1. BEGINNING ASSIGNMENT CHOOSE A SEAT. WE WILL MAKE A SEATING CHART NEXT WEEK THIS IS A PRIVILEDGE … WHAT ARE SOME EXPECTATIONS INVOLVED WITH IT? THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING: WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF YOUR SUMMER? WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT BEING BACK IN SCHOOL? IF YOU HAD TO TELL SOMEONE A UNIQUE THING ABOUT YOURSELF SO THEY WOULD REMEMBER YOU, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

2. COURSE OUTLINE AND EXPECTATIONS

3. WELCOME BACK!!! HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR SUMMER WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT BEING BACK IN SCHOOL? YOU ARE AN 8 TH GRADER NOW --- TIME TO GET INTO GOOD HABITS NEXT 5 YEARS MATTER 50 YEARS FROM NOW HABITS WILL EXTEND INTO YOUR DAY TO DAY LIFE, AND WILL CONTINUE PAST HIGH SCHOOL PRIDE AND THE PSSA’S

4. BASIC EXPECTATIONS 1 RULE – DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT MAKES IT HARDER FOR LEARNING TO TAKE PLACE ATTITUDE BEHAVIOR BE AN ACTIVE PART OF THE CLASS YOU NEED TO BE HERE FOR 44 MINUTES EVERY DAY, SO…. Same amount of time so why not make the most of it? The harder you work, the faster the time will go CLASS PARTICIPATION GRADE ATTENDANCE BEHAVIOR PREPARATION

5. BASIC EXPECTATIONS ATTENDANCE IT IS HARDER TO NOT BE HERE THAN TO BE HERE! WHEN YOU MISS, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE UP THE WORK FIND A BUDDY USE THE INTERNET 9 TH PERIOD BACK HOMEWORK – DO NOT PLACE ANYTHING ON MY DESK USE THE BINS FOR ANYTHING YOU NEED ME TO HAVE ORGANIZATION BRING YOUR STUFF NOTEBOOK PORTFOLIOS MUST BE BOUND

6. GRADES YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR GRADE BASIC POINT SYSTEM DIVIDE POINTS EARNED BY POSSIBLE POINTS NOT EVERY ASSIGNMENT IS WORTH THE SAME POINTS 2 UNITS EACH MARKING PERIOD HOMEWORK, LABS, QUIZZES TEST PORTFOLIO TEST CORRECTIONS CLASS PARTICIPATION FINAL AVERAGE IS DETERMINED BY THE AVERAGE OF 7 GRADES 6 MARKING PERIOD GRADES AVERAGE OF MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAMS

7. Questions?