Grade 7 Science

1. Grade 7 Science Mrs. HottleRoom 58

2. WELCOME TO MY CLASS!

3. Science should be fun! If you follow the rules and procedures set up for this class you will be all smiles just like the students in those pictures!

4. If we don’t follow the procedures and rules…. Yikes!

5. So, how this class runs, is decided by your behavior and your actions! • Which would you rather be?

6. Procedures for Mrs. Hottle’s Class • Entering the room • Leaving the room • Getting your attention • Getting my attention • Special Features Procedures

7. Entering the room Warm-up! • When you first enter my class, you will almost always notice a warm-up on the board. You are to write down the: • You are to come in, sit down and automatically begin the warm-up without me asking. • If you finish before others, please sit patiently until we go over the answer together. • Everyday, make sure to bring your textbook, warm-up book, and pencil!!! Date, Question and Answer

8. Leaving the room • When the bell rings, you are to stay seated until I dismiss you. • Please make sure to take all of your materials with you! This includes graded papers, pencils, textbooks, etc.! Do not leave anything on the floor! Someone will have to pick it up! So be considerate. • If we have a lab that day, you need to make sure you have enough time to clean your equipment and table area so that everything is ready to go for the next class. • If we are going to leave the room together to go to the computer lab that day, there is to be absolutely no talking in the hallway as we walk down. Participation points will be taken off for those who do not follow this rule.

9. Getting your attention Hello?! • When I attempt to get your attention, you will see me do this….Please stop talking and look immediately! If you continue talking after I’ve counted down, you may lose participation points.

10. Getting my attention • If you need to get my attention to go to the bathroom, hold up three fingers, I will either nod yes or no. You need to already have your planner filled out and prepared for me to sign: Time and Location. • If you need to sharpen your pencil, hold up your pencil • If you need to get out of your seat to get anything, like a tissue, or a piece of paper: Only up to two students at a time may get up and move around the classroom, and only during independent practice. Students do not need to ask permission to get a tissue or paper, but the student must look to make sure no one else is walking around.

11. Special Features!  • Ticket System • For every ticket you receive, there is a different reward • 1 Ticket- a piece of candy from the box • 2 Tickets- a prize from the box • 3 Tickets- forgiveness of one assignment previously given • Excluding tests and quizzes • How can you receive a ticket? • Good behavior • Answering a hard question • Working hard These are only a few examples!

12. Special Features!  • V.I.P System • Every week, I will pick 2 new V.I.Ps for the class • What does a V.I.P do? • Keeps everyone on task- during warm-ups, activities, labs • Passes back graded papers • Passes out worksheets for activities • Reminds the teacher, by raising 5 fingers that there’s 5 minutes remaining in class. • If the V.I.P does an excellent job that week, they will receive a ticket that may be saved along with their other tickets. At the end of the year, I will pick my top 5 V.I.Ps of the year and they will receive something extra special.

13. Special Features!  AWARDED TO: • *Science Stars* of the grading period • Every grading period I pick 1-2 science stars from each class and post their names on the bulletin board. • Science stars don’t have to be students! I pick students for different reasons. Here are some of the following: Hard work in the classroom Politeness/helpfulness to others Excellent grades Improvement in behavior Improvement in grades A+

14. Rules for Mrs. Hottle’s Class #1 • RESPECT is my rule in this classroom! Please be respectful while I am teaching and be respectful to your classmates. • NO talking while I am teaching- this goes along with respect! • NO complaining! There is no productivity in complaining and it will not get you or anyone else out of an assignment or homework! So don’t do it! • NO writing on the desks! This will result in the student cleaning all of the desks in the room. • NO food or drinks in the classroom! • All electronics must be off and put away • Finally, if there is anything else you are unsure of, please look at the school’s rules and guidelines and be smart! Rules

15. Steps of discipline… • Verbal warning • Discipline Packet or Participation points taken off • Note sent home to parent/guardian • This needs to be signed by parent/guardian and returned to me • Call home • Detention

16. Extras • Late Work • Missed work • Participation points • Important papers that will continue to “appear” in front of you • What to do when you get done early with an activity

17. Late Work • At the beginning of the period when I ask for you to hand in your paper, you will receive full credit • If you turn in your paper the day after the assignment was due, you will be deducted 2 points from that assignment. • Anytime after this, you will automatically receive a 50%. If you don’t turn in even just a couple assignments, it will significantly affect your grade! Trust me, I have seen it time and time again! • Even a cou

18. Missed Work • If you were absent the day before, you need to take these steps: • Look in the worksheet bin for papers given yesterday • Ask a friend if there was a warm-up the day before. If there was, copy down the date, question and answer from their warm-up book. Also ask them if we took notes. Copy those down as well. • If you didn’t get to hand in an assignment that was due yesterday, just come up and hand it in to me. • If you have any other questions about the class from the day before, please come and ask me.

19. Participation Points • Every student starts with a 10/10 for their participation grade at the start of each grading period. So congratulations, you all have an A so far! • Most students end up with a 10/10 by the end of the grading period just by doing their work and behaving appropriately in class • If a student misbehaves in class via talking, rudeness, etc. they will be told that they are going to have a point taken off for that day. • I have seen students that have received a 6/10 by the end of the grading period and it made a difference letter grades! It’s not super common but it has happened!

20. Important papers for this class • Vocab Packet • Received at the beginning of each chapter as homework • If you keep this packet for the day of the test, you will receive 2 bonus points! • Chapter Notes Guideline • Also received at the beginning of each chapter. It is to be filled out while we go over the PowerPoint notes. • Keep this as well! It will be a great help when it comes time for the test!

21. What to do if you get done early I’m done with the assignment, now what?? • Look over your vocab packet • Look over your study guide if you have been given one • Read a book • Read one of the books in the back of the room

22. Wrapping up! • This is a lot of information to take in but I promise, if you follow these rules and procedures during our class, things will go so smoothly and we will be able to science! It’s all up to you!  ENJOY