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Welcome to 8th GradeWelcome to 8th GradeMrs.
Richardson’s8th grade
Language Arts class
Mrs. Richardson’s
8th gradeLanguage Arts
class
Am I in the correct room???Am I in the correct room???
Mrs. Richardson 8th Grade Track 1
Mrs. Richardson 8th Grade Track 1
Where in the world do I sit?Where in the world do I sit?
Alphabetical Order Until I learn your names
These seats are your permanent seating arrangement until further notice
Alphabetical Order Until I learn your names
These seats are your permanent seating arrangement until further notice
Who is this teacher as a person?
Who is this teacher as a person?
Fun Loves:
Books Coffee Chocolate
Wingate University &East Carolina Graduate Played Soccer/Cheered From ATL Excited about you!
Fun Loves:
Books Coffee Chocolate
Wingate University &East Carolina Graduate Played Soccer/Cheered From ATL Excited about you!
Will this teacher treat me fairly?
Will this teacher treat me fairly?
YES!!! ALWAYS!!
YES!!! ALWAYS!!
What will I be doing this year?
What will I be doing this year? Grammar
Flip Video notes due every Tuesday Articles of the Week
due every Tuesday before Discussions & Grammar Lesson
Reading Novels, Short Stories, Poems, and more! 40 Book Challenge
Grammar Flip Video notes due every Tuesday
Articles of the Week due every Tuesday before Discussions
& Grammar Lesson Reading Novels, Short Stories,
Poems, and more! 40 Book Challenge
Calendar: Know the Date and What’s Going On At School
Calendar: Know the Date and What’s Going On At School
How will I be graded?How will I be graded? By your homework, class work, projects,
quizzes, essays, and tests Projects, Tests, Essays, and Readers
Responses = 100 points each AOTWs = 20 points Quizzes = 20 points Classwork = 10 points Formative Assessments = checked off
Grades will be given out in Interim Reports every 4 ½ weeks
Bonus points are available
By your homework, class work, projects, quizzes, essays, and tests Projects, Tests, Essays, and Readers
Responses = 100 points each AOTWs = 20 points Quizzes = 20 points Classwork = 10 points Formative Assessments = checked off
Grades will be given out in Interim Reports every 4 ½ weeks
Bonus points are available
What Supplies Do I Need?What Supplies Do I Need? 3-ring Binder Dividers: Grammar, Flip Video
Notes, Literature, Writing, Class Info Notebook Paper Blue/Black Pens Pencils Flash Drive Colored Pencils, markers, crayons
3-ring Binder Dividers: Grammar, Flip Video
Notes, Literature, Writing, Class Info Notebook Paper Blue/Black Pens Pencils Flash Drive Colored Pencils, markers, crayons
What Supplies Can I Donate?What Supplies Can I Donate?
Tissues/Kleenex Paper Towels Lysol Wipes Index Cards Colored Copy Paper Ear buds/ Headphones Handheld pencil sharperners
Tissues/Kleenex Paper Towels Lysol Wipes Index Cards Colored Copy Paper Ear buds/ Headphones Handheld pencil sharperners
How Do I Contact the Teacher?
How Do I Contact the Teacher? School web-site
School E-mail
Student to Teacher: Google Voice Texting: (919) 764-4758
School web-site School E-mail
Student to Teacher: Google Voice Texting: (919) 764-4758
Mrs. Richardson’s Classroom Contract
Mrs. Richardson’s Classroom Contract
Guidelines
Procedures
Guidelines
Procedures
Guideline #1Guideline #1
Be in your assigned seat and begin working on the warm-up on the board before the tardy bell rings. Warm-up Worksheet
Be in your assigned seat and begin working on the warm-up on the board before the tardy bell rings. Warm-up Worksheet
Guideline #2Guideline #2
Bring ALL classroom books and materials to class and take them with you when you leave. Blue/Black ink pens and pencils
Special Pencil rule
Bring ALL classroom books and materials to class and take them with you when you leave. Blue/Black ink pens and pencils
Special Pencil rule
Guideline #3Guideline #3
Follow all directions the FIRST time they are given.
Follow all directions the FIRST time they are given.
Guideline #4Guideline #4
Treat each person in this room with respect and dignity.
Treat each person in this room with respect and dignity.
Guideline #5Guideline #5
Follow all procedures and policies as outlined in the DRMS and Wake County Schools student handbook.
Follow all procedures and policies as outlined in the DRMS and Wake County Schools student handbook.
Special GuidelineSpecial Guideline
This classroom is a “No Whining Zone”. That means there will be no whining for any reason.
Everything I do is in your best interest, so please… respect the “No Whining Zone” guideline.
This classroom is a “No Whining Zone”. That means there will be no whining for any reason.
Everything I do is in your best interest, so please… respect the “No Whining Zone” guideline.
Guideline Infraction Notice(Within the Same Class/Day)Guideline Infraction Notice
(Within the Same Class/Day) Warning Silent Lunch and Parent Phone Call In Team and Parent Phone Call Go to the Front Office with a Write-
Up and Parent Phone Call
Warning Silent Lunch and Parent Phone Call In Team and Parent Phone Call Go to the Front Office with a Write-
Up and Parent Phone Call
8th Grade Team Policies8th Grade Team Policies Gum:
Do not have this at any time Cell phones:
Lock them in your lockers or put them in the bucket at the front of the classroom (If it goes off here, it’s “safe”)
Special Rule for Cell Phones Only have these out in the classroom with teacher
permission for technology BYOD lessons Book bags:
Put these in your lockers
Gum: Do not have this at any time
Cell phones: Lock them in your lockers or put them in the
bucket at the front of the classroom (If it goes off here, it’s “safe”)
Special Rule for Cell Phones Only have these out in the classroom with teacher
permission for technology BYOD lessons Book bags:
Put these in your lockers
Following Guidelines will result in…
Following Guidelines will result in…
Verbal Acknowledgement A stress-free learning environment A pleasant and orderly atmosphere And… SPLASH TICKETS!!!
Verbal Acknowledgement A stress-free learning environment A pleasant and orderly atmosphere And… SPLASH TICKETS!!!
SPLASH Ticket PrizesSPLASH Ticket Prizes
Put tickets in the SPLASH box at lunch for quarterly prizes
Earn team SPLASH awards for good behavior!
Put tickets in the SPLASH box at lunch for quarterly prizes
Earn team SPLASH awards for good behavior!
Severe ClauseSevere Clause
Any student who uses profanity, fights, damages school property (this includes property of the teacher and of other students), or is disrespectful (as defined by the teacher) will be sent to the office IMMEDIATELY.
Any student who uses profanity, fights, damages school property (this includes property of the teacher and of other students), or is disrespectful (as defined by the teacher) will be sent to the office IMMEDIATELY.
Entering the RoomEntering the Room
Please enter quietly Have a seat Take out your materials Review the agenda Begin opening assignment
Please enter quietly Have a seat Take out your materials Review the agenda Begin opening assignment
When you are tardy…When you are tardy…
Enter quietly Show me your SIGNED pass to class Take out your materials
Enter quietly Show me your SIGNED pass to class Take out your materials
Getting Your AttentionGetting Your Attention I will:
Stand at the front of the class Raise my hand and say “Give me three” Wait for everyone to be quiet and raise his/her hand as well Begin speaking
I will: Stand at the front of the class Raise my hand and say “Give me three” Wait for everyone to be quiet and raise his/her hand as well Begin speaking
Paper HeadingPaper Heading
MLA Format John Smith 1st Period 07/30/2014
Place on ALL assignments Write this at the TOP of your paper
on the RIGHT-HAND side
MLA Format John Smith 1st Period 07/30/2014
Place on ALL assignments Write this at the TOP of your paper
on the RIGHT-HAND side
After an EXCUSED absence:After an EXCUSED absence: Go the “Make-up Work” folder Take the Make-up Work/any other hand-outs with your name on them You are responsible for making up your work andExtra Copies are posted on my website
Go the “Make-up Work” folder Take the Make-up Work/any other hand-outs with your name on them You are responsible for making up your work andExtra Copies are posted on my website
Finish Class Work EarlyFinish Class Work Early
Now what in the world do I do??? Now what in the world do I do???
What to do next ActivitiesWhat to do next Activities Work on unfinished ELA assignments Read your DEAR novel Work on your Article of the Week Start on tonight’s homework Complete Bonus Points assignments Check-out Mrs. Richardson’s “Now I’m
Done” Book Shelf
Work on unfinished ELA assignments Read your DEAR novel Work on your Article of the Week Start on tonight’s homework Complete Bonus Points assignments Check-out Mrs. Richardson’s “Now I’m
Done” Book Shelf
Scheduled Check-outsScheduled Check-outs Please let me know as you enter the
classroom I will be at the door as you enter
Quietly raise your hand to get my attention
Pack your materials and leave at the scheduled time
If it is an emergency, quickly get my attention and I will assist you
Please let me know as you enter the classroom I will be at the door as you enter
Quietly raise your hand to get my attention
Pack your materials and leave at the scheduled time
If it is an emergency, quickly get my attention and I will assist you
AgendasAgendas
Use these to write your homework down EVERY day Yes, even if the homework is
“Nothing” I will check these as you leave
class each day
Use these to write your homework down EVERY day Yes, even if the homework is
“Nothing” I will check these as you leave
class each day
What’s the Hall Pass Look Like?
What’s the Hall Pass Look Like?
Your agenda is your hall pass No agenda= No hall pass No hall pass= You do not go
anywhere You must use your 8th Grade Track 1
EXIT Passes to leave during classtime (locker, bathroom, water, etc.)
Your agenda is your hall pass No agenda= No hall pass No hall pass= You do not go
anywhere You must use your 8th Grade Track 1
EXIT Passes to leave during classtime (locker, bathroom, water, etc.)
Turning in PapersTurning in Papers
Pass to the center of the room and then forward to the front row
Mrs. Richardson will come around and collect the work
Pass to the center of the room and then forward to the front row
Mrs. Richardson will come around and collect the work
Classroom DiscussionsClassroom Discussions
PLEASE participate I want to hear what you have to say Make all questions and comments
relevant to the current topic/situation If your question is off the topic,
please write it down and ask later
PLEASE participate I want to hear what you have to say Make all questions and comments
relevant to the current topic/situation If your question is off the topic,
please write it down and ask later
Bathroom Breaks, Locker time, and Office Visits
Bathroom Breaks, Locker time, and Office Visits
Go before class begins In case of Emergency:
You can leave class if there is an extreme emergency
Go before class begins In case of Emergency:
You can leave class if there is an extreme emergency
Food… mmmm… I’m HungryFood… mmmm… I’m Hungry
Leave all food in your lockers or the cafeteria
NO FOOD in the classrooms for any reason
Leave all food in your lockers or the cafeteria
NO FOOD in the classrooms for any reason
Lunch at 10:50amLunch at 10:50am We will line up as a Track (Ahead
of the other two Tracks on the 8th grade hall)
Walk in a single file line down to the Cafeteria
Get in line to get your lunch We sit on the side of the Cafeteria
closest to Courtyard
We will line up as a Track (Ahead of the other two Tracks on the 8th grade hall)
Walk in a single file line down to the Cafeteria
Get in line to get your lunch We sit on the side of the Cafeteria
closest to Courtyard
Moving around the roomMoving around the room
You must ask permission (Raise your hand to ask permission)
Do not ask during a classroom discussion unless it is an emergency
You must ask permission (Raise your hand to ask permission)
Do not ask during a classroom discussion unless it is an emergency
Class DismissalClass Dismissal
The teacher dismisses you, NOT the bell
Do not start packing up until the bell rings
Wait until the teacher finishes and officially dismisses you with “Have a nice day”
The teacher dismisses you, NOT the bell
Do not start packing up until the bell rings
Wait until the teacher finishes and officially dismisses you with “Have a nice day”
Special ProceduresThese will be introduced on a “need to know” basis
Special ProceduresThese will be introduced on a “need to know” basis
Library/ Media Center First Trip is July 16th, 2015
Special Guests Progress Reports
First Interim is in August Working Cooperatively Fire Drill/ Lock Down Drill Intercom Announcements Assemblies/Pep Rallies Substitute Teachers
Library/ Media Center First Trip is July 16th, 2015
Special Guests Progress Reports
First Interim is in August Working Cooperatively Fire Drill/ Lock Down Drill Intercom Announcements Assemblies/Pep Rallies Substitute Teachers