Welcome to 8th Grade!

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Welcome to 8th Grade!

• Please find your seat by asking each others last
  name and then sit alphabetically! A names are
  in the front right.
• Please follow instructions that are on your desk!

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Welcome to 8th grade!

• Princess Margaret Public School
• Student Teacher Mr. Milovan Horvat
• Teacher Mr. Warkentin
• Rules, Consequences,
• Rewards and Procedures

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Teacher Creed

• As your teacher
• I will not allow you to do anything that is not
  in your best interest or in the best interest of
  this classroom.
• I will not allow you to do anything that stops
  anyone from learning for any reason whatsoever.
• I will not allow you to stop me from teaching for
  any reason whatsoever.
• There will be no excuses whatsoever
• Never question my management system while I am
  teaching

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Rules of Mr. Horvats Class

• 1. Follow directions the first time given.
• 2. Come prepared to class.
• 3. No teasing, bullying, put downs, or
  inappropriate language.
• 4. No eating, drinking, or gum chewing.

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Consequences

• When right choices are NOT made . . .
• 1. Warning
• 2. 1 minute after class
• 3. Discipline Essay with Parent signature
• 4. After school detention Reflection form
• 5. Referral - Thursday School

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Positive Rewards Rewarding good choices

• 1. Free time
• 2. Drop the lowest grade
• 3. email home
• 4. Teacher answer
• 5. Select your own seating chart

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Materials needed for this class

• Binder reminder
• Pencils and pens
• Spiral notebook for labs,notes and SQRs
• Optional Calculator (will be helpful!)
• Optional Colored Pencils

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Procedures for . . .

• Homework, lab work, and warm ups
• Entering the classroom
• Leaving the classroom
• Sharpening your pencil
• Going to the bathroom/nurse
• If you were absent
• Getting your grade
• Taking tests, listening to lectures, doing labs

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Homework

• Homework for the day will be listed on the white
  board
• Homework is due the next day after it is
  assigned. It is due at the beginning of the
  period. A stamp will be given for full credit.

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Warm ups - SQR

• As soon as you enter the classroom, you are to
  begin the warm up
• Do not write the question down, but you must
  answer them in complete sentences.
• If you were absent you are still responsible for
  the warm up - find it in the absent work binder
  or online
• SQR will begin on Wednesday!

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Labs

• Labs are graded the day after they are done in
  class
• Procedures
• 1. Stay in your area
• 2. Have only the materials you need out (see the
  materials board)
• 3. Low noise

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Lecture Procedures

• 1. Stay in your seat
• 2. Have out materials needed for the lecture and
  everything else is put away
• 3. Raise your hand

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Test Procedures

• 1. Stay in your seat
• 2. Have out only approved materials needed for
  the test (see materials board) everything else is
  put away
• 3. SILENCE!!!

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Entering the class

• 1. Come in the class quietly and calmly, no
  playground behavior or horse playing
• 2. Go directly to your assigned seat and get out
  the required materials for the day (see the
  materials board)
• 3. Begin your warm up (SQR) for the day

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Leaving the classroom

• 1. The bell does NOT excuse you, wait for Mr.
  Horvat to excuse you the magic word is
  Good-bye.
• 2. When excused by Mr. Horvat, push your chair
  in, and make sure you do not leave any of your
  belongings.
• 3. Quietly and calmly exit the class. No yelling,
  running or horse playing.

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Going to the bathroom/nurse

• Go to the bathroom BEFORE class. If it is an
  emergency, you get 2 passes per semester, then
  you may ask to go
• 1. If Mr. Horvat is teaching then DO NOT ask
• 2. If Mr. Horvat is talking to another student
  then DO NOT ask
• 3. If 1 and 2 are clear then ask Mr. Horvat

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Sharpening Procedures

• 1. If Mr. Horvat is teaching, DO NOT go
• 2. If someone is already there, DO NOT go
• 3. If 1 and 2 are clear, then GO

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Absences

• Look on the calendar page to see what we did the
  day you were absent.
• Get any worksheets or notes that you missed (From
  Mr. Horvat)
• Dont forget to get the SQR also!

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Whats my grade?

• If you have any questions, ask Mr. Horvat before
  class, after class, during lunch, before school,
  or after school.
• You should check your grade often! At least once
  a week
• It is your responsibility to make sure your grade
  is correct