1. Class Procedures and Rules
I’m Mrs. Shores

2. School Rules and Procedures
Listed on page 2-9 of Agenda Book
No Food or Drink allowed in class, exception is BIC & water
No Gum at school
Dress Code is followed

3. Dress Code (most common offences)
No Tank Tops or Spaghetti Straps, shoulders must be covered
Shorts need to be as long as your fingertips
Leggings are only allowed with a long shirt, or shorts or a skirt which reaches fingertips
No t-shirts with inappropriate language.
No hats or caps or hoods

4. Dress Code Violation You will be sent to the office
Your parents will be called
You will be asked to change into your PE clothes

5. School Procedures and Rules
We will be having several school rules and procedures quizzes throughout the semester.
Please read and be familiar with all the school rules and procedures.

6. Class Rules
Be Prompt
Be Prepared
Be Polite
Be Productive

7. 1. Being Prompt:
You will be marked tardy if you are not in your seat before the bell rings!
If you have more than one tardy in a five week period your cooperation grade will go down, and three or more is a “U”!
Your parents are called
every time you are
tardy and absent.

8. 2. Being Prepared
Bring all your supplies and completed homework. This is your work habits grade.
Have supplies out and textbook open as soon as you enter
the class.
Do not interrupt me
in the first five
minutes of class.

9. 3. Be Polite
Raise your hand if you want to speak or get out of your seat for any reason.
Please do not talk when it isn’t your turn.
Please stay in your seat.
Keep hands, objects, and
comments to yourself.
Don’t say “Mrs. Shores!”

10. 3. Be Productive Follow the teacher’s directions. Stay on task.
Do what you are supposed to be doing when you are told to do it or you will fall behind the rest of the class.
We don’t want to start a “snow ball”!

11. Consequences:
When you do not follow the rules you will have consequences such as:
Paper Pickup
Seat Change
Parent call, , or note
Time Out in another room
Kept after class to make up time
Referral to the Dean

12. Classroom Procedures There are procedures for beginning class.
There are procedures for ending class.
There are procedures for sharpening a pencil and getting supplies.
There are procedures for leaving the room.
There are procedures for blowing your nose.
What to do when you are sick.

13. Beginning Procedures You enter the room quietly and sit down.
You take out your supplies and homework. Open your textbook.
You write down your homework in your Agenda Book.
You begin the warm-up.
ALL OF THIS IS DONE SILENTLY!!!!

14. Ending Procedures: Begin when teacher tells you to begin, not when you choose to begin.
Pack up: Puts supplies and notebook away.
Stack up classroom set of textbooks.
Wait for me to dismiss you.
Collect trash and throw it away as you leave.
Lift up and push in chairs quietly. Last period of the day put chairs up.

15. Sharpening a Pencil
You are supposed to have a pencil sharpener and receptacle of your own at your desk.
Please do not ask to use pencil sharpener during class.
You may use class sharpener only prior to the bell.

16. Leaving the Room You must take the hall pass with you.
You will be allowed to leave the room for emergency only.
You will need to fill out a separate pass to go to the nurse.
If leaving early you will need an office pass.

17. Blowing your nose
Please be polite when you need to blow your nose and go to the back of the room and dispose of it properly and wash hands.
You are asked to have your own tissues so that you don’t need to interrupt class to get a tissue.
If it becomes a continuous problem, your parents will be called.

18. When you are sick
STAY HOME! When you return bring a note. You can get your homework from the C.O.
If you can’t stay home make sure you have plenty of tissues and wash your hands constantly.
When you sneeze, do so in your arm, not on your hand so that you have the virus on your hands to spread disease.

19. Supplies: Due Next Week
Five #2 mechanical pencils and
plenty #2 lead refill OR
Five #2 wooden pencils and
a manual pencil sharpener (with receptacle for shavings)
One sturdy pencil case, pouch, or bag.
Three large erasers (large pink or white)
Five pens (blue or black only, 2 in class at all times)

20. Supplies Continued…
4-5 Packs of paper (white college ruled loose leaf notebook paper with 3-ring holes, not to be torn from notebook, keep sheets with you in class at all times)
One three-ring binder (large enough for both subjects, 2 inches)
Four one-subject spiral notebooks (three-ring, with lined paper, no larger than pages.)
One pocket folders (with three ring holes)

21. Supplies continued…
One small pack of facial tissue (or tissue in a zip lock)
One mini stapler and staples
One correction tape (not liquid)
One small sturdy backpack (must fit in locker, no wheels)
One pack of colored pencils
One yellow highlighter
One red pen.

22. Cell Phones
You are not allowed to use cell phones on campus during class time.
If you are using it or it is ringing during class it will be taken away.
Your parent will have to pick it up from the attendance office.
Teacher directed lessons some times.

23. Text Books
You are responsible for keeping your text book in good shape.
You will be charged a fee for damage to your text book.
It is a requirement to have textbook covered if you are bringing it to and from school.

24. Pillars of Character Trustworthiness Respect Responsibility Fairness
Caring
Citizenship

25. Trustworthiness: Be Honest
Cheating is dishonest.
Copying someone else’s
homework is cheating.
Once trust is lost it
is hard to get it back.

26. Working Together Help each other with difficult tasks
Our tables are our teams. (PODS)
Form study groups.
Have a study buddy that
you can call if you get
stuck.

27. Citizenship Tell an adult if someone is in need of help.
Help us keep the campus clean and free of problems.
Clean up after yourself after lunch and nutrition.
Leave the classroom cleaner then when you found it.

28. School Code Be Safe Be Responsible Be Respectful
If we all do our part we will have a great school!