Transcript Honors Earth/Environmental Science

Earth/Environmental Science
Mrs. Rowley
Expectations of Myself
• Nurture your curiosity
• Provide support & encouragement
• Make every minute count
• Do you like to learn?
Food for Thought...
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing.
Motivation determines what you do.
Attitude determines how well you do it.”
» Lou Holtz
I expect you will:
• be excited to learn
• strive to do your best work
• have fun
• share enthusiasm
• make every minute count
Mother
1 son, 1 daughter
Wife
Daughter
Sister
3 sisters; 2 brothers
Educator
Mrs. Rowley
Microbiologist
B.S Clinical Laboratory Science
NBHS
What will we learn this year?
• Astronomy
• Geology
• Meteorology
• Oceanography
• Environmental connections
How will we learn?
• on-line research (bring your ID every day)
• multimedia
• lecture
• notes
• cooperative team activities
• demonstrations
• models
• presentations
Evaluation/Assessment
• Tests
45%
 study hard
 You may retake any Test or Vocabulary Quiz.
These must be taken within 5 days of the quiz or
test after school ONLY. I will average the two
grades and always take the better grade.
 Take advantage of this opportunity!
• Quizzes
20%
• Homework/classwork/participation
15%
• Lab
20%
• Final Exam: 25% of total course grade
 Try to be exempt!
Quiet Signal
• I know it may seem silly and you may feel
foolish doing this, but when everyone
participates, it is very effective.
• If you see me raise my hand, stop talking to
your neighbors, even if you are in midsentence, and raise your own hand until
everyone in the room is quiet.
• If you cannot get quiet, a consequence for
breaking rules will be applied.
Negative Consequences for Breaking
Rules
• First Time
 Warning
• 2nd Time
 Phone call home and write 5 vocabulary words
and their definitions from the chapter we are
working on 7x each. DUE the following day
(cannot be done during class time)
• 3rd Time and thereafter
 Write up and Chillout
• Severe Disruption
 Immediate Office Referral
Attendance
• 10 days
• If you go past 10 and feel you are justified in
appealing to SSMT, you will need to prove to
them you didn’t skip a single one of those 10
days so…SAVE all doctor’s notes, etc. Don’t
bring them to me – save them in case you need
them.
• Come to class. Get exempt from the exam!!
Trust me – the exemption is worth it!
• Don’t lose credit due to absences!
Tardies
• I enforce the tardy policy. When the bell rings, I close the
door. If I have to let you in, you’re tardy.
• You may not stand outside my door and block my door
before the bell rings.
• A Tardy occurs if you are not fully in the classroom at the
last bell. No exceptions.
 1st Tardy-warning
 2nd Tardy-write 5 vocabulary words and their
definitions from the chapter we are working on 5x
each.
 3rd Tardy-write 6 vocabulary words and their
definitions from the chapter we are working on 5x
each.
 4th Tardy-write 7 vocabulary words and their
definitions from the chapter we are working on 5x
each.
 5th and Subsequent Tardies - Referral
Availability After School
• Tuesday 3:00 - 3:30 pm
• Make up work (from absences)
• Quizzes & Tests: made up after school on the
day you return because they are announced
in advance.
• Retake quiz or test within one week of date
given for average of the two or better grade.
• Additional help on any work needed
Classroom Procedures
• Arrive on time…I enforce the tardy policy.
• Read the day’s agenda.
• Get out your notebook…every day!
• There will be focus questions every day. Be
prepared!
• Remain in your seat until bell rings…I dismiss the
class.
Classroom Procedures
• Please go potty before you get to class.
• School policy is that NO ONE is allowed out of classroom during
the 1st 15 minutes.
• You have been assigned 6 emergency passes. Use them wisely
because they are the ONLY ones you will get all semester.
• At the end of the semester – for every line you have left – I add
½ point to your final grade.
 If you don’t use any, you have the opportunity to
add 3 points to your final semester average!
 This has helped many people in the past – people
have gone from failing to passing, from C’s to B’s
and from B’s to A’s! Use your pass sparingly and
wisely!
• I do not let people leave the room to see other teachers, go to
the library, go to guidance (unless they tell me you have an
appointment), etc. so please don’t ask. The answer is always
NO!
Classroom Rules
•
Student is seated when bell rings signifying beginning of
class - Focus questions are given out immediately when
bell rings.
•
Respect the people, equipment, and furnishings of
Room 601
•
No sleeping in class.
•
No profanity
•
Do not use the words “Stupid” and “Shut up” in room
601
•
Only bottled water allowed (except during labs)
•
Student is prepared with notebook paper, pencil/pen to
use.
•
Student gets classroom work done in timely manner and
uses spare time constructively
•
Student does not talk and socialize during class time
Classroom Rules
• Student picks up all paper around their desk and does
not need prompting to do so
• Student does not get out of seat during class without
permission (even to sharpen pencil and get Germ-x) 
• One person talks at a time…RAISE YOUR HAND!
• School dress code is strictly adhered to (need I say
more?)
•
Work only on Earth Science…I confiscate stuff for 7
days…even calculators & other hw.
• Stay in seat until bell rings – I dismiss class, not the bell –
NO standing near the door.
• All other school rules apply. Rules are subject to
change…
Cell Phones and Electronic Devices
• No cell phones or electronic devices allowed (have
turned off and out of sight) – School policy strictly
enforced
• If you choose to use a cell phone or any other electronic
device in class, I will ask for it once. If you choose not to
give it to me, I will not say anything else about it but I will
let administration handle it.
• To keep me from even thinking you are using a cell
phone or electronic device, please follow these rules :
 Keep book bags closed
 Keep purses under desk and closed throughout class
 Keep hands out of pockets
 Nothing on desks but books we are using and work
we are doing in class.
 Sweaters, jackets, etc. either on or behind your desk
(not halfway on in front of you)
Please
• Do not
 Cheat
 Steal
 Lie
• It’s a respect thing! I will respect and trust you
– you respect and trust me!
Home Work Policy
• Your work is due at the beginning of class on the date
assigned.
• Basically – Assignments are due when they are due!
• Work turned in after I empty the tray is considered
late!
• Work turned in without a name will be thrown away.
Don’t lose credit for not putting your name on an
assignment!
Late Work Policy
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• Maximum grade that can be earned on late work:
• 1 day late 90%
• 2 days late 80%
• 3 days late 70%
• 4 days late…forget about it!
• Directed Reading Worksheets are NEVER accepted late
and they count as a quiz grade! They are given at the
beginning of a chapter and you have ample time to work
on them. I collect them prior to the Chapter Test. If you
miss the test, then it is due when you take the test.
Textbook
• Username: dphelps27
• Password: r4v4
Fire Drill
• Turn left out of classroom
• Turn left down stairs
• Turn left and go out door – not the door that
leads to the patio!
• Go over by fence at football field
• FIND ME so I can check you in!
• I will be the “nerdy” one holding up the yellow
“flag” 
• Not checking in with me results in a negative
consequence. 
Tornado Drill
• Go left outside classroom door
• Go downstairs
• Turn right into Computer hallway
• Find a place to sit against the lockers
• You will be cramped
Code 300
• I take these very seriously. I don’t know it’s a
drill – they don’t tell me!
• Quietly sit behind lab table at front of room. If there
isn’t room for everyone to not be seen from
doorway, sit against drawers next to my desk, NOT
behind my desk.
• No talking, using cellphones, etc. Sleep if you
choose!
• The ONLY thing that ends a Code 300 is an
administrator unlocking the door. Do not respond to
fire alarms, noises, etc. unless I tell you otherwise.
• Not taking a Code 300 seriously (I hear you talking
or making noise or anything that results in our
classroom being singled out) results in a “2nd
Offense” negative consequence.
Website
• My website is
http://teacherweb.craven.k12.nc.us/NBH/phelps
/home.html
• Classroom Guided Notes/study guides are
located on the website.
• There is also a link to the online textbook.
• I will keep grades updated on the website as
much as possible.
Questions?