7th Grade English Classroom Procedures 2011-2012 Mr. Bax
Welcome to 7th Grade English! Before we begin our journey through the upcoming year, it’s probably best if we get some classroom procedures in place and out of the way. If you follow these, do your work and have fun doing it, and constantly have a smile on your brain, then you probably are going to have a very successful and enjoyable time in English class. If you choose not to follow these procedures or are a grump, then you will not only ruin class for yourself, but also your peers. These procedures are being put into place not to inconvenience you in any way, but instead to insure that both you and your peers have a healthful learning environment in this classroom. Everybody should have a chance to learn, right?
What You Need to Bring to Make Sure You Are a Rock Star in this Class on a Daily Basis · A pen or pencil. If you forget this, I’ll trade you one for a shoe. You don’t even need to ask. Just kick your shoe off underneath the turtle tank and take a pencil from the blue water-bottle on my desk. At the end of class, return the pencil and take your shoe back. Be cautioned, however, that I only put five pencils in the water-bottle per week. Once they are gone, they are gone. · Your planner. This is your ticket to get anywhere in the building. You are also required to write the daily “I can…” objectives for each of your classes in this. Finally, we will be taping our spelling lists and grade tracking sheets into it each week. Are you starting to understand how important this thing is? · Your English Folder. This is provided to you on the first day. Think of this like a documents folder on the desktop of your computer. Anything and everything I hand out in class should be kept in this folder. This must-must-must stay in the classroom. If you lose it or destroy it, you are responsible for replacing it. · Your Journal. This is also provided to you on the first day and must-must-must stay in the classroom. You will be using it every day that you are in this class. Again, if you lose or destroy it, you are responsible for supplying its replacement. · A Personal Reading Book. We will be going to the library on a regular basis to check out books. You may also bring a book from home, or check one out from the classroom library. I do ask, however, that you please keep me informed at all times on what book you are reading for class when. If you come to class without a personal reading book, see me and I will give you a magazine article to read and answer questions about. · An Active and Alert Brain. I will not hesitate to have you do jumping jacks to wake-up. Trust me on this.
Grading Scale 90%+ A 85-89% B+ 80-84% B 75-79% C+ 70-74% C 65-69% D+ 60-64% D <60% F
Other Procedures to Live By Follow these if you want to survive!!! 1. Be to class on time, every time. No one should be “superman-ing” through the door at the last possible second. By the time I close (and lock) the door to signal the start of class, you should be in your seat, keeping quiet, and either working on the “Daily Kickoff” in your journal or personal reading. If you are late, quietly knock on the door and wait for someone to answer. I will get you a tardy pink slip and you will be last in line for lunch. Easy enough. 2. Bring all needed materials to class. This includes everything from the list above, as well as any homework you may have finished the night before. This is crucial. 3. Follow all directions without question or whining. Whatever I ask you to do is going to have to get done anyway, so let’s just speed up the process and get it done. 4. “Holla Back”. I say “holla”, you say “back”. “Holla”… “Holla”… 5. If you are sick from class and need to make up work... There are a few different ways to find out what you missed. The first way would be to simply ask a friend to see their planner from the previous class. If they followed instructions and wrote down the daily objectives, then it should be a piece of cake to figure out. You can also check out the classroom website. I list the daily objectives, a brief overview of what was discussed, as well as a downloadable file of any handouts that you can print off on your own. I will give more info on this later. Finally, as a very last resort, you can ask me. 6. Stay in your seat unless instructed to move. 7. Assignments and projects. Have these done on time. A huge focus of this school year is going to be on getting all (summative and formative) assignments turned in. You are only holding yourself back if you don’t do this. We will be taking time each week in the computer lab in this class to list your grades and assignments for all of your classes, so ignorance is not an excuse. 8. Do not talk out of turn. There will be times when we are having a group discussion and you may speak whenever, but a good rule of thumb is to raise your hand when you want to speak or ask a question. 9. If you need to go to the restroom, just ask. The restroom is right next door, so you should be able to make it there and back within 3-4 minutes. Just remember to get your planner signed (fill this out before asking) and to wash your hands. We will be taking a five-minute break halfway through each class to use the restroom and grab a drink. 10. This classroom has an open door. If you want or need to stop by before school or after school to talk about something, go ahead and do it. Don’t be shy. I’m here to help you be successful. 11. Have fun. We do a lot of cool things in 7th Grade English, especially dealing with technology and pop-culture. I listen to the same types of music, watch a lot of the same types of TV shows, and surf the internet just like you do in your spare time.
Around the Classroom Sometimes some things just need more explaining 1. The technology table. This is the table that is front and center in the classroom. It holds lots of very sensitive and veeeeeerrry expensive pieces of equipment. Therefore, it is best that you do not even attempt to touch anything on or near this table without the express permission of Mr. Bax. This also applies to any other equipment in the room AND anything on Mr. Bax’s desk. 2. The Classroom Library. This is for your use. If you want to check out a book from here, sign it out with your name and the date on the sheet above the pencil sharpener. When you are done with it, cross your name off of the sheet. Easy. 3. The Textbooks/Spelling Books. In order to keep these neat and clean, please do not write in, on, or around the pages of cover. Also, do not rip or fold the pages. If a case arises where you would ever need to take one of these books home, check it out using the same system as the classroom library. 4. BIST. As a good 7th grade student at Lefler, you should already be familiar with this. If you are not, just ask. I will hold you to it. 5. The Turtle Tank. Turtle (yes, that’s really his name) has been with me since I graduated college. He’s been a very loyal friend. Please respect him by not tapping on the glass or putting anything in his tank. You wouldn’t like it if he came and tapped on your forehead, would you? 6. Journals and Handing Assignments In. Each class has a colored crate/bin on the countertop opposite the windows in the classroom. This is where you will keep your in-class journals and folders. There are also two inboxes on the desk next to Turtle’s tank. Make sure your completed assignments make it into the correct inbox, or it might be lost. Also, do not forget your name! 7. The Sink. Please do not turn this on unless you have permission. It is a privilege to have this in the classroom, and if it becomes a problem the water will be shut off. 8. The Website. I will have a separate handout for this later in the week. Go here for missing assignments, links to other places on the web, or just to explore. We will use this on a weekly basis in class. 9. Other… Should anything else come up throughout the course of the year, as the teacher in this classroom I reserve the right to make additions to these procedures for the betterment of the class.
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