Transcript Classroom Procedures

Welcome to Grade Seven !
Welcome to Grade Seven !
Good Morning, I am Mr. Sneddon
Classroom Procedures
Mr. Sneddon’s Grade Seven Classroom
Battleford Central School
Foreword
• Welcome to Grade Seven. I hope you had a
relaxing vacation.
• Our jobs here are simple. I am here to teach;
you are here to learn. Together we will work
together to give you the best educational
experience.
• A positive attitude is the key to success.
Why Procedures?
• A Procedure is a way something is to be done.
• To do things correctly we need to follow simple
procedures. Here are some examples
– To open your locker, you have to select your combination as
directed by the lock manufacturer.
– To cook a delicious meal, you need to follow the steps in the
recipe.
– To place a call on your phone, you need to dial the number in
the right order.
So, to be successful in learning, you need to
follow some simple procedures.
Coming Into Class
When you come into class:
• Make sure you have all the needed materials.
Ex: Books, notebook, pen, pencil.
• Come into class quietly.
• Go directly to your desk.
• Be ready to work. Have your materials on your
desk.
• If the door is closed, please knock and wait for
the door to be answered.
After the Bell Rings
When the bell rings in the morning & afternoon:
• The first bell is a warning to get all of your
things and get to class.
• The second bell means class is starting. You are
LATE after this bell.
• Once the bell rings you need to be in your desk
with materials ready to work.
Start of Class Routine
After the Second Bell in both the Morning &
Afternoon:
• Find your way to your desk and take out a book
for a five minute silent reading starter.
When you see me at the front of the room:
• Stop anything that you are doing.
• Face the front of the room.
• Wait for further instructions.
During Instruction
• Listen to the teacher with full attention.
• No pencil sharpening, talking, or whispering.
• Don’t write anything during instruction. You will be
given time for taking notes.
• Ask permission to speak by raising your hand.
• Ask questions related to the subject. Other questions
which are not related to the subject can be asked after
instruction.
• After instruction, make sure you understand the
concept. If not, ask questions by mentioning which
part you didn’t understand.
While You Are Working
• Make sure you read or listen to the directions about
your work and understand them.
• If you didn’t understand, ask help from other students
sitting around you. If they also don’t understand, ask
the teacher to explain it.
• If you are asked to help, be polite and kind and offer
your best.
• Talking to each other should be no louder than a
whisper. The person sitting on the other side of the
room should not be interrupted by your noise.
• Respect each other and be friendly.
• Use your time wisely. Put forth your best effort to
finish your work on time.
Handing In Assignments
When an assignment is ready to be handed in:
• Your Name is on the assignment in legible
printing. Assignments with no name WILL
NOT be marked and will be considered
incomplete.
• Assignments go in the top black box for the
subject that you are completing work for.
Food, Drinks, Washrooms
Food:
• Healthy Snacks: Fruit, Granola Bars, as examples. NO
Junk Food. If you really need a snack then you can
grab one from your locker at a break.
Drinks:
• Water in closed water bottles. Please no juice and NO
pop as it makes a mess on the floor if spilled.
Washrooms:
• One person out of the classroom to the washroom at a
time.
Five Minute Breaks
Five minute breaks are for you to do the
following:
• Get Your Books for Your Next Class.
• Get a Drink of Water
• Go to the Washroom.
Five minute breaks are not for you to do the
following:
• Be Loud and Disruptive in the Hallway.
• Wander to the Other Side of the School.
Five Minute Breaks (Con’t)
Should you exercise poor judgment during five
minute breaks the following consequences will
apply:
• First Reminder: Five Minute Breaks for the Remainder
of the morning or afternoon are Withdrawn.
• Second Reminder: Five Minute Breaks for the
Remainder of the School Week are Withdrawn.
• Third Reminder: You will be referred to the
Administration for discussion about your continued poor
judgment.
Lockers
You will be issued a lock on the first day of
school. You will not be able to use your own
lock.
A Few Locker Guidelines:
• You can visit your locker during Five Minute Breaks
only. You will only be permitted to visit your locker
during class time only for very important reasons.
• Please clean your locker Once A Week. This means
remove any food or garbage and take your gym clothes
home to be washed. You may occasionally be given class
time to do this once your work is complete.
If the Teacher is at the Front
I will often say “May I Have Your Attention”
If you hear this or see me at the front of the room:
• Stop whatever you are doing at that moment.
• Face the teacher and wait silently.
• Notify any classmates who haven’t noticed that
the teacher is at the front of the room.
• No talking or whispering. All of your attention
should be given to the teacher.
When You are Done Your Work
When you have finished your assignments:
• Check it over to ensure that it is done to the best of
your ability.
• Ensure that your name is on the assignment.
• Hand it in to the correct hand in box.
• Work on any other unfinished work.
• Read a book either from your library selection or from
the book shelf or cupboard.
• DO NOT start talking and visiting with your friends.
You may be done; but they are not.
When You Are Dismissed from Class
• Put all your things away neatly in your locker.
• Ensure any garbage or paper recycling gets to
the right bins.
• The Teacher dismisses you NOT the bell.
• When you have permission to leave then quickly
and quietly put your things away and go to your
locker to get your materials for your next class.
When the Bell Rings for the Start of
Lunch
• Put all your things away neatly in your locker.
• Ensure any garbage or paper recycling gets to
the right bins.
• The Teacher dismisses you NOT the bell.
• Go to your locker and retrieve your lunch and
sit in your own desk to eat lunch.
• The teacher desk and office chairs are not to be
used while eating lunch.
When the Bell Rings for the End of
Lunch
• Put all your things away neatly in your locker.
• Ensure any garbage or paper recycling gets to
the right bins.
• Clean Up your own space and ensure that there
is no garbage around your desk or spills.
• The two students assigned for the week to
classroom cleanup will sweep and dustpan the
classroom then exit the classroom.
Leaving the School Grounds at
Lunch
Due to the fact that we are responsible for your
well-being and safety during the school day you
are only permitted to leave the school campus
under the following conditions:
• A signed noted from a parent or guardian. The note is
only valid for the day it is issued; unless the parent or
guardian contacts me and makes an alternate arrangement.
• A phone call or text message from a parent or guardian.
The call or message is only valid for the day it is received.
Classroom Jobs
Working together we will all ensure that our classroom is
the best learning environment that we can have. We
spend six hours a day here. Everyone will be required to
take a one week turn at a classroom job. Some of our
classroom jobs will include:
• Dustbusters – This will be done by two students.
Students will sweep the classroom at the end of Lunch
and at the end of the School Day.
• Mutant Exterminator – This will be done by one
student. Clean out the microwave to prevent the growth
of mutants. This is to be done at the end of Lunch every
day.
Classroom Jobs (Con’t)
• Greeter – This will be done by one student. This student
will answer the classroom door when asked and welcome
visitors to our classroom or relay requests or calls for
attention to teachers or students.
• Answering Service – This will be done by one student.
This student will be responsible for answering the
telephone when requested. The telephone is to be
answered “Hello, 7S, Student Speaking”
• Courier – This will be done by two students. These
students will be responsible for delivering messages or
retrieving equipment like computer carts.
Classroom Jobs (Con’t)
• Classroom Librarian – This will be done by two
students. Check the bookshelves in the classroom twice a
week to ensure that they are neat and tidy. Check the
book website for overdue books once a week.
• Road Maintenance – This will be done by two students.
These students will be responsible for straightening our
rows of desks at the end of each school day.
• Administrative Assistant – This will be done by one
student. This student will be responsible for assisting
substitutes or other classroom visitors if they need
assistance.
Classroom Jobs (Con’t)
• Knowledge Distribution & Collection – This will be
done by two students. These students will be responsible
for helping to distribute and collect class handouts and
other notes and information from the school office.
• Classroom Photographer – This will be done by one
student. It will be the responsibility of the class
photographer to take photographs of students working on
class projects or at school events when requested.
• Technology Assistant – This will be done by two
students. At the end of the day it will be the job of the
technology assistants to ensure that all laptops on the cart
in our classroom are powered off, plugged in, on the right
shelf, and cords are neat and tidy.
Classroom Jobs (Con’t)
We will also have substitutes for all of our jobs. If the
primary person is absent then the substitute will do the
job. There may be the opportunity for more jobs or
different job opportunities. It will take us the first week
of school to get the jobs set up and functioning.
When the Bell Rings for the End of
the Day
• Put all your things away neatly in your locker.
• Ensure any garbage or paper recycling gets to
the right bins.
• The Teacher dismisses you NOT the bell.
• There should be nothing in the basket of your
desk. Your inside shoes can go on the seat of
your desk.
• When you have permission to leave then quickly
and quietly put your things away and go outside.
Moving Around the School
When we are required to leave the classroom:
• We travel as a group. No one is to go off on
their own.
• We walk on the right-hand side of the hallway
single file. This allows others to get around us
too.
• We travel quietly with talking being no louder
then a whisper.
Homework & Assignment Due
Dates
Unless the assignment sheet or the teacher tell you all
assignments will be due the next day.
• Assignments with due dates will be due the end of the
day they are to be handed in.
• Assignments will all have a completion deadline of two
weeks past the initial due date. After two weeks an
assignment may be considered incomplete.
• Remember assignments with no name will not be
marked.
• Homework checks will be done from time to time.
Missing or Lost Assignments
• Missing or misplaced assignments Will Not be
freely replaced.
• If you have lost an assignment ask one of your
classmates for the assignment sheet and copy it
out on loose leaf.
• You may ask the teacher for a replacement
assignment and it will be replaced for the cost of
one act of service for each lost assignment.
Missing or Lost Assignments (Con’t)
Assignments for Mr. Sneddon’s Classes will be
posted to Mr. Sneddon’s Class Page.
You may visit the class page at any time from a school or home
computer to find electronic copies of worksheets and assignments.
It is not required to hand in an original copy of a worksheet or
assignment for credit. The completed work on loose leaf would
also be acceptable.
If You Are Late
If you are late for first period class:
• Go to the Office and pick up an Admit Slip from
an adult in the office.
• Come directly to class and if the door is closed
knock on the door and wait for it to be answered.
• Inform the teacher as to why you are late.
• Go directly to your desk and get out your materials.
Do not disturb your classmates who are working.
• You will not be excused from any work you
missed. Get the assignment from a classmate and
do it at home.
If You Are Absent
• You will not be excused from any work you
missed. Get the assignment from a classmate,
or either homework page and do it at home.
• If you are absent for a test you will be given one
day to prepare and then will write the test at
lunch or after school.
• A note from a parent or guardian is needed for
any unexcused absence. A phone call to the
school is requested for any absences.
Classroom Rules
School-wide rules are posted at the front of the room.
• Listen to instructions and raise your hand if you have a
question, comment, concern, or need help.
• Work quietly in your desk and complete assignments by
the requested time. Select free reading material when
finished early.
• Ignore minor interruptions and disturbances of others.
• Get/return materials and equipment to their designated
areas.
• Use appropriate inside-school voice, language, and
behaviour.
Using Computers for Class Work
When it is needed to use computers for class work:
• Use the Computer Assigned to you.
• Ask the teacher for permission.
• To be used for school projects first.
• Sites visited must be related to your current
assignment.
• Any abuse of computers will result in
consequences.
What to Leave At Home
• I-Pods,MP3 Players, Personal Computers, Personal Video
Game Systems and Cell Phones.
• If you are on the bus and you need to bring any of the above
items on the bus they are to be stored in your backpack in your
locker and not in your desk.
• If you choose to use any of the above items during school time
you will be asked to surrender the item to the teacher and it will
be returned at the end of the day. Should you choose to use
them again the items will be sent to the office.
• The use of personal devices will be set by each individual subject
teacher. You will be expected to abide by the requests of the
subject teacher.
Communication Home
When it is necessary to communicate home please make
arrangements in advance to do so. You may ask for permission to
use the classroom phone. You may also ask permission to use you
personal devices to send messages home. However, this will be
done at breaks in the classroom and I or another adult must be
present while you are sending a text or making a cell phone call
home.
When a parent or another adult needs to reach you in class it is
preferable that they call at lunch. I would prefer not to have
students taking personal calls during class. If a parent needs to send
a text then you may ask permission to check your phone at break.
Who Are My Teachers?
You will have quite a few different teachers this year.
Here is a list:
Ms. Rowley – Math
Miss. Samborski – French
Mr. Ursaki – Band
Mr. Sneddon – English Language Arts, Health, Social Studies,
Technology, Art, Career Ed.
Mrs. Germann – Science
Mrs. Nelson – Phys-Ed
Mrs. Sneddon – PAA Hand Sewing (Semester Two)
Expectation for and of Other
Teachers
You will be required to work with many other teachers this year and
that will be a challenge.
• Treat all other teachers and adults in the building with respect
and you will be respected.
• The expectations and rules of other teachers may be different
from my own but they are to be followed with no exceptions.
• Any consequences given by other teachers will be upheld by me.
I will not tell you it’s “OK” if you did something to upset
another teacher.
• We as teachers all talk with one another about what happens in
the classroom so we will all know if something needs to be dealt
with.
• Disrespect of other teachers and adults WILL NOT be
tolerated in any way and will be given appropriate consequences.
Consequences
Should you disregard the expectations set out for you:
• You will be reminded TWICE to stop the disruption.
After that you will be asked to leave class.
• Detention. Including acts of service.
• Phone Call home to parents.
• Interview with parents and student to discuss the issue.
• Referral to the office for further consequences that may
include further detention or suspension depending on
the severity of the infraction.
A Recipe for a Good Year
The End of a long list and you are thinking “I’ll
never remember all this”. We will review and
practice things from time to time and they will
become like a reflex.
Take the time to review this every once and a
while and you will find that this year will be very
enjoyable.