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Welcome to Law 12. FLECs Bedford Room 205 Anne Levo Harrop 12:30 – 3:15 pm levohaa@staff.ednet.ns.ca alevo-harrop@hrsb.ca http://levohaa.hrsbteachers.ednet.ns.ca. Agenda. Welcome Safety Concerns Rules vs Laws Introductions Code of Conduct What is Law?
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Welcome to Law 12 FLECs Bedford Room 205 Anne Levo Harrop 12:30 – 3:15 pm levohaa@staff.ednet.ns.ca alevo-harrop@hrsb.ca http://levohaa.hrsbteachers.ednet.ns.ca
Agenda • Welcome • Safety Concerns • Rules vs Laws • Introductions • Code of Conduct • What is Law? • Test Your Knowledge About the Law Activity
Safety Concerns • Parking – none • Smoking – not a chance • Sign-Out Sheet • Fire Exit – down the end stairs and to the soccer field • Fire Drills and Isolation Drill • Roles and responsibilities during drills
Code of Conduct • What do you expect the classroom environment to look/feel/be like? (this the rights piece) • What needs to happen in the classroom to achieve the environment you want? (this is the responsibility’s piece) • My role? • Your role? • Attendance! • Main points on a piece of flip chart paper, please
Rules vs Laws Which of the following are laws; which are rules? • Be on time for class • Do not smoke on school property • Get your homework done on time • Wear your seatbelt • Do not smoke in a car with a child passenger • Turn off your cellphone in class or movie theatre • Guess which ones I want you to follow?
Class introductions • Team up with someone • Ask: • Name • Personal definition of “law” • Why are you taking Law 12 • Share • Class definition of “Law” • What does law tell us about society?
Definition from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/law noun 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. 2. any written or positive rule or collection of rules prescribed under the authority of the state or nation, as by the people in its constitution. Compare bylaw, statute law. 3. the controlling influence of such rules; the condition of society brought about by their observance: maintaining law and order. 4. a system or collection of such rules. 5. the department of knowledge concerned with these rules; jurisprudence: to study law.
Law Is Everywhere Activity • Since you got up this morning, where has law entered your life? • In table groups make a list • Read BLM 1-4. Complete instructions as printed.