Transcript Welcome to Ms. Lyall’s Social Studies Classes

“If you can change your mind, you
can change the world.”
Joey Reimer
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would like to welcome you to my Social
Studies class. I am looking forward to this
upcoming year together, as we learn
about our history, and how our past has
shaped who we are today; not only as a
nation but also our world. First though,
I’m sure you are wondering who I am!
“Man’s mind stretched to a new idea
never goes back to its original
dimensions.”~ Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Jr.
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First Baptist Christian School
4141 Pontchartrain Drive
Slidell, LA 70458
985.643.3725 (office)
985.641.9205 (fax)
Room 409
[email protected]
“Aim for success, not perfection.
Never give up your right to be
wrong, because then you will
lose the ability to learn new
things and move forward with
your life. Remember that fear
always lurks behind
perfectionism.” ~ David M. Burns
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Graduated from Northshore High School in 2001.
Attended Southeastern Louisiana University from August
2001-May 2006.
Member and President of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority.
 Member of Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society.
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Graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in May
2006.
Bachelor of Arts in History-Concentration in Modern European
History.
 Minor in Political Science
 Minor in International Studies
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Completed certification in Secondary Social Studies
Education in May 2012.
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I married my husband,
Jeremy, on December
12, 2009. Our daughter,
Cara was born November
23, 2010, and our son,
Eli was born on October
14, 2013. I also have
two awesome stepchildren, Makayla and
Jayden.
 Our
classroom procedures will help ensure
that you, as the students, will always know
what to expect AND what is expected of you
while you are in my class.
 Procedures will teach you how to perform
routine instructional tasks that will be
required while you are in my class.
 Please
wait until the previous class has
exited the room.
 Please enter the room quietly and take
your seat.
 Please begin copying down your Today in
History and take out your assignment
notebook and begin copying down the
information on the boards.
 When finished, please put both away and
take out your homework from the
previous night.
You may ONLY go to your locker at the
designated times.
 Locker times will be:
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BEFORE SCHOOL
 AT LUNCH (Since we have a large class, some will go
before dismissal to the cafeteria, and the rest will go
after so that there is plenty of time to eat)
 AFTER SCHOOL
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If you are checked in late or checked out early,
please be very quiet when you enter my class
and ask permission before walking across the
class in session to go to your locker.
 PLEASE DO NOT COME AT ANY OTHER TIME AND
ASK TO GO TO YOUR LOCKER, YOU WILL NOT BE
PERMITTED, END OF STORY!
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Cellphones are ONLY permitted at school under the
following conditions:
Cellphones will remain off from the moment you
arrive at school UNTIL the bell at 3:10. You do not
get to play on your phone until the tardy bell rings!
You will leave your phone off and in your schoolbag.
If it is found to be out or ON, you will have your
phone confiscated and you will receive a Saturday
detention. (7:30-9:30 AM with a $25 fee)
All other electronic devices will also remain off
unless you have permission from the teacher to use
them. Internet is not for the students to use on any
electronic device. If you are found to be using the
internet on any personal devices during school hours,
you will receive a Saturday detention.
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Carpool is over at 8:00 A.M., which means you must
be in my room and in your desk at this time.
If you are late, your parent must write an excuse and
you must present it to me upon arrival to my class.
The only excuses that will be permitted will be illness
or an unforeseen circumstance (wreck). Catching a
train or bad weather will not be excused. Make sure
you leave early enough each day to plan for these
types of events.
3 unexcused tardies = DETENTION
6 unexcused tardies = Saturday Detention
9 unexcused tardies = Suspension
If you do not have an excuse from your parent, you
will be counted as UNEXCUSED, no exceptions.
You are late to class if you are not inside the classroom
and in your desk when the bell rings. If you are late to
class you must:
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Please walk in quietly making as little noise as possible.
Please sign-in at the Tardy Sheet (Name, date, time) and if
you have a pass, leave it in the basket. If you do not have a
pass please sign the detention slip.
Please take your assigned seat.
Please join the activity in progress. If you do not know
what the class is doing raise your hand until the teacher
sees you.
Please continue working (waiting) quietly until I get to your
desk.
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If an absence occurs, students will adhere to the following for turning
in their makeup work.
Per the guidelines set forth in the FBCS Student Handbook, students
will receive one day per absence to make up any and all work that is
late due to their absence. If you go over the allotted time, you may
make up the work for a 60% F for up to 5 days after the day (s) you
missed.
While absent, please remember you can check my website to find out
what assignment you missed, or if you know that you are going to be
absent, make sure you get your assignment off of my website before
the absence occurs.
Upon returning from an absence, students should check the absent
folder for your class to find any work that was passed out while you
were absent. You will sign the folder showing that you received any
papers and that you are aware of your assignments you missed.
Students must make arrangements with the teacher to come in after
school to make up any tests or quizzes missed during their absence.
I will ONLY make up tests, after school, on TUESDAYS, unless I tell
you otherwise. It will be your responsibility to accommodate this
day.
 During
announcements, the class will be
QUIET and listen to what information is being
given. These announcements are important
and may pertain to YOU!
 Please understand, saying the pledges is NOT
OPTIONAL. Everyone will stand, salute our
flags, and pledge their allegiance to our
country, our Savior, and the Bible. If you
have a problem with this policy, please make
arrangements to speak with Ms. Nelson,
however she too will make you comply with
this standard.
After you have copied down your Today in
History and your assignments and placed your
homework in the upper right hand corner of
your desk, please:
 Take out your textbook and your notebook and
be ready to begin the day’s lesson.
 Begin working on the lesson introduction
question or activity that will be written on the
front board or on the PowerPoint.
 Be prepared to share your answer to the
questions asked if the teacher should call on
you.
 On
the top, left hand side of the paper
should be your name.
 Directly below your name should be the date
 On the top, right hand side of the paper
should be the subject.
 Directly below the subject should be the
assignment.
I will not fight to get your attention. Please be
mindful that when you are finished copying down
your Today in History and assignments, you should
be ready to begin for the day.
 When I am ready to begin our lesson for the day, I
will be sitting in the front of the room quietly,
waiting for you to be ready to begin. I will not
talk over you or talk when you are, so please be
courteous and get quiet so that we can begin our
lesson.
 If I need your attention, you will see me raise my
hand, you are to stop what you are doing and get
quiet. Again, I will not fight for your attention.
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 For
each new type of classwork/homework
assignment that you will be completing, I will
teach you the proper way that I expect the
assignment to be completed.
 As each type of assignment is learned, you
will be able to refer back to my website for
the specific instructions and procedures for
completing the assignment.
If you finish all of your assigned work early,
you may:
 Begin working on your homework or
another assignment.
 Read your AR book or a book of your
choice.
 Read your history textbook.
 Write me a letter from the time period we
are studying.
 Draw me a picture illustrating the time
period we are studying.
 YOU MAY NOT DISTURB OTHERS!
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Students may only drink water in class and it must be in
either a water bottle or a clear container.
During 3rd period (2nd period on chapel days) ONLY,
students will be permitted to eat a healthy snack at the
start of class. Students may NEVER eat in the computer
lab, but you may eat your snack quickly before entering
the lab.
Students may not share snacks, if you would like the
option of having a snack, then you must provide your own
or you will have to wait until lunch.
It is at the teacher’s discretion to determine whether or not a
snack is healthy, but students are never allowed to eat candy,
chips, or have an entire “meal” at this time.
 Some examples of healthy snacks: fruit, peanut butter
crackers, cheese crackers, snack size piece of cheese, etc. If
you aren’t sure if your snack will be allowed, then ask!
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If the privilege is abused (trash left around, wrong snack
option, etc.) then the teacher can revoke an individual’s
privilege or the entire class’s privilege for snack time.
Please don’t abuse snack time!
I do not customarily allow students to leave the class to
go to the bathroom or for water; however, exceptions
MAY be made, at my discretion, ONLY under the
following circumstances: (Please remember this is a
privilege, not a RIGHT.)
 EXTREME EMERGENCIES ONLY
 You have finished all of your assigned work.
 The class is working on individual seatwork (You may
NOT leave while I am teaching)
 You have NOT abused the privilege in the past.
 You will sign and date the notebook for a record of
who has left the room.
 You will only be permitted to leave the class twice per
nine weeks, so make sure it really is an emergency.
 No student will go to the bathroom from 10:50-11:50
(elementary lunch) or at any time during 5th period.
During independent practice, if you find yourself needing
some assistance:
 Please raise your hand and look to make sure the
teacher has acknowledged that you are in need of
help.
 While waiting for the teacher to come by and assist,
please move on to the other questions/problems and
continue trying to work. Do not just sit there and do
nothing while you wait for the teacher to make it to
your desk.
 Do not talk to or distract the other students around
you. If I choose to allow another student to assist I
will specifically ask that student to help you.
Since pencils are not permitted in my class, there shall
be no reason for a student to need to sharpen their
pencil. If you need to throw away trash, please adhere
to the following guidelines.
 Under NO circumstance should you get up while I am
teaching to throw away trash.
 Place trash on the corner of your desk and leave it
there until the lesson is complete (Since I am OCD, in
most cases while I’m walking around the room I will
pick your trash up and throw it away for you)
 As you are leaving the classroom when the bell rings,
you may throw your trash away as you walk out the
door.
 When
someone walks into the room, you will
remain quiet while I address the visitor.
 If the announcement is for the class, I will
use our hand signal to get your attention so
that you will know to pay attention to our
visitor.
 If the visitor is not for the class, you will
continue reading in your textbook while I
take care of our guest.
 YOU WILL NOT VISIT WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR
OR TALK!
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Students will remain quiet in the
hallways since the elementary
classes will be in session.
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No student will be allowed to use
the microwave. This takes up too
much time during lunch and
students aren’t having enough time
to eat.
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ALL students will help pick up chairs
and clean their areas. You are
responsible for your own mess!
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No student will be allowed to go to
the bathroom after 12:15 (during
cafeteria clean-up) until the end of
5th period (4th on chapel days).
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Students will be dismissed by table
after the duty teachers see that the
cafeteria is clean.
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Please remain quiet while you are
going back to class, the elementary
should not be disturbed!
 Chapel
days are on Wednesdays unless
otherwise specified.
 I will dismiss for chapel after I have
completed attendance and lunch count in
the morning.
 We will walk to chapel, together, as a class.
 You will sit with your class in the sanctuary.
 Seating assignments will be given by Ms.
Nelson at our assembly.
 I will be the one to dismiss us from chapel,
so please do not try and dismiss yourselves.
 At
the sound of the alarm, all students are to
immediately become silent and face the
front.
 When I tell you to line up, students are to line
up, single file by the classroom door.
 Students are to begin exiting the classroom,
to the left and down the stairs, quickly to the
assigned area in the parking lot.
 Students are to stay in their single file line,
facing away from the building.
 Student are to remain silent and wait for
the “ALL CLEAR” or further instruction from
myself or the administration.
At the sound of the alarm or notification,
students are to IMMEDIATELY become quiet and
face the front.
 Students are to leave all belongings at their desk
and move calmly to the back of the room,
farthest away from the door and sit down as
close to one another as they can get.
 I will quickly and quietly shut off all lights and
lock classroom doors. I will check to make sure
all windows are locked and blinds are shut.
 Students are to remain silent until the “ALL
CLEAR” is given from the office.
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Please remember that the bell does not dismiss
class, but that I do. You may not leave until you
hear me say, “Have a nice day!”
 When I tell the class to begin packing up their
things you may do so. Please do not ask to pack
up early or begin packing up with out my
permission.
 Please make sure your desk and surrounding area
is clean before you leave the classroom.
 Please leave the classroom quickly and quietly so
that the next class may enter the room.
DO NOT SLAM THE DOOR!!!!!
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remain quiet in the halls,
you are not the only students at
this school!
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the year progresses, it will become
necessary to learn new procedures as the
need arises (going to the gym, going to the
library, etc.)
 All new procedures will be taught as needed
so that students will still know what is
expected of them.
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My goal is to create and maintain a positive learning
environment while meeting the needs of all my students. I
believe that no student has the right to interrupt the
learning of the classroom. I believe that the teacher’s role
is to be firm yet loving with my students. I have the same
expectations of all my students and they are very simple:
come to class prepared and be ready to learn. Should a
disruption to the learning environment occur, then I believe
that it should be dealt with. I believe effective classroom
management is the key to maintaining a productive
classroom environment. My ideal goal for our class is to
learn while having fun. However, we can not have fun unless
we follow the classroom rules. Students should be mindful
that there will be consequences for those who choose not to
follow the rules. I also believe that it is important to
reward students. Students who obey the rules and do what
is expected of them will earn rewards for their efforts.
“Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire”
~ W.B. Yeats
 Come
to class prepared to learn.
 Remain on task.
 Respect yourself, each other, and the teacher.
 Respect the school’s property, my property,
your property, and each other’s property.
 Keep your hands, feet, and objects to
yourself.
“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one
can take it away from you.” ~ B. B. King
 Consequences
 Warning
with Infraction Notice
 Email, phone call, or note
home to parents with behavior
action plan
 Teacher administered detention
 Office Referral/Administrative
Detention
“Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to
it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with
accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”~ Plato