8TH GRADE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY

Mrs. Ruschel2015-2016

Welcome to 8th Grade!

Find your seat quietly, take out a pencil and fill out the paper on your desk, silently. When you are finished please sit quietly and wait for the rest of the class to finish. Have your schedule out on your desk.

There will be a quiz on the syllabus and the rules/procedures on Friday!

ExpectationsI expect you to:

• Follow all the school rules

• Work hard

• Always do your best

• Treat others the way you want them to treat you

• Respect yourself, others, and property

Class Materials:

1½” three-ring binder

Package of 8 – tab dividers

Notebook paper

Pens (blue or black ink) and pencils

Colored Pencils

Personal Pencil Sharpener

Daily RoutineDaily activities will include

A bell ringer EVERY DAY, usually in Echo

Presentation of information

Class activities

Working on Projects

Student Assignments

Quizzes

Exit Ticket

Homework will be given a few times a week

Class Rules

Class Rule: Be PreparedTo be prepared in my class you must bring to class every day:

Your History BookChromebookPencil or PenSocial Studies Binder w/paperA Silent Reading Book

Pencils should be sharpened before coming into the classroom. You should have a minimum of 2 pencils ready for use each day. Disrupting class to search for a pencil or ask classmates will result in silent lunch.

Class Rules: Be Responsible

• Students will be

responsible for doing all

assignments

• The daily agenda will be

located in Echo for

students to see

• Write assignments in your

agenda

• Keep my room clean, You

are responsible for

cleaning up after

yourselves

Class Rules: Be Respectful

• Respect the teacher

and all adults that

may be in the room.

• Respect each other;

no name calling, no

teasing

• DO NOT use

profanity

Class Rules: Be Honest

• Be honest with the teacher, do not make excuses.

• Do your own work, cheating will not be tolerated and will result in a 0 for the assignment, a call home, and a written citation

Class Rules: Be A Team Player

• We are a team in this

classroom!

• If you see another student

off task, ask them to join in

with the rest of the class.

• If you are working in

groups, all members need

to be working

• Volunteer to answer

questions

Consequences

• Verbal Warning

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

Offense= Citation with

parent contact

• 4th offense and

beyond=

Administration referral

• If the rule broken is

severe, there will be

an automatic

administrative referral

Rewards

• Positive praise

• Great participation

ticket

• Late homework

pass

• Character card

Entering the Classroom

• Students will enter the classroom

quickly and quietly with proper

materials

• Immediately get your materials out, sit

in your seat and begin the bell ringer.

This will be done without being told

and silently

• If you finish the bell ringer before time

is up, silently read

• Do not stop in the hallway and ask to

go anywhere when entering the room.

Tardy

• If you are late, enter the classroom and put the tardy slip in the green basket on Mrs. Ruschel’s desk. Quietly have a seat and begin working on whatever the rest of the class is working on.

• Do not come in loudly and announce where you were or why you were late.

• Do not come in and talk to your classmates, the agenda will be posted so just pick up with what we are doing

Raise your Hand• If you need to sharpen your pencil

and your personal sharpener isn’t working raise your pencil in the air.

• If you need to use the restroom, raise your hand with your fingers crossed

• If you have a question or want to speak (and it is relevant) you must raise your hand. There will be NO speaking out in the classroom unless we are doing an activity that requires talking.

• I will either nod yes if you are permitted to sharpen pencil or use restroom or I will shake my head no if it is not the appropriate time.

• If you are going to be sick, rush to the trash can!!!

Handing in Papers

Handing in Papers• If we have papers to turn in during

class you will pass them to the left.

The person next to you will then

pass to the left and so on until it

gets to the last person in that row.

They will then pass the stack of

papers forward and the person in

the front left corner will place them

in the correct box.

• If we are taking a test, you will

bring the paper to the basket in the

front of the room quietly.

Correct Heading for PapersThis should be located in the top right hand corner of EVERY paper

First and Last NameDateNumber (will be assigned)Assignment Name

Agenda

Agendas should be brought to school each day

NO sharing of agendas allowed Replacement Agenda is $8

ID’s

IDs are worn outside the shirt or jacket at all times

If you are wearing a temporary ID, it must be worn on outer clothing and must be visible

Do not deface ID. Do not draw, write, mark, or place stickers on ID.

Hallways

Exit classroom to the right Walk on the right side of the hallway Loop at the appropriate place in the hall

Do not stop looping to wait outside a teacher’s door. If the teacher’s door is closed or students are coming out continue to loop one more time and by that time the room should be empty and you may enter that teacher’s room

Leaving the Room during Class Time

You will only be allowed to leave during class for an EMERGENCY Unexcused non-emergencies will result in 1

day silent lunch Designated time to use restroom

In the morning before entering the gym At lunch

Homework/Late Assignment

• If there was homework it should be placed in the correct basket before being seated and doing bell work.

• If homework was not completed the student must fill out the late assignment sheet and place it in the basket. The student MUST still complete the assignment and turn it in the next day.

• Parents contacted on major assignments OR when missing work exceeds three assignments.

• Homework papers will also include the full heading

Absent

• If you were absent you must check the bin for the correct date to get your assignments, these will be listed on Echo as well.

• If you missed notes please see another student for the information

• You will have two days to make up assignments.

• If you missed a quiz or test you must make arrangements to make up the assessment

• I will not search for you to make up work, it is your responsibility.

Getting your Attention

• If I need to get your

attention I will raise my

hand with my thumb up.

You will then be silent and

also raise your hand with

your thumb up until

everyone is silent and I

put my hand down.

• You will be expected to

remain silent until I tell

you it is ok to talk.

End of Class

• I will give you time to put away your

belongings. You will not put things away

while I am still talking.

• If your next teacher requires you to walk

into class with materials out then you will

get those materials out and set them on

your desk. You may NOT walk with your

Chromebooks out.

• When it is time to leave the class I will

dismiss you by rows. This will be a silent

procedure. You will leave the class and

go to the right and loop.

Other Expectations