Warm-Up – Student Information Cards• Front Side

• First and last name• Parent / Guardian Name• Home Phone Number or

Parent/Guardian Cell Phone Number

• Parent Email Address• Back Side

• One thing you know about Texas History

Welcome to Texas History

Mrs. Smith

Agenda

• Teacher Introductions• Overview of class• Daily Procedures• Rules and Expectations• Team Building Activity • Journal setup

Intro – Mrs. Smith

• Graduated from Judson High School

• Licensed Cosmetologist for 20 years

• Associates in Liberal Arts from San Antonio College

• Bachelors in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University

• Masters in Secondary Education from Texas State University

• 9th year teaching

• Married and have two children

Gabriel &

Nicholas

Overview• Supplies (daily)

Composition BookPencil or Pen (blue or black)TabsProject material list will be

given at the time project is introduced.

Daily Procedures

• Take care of personal business during passing period

• Students will arrive to class on time• Get interactive journal and materials• Warm-up/Hook activity

• Be seated and working on your warm-up when the bell rings)

• Activity• Closure/Reflection

Expectations

• Be Prepared• Participate• Be Respectful• Be Consistent• Be Accountable

Journals

• You journals will be stored on the appropriate shelves.

• You may take journals home but remember you must have your journal in class everyday.

• You must keep up with you table of contents and units. You will earn a journal grade every six weeks.

Textbooks

• You will have access to a digital textbook.

• Your login credentials will be given to you as soon as we receive them.

• You will be assigned a classroom textbook to work with at school.

• If you are sitting in desk #1, you will use textbook #1. If you are sitting in desk #2, you will use textbook #2.

Assignments

• If we are working on an assignment that is not in your journal, you will place that assignment in the trays.

• Each class period has an assignment tray.

• You must place your first and last name on all assignments that are not in your journal.

TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY