7th Grade Science Classroom Agenda

1. Room 103 / Pease / Science • Look for the number on the card you received when you came in. • Please sit silently at the table with same number as written on slip of paper handed at door by Coach Pease. • Collect Please Do Now (name pennant) to complete quietly at your seat. • Be creative, take your time Student Name Selfie Draw picture or printed picture Science is.. List 2 things you like about science.

2. Welcome to 7th Grade Room: 107 Teacher: Coach Pease www.evene.fr/citations/mot.php?mot=science

3. Class Room Agenda for Today • Complete Lab Safety Card Sort • Class Procedures / Expectation Power Point • Hand out Forms to be signed by Parents • Answer any Questions

4. Entering the Room Procedure • 1. Take care of Bathroom, Drinks and so forth before you enter the room. • 2. Collect P.D.N. at the board • 3. Read the Projector Screen for additional instructions. • 4. Sharpen Pencil before you take your seat. • 5. Sit quietly at assigned seat and complete P.D.N. Let’s Practice…

5. Overall Class Expectations • 1. Have all appropriate materials and supplies at your table and be seated when the bell rings • 2. Respect the people, animals, equipment and furnishings of room 318 • 3. Follow Directions the first time they are given

6. Class Expectations Cont. • 4. Stay in your seat unless you have permission to do otherwise • 5. Raise your hand and wait for permission to do otherwise • 6. Do NOT TEXT, eat, drink, or chew anything in class • 7. Be on time to class, EVERYDAY! • 8. Come to learn, Not Play! (This is not daycare!)

7. Consequences • 1. Warning verbal or non-verbal • 2. Documented Warning (sign clip board) • 3. Parent Contact • 4. Office Referral

8. Noise Level • When working in groups keep voice level to a whisper ( just person directly next to you should be able to hear, not the next table over) • Let’s Practice what a Whisper sounds like. • Turn to your table partner and tell them 1 quick thing you like about science.

9. Signal to Give Teacher Attention • Teacher will state: • Mouths Closed • Ears Open • Eyes on Me • Teacher will count down to 0 on hand • If teacher reaches 0, students will loose time after for each finger she holds back up • Each finger will equal 1 second of time owed after the dismissal. Let’s Practice

10. Group Work • Listen to teacher directions silently • Work as a team in a quiet, cooperative fashion • Each member will have a specific job to help the group work as a team

11. Turn in Work • Baskets located on Metal Book Case • Teacher will collect work as a group • Or, Student will be asked to put work into Class Period Turn In Basket • Baskets are labeled by class period • If you choose to not put your work in the correct basket it is the same as not turning it in at all. • Remember that you must have your name and class period at the top of all assignments. No Name=No Grade

12. Trash / Wastebasket • If entering or leaving class, big trash can is by the door • If at your seat, each group will have a small trash can to use (NO ONE is to be up and walking the room for any reason without permission) • If your groups trashcan is full 1 person gets permission to get up to empty it.

13. End of Class / Exit the Room • Each person in group will help clean up desk area • 1 person will collect textbooks and put them back on the designated book shelf. • 1 Person will empty the trashcan into the large trash can • 1 Person will put away any supplies used • All students return to a clean table and sit quietly. Collect personal items as seated. Teacher will Dismiss you by quiet, clean tables, not a bell When dismissed WALK quietly out of room.

14. Daily Required Supplies • Science Journal • Pen / Pencil that works • Hand Held Pencil sharpener • Completed Homework • Ready to Learn Attitude

15. Grades • Posted Weekly on Back of Classroom Door

16. Grading / Missing Assignments • 1. Make up work and additional extra credit will not be given(students are responsible to turn in work on time with name at top of assignment) • 2. Progress reports will go home every other week. Reports are to be signed by parent and returned the next day for a daily grade. • 3. Name must be on all assignments, • NO Name=NO Grade

17. Cheating • Automatic U for Conduct • Automatic 0% with no opportunity to make up • Cheating includes but not limited to: • Copying information from another student • Copying from an encyclopedia, internet, ect. • Allowing someone else to copy your work

18. Things to Look For • Bi-Weekly Science only Progress reports • Newsletter at Beginning of each 6 weeks • New vocabulary attached to newsletter

19. Animals Guinea Pigs • Do NOT handle without permission • Do NOT feed them anything without teacher permission • Anyone who mis-treats an animal in a negative/harmful manner on purpose will have charges pressed against them. • Animal Cruelty is against the law in the USA.

20. Web Site For 7th Grd. Science with Coach Pease • www.coachpease.com • Best way to keep up to date on class work for both Student and Parent. • (This is updated weekly)

21. Handouts • Class Syllabus Review • Mobile Phone Contract • 1st 6 Weeks Newsletter • Lab Safety Contract • Please take papers home and go over with parent/legal guardian • Sign and return tomorrow for a prize and a daily grade

22. Looking forward to a great year! • First grade for this year: • class handouts signed and returned by next class day • This power point can be found on the website.