Ford’s Fundamentals

"Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.“ Oprah Winfrey

Expectations –

S – Show Respect for property, peers and teachers

T – Turn in your tasks using your full effort

O – Open your mind to new learning experiences

P – Prepare for class by having all needed materials

Materials

Textbook-Reader’s Journey & Interactive Reader/Writer—both books are consumable Independent reading novel at all times Agenda 1-2 inch binder/color dividers with pockets Paper, working pencils and pens --blue or black ink and

a colored pin for marking the text Zip Drive/Flash Drive—Must have!!!!!! Post-it notes Art supplies: glue sticks, scissors, colored pencils Highlighters

Ways of Communication

Students and parents will use the blog daily to review and print

important resources when necessary. Email Address: kimetria.ford@cobbk12.org

Agenda – Use daily to record assignments,

plan for projects, and share communication from home.

Make-up Work Please see me regarding make-up work if

you are absent. Your first reference should be the blog and then check speak with me.

Make-up Work – It is the student’s responsibility to check the make-up crate and blackboard whenever absent. The student will have the number of days absent plus one to complete and return any work that was missed.

Tardiness & Locker Breaks

HMRM, end of 3rd, and before connections

Anyone who enters after the bell rings is considered tardy.

Repeated tardiness can greatly affect your class performance and create unnecessary disruptions to the class.

Late Work

Late Work –All late assignments will negatively impact the student’s academic performance. I will follow and adhere to the late work policy.

Restrooms

During homeroom, lunch and fifth period as needed

Students may not leave the room the first or last 10 minutes of class.

When given permission, note RR and the time in your agenda on the appropriate day.

Bring to me for a signature. You must take your agenda. Please do not interrupt direct instruction to ask

to go to the restroom.****Unless it is an emergency

Odds and Ends

Please sharpen pencils before class, and never while I am giving instructions.

Hand sanitizer – the sole purpose of sanitizer is to clean your hands. If you are not responsible about using it, I will remove it from class.

Do not get up out of your seat during instruction. All trash can be thrown away as you leave.

If other students are leaving class, please be considerate as you enter.

Always respect the speaker (peers and teacher).

Group Work

Always sit in your assigned seat Stay on task Use appropriate cooperative behaviors – do not

interrupt, be sensitive to other’s feelings, etc. Collaborative discussions are part of the Common

Core and should be taken seriously. Grades earned in collaborative tasks will be given to each member of the group.