Earth and Environmental Science Ms. Flynn, Room 107 Please come on in and find your seat! Your names are posted on the desks! Please note the turn-in letter bin on the table by the window! Place Paperwork in your letter bin if you have it! (1st, IN tray)

Student Survey Please fill out the information on your survey and turn into me when complete!

Syllabus Class Expectations Policies

What will I need?

How will I be graded? Tests: 50% Daily Work: 35% Quizzes: 15% Will be given at the end of every unit If it is a long unit there might be on in the middle of the unit. I WILL ALWAYS LET YOU KNOW, I PROMISE. Quizzes: 15% Vocabulary Content May not always have advance notice KEEP THEM, you never know when you might see those questions again! NOTEBOOK CHECKS ARE A QUIZ GRADE! Daily Work: 35% Homework Classwork Labs Notes Grading Scale (7-point)

What are the class rules?

Late Work Policy If you fail to turn in an assignment on time, you must get a YELLOW SHEET and turn it in with the reason it is late. Homework Projects 10% of the total points on the assignment will be taken away for EACH DAY that the assignment continues to be late. After 5 days you will automatically get a 70 at the highest grade This does NOT mean that points will not keep going down if you fail to turn your work in!

Every Day Procedures Be in your assigned seat and working on the assigned Science Starter when the tardy bell rings. IF YOU ARE NOT IN YOUR SEAT BY THE BELL YOU ARE TARDY. Bring all materials to class! If you’re not prepare, you aren’t prepared to learn! Follow directions the FIRST time they are given. Treat every person in this room with RESPECT and DIGNITY. Follow ALL procedures in the BHS Code of Conduct.

SPECIAL GUIDELINE This classroom is a “No Whining Zone”. No whining, for ANY reason! I swear that everything I do is in your BEST INTEREST and has a PURPOSE so please respect the “No Whining Zone” this semester!

Getting your Attention I will… Stand in front of class Raise my Hand You will RAISE YOUR HAND as well and wait for me to begin speaking.

So you’ve been absent? There will be copies of our assignments in the GREEN BOX up front! Just look for the week that you missed the assignment in! If it’s not there, ask me for a copy of your work. If you missed any notes, please get them from a CLASSMATE. You are responsible for making sure that your notes are complete! You have two days for every EXCUSED ABSENCE to make up work with no penalty. Tests/quizzes must be taken UPON YOUR RETURN TO SCHOOL. Makeup work for unexcused absences is subject to a late fee. MAKEUP WORK IS NOT THE SAME THING AS LATE WORK!!!

Scheduled Check Out Please let me know before class starts! Quietly raise your hand to get my attention. Pack your materials and leave at the scheduled time. If the office is supposed to call you up when your ride is here, you must WAIT FOR THE OFFICE TO PAGE YOU.

Turning in Papers Papers go into the trays beside the white cubbies. Find your class period’s box! 1st IN box 3rd IN box 4th IN box I will put graded papers in the OUT box when they are graded.

Classroom Discussions PLEASE participate! I WANT to hear what you have to say! Make all questions and comments relevant to the current discussion. If your question is off the topic, write it down and ask me later, or if we have time at the end of the lesson.

Class Movements Ask me permission first! Moving Around the Room Bathroom Passes Ask me permission first! This means you must ask before getting up to: Sharpen your pencil Use the trash can Etc, etc You will have 5 original bathroom passes! These double as homework passes; AKA you can use a bathroom pass to get full marks on a HW! Once the 5 are gone, that’s it. If you do not use the 5 ORIGINAL passes, at the end of the year I will add 10 points to your lowest Test Score! Chance to win NON-ORIGINAL passes in review games/for good behavior. Sign out with the bathroom sheet and TAKE A PASS.

Dismissal 90 in 90 Do NOT start packing up prior to the bell; the passing period is 6 minutes you will NOT be late. Do NOT line up at the door. The bell is there for me to know that class is over, the bell is NOT for student dismissal; I will dismiss you.

Special Procedures Will be introduced on an “as needed” basis: Library/Media Center Special Guests Progress Reports Working in Groups Fire Drill Announcements Assemblies Substitute Teachers

What am I doing this year in class?

About Ms. Flynn

Ms. Flynn Graduated from East Carolina Degree in Geology Degree in Teaching Spent way too long in New Mexico looking at rocks.

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