Rules+&+Procedures

Welcome to a new school year. If ever you need to contact me, I am available by email (t2juniel@gmail.com) and/or phone (770-296-7610). Please call me for school related issues only and before 7pm. In order to insure that our classroom runs as smoothly as possible, I would like to introduce you to our classroom discipline plan and procedures.

1. Raise your hand and wait to be called on 2. Do not speak while others are speaking 3. Go to your seat and begin working immediately on morning activity 4. Bring all books and materials to class 5. Follow directions the first time they are given 6. Respect your teacher and your classmates. ABSOLUTE ZERO TOLERANCE for bullying!!!! If you believe you are being bullied please advise me and/or another trusted adult immediately. 7. No food, drinks, or gum in the classroom unless prior permission is given. I fully expect that these rules will be followed at all times. If you fail to follow these rules, you will receive one verbal warning. If the inappropriate behavior does not cease, you will be disciplined according to the rules of the Student Handbook. This classroom is a safe environment where learning is the top priority.
 * __CLASSROOM RULES __**

__**CLASSROOM PROCEDURES **__ 1. Get to class on time. Tardiness will not be accepted. You are being inconsiderate towards your teacher and your classmates, not to mention that you are cheating yourself out of valuable learning time. 2. I expect that you will enter the room in a quiet and orderly fashion. Once you have arrived, please sit in your seat, take out your notebook, and do the morning activity that will be posted on the whiteboard/Smart board. It may be Daily Oral Language, Vocabulary, or something related to the current unit. 3. You must be prepared for every class. It detracts from learning time if I have to locate a pencil or paper for you. If you forget your materials, there is a bin on the back table with pencils, pens, and paper. Quietly get what you need, before class begins. This is not to be an everyday occurrence. You received a list of necessary school supplies, and I expect you to use them. 4. I also expect that you will be quiet and remain in your seat while I, another classmate, or an adult is speaking. However, should you be involved in an activity that requires you to be out of your seat and I need your attention, I will get the class's attention by ringing the classroom bell. At this point, you will stop talking, focus on me, and wait for my next directive. 5. Homework should be completed before class begins. You should not be scrambling to finish it at the start of class. Assignments that are turned in a day late will be lowered one grade level. After one day, the assignment will not be accepted for credit, but it must still be turned in. If you are missing any assignments at the end of the quarter, you will receive a failing grade in that subject. You are held accountable for ALL assignments. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">6. If you are absent, you are still responsible for the work that you miss. It is your responsibility to ask your teacher or peer for any missed assignments. You will have as many days as you were absent to complete the work. Extensions will be given only for extenuating circumstances (death in the family, medical emergency, etc.). Rule #3 will apply to any late make-up work. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">7. If you miss a movie or PowerPoint, you are still responsible for covering that material. You may check the movie out and take it home, or you can come in before school or stay after school to watch it. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">8. Please complete your assignments in pencil or blue or black ink. Gel pens, markers, and crayons are difficult to read. Assignments not completed in pencil or blue or black ink will receive an automatic zero. All projects, papers, essays, etc. must be turned in typed. I will not accept handwritten papers or projects. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">9. Test Policy- You will be allowed (1) time to make-up any test score of 75% and below. You will have (1) week to schedule and complete the make-up test. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">10. Food, drinks, and gum are not allowed. This is a school policy. Anything I see you eating, drinking, or chewing becomes mine...permanently. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">11. Absolutely NO cell phones. If they go off in my class, you are texting or playing games, I will take them. This also goes for I-pods, tablets, and MP3 players. You will not get them back until I have received a sincere letter of apology from you for interrupting my class. You will also apologize to your classmates for detracting from their learning time. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">12. I dismiss you. Before you can leave my room, it must be clean, the desks must be in rows clear of all clutter, chairs pushed in, and you must be in your seat. Only then will you be dismissed.