1. Welcome to Mrs. Jamess Class!! Once you have found your
seat, please get out a pen or pencil.
2. Mr. & Mrs. James!
3. My Kids Minnie & Bud
4. My Education The University of Florida Its great to be a
Florida Gator!
5. Who is Mrs. James??
6. Did you pay attention??? True or False** 1. I love
Starbucks. 2. I have 2 nephews. 3. I am a middle child. 4. I have a
cat. 5. I went to the University of Florida 6. Ive been married for
five years. 7. I hate country music. 8. My favorite sport is
football.
7. 7th grade schedule today 8:00-9:00- AM Homeroom 9:05-9:50-
1st/5th Period (non maps) 9:55-10:40- 2nd Period 10:45-12:30- 4th
w/ lunch Lunch 11:10 11:40 12:35-1:20- 3rd period 1:25-2:10- 6th
period 2:15-2:55- PM Homeroom 2:55- announcements
8. What makes Mrs. James HAPPY?! 1. Being on time to class 2.
Having SOMETHING to write with 3. Owning up 4. Being considerate 5.
Saying thank you
9. 7th grade Rules/Expectations Arrive promptly and be prepared
for class Show respect for yourself and others Follow directions
the FIRST time given Raise your hand and wait to be recognized
before speaking or getting out of your seat Keep hands, feet,
objects & any unnecessary/inappropriate comments to
yourself!
10. What WE DO in this Classroom
11. Entering the Classroom... 1. Please enter QUIETLY!!!!!! 2.
Sharpen pencils or FIND SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH! 3. Begin Bell
Ringer as soon as you get to class 4. Get to your seat and stay
there
12. Supplies For Class You will need the following: 3 inch
Binder 4 tabbed dividers labeled Bell Work, Classwork, Vocab, RTI
We will have binder checks randomly, so always bring your binder
and a writing utensil to class. Colored pencils for this class
13. Grading Why am I here? TO HELP YOU LEARN! Homework Normally
homework grades will be binder checks 2nd Time test taking is
allowed with a pre-assignment I will not give zeros
14. Warnings! -Excessive talking during instruction -Chewing
gum or eating in class -Being out of seat during class -Being tardy
to class -Defiant or disrespectful attitude towards classmates
-Defiant or disrespectful attitude towards the teacher -Refusal to
complete work in class -Dress code violations -Having a cell phone
turned on or out in class -Being unprepared for class
15. Discipline Plan Step One Student receives warning, which is
documented by Mrs. James Step Two Student receives a 2nd warning,
which is documented by Mrs. James. Student has a talk with Mrs.
James and parent is contacted. Step Three - Student receives a 3rd
warning, which is documented by Mrs. James. Student has a talk with
Mrs. James and parent is contacted. Detention Warning Step Four -
Student receives a 4th warning, which is documented by Mrs. James.
Student has a talk with Mrs. James and parent is contacted.
Detention Assigned! Conduct grade for the quarter cannot be higher
than S Step Five - Student receives a 5th warning, which is
documented by Mrs. James. Student has a talk with Mrs. James and
parent conference is scheduled. Detention Assigned! Conduct grade
for the quarter cannot be higher than N Step Six A disciplinary
referral is written, which goes in the students permanent record.
Student will meet with an administrator to determine a behavior
plan.
16. RTI RTI is a class this year! Your assignments will be
grades, so please take it seriously. You will have to keep your RTI
work in your binder.
17. Lets EAT!!! Lunch time... 1. Quiet in the hallway! You walk
in a line and you are quiet. You represent me! 2. You must sit at
your ASSIGNED table! 3. Clean up your area. It is very rude to
leave a mess and I know you are not rude children. 4. I will
dismiss you from lunch. 5. Come out of lunch quietly and line
up!
18. The American Empire Imagine that a time machine has taken
you 1000 years into the future. In this future, there is one world
order. That means there is 1 world government and only 1 country on
Earth. Since you actually lived during the time of the United
States, you have been asked to write a few pages about the American
Empire. What would you write? What important accomplishments would
you mention?
19. Clap, Snap, Stomp Team Activity EVERYBODY get up and make a
circle around the classroom! First We are going to count off 1, 2,
3 around the circle, just keep repeating Next, lets assign Claps,
Snaps, and Stomps 1 = claps 2 = snaps 3 = stomps In our circle, we
are now going to substitute CLAPS for 1, once we go all the way
around the circle we will sub SNAPS for 2, and finally STOMPS for
3. Lets see how we do!!!
20. Students of Mrs. James UNITE!!!! Lets make a BIG circle
around the roomdont get too spread out! First we must state
Students of Mrs. James UNITE!! Next using the rhythm we just made
with our voices, we will do a combination of pats and claps Our
objective is to work as a team to keep the rhythm and beat
going!!
21. Get to know you Scavenger Hunt: 1. Someone who likes
asparagus. 2. Someone who has more than three siblings. 3. Someone
who is the "baby" of the family. 4. Someone who is proficient in
another language. 5. Someone who spends more time reading than
watching T.V. 6. Someone who plays the piano. 7. Someone who has
gone bungee jumping. 8. Someone who is a member of the SFMS band.
9. Someone who went to a professional baseball game this summer.
10. Someone who rode a bike in the last week. 11. Someone who has
been to another country in the last year. 12. Someone who has seen
the new Minions movie. 13. Someone who has an older sibling. 14.
Someone who was not born in the United States. 15. Someone who has
a birthday in June or July. 16. Someone who has never ridden a
horse. 17. Someone who has met someone famous. 18. Someone who has
more than one dog. 19. Someone who does not own an iPad. 20.
Someone who has broken a bone before.
22. Homeroom File Card: 1. Full Name (last, first) 2. Bus
number or Car Rider 3. Locker # and Combination (Ill give you the
number later) 4. Name of school you attended last year
23. Get to know each other Snowball Fight!!!!!!! Dont start
until I tell you Get out a sheet of paper Write your name on it
Write down 3 things you like that start with the 1st letter of your
name Time to share! Nowcrumple your paper up! Now THROW
IT!!!!!!!!