WELCOME to

5 Point Review1. What is the 3rd step in throwing on the

wheel?2. What is the 2nd step in throwing on the

wheel?3. How do you pass this class?4. What is the last step in throwing on the

wheel?5. How do you take a piece of pottery OFF

the wheel?

Student Outcomes

A. Learn the 5 clay building methods

B. Learn the 5 stages of clay development

C. Learn ceramic history & science

D. Apply your skills to your own assignments

What we will make this year

STAMPS MOLDS

Pinch Pottery

“You Create your own

universe

as you go along”

Winston Churchill

SLAB

“Imagination is everything.

It’s the preview of life's coming attractions”

Albert Einstein

M A S K S

A journey of a thousand miles

begins with just one step.

Chinese proverb

COIL POTS

Tiki MugOnPottersWheel

The only people who don’t make

mistakes are the people

who don’t do anything!

Potters Wheel

If you commit to not committingyou still have

made a commitment

Trompe Loeil

We all have the freedom of choice

BUT you will never have the freedom of consequences

CHOOSE WISELY

TEAPOT

Whether you think

you can or you can’t

YOUR RIGHT!

FREE CHOICE Approved

SYLLABUS & RULES PAPERLESS SYLLABUS on Haiku & Hapara

www.breakerceramics.webs.comwww.youtube.com/user/SomerCeramics/videos

Materials and Supplies

• All materials and supplies will be provided

• Its suggest that a $40 yearly donation be made to the LBHS ceramics club to help offset the cost of materials that are intended by the student to be personal property

GRADING WEIGHTED 1. Projects: clay assignments, reports and writing/reading assignments

= 50%2. Performance: daily attendance, in class contribution, classroom maintenance = 40% 3. Assessments: quizzes, midterm and final examination, sketches vocab.

= 10%

50 % PROJECTS

40 %DAILY

PERFORMANCEPOINTS

10 % test/quizzes Sketchesvocab

•Produce appropriate/

healthy projects

•No plagiarism

NO LATE WORK

WILL BE ACCEPTED

RULES BEHAVOR EXPECTATIONS

Students have the right to an unhampered learning environment

Ceramic Rules

1. Be Prepared

2. Be Productive

3. Be Respectful

4. BE a problem solver

Minor Offences• Inappropriate language• Physical contact• Defiance/disrespect• Disruption• Dress code• Technology violation• Property misuse (throwing clay)• Tardy • Cheating ( copy writing or getting another

student to make your work

MAJOR OFFENCES• Drugs/ alcohol• Fighting• Defiance- non compliant• Harassment/tease taunting• Inappropriate display of affection• Chronic technology violation• Theft• Vandalism

1.Verbal warning, behavior contract, loss of daily participation point2.Loss of participation points + clean up duty, second contract write up3.Loss of classroom + ceramic lunch detention + contact parents or guardians, loss of another daily participation point, 3rd contract write up

4.Office referral

NEGATIVE CONCEQUENCES

Fooling around, unsafe use of tools,

supplies, etc, disturbing others all connote

immature behavior and are not acceptable in this elective

class.

*No one has the right to keep anyone from learning or keep the teacher from teaching at any time.

*Respect the rights and opinions of others and no one can make any pejorative or

derogatory comments based on race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.

*Do not touch or pick up other student’s work. While, no disrespect might have

been intended, accidents do happen – let’s prevent as many as possible.

Positive Consequences

1.Keep all of classroom privileges2.Receive high-quality grade3.Work on optional projects4.Extra credit points, and various rewards

Throwing Clay is prohibited1. Alternative assignment

2. Lunch detentions

3. Loss of a weeks worth of participation points

Schools TARDY policy

is in

place

NO CELL

PHONES ALLOWED

BYOD Ethics FOR APPROVED EDUCATIONAL

PURPOSES ONLY

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOST STOLEN BROKEN

PHONES

BELL DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

NO FOOD ALLOWED

NO THROWING TRASH LIKE BASKET BALL

NO SLEEPING

NO HOMEWORK

STUDENT ID REQUIRED FOR TOOL CHECKOUT

NO HEADPHONES

DRESS CODE

NO Bathroom Passes clean up job gone for more than

5 min.

PERSONAL TEACHER SPACE

•No physical contact

•My area off limits

Sign Syllabus Due?Other

• Video Disclosure

• Art competition waver

• Quiz ON RULES

DAILY PERFORMACE POINTS

JOB TITLE RESPONSIBLITIES

ManagerIs a responsible student Makes sure all students do their jobs and helps with all jobs Makes sure absent students get make up workSpeaks with teacher regarding studentswho are not helping out Is a positive coach to all table members

WIPER Wipes down entire table with sponge everyday

SWEEPER Sweeps up all clay dust and dry clay at table every day and puts it in the TRASH

HELP ALL

Helps everyone with all jobsSees that something needs to get done before the

bell rings and helps out

TOOLS1) Gets tools for table2) Cleans them at end of class3) Puts tools away

TABLE CLASSROOM JOB RESPONSIBILITYS: TABLE 1 Glaze area: wipes down glaze area, puts glazes away and cleans brushes•BUCKETS: put all lids on buckets and put buckets away•BRUSHES: clean all brushes, make sure they are face up in the cups•FLOOR: clean up any spilled glaze on floor•GLAZE LIDS: puts lids on all small L.F. Glazes and organizes•COUNTERS: wipes all counters in glaze area•HELPER: helps with all jobs

TABLE 2 Tables and cabinets: locks and unlocks cabinets, makes sure all counters tables are cleaned •MOLD RACK: organize •LOCK CABINET: opens and locks cabinet during class•FROUNT COUNTER: organizes papers, and cleans front door counter area•MIDDLE TABLE: cleans sweeps and wipes middle table•MIDDLE TABLE: cleans sweeps and wipes middle table•SIDE COUNTER BY WINDOW: cleans and wipes side counter

TABLE 3 Counters and sinks: cleans all counters and sinks•FRONT SINK: wipes and cleans front sink daily•FRONT SINK: wipes and cleans front sink daily•BACK RIGHT SINK: wipes and cleans back sink daily•Back counter: wipes off back counter daily•BACK LEFT SINK wipes and cleans back sink daily•Helps with all sinks and incase of absence

TALBLE 4 Floor: sweeps entire floor MAKES SURE NO TRASH OR CLAY IS ON THE FLOOR•FRONT ½ of the room: sweeps front ½ of room daily•BACK ½ of room: sweeps back ½ dailyTABLE 5 Clay: recycles clay, makes sure dry clay plastic clay is put away, slips1. PUGMILL: wraps up pug mill at end of class2. SLIP Jars: puts all slip away and cleans jars, refills slips when needed3. SLIP Jars: puts all slip away and cleans jars, refills slips when needed 4. BAGS: makes sure all plastic bags are put away5. DRY CLAY: smashes dry clay 6. RECYCLE: recycles clay when needed

TABLE 6 Tools: makes sure all tools are put away•TOOL COUNTER: wipes tool counter down•TOOL COUNTER: organizes tools puts them away properly•TOOL COUNTER: organizes tools puts them away properly•ID: make sure all tools are accounted for and ID’s are returned•CHECKS ROOM FOR TOOLS and puts them away •CHECKS ROOM FOR TOOLS and puts them away