17 th year teaching middle school language arts, social studies and leadership. • 13 th year at BLMS • Prior to teaching - Human Resources/Recruiter • Originally from California. Washington resident for over 20 years • Married with a 3 lb Chihuahua, a French Bulldog and 2 horses • When I’m not at school, I’m at the barn • Love to travel, hike, run, and ride my horses • I also love to organize!

Behavior Expectations Respect for Self • Always do your best • Positively participate Respect for Others • Stay on task • Do not use ‘put downs’ • Respect other’s differences/opinions/property Respect for School • Raise your hand • Enter and exit the room quietly • Complete all assignments on time • Actively listen • Respect school property – Keep books covered!

Buddy BARKS tickets BLMS BUDDY BARKS Be: Accountable Respectful Kind Safe Way to Show your Bulldog Pride! Location_ o. Lunch/Commons o. Classroom o. Hallway o. Bus Loop o. Assemblies o. Drills o. Library/Computer Lab o__________ Given by: ___________ Date: ___________ Be: Accountable: o. Following directions o. Completing tasks o. Arriving on time and prepared o_________ Respectful: o. Respecting yourself and others o. Using conversational tones o. Keeping our school neat and clean o_________ Kind: o. Offering to help o. Including others o. Displaying gratitude o_________ Safe: o. Keeping hands/feet/objects to self o. Moving calmly through the halls o. Noticing and reporting hazards o _________ o. You went ABOVE and BEYOND!!

Social Studies Textbook/Supplemental Materials • TCI: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute • History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism – Online Textbooks Only • A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn Trimester 1 • Early Exploration • 13 Colonies/Slavery • American Revolution • JA - Junior Achievement – Finance Park Field Trip – Need parent volunteers Trimester 2 • JA - Junior Achievement – Finance Park Field Trip – Need parent volunteers • Constitution as a Working Document • Research Project/Argumentative Essay • Federalist Era Trimester 3 • Westward Expansion • Civil War/Slavery • Reconstruction

Junior Achievement Finance Park Field Trip All 8 th graders are required to complete the JA finance curriculum and attend the JA Finance Park field trip. Where: JA Business Park in Auburn When: A – F Monday, December 10 th G – N Tuesday, December 12 th O – Z Thursday, December 13 th Who: Older Students and Parent Volunteers!!! What: Helps students develop financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship, and to understand the actual “cost of living” for basic necessities of life.

Grading Criteria • Daily Work • Assessments/Projects 40% 60 % Progress Reports • Grades will be posted six times during the school year (Mid-term and end of Tri). • Grades are posted each time I enter an assignment in Skyward

Supply List Must Have Supplies • Three-Ring Binder (2 inch or larger) • Notebook Paper • Several Black/Blue/Red Pens and Pencils • Green, Blue, Pink and Yellow Highlighters • Electronic Storage Supplies (USB preferred) • Colored Pencils, Glue Sticks, Scissors, Sharpies, Markers • Sheet Protectors • Replenish supplies as needed (at least twice per trimester) Extra Supplies • Map of United States or Atlas • A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn

8 th Grade Homework • Expect homework regularly • Imperative that students complete and turn in their work on time, especially now that they are in 8 th grade. • No late work • Major assignments will be introduced with a handout of expectations, procedures and points. • Studying for tests – Study a little each night.

Absences • Make-Up Work/Due Dates – Students have one day for every day they are absent to turn in missing assignments or make-up tests. • Weekly Homework Board - Students need to check the “Weekly Homework” board for make up work and folders near the “Weekly Assignments” wall. • Website - Students also need to check my Website and the Homework Board for assignments they missed. • Test/Quiz Make-up - If a student misses a test or quiz, expect s/he to come in early or stay after school the next day. It is the student’s responsibility to set up a time with me. I will not follow up with them.

Website! Homework, Daily Activities, Policies and Weekly Newsletters are posted daily on my Website: Type: www. blms. issaquah. wednet. edu Click on: Teachers’ Websites Click on: Jones’ Social Studies Site

Thank You Thank you for your support. I look forward to teaching your child this year!