1. Welcome to Mrs. Carbajal’s Class Open House 2014-2015

2. What Parents should know:  Teacher Website: www.schoolrack.com/carbajaLL (remember two L’s at end)www.schoolrack.com/carbajaLL  Teacher’s Phone: 305-335-1448 (Text or call from 3:20 – 9:00 p.m.)  Students have access to Edmodo, My Big Campus and Remind to help them stay on track. (front of room)  Edmodo: Class codes are for each period with a specific class code.  Most Powerpoints, videos and study guides can be found at website, or linked to Edmodo.  Lab fees – Collection will begin soon.

3. Supplies  Composition Book for Science - REQUIRED  Loose Leaf Paper  Individual Pencil Sharpener  Calculator  Scissors  Glue/or glue stick  Crayons/coloring pencils  Thumbdrive or flash Drive

4. Rules  Be in Assigned seat with all materials (students should look at front board for what objectives are – I also tell them 30 seconds before bell rings)  Treat everyone Respectfully (learn to say thank you, sorry, etc.)  Wait to be acknowledged before speaking.  Only use technology when given permission.  LATE WORK IS NOT ACCEPTED UNLESS WITH AN EXCUSED ABSENCE – students are usually given time in class to start or finish homework, it is their responsibility to use their time wisely.

5. Consequences and Rewards  1 st offense – verbal warning  2 nd offense – parent phone call  3 rd offense – Morning detention  REWARDS – I give my children lots of verbal praise. I also let them have snack while doing group activities.  MORE LABS and FUN Activities

6. What we do in class  Reading – Specific strategies for Florida Standards, close reading.  Writing – Strategies for technical and argumentative writing. These are called CER’s which stands for Claim, Evidence and Reasoning.  Lots of Hands on activities.  Lots of Use of TECHNOLOGY!! But you do not need to purchase your child a phone – don’t let them tell you that.  Homework is assigned daily. Very often it is watching videos.

7. Things our class ALWAYS needs  Toilet Paper – Often I have 4 or five kids with sniffles, easier to give them a roll of toilet paper  BANDAIDS  NEW SPONGE – I use this for ice packs.  Crayons – USED IS FINE  Pencils – USED IS FINE  Pens – USED IS FINE  Wipes, or Paper towels.  Also assistance with Lab Supplies  THANK YOU!!