Welcome to Mr. Ochoa’s 6th grade classroom Social Studies and Language Arts

Write down the Starter, please. Line 1: First Name Line 2: Phrase (sentence) about who you are. Line 3: 4 words that describe you. Line 4: I love (or like a lot) ______, _____, and _____. Line 5: I believe _____________________________. Line 6: I want _________________________________. Line 7: My favorite activity is ______________________. Line 8: My favorite subject is ______________________. Line 9: I like to (read/ listen to music/ watch television). Line 10: Last name

Wednesday Starter First, In your Agenda write down today’s Objective and Agenda on the white board.

Thursday Starter First, In your Agenda write down today’s Objective and Agenda on the white board. Second, At the top of a lined paper write down three class rules and two procedures we went over yesterday.

Friday Starter 1. Write down the Objective and the Agenda in your Agenda under Friday on your piece of paper. 2. At the top of a lined white piece of paper write down 3 procedures we went over yesterday. Don’t forget your heading!!

What are some class rules we should use?

Classroom Rules 1. Be seated and working when the bell rings. 2. Raise your hand before speaking. 3. Be respectful at all times. 4. Remain seated at all times. 5. No gum, food and drinks in the classroom.

Consequences If you CHOOSE to break a rule Verbal Warning Classroom Timeout Parent Contact/Meeting Referral

Entering the Classroom Enter in a quiet and safe manner after I come to the door and allow the class to come in. Walk slowly to your desk. Be seated and prepared with your notebooks out, pencil sharpened, and beginning on starter. Class begins when you enter the room. The first five minutes are silent!!

Being Respectful Please use the words thank you, please, your welcome, excuse me, may I and pardon me.

Please talk in complete sentences in my classroom.

Tickets You will receive tickets in my class when you behave Tickets are used for a raffle at the end of the month The prizes change every month. Some of the past prizes include video games, comics, and sports equipment.

Don’t forget to raise your hand Your index finger or pencil in the air to sharpen your pencil. Please do not use electronic sharpener when I am talking. 2 fingers are used to go to the book case or read your AR book 3 fingers to use the restroom. Your entire hand is raised to ask a question Please no talking out of turn. Failure to comply with these rules will result in getting you in trouble.

Exiting the Classroom Push in Chairs. Pick up trash around area. Exit quietly. Walk slowly I dismiss the class 1 row at a time

Exiting The Classroom You are dismissed by Mr. Ochoa not by the bell. You will be dismissed when your desk is straightened, the floor is clean, and all students are quiet. Exit the classroom in a calm and safe manner.

The Floor The floor must be kept NEAT and TIDY at ALL times. Keep all backpacks, purses, etc. under your desk or on the back of your chair. You will NEVER leave my class until everything is clean and tidy.

Tardy Policy Being Tardy You are responsible to get to class on time. Too many tardies will result in a Low Level Referral.

Heading Place the following heading at the TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER of EVERY assignment: Last name, first name Subject and period Date

Passes In your agendas are your passes. They must be filled out before I sign it. Let me know of any emergencies that are reasonable. There will be no restroom passes to be used at all.

Drills Remain QUIET during ALL drills. If it is a lockdown or earthquake drill QUIETLY do as instructed. If you are required to line up the line(s) must remain QUIET and STRAIGHT at ALL times.

Assemblies When asked to line up do it QUICKLY and QUIETLY! All lines must be straight and QUIET at ALL times. Sit quietly at assemblies, with your feet on the floor, sitting up straight, facing forward.

Paper It is your responsibility to bring paper to class. Make sure to go buy a three ring binder as soon as possible. Be sure to have your paper prepared before the start of class. If you are in need of paper, you may ask to get some from Mr. Ochoa. Remember to get the paper upon entering the classroom. You will be required to turn in all school work throughout the school year.

Pencils It is your responsibility to bring pencils to class. Be sure to have your pencil sharpened and prepared at the start of class. I will not loan you a pencil during the starter time. You cannot sharpen your pencil during starter time. Be prepared!

Sharpening Pencils Sharpening pencils must be done as you come into the classroom. After class has started, you may not use the electrical sharpener, only the manual ones.

Seating You have been assigned a seat. You are to remain in this seat unless otherwise directed. Part of being in school is learning to get along with everyone, even people we don’t like.

What is Think, Pair, Share? Think-Pair-Share is a strategy designed to provide students with "food for thought" on a given topics enabling them to formulate individual ideas and share these ideas with another student. It is a learning strategy developed by Lyman and associates to encourage student classroom participation. Rather than using a basic recitation method in which a teacher poses a question and one student offers a response, Think-Pair-Share encourages a high degree of pupil response and can help keep students on task.

Homework All homework is due On Friday Homework will consist of Reading logs. You must read 30 minutes each day and fill out your reading log. In the near future you will be able to use Accelerated Reader. Sometimes I send home other language arts and Social Studies homework assignments.

Materials ANY materials or manipulative that Mr. Ochoa allows you to borrow MUST ALWAYS remain in the classroom. If you need a pencil you will trade me your ID card until the end of class. These materials are not yours, but have only been lent to you to assist you in your classroom assignment.

Class work The teacher will tell you when to turn in your class work. When turning in your class work QUIETLY wait for the class leaders to pick up your work. This is not a time to start talking. Begin cleaning up your area.

Exit cards or work Most days you will have to turn in an exit card (which will be written on a sticky note, piece of paper, or index card. Or, you will have to turn in class work at the end of the period

Absent Work All absent work is due one week after absence for full credit. Work packets are the only absent work. You cannot make up assignments from when you were gone.

Textbooks The textbooks belong to the Moreno Valley Unified School District and very expensive. Therefore, they are to be handled with care. Damaging, misusing, or improperly handling the textbook(s) will result in serious consequences, including suspension and expulsion. If at any time you find that a book has been damaged IMMEDIATELY alert the teacher.

Group Work Group work is to be done in a quiet manner with a 6-inch voice. Groups are a team and everyone works together. Group work is graded on both individual and group effort. If you can not do group work, you will work on another assignment on your own.

Substitute/guest Teachers If at any time there is a substitute/guest teacher present you need to be on your best behavior. Failure to cooperate will result in consequences, while cooperation will result in rewards.

Visitors A visitor to our class is to be treated with respect! You MUST follow all classroom procedures as expected of you on a daily basis! If the teacher is conversing with the visitor remain COMPLETELY QUIET until otherwise directed.

Respect Respect is something that is earned, not given freely! I respect you, you respect me. You respect others, they respect you! If it is not respectful, keep it outside of the classroom!!

Graded Work Work that goes towards your Grade: 1. Homework 2. Class work 3. Quizzes 4. Projects 5. Class Observations 6. Tests-worth the most points 7. Starters