Welcome to My Class!

Find your assigned seatFind your assigned seat

Then get started on the Then get started on the Warm-UpWarm-Up

Am I in the right place?Mr. McMinn

•Welcome to ….

US History and Honors US History

Room i- 117

KCHS

Mr. Milo McMinn

Who is your Teacher?

About Me???

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Office Hours

If you need to speak with me outside of the designated class time or privately:

Just before 1st period begins or immediately following school

Goals of the Course

To make our class challenging, beneficial, and most importantly fun.

To cover content Required by NM standards and Benchmarks.

Goals of the Course

http://www.ped.state.nm.us/standards/Social%20Studies/Social%20Studies%205-8.pdf

To improve our reading, writing, public speaking and analytical thinking skills.

Goals of the Course

To build a classroom community where students feel free to share ideas, goals, interests, and stories.

Goals of the Course

• To participate in activities such as oral histories, first person interpretations, simulations, living histories, web page design, multimedia development, and various other projects throughout the year.

Goals of the Course

Class Materials:You will need the following materials for my class:A Brain. No zombies allowedPaper Pens and pencilsNotebook- I got you

*If you have concerns or need help acquiring the required materials please feel free to let me know and I will make accommodations.

Policies and Grading System You are all close to adults now and it is time that

you take responsibility for your own actions and behaviors along with coming ready and prepared to work everyday.

Come prepared to work and ready to learn

Challenge yourself and not others

Be respectful

Start of Class Procedure: • When you enter the classroom,

please go quietly to your assigned seat and get out your materials for the day

• Start on your Quick Start which will be posted on the board. This should occur before the bell rings.

• If you finish you assignment early sit quietly until the other students have appropriate time to finish.

• On some occasions their will be no warm up. In this case sit at your desk quietly. “No Wonderers”

Seating Obviously there is assigned seating Make sure your in you seat working when the bell

rings. You will have limited time on your Quick Start, so

make sure that you get started right away. If you finish early- sit quietly, read a book or work on

work from another classI have the right to move

and change assign seatsat any time

Cell Phones

I Pods And MP3sNo I-pod or Mp3 players allowed in use

in the classroom during instruction or presentations. Ear Buds are only allowed when you are completing individual assignments (not group work) and when you have completed all class assignments for the day. If you use your phone as a music device you should not be using it in any other way (Texting, Social Media, Games, etc..) If you are unsure if it is ok to listen to music or need to utilize the web for a class assignment please ask me by raising your hand.

Green Card or Red Card?

Make up- work Policy If you are gone for a parent verified absence or excused school activity, you have 48 hours in which to submit assignments missed. Long-term (assigned with two weeks prior notice or more) projects, assignments, tests, etc., do not apply to this rule. Long-term projects and essays are due on or before the original due dates.

Make up- work Policy

– If you have any missing assignments beyond the 48-hour submission time period (for any reason), you may still turn in your assignments. However, you will only have 2 weeks after the assignments' original due dates in which to submit them. In addition, these LATE assignments will only count for a maximum 50% of the original scores you would have received had the assignments been on time. After the 2-week time period, no late assignments will be accepted for a grade.

1. Each student is only allowed one pass a week.

2. To go the restroom, simply raise your hand placing your thumb up, if passes are left on the board and I will release you.

3. You must go to the next door restroom.4. When you go to the restroom I will stamp

your comp folder. You have 5 passes per semester

5. I must give you the ok to use the restroom. 6. If a student takes excessive amount of

passes, wanders in the halls, goes to the snack bar, or is meeting friends at a particular time, he or she will lose her those privilege .

Passes

So Don’t ruin it for everyone else

Participation • As in the real world, in the work force you’re not only

evaluated on your work but also work ethic and interactions with others in the work environment.

• Every student will receive a participation grade Every student will receive a participation grade worth about one full assignment a week. worth about one full assignment a week.

• This grade is tallied every week and is based of your This grade is tallied every week and is based of your participation in group work, attendance, promptness participation in group work, attendance, promptness on assignments on assignments ““getting startedgetting started””, and class , and class behavior. behavior.

• This can truly help or hurt your grade in my class. In This can truly help or hurt your grade in my class. In past years this participation inlay has proved very past years this participation inlay has proved very beneficial to students.beneficial to students.

Food I am fine with food and

drinks in the classroom.

Nutrition is an essential part of effective learning.

If food or drinks become an issue with cleanliness, privileges will be lost. *keep the class clean *keep the class clean and the custodians and the custodians happy, so we can all happy, so we can all enjoy gum in the class. enjoy gum in the class.

So Don’t ruin it for everyone else

Grading System Grading Scale: 100-90= A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D 59 & Below = F Semester Grades will consist of two nine week

grades 40%, 40%, and the semester exit exam weighed

at 20%

Other stuff1. Extra Credit- Various extra credit opportunities will be available

throughout the year. Teacher will inform you on them as they come up.

1. Agenda: An agenda will be posted at the front of the classroom. I should never get the question: What are we doing today? It’s all there on the board.

Other stuff

1.1. Fire Drill- Leave all items. 2. Exit out the door to the parking lot. Grass by Discus Ring3. It is very important that you stand near your classmates. 4. Get in a single file line and the attendance recorder will take

a class count.

Other stuff1. Work- Turn in to the box by my desk

So Don’t ruin it for everyone else

or you and your classmates more work

Last but not least!• Attitude!!!Attitude!!! • Education, leaning, and life is all about this key Education, leaning, and life is all about this key

word. word.

You come in with a You come in with a positive attitude and you positive attitude and you will ultimately have a will ultimately have a positive experience.positive experience.

You come in with a You come in with a negative attitude and you negative attitude and you will more than likely have a will more than likely have a negative experiencenegative experience.. ..

Closing

• I Challenge you!I Challenge you! Come Come in this class with a in this class with a positive attitude and an positive attitude and an open mind and we will open mind and we will have an amazing, have an amazing, positive, beneficial and positive, beneficial and memorable classroom memorable classroom experience.experience.