Mrs. Shirk’s ClassWelcome to 8th grade

Entering the classroom Line up outside the room and wait for the

students from the previous class to exit Enter quietly. Sit quietly in your seat.

Beginning of Class Sit in your assigned seat. Get your materials ready (sharpen your

pencil, get paper and notebook, open your book).

Do your bellringer-List date, question, and answer!

Late to class Check the agenda and get on task!

End of period Work on exit/homework assignment until

the bell rings. Wait for Mrs. Shirk to dismiss you at the

end of class. Quietly and quickly exit the room.

Fire Drill Procedure Quietly and quickly line up. Wait for Mrs. Shirk to dismiss. Last person from room turn out lights. Turn right when you exit the room and exit the building from

the bus riders entrance to the school. (If gates are pulled or there is an actual fire blocking our way, turn around and go out the 8th grade wing door facing Yellow Bud)

Line up off the parking lot. Listen for Mrs. Shirk to call your name. Wait to be told to go back into the building Walk back into the building in a quiet and orderly way Enter the room and take your seat quietly.

Listening to/Responding to questions

Listen for the teacher’s complete question and directions. If you are to discuss with a partner first, do so.

Raise your hand and wait quietly for the teacher to call on you before answering.

How to participate in class Listen carefully to the teacher and all

instructions Stay on task-follow directions Work with your partner-talk quietly and take

notes on what your teacher told you to discuss.

Desk organization Important materials on desk. Things you are not using under the desk in

the basket.

Signal that you don’t understand Raise your hand. Wait for Mrs. Shirk to call on you. Explain what you don’t understand. Listen carefully to Mrs. Shirk’s explanation.

When you return from an absence Log on to the computer. Go to moorefieldmiddle.com Click on School Staff on the right of the page. Click on Deanna Shirk Bring up the classroom calendar. Click on the color tab for your class period for the

day you missed. This will bring up the assignments that were completed when you were gone.

Working in groups Talk quietly at all times! Assign a group leader. Review your task. Divide the task. (Leader, presenter,

recorder, go-for) Be working on your task at all times. When time is called, quit talking and give

your attention to the teacher/presenter.

Taking notes Have a three ring folder that you can keep

any important notes in. If I write it on the board, you should write it

in your notes. Keep your notes in your folder.

Passing Papers (when Mrs. Shirk gives you papers)

Take one paper from the top of the pile and pass the pile quietly to the person behind you.

Heading your paper On the right hand side. Name-First and last Date Class periodyt

Turning in your work If everyone is turning in work individually.

Quietly walk to the front of the room and place your paper in the proper inbox for your class.

If everyone is turning them in at once Pass your paper to the front of the row. The first

person in the row will take the entire pile of papers and place them in the proper inbox for your class.

Going to the bathroom You will not be allowed to go to the

bathroom when Mrs. Shirk is teaching or explaining something to you.

Appropriate times to go to the bathroom Before class has started- bellringer Between classes When the class is working on individual practice

work.

Procedure for Bathroom Quietly ask Mrs. Shirk if you may go to the bathroom- at the

appropriate time. Once you have permission to go to the bathroom, sign out on

the Out of Sight Out of Mind sheet-Put your name, what time you are going, and where you are going.

Take the purple hall pass with you to the bathroom. When you return, squirt hand sanitizer on your hands and the

hall pass and sanitize both. Sign back in on the Out of Sight Out of Mind sheet.

Getting out Your materials When possible, gather all materials that you know

you will need at the beginning of class (paper, pencil, book, laptop if we are using them for the day).

When you need to gather additional materials Send one person from your group to gather if you are

working in a group. Quietly go the where the materials are gathered, get what

you need, and return to your seat/group.

Moving around the room. When you have to move to another part of

the room to get materials or turn in work Take the shortest route to getting what you need. Keep your hands and feet to yourself Do not handle other student’s things Quickly and quietly get what you need Quickly and quietly return to your seat and

resume working.

Returning to a task after interruption If we have a fire drill, visitor to our room, or

an announcement that interrupts our work Remain quiet during the interruption If the interruption does not require your attention,

continue working (visitor to class that needs to see Mrs. Shirk)

If the interruption does take your attention, quickly resume work when the interruption has ended- NO TALKING

When you finish earlyYou will be required to complete a certain amount of independent writing every six weeks. The topic of writing is your choice, but it must stay within the guidelines of school rules. You may use Mrs. Shirk’s writing topic starters to help you get started if you can not think of a topic. When you finish work early, you may work on your independent writing in your journal. You may not talk.

Announcements Whenever there is an announcement made over the

loudspeaker, that is important information. Remain quiet. Stop what you are doing and listen to the announcement-it

might be important information that YOU need. Return to your work at the end of the announcement. If the announcement requires that you leave the room, quietly

ask Mrs. Shirk for permission to leave the room and be sure to sign the Out of Sight Sheet.

Hallway If we have to move to somewhere else as a

class. Line up single file. No talking in the hall. Move quickly and take your seat at our

destination immediately.

When a visitor enters the room Show your best behavior. Stay on task-do not discontinue working

unless Mrs. Shirk tells you to do so. Do not speak to the visitor unless Mrs.

Shirk tells you to.

If the teacher is out of the classroom

Continue working quietly Do not leave your seat If the phone rings, politely answer, “Mrs.

Shirk’s room”, and let the person know that I stepped out of the room and take a message. Otherwise, do NOT answer the phone.

When teacher is absent If there is a substitute:

Be on your best behavior-Remember, a pink slip from a substitute is an automatic after school detention.

Continue to use the classroom procedures that we have learned.

I need one volunteer from the class to make sure that the substitute knows where everything is and help if needed.

If you are sick If you feel like you might be sick, you have

permission to NOT ask permission to leave the room. Go to the restroom and Mrs. Shirk will send someone to check on you.

Manners go a LONG way Use your manners! Say please, thank you,

you are welcome. It makes school such a nice place to be when we are nice to each other.

Check Yourself If you misbehave

You will be given ONE warning-Mrs. Shirk will put a sticky note on your desk.

The next time you misbehave, you will write your name on the board-neatly and big enough to see, but not huge

If you misbehave again, you will get a check mark by your name and you will receive a pink slip

Laptops Laptops will be stacked no more than 6 high All laptops should face the wall when stacked. Do not charge your laptop until the battery is

below 10%. Do not get another laptop if the battery level is

low, plug in the one you already have.