Intro

1. Objective 08/31/2011 Familiarize themselves with classroom rules and procedures. Intro Write down HW

2. Entering the Classroom • Enter respectfully • Sit in your seat immediately • Write down HW in Agenda • No Homework? Write down ‘None’ • Work on Intro quietly • Not in your seat or goofing off, you will exit the class, circle the hallway, and re-enter appropriately • If this makes you late, then you need a late pass

3. Tardies • All students are required to arrive to class on time. • If you are late, then you must go to the Dean’s office and receive a Tardy Lock Out Slip. • You will not be let back in until a pass has been given to you. • If you are not on task and are instructed exit and re-enter the classroom, it is possible to be tardy.

4. Intro activity • Sometimes I call this the Do Now or Jumpstart activity, but it needs to be immediately done at the beginning of class • The Intro activity can include any type of activity such as: • Answering questions • Writing prompt • Taking out supplies requested by teacher • Silent reading • Picking up worksheets from the front • Setting up a Lab • If you need to pick up a worksheet, make a loop around the classroom so as not to collide with students behind you.

5. Pencil Sharpening Pencils may be sharpened during the Intro activity without having to ask me Once class has begun, however, you must ask for permission to sharpen

6. Attendance • I will take attendance as you walk into my room and during the first few minutes of class. • Students will work on their Intro activity and remain silent during attendance. • Ms. Foltin will begin the class period by saying “Good morning/afternoon class.” • Students will reply in a respectful manner, “Good morning/afternoon Ms. Foltin.”

7. Daily Lesson • The agenda for the day will be written on the board for the students every day. • The daily lesson objective (what the student will learn) will be written on the board every day. • Each day a different student will read the objectives.

8. Cornell Notes Question Main Idea Vocab. Answer Description Definition Summary Cornell-Style Notes • Left portion of page • Questions • Main ideas • Vocabulary • Right portion of page • Answers to the question • Description of topic • Definition of vocabulary • Bottom of page • Summary

9. Outro Outro’s are discussion questions that need to be completed at the end of the lesson.

10. Communication • There is no talking once I begin the lesson. • Voice Level = 0 • During group work or Pair Sharing time you will either be at Voice Level 1 or 2 • Voice Level 1 = Whisper • Voice Level 2 = Quiet Voice • During presentations, the student presenter will be at Voice Level 4 • There will never be any shouting or yelling in the room.

11. Behavior • During class do NOT get up and move around the room without permission • If you need to throw something away, WAIT until the end of the period to toss garbage away • There is NO throwing anything in the classroom • Need a tissue? Raise your hand and ask for permission • Grab tissues in the beginning of class so you don’t have to get up during class

12. Bathroom Passes • I don’t let you leave for silly reasons, so don’t bother asking, only emergency bathroom requests. • Each marking period you will receive two bathroom passes (it’s on one slip) • Procedure: • Fill out pass • Peace sign • If I nod my head yes, give me pass to sign and take it with you to your destination. • No sharing passes • Both passes are filled, you can no longer leave until the next quarter. • If the pass is not used, you can turn it in at the end of the quarter for extra credit.

13. Dismissal • I dismiss you, not the bell. • Three requirements must be met in order for me to dismiss you: • Room is clean • You are sitting in your seat • You are quiet • You will exit the classroom through the door at the front of the classroom. • I will NOT give late passes if you are unable to fulfill the requirements.

14. Student Board • Monday - Grades are posted next to your ID number. • Wednesday – Missing Assignments are posted. Assignments are due Friday.

15. Missing Assignments • Your name will be posted on the Missing Assignments if at anytime and for any reason you did not hand in an assignment at the time it was collected. • Missing Assignments can include: • Homework • Projects • Labs • Quizzes • Missing Assignments are due FRIDAY. • More than 3 Missing Assignments, you will be assigned detention to complete those assignments

16. Absent • At the back of the classroom are folders with days of the week written on them. • Pick up the notes or assignments from the day you were absent. • All assignments are to be completed and turned in as soon as possible. • When in doubt, ask me for help or clarification.

17. Guests in the Classroom • If any student, teacher, or administrator enters the classroom: • Students will remain silent, on task, and attentive. • You never know who the guest may be!!!

18. Substitute Teachers • Any student that the substitute lists as being a behavior problem will receive an automatic after-school detention. • Any student that the substitute lists as being helpful will receive a reward. • Assignment: • You will complete a Substitute DO NOW plus a Section Review from the textbook. • All assignments will be completed and handed in for a GRADE

19. Fire Drill • When the fire alarm sounds we will line up in two columns. • We will exit through our EXIT door (front of classroom) and walk to back hallway door. • During the entire drill you are to be SILENT. • Once we are outside I will take attendance. ASSEMBLIES: we line up and are silent the same way as above

20. Cell Phones and Electronics • Cell phones, iPods, and other electronicsare not permitted in class. • If I see it or hear it, I take it. • It will be sent down to the Dean’s office and your parents will have to pick it up.

21. Extra Help and Extra Credit • Extra Help • I offer extra help in the morning and afternoon. • Morning – by appointment • Afternoon – anytime • Extra Credit: Is spontaneous. • Do NOT ask me for extra credit. If you cannot do the work that has already been given, why would I give you extra work?

22. Ms. Foltin’s Website http://my.ccsd.net/foltin Put this link in your “favorites” on your home computer Here you will find: • Homework Assignments and due dates • PowerPoints • Worksheets • Contact me at: JJFoltin@interact.ccsd.net

23. Who Am I? • Ms. Foltin • Place of origin – New Jersey • Favorite Sport – Tennis & Ice Hockey • Favorite Team – Dallas Cowboys & New Jersey Devils • Favorite Obsession – Star Wars • Random Facts – I ride a Suzuki SV-650

24. Earth Science • Minerals • Nevada Resources • Oceans • Plate Tectonics • Rocks • Soil • Space • Tornadoes • Volcanoes • Atmosphere • Climate • Earthquakes • Erosion • Fossils • Inside Earth • Geologic Timeline • Maps • Hurricanes

25. Objective 09/1/2011 Familiarize themselves with classroom rules and procedures. Outro What topic in Earth Science are you most excited about? Why?