8 TH GRADE SCIENCE MS. DIXIE ORR GO PATRIOTS!! MY address is: WELCOME ROBERT ANDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

GRADUATED FROM CLEMSON UNIVERSITY…GO TIGERS! MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION I HAVE 2 DOGS- Pickens and Rifle They are Boykin Spaniels: The South Carolina State Dog ABOUT ME

Please complete the form that I give you. ABOUT YOU

CHECK OVER YOUR INFO IF THERE IS ANY MISSING INFO, MAKE SURE TO GET IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TURN IN ABOUT YOU

PLEASE ENTER THE CLASSROOM QUIETLY GET ALL SUPPLIES READY/PAPER/WRITING EQUIPMENT/TEXTBOOK/NOTES/SHARPEN PENCILS/MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE LEAD FOR YOUR PENCIL/ETC ***SEE PENCIL SHARPENER BORROW FROM A NEIGHBOR/BEFORE CLASS IF YOU DON’T HAVE WHAT YOU NEED GET STARTED ON BELL WORK (SEE BLACKBOARD) OR REVIEW PREVIOUS DAY’S WORK BE READY TO GET THE CLASS DAY STARTED CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

GET STARTED ON BELL WORK AND COPY THE ESSENTIAL OR REVIEW PREVIOUS DAY’S NOTES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THE LESSON IS ABOUT! I WILL ASK CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

WE USUALLY BEGIN CLASS WITH HOUSE-KEEPING ITEMS/CALLING ROLL/REMINDERS/ETC REVIEW OF PREVIOUS DAY’S WORK/Essential Question (E.Q.) CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

CLASS INCLUDES: C NOTES/SELF-STUDY/GROUP STUDY/HANDS-ON CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

1. HOMEWORK : AMOUNT VARIES 2. MAKE-UP POLICY: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET YOUR MISSED ASSIGNMENTS 3. Choose 2 “Study Buddies” Get their phone number/ address CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

1. You are responsible for getting any handouts/assignments/notes, etc. if your “Study Buddy” is absent. 2. All students are responsible for getting their missed work from their “Study Buddy.” “STUDY BUDDY RESPONSIBILITIES”

Refer to your handbook. WE WILL GO OVER THE RULES DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. TURN TO PAG 3 IN YOUR RACCA HANDBOOK DISCIPLINE CODE ROBERT ANDERSON

CONSEQUENCES** Depends on each individual’s behavior!! LUNCH DETENTION WITH Mrs Wilson CALL PARENTS LETTER HOME AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION REFERRAL Refer to my handout and put into your Interactive Science Notebook (IAN) DISCIPLINE CODE ROBERT ANDERSON AND MS ORR’S ROOM

NO TALKING DURING HOMEROOM ONE PERSON SPEAKS AT A TIME ALWAYS RAISE YOUR HAND WITHOUT MAKING ANY NOISE; AND WAIT TO BE CALLED UPON. DISCIPLINE CODE

LOCKERS BREAKFAST SHARPEN PENCILS GET INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS (IAN) OUT AND READY NO TALKING HOMEROOM AND 1 ST PERIOD

1 ST AND 7 TH PERIOD NO TALKING YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS SIGN SHEET LISTING YOUR TRANSPORTATION THE BELL DOES NOT DISMISS YOU ; I DO ALWAYS ENTER AND EXIT THE BACK DOOR DISCIPLINE CODE ROBERT ANDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

YOU GO AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES ONLY: 1. HOMEROOM 2. BEFORE LUNCH 3. END OF THE DAY 4. IF YOU FORGET MATERIALS, THERE WILL BE A CONSEQUENCE: REMEMBER YOU ONLY HAVE 3 MINS LOCKERS

FOR MY HOMEROOM ISSUED/TO BE ANNOUNCED LOCKERS

ALL INFO TO BE SIGNED BY PARENTS/AND, OR YOU IS DUE BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE NEXT DAY WOULD BE GREAT!!!!!!! AFTER ONE WEEK/ THERE WILL BE A CONSEQUENCE HOMEROOM

YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES IN BETWEEN CLASSES TO GO TO RESTROOMS. YOU MAY NOT GO DURING CLASS EXCEPTION…2 EMERGENCY PASSES PER WEEK RESTROOMS

AT THE END OF 5 TH PERIOD WE WILL GO TO LUNCH WE LINE UP AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE NO TALKING IN THE HALLWAY WALK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HALLWAY YOU WILL TAKE YOUR BOOKS WITH YOU TO LUNCH WE HAVE LUNCH TABLES # 7 AND # 8/ LEAVE YOUR BOOKS AT YOUR TABLE OUR TABLES ARE CLOSE TO THE CASHIER AS YOU LEAVE THE LUNCH LINE YOU WILL GO TO RELATED ARTS AFTER LUNCH AFTER 5TH PERIOD IS LUNCH