Routines
What should you do at the start of class to show you are present and ready?
Answer: Complete the warm-up/entry task and be in your seat (attendance is taken by seating chart).
What is the one everyday item the teacher asks you to bring to class?
Answer: A pencil.
Why is it important to handle lab equipment carefully?
Answer: Because without the equipment the class will have a harder and less fun time learning; equipment is needed for learning.
What is the only drink allowed in the classroom?
Answer: Water only.
Name one key social expectation for interactions in this classroom.
Answer: Kind collaboration / respectful behavior / maintaining an emotionally and physically safe environment (any one is correct).
Where will the entry task/warm-up be displayed?
Answer: On the screen or whiteboard.
If you forget the item in question 1, what option is available to you?
Answer: Check out / borrow a pencil from the teacher.
What will happen to the class’s privilege to use instruments if students do not treat them respectfully?
Answer: The privilege to use them will be revoked.
Is eating allowed in the classroom? If so, under what general condition?
Answer: Generally no — “DO NOT EAT IN THIS CLASSROOM.” If medically necessary, discuss with the teacher first and take precautions to avoid allergen contamination.
If you have a question for the teacher, when is a recommended strategy to ask it?
Answer: Raise your hand!
Name two things you may do while the teacher is instructing (one involves movement, one involves communication).
Answer: Move to the counter at the back or sides to take notes if needed; raise your hand to ask for help.
Where can you get supplies like extra pencils or classroom materials during class?
Answer: From student materials / the classroom cabinet or other materials the teacher provides.
Name one safety or behavior rule the teacher explicitly forbids during a lab (related to food).
Answer: No eating during a lab (especially foods with nuts/peanuts).
Name two examples of behaviors listed that can lead to disciplinary action (list at least two from the syllabus excerpt).
Answer: Continual disruption of class; inappropriate comments/harassment; refusal to listen to directions.
What does the teacher say about talking quietly with friends during the warm-up?
Answer: You may quietly talk with friends, but make sure you are in your seat doing the warm-up before the bell rings.
During group or independent work, what must you do to use the bathroom or get water?
Answer: Get permission from Ms. Chouery or Mrs. D (or a teacher substitute) and fill out the virtual pass.
What new item is the class trying this year instead of composition books?
Answer: The document states “we are trying something new instead of comp books” (explicit replacement not specified — answer: a new system instead of composition books).
Besides equipment care, give two responsibilities the co-teachers share related to labs or classroom management.
Answer: They determine small groups and seating charts; they also share classroom management and referrals/write-ups.
Which specific food spread is called out as unacceptable because it contains a particular allergen?
Answer: Nutella (contains nuts/peanuts).
Who helps specifically with contacting families about grades and attendance?
Answer: Ms. Chouery.
By the time you leave class after a lab or regular lesson, what must your whole desk group have done?
Answer: Clean the whole desk group area so there are no scraps of garbage, materials, or papers left on or under the desks/counters.
If you need to charge your Chromebook, where should you plug it in?
Answer: At the outlet closest to your seat.
If a student has a medical need to eat in class, what should they do first?
Answer: Talk to the teacher about preventing allergen contamination and what to be careful about first.
Explain why food restrictions are important in this classroom (mention at least one reason given).
Answer: Because there are people with extreme allergies on the roster and who come after school; restrictions prevent allergen contamination and protect others’ safety.
What two roles does Mrs. D primarily help with (as listed)?
Answer: Mrs. D helps with accommodations (IEPs and 504s) and grading non-written response work (folder work, multiple choice portions of tests).