1. Do Now…Please… Pick up a syllabus and notecard on your way in
Find your color
Sit at that desk
Put your backpack on the hook/floor
Remain seated…leave your syllabus out
THANK YOU!

2. Ms. Sy Freshman English Room 116 : )
Welcome!!!
Ms. Sy
Freshman English
Room 116
: )

3. DO NOW: Notecards YOUR LAST NAME, FIRST NAME
YOUR PHONE NUMBER and
YOUR PARENTS PHONE NUMBER and
HOW MANY LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK AND WHAT
ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO HELP YOU LEARN: need to sit in the front, need more visual aids, etc.
PASS THEM UP TO THE FRONT

4. NAME TAGS PLEASE WRITE YOUR LAST NAME, FIRST NAME BOTH SIDES
LEAVE ON YOUR DESK
There are markers on your group tables

5. COLOR SQUARE PLEASE PUT ONE SHEET ON THE LEFT CORNER OF YOUR DESK
ONE SHEET ON THE RIGHT CORNER OF YOUR DESK

6. Question of the day…
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
We continue to get to know each other throughout the year!

7. A little bit about myself…
I am from the Philippines
I got my degree and credential from CSULA
I taught at Ledesma Continuation School for a year
I coached speech and debate at my old high school for seven years…(hint: you will be debating and speaking in front of the class A LOT this year!!! YAY!!!!!)

8. A little more… I LOVE PENGUINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE Disney and Disneyland and yes I have a season pass!
My favorite character is Mickey Mouse!
I love the holidays…Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
Especially Christmas….I love Christmas…I wish it snowed here

9. Any questions? =)

10. We will go over them and practice them!
Daily Routines
We will go over them and practice them!

11. Beginning of Class When you walk into our classroom…
Pick up your name card
Pick up your book or handout
Sit down at your desk
Take out all the things you need
Pen/pencil
Paper/notebook
Homework
Books
Put your backpack on the hook
Keep your phone/ipod on silent in your backpack
Get ready to do the DO NOW exercise-in your notebook

12. What if you don’t have your materials?
If you don’t have your materials…you are young adults…you don’t need to ask me…high school is to get you ready for college
Get scratch paper from the bin
Grab a pencil from the bin
Share a book with a neighbor
CAUTION!!! If we run out of scratch paper and pencils early…we will not have anymore for the rest of the year!
So make sure you RETURN THE PENCILS and take only what you need!
Just be responsible, kind, and respectful citizens of our class…don’t get out of your seat 20 times
I will trust you to do the right thing =)

13. Class starts Do now exercise - in your notebooks Question of the day
I will take role as you do your DO NOW
Question of the day
Pass back homework - period leader
When we share in class, we always raise our hands out of respect
We always repeat what the last person said to show that we were listening

14. Period Leaders We will vote together as a class on TWO period leaders.
Period leaders must be responsible, confident, and reliable.
Period leaders will be in charge of
Monitor the class when there is a SUB
Checking the laptops- at the end of period check they are all there
Run errands - if I need something or find someone
Answer phone - if I can’t get to it
Pass back home work - during question of the day
There will be TWO incase one is absent.
The two period leaders will switch off every month. It is the two leaders responsibility to switch off each month

15. Whole Group During whole group this is when we will:
Lecture
Discussion
Read together as a class
Questions/ comments
After whole group, we will split into BLAST stations
We will practice this A LOT
I will put you into your stations

16. BLAST STATIONS Individual Station Direct Collaborative Station
Laptops
Direct
I will go over whatever you need help on
Collaborative Station
You will work together in groups
We will have 30 min per station
We will have 45 SECONDS to rotate
I will always play the same 45 second song so you know when to switch
WE WILL PRACTICE THIS A LOT!!!!

17. Station Leaders
Each station will have leaders to make sure everyone is doing what they are supposed to be doing
Depending on the station and rotation
I will pick station leaders
Most likely, they will be your two period leaders

18. CLOSING After BLAST stations, we will go back to our home desks
We get 45 seconds to get there!
During CLOSING we will address any questions, comments, and concerns during BLAST stations
We will do a recap of the day’s lesson
We will do an EXIT TICKET
TURN IN HOMEWORK AS YOU LEAVE

19. TURN IN YOUR HOMEWORK
At the end of class each day, turn in your homework as you leave the door
There will be a basket there with your period
MAKE SURE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER IS ON YOUR HOMEWORK
If you do NOT turn it in…even though you did it…I will not accept it the next day because it will be considered late homework.

20. ATTENTION!
Sometimes when we are working diligently, we cannot hear the teacher…
So in order to get your attention I will say…FREEZE!!!
You will automatically freeze in place..whatever you are doing…FREEZE!
Then I will say…EYE BALLS!!! Then you will turn to look at me
Then I will say what I need to say
Then I will say…GO!!!
Then you go back to work!
It’s fun! You MUST FREEZE in the position you are in!!!

21. Rules =) These rules are to help the class community…I will explain WHY we have these rules…if I forget, please remind me…thank you!

22. Respect Respect yourself Respect each other Respect your teacher
This is our home for the year and this is our family. Treat each other like one. Trust each other, help each other, respect each other, and TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
When you go to college, you are an adult and no one is there to take care of you. You must learn self respect, respect for others, and respect for your teachers early on, or else you won’t have a positive experience in college.

23. SAFE This classroom is a safe zone
I want you to walk in here and feel safe
Treat it like your home
No bullying
No littering

24. Some things that will not make our class feel safe…
Curse
Do not say RETARDED. FAG. GAY. HOMO. LOSER. Etc…(why? It hurts people’s feelings…be respectful) (accidental cursing I can understand but not on a regular basis)
Back talk
Do not talk back to a teacher or your peers (why? It hurts peoples feelings and create negative conversations…be respectful)
Fighting
Pushing, shoving, hitting, scratching, throwing, verbal, etc. (why? ITS DANGEROUS!!!!!)
Walking around for fun
Seriously…its distracting (why? Seriously…its distracting..be respectful)

25. Students will not: Bully Groom Have side conversations
Physically, verbally, mentally, emotionally, electronically
Groom
Make up, nail polish, lotion,
Have side conversations
During teacher lecture, student presentation, group discussion, group work

26. Basically Be respectful of each other
I want you to like coming to my class
I want you to like talking and being with your classmates
The best way to do this is if everyone feels safe and respected

27. Consequences First offense: Second offense: Third offense:
Informal verbal warning
Second offense:
Formal verbal warning
Third offense:
You will have detention and worksheet
Fourth offense:
I will call your parents on the spot in class
Fifth offense:
You go say Hello to Principal Fountain

28. iPod/ iPhone/ iPad Don’t have them out. Ever. EVER!!!
Keep it in your backpack
Keep it silent
If I see you using it…
WHY? Because its disrespectful and THEY DO NOT ALLOW THIS IN COLLEGE…GET USE TO IT EARLY ON…its really hard I know =( but you have to try and learn. In college, THEY MAKE YOU TURN YOUR PHONES OFF AND PUT THEM AWAY…im NOT making this up

29. Consequences As as school rule
If I see your phone or any electronic device out, I will take it away and give it to the office.
If you do it AGAIN, you will have detention and a worksheet.
If you do it AGAIN, I will call your parents.
If you do it AGAIN, you will get a referral.

30. Bathroom You get 2 bathroom passes per semester Use them wisely
You will get another 2 the next semester
There are no “roll over” passes

31. Walking around
If I catch you leave my room or walking around the halls during bathroom pass
I WILL FIND YOU AND I WILL GROUND YOU
You will receive ZERO NONE NO WARNINGS if you leave my room without permission or if I catch you walking around the halls during bathroom pass
You WILL DETENTION AND I WILL CALL YOUR PARENTS
You do it one more time and you go say hello to Principal Fountain
WHY? What if there was an emergency? Earthquake? And I can’t find you…what do I do then? I would not be able to live with myself if I lost you so please don’t do that to me!

32. CHEATING Don’t do it…Just don’t I follow Burton Tech rules on cheating
If you didn’t study for the test or if you didn’t do the homework or if you didn’t understand something just
BE HONEST AND TELL ME
I WILL NOT GET MAD I WILL HELP YOU
I am here for help and support =)

33. Late homework I do not accept late homework
Why? In college you get one deadline…that’s it. If you don’t turn it in, too bad. I’m teaching you to get use to that mentality so you have a positive college experience.
Any tests in class work/test/quiz you miss that day because you were absent…again…I need that note and you can make it up by the end of the following week
If no note…then no make work.

34. Homework
Write your name!!! It’s YOUR HARD WORK…be proud of it! PLUS someone else could steal it and write THEIR name on it Think of writing your name down on your assignments as copyrighting So no one else can steal your awesomeness =D

35. Computers We will use computers a lot in this class
When we use them there will be no:
HARMING THE COMPUTERS (no downloading things, no taking off keys, no defacing, no throwing, no dropping, etc)
No inappropriate sites
STAY ON TASK
If I catch you…
I will tell you to stop…then verbal warning…then detention with worksheet…call parents…then you say hello to Principal Fountain
WHY? WE NEED THE COMPUTERS TO LAST!!!!!!!

36. Respect. Safe. Family.
I want this to be a great year for all of us and it can be if we follow these rules
I will be very strict in enforcing these rules
I will be kind, understanding, and respectful, but I am also fair and consistent
I will not let anyone slide when it comes to breaking our classroom rules

37. Achieve 3000 We will go into this more later this week
If you get a score of 75+
You will receive a ticket IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP YOUR TICKETS
If you earn enough tickets you can buy out at the end of the month
You can get candy, school supplies, free bathroom pass, free homework pass
The more tickets the bigger the prize

38. Homework Take home the syllabus and read it over with your parents
Have your parents sign it and bring it back WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 2013
And where will you put your syllabus…where will you turn it in and when?

39. Any last comments or questions? =)

40. Getting to know you game!!!

41. Survival You are stranded in a deserted Island
You have with you ONE thing…it can be ANYTHING EXCEPT your usual survival objects like water, fire, matches, machete, food, etc.
You have with you (for example) and unicorn, a laptop, weights.
We will go around the room telling the class what is the one thing you have with you

42. Survival Now, in your large groups
Figure out HOW YOU ARE GOING TO SURVIVE AND GET OUT OF THE ISLAND using your objects
The group who can actually figure out a feasible (an actual) way to get off the island, will get stickers!
I will choose!

43. HOMEWORK!!!! Have your parents sign your agenda BRING TWO NOTEBOOKS
Thank you and I hope you have a great great day!!!