Coming to Class
Which items should you have with you when you come to class?
(Hint: 5 Items)
agenda book
writing utensils
class novel
workbook
binder
What cumulative grade is required in order to pass to the next grade level?
C or Better
Are you still responsible for work assigned and deadlines missed while you were absent?
Yes.
What 3 things do teachers take into account when we make rosters for our Monthly Incentives?
Behavior
Grades
Attendance
Where do we turn in assignments?
To the folder labeled with your class in the baskets in the back.
What should you do if you arrive to class late?
A. Make a scene.
B. Walk in quietly and sit in your assigned seat.
C. Talk to a teacher or peer immediately to catch you up.
B
How often should you be checking Aspen?
At least once per week.
What should you do if you are absent? (2 things)
1. Email Ms. Spenn-Rogers.
2. Check Google Classroom
If you ask Ms. Spenn-Rogers (or any teacher) for a recommendation, what is the first thing they're going to do before completing that recommendation?
A. Call the school/program you're applying to.
B. Write a draft and let you read it first.
C. Check with other staff members about your grades and behavior in their classes.
C
If you choose to use your chromebook for something other than what we're doing, what happens?
1. Ms. Spenn-Rogers will click you out of it.
2. She will lock your account/have you put it away.
What should you do if you know you're walking into class without a pencil or your novel (and you don't have those items in your locker)?
A. Panic
B. Let it be future you (and future Ms. Spenn's) problem.
C. Borrow a pencil and a novel before you sit in your assigned seat.
C
What does the Code MSG mean and what score does it calculate?
MSG = Missing, which is a 0%
What should you do if you KNOW you are going to be absent ahead of time?
A. Let Ms. Spenn-Rogers know as soon as possible so that she can help you stay on top of your work.
B. Deal with the work afterward.
C. If I'm not there, I don't have to do the work!
A
True or False:
If a staff member contacts your family about a behavior choice, the following things happen:
--Admin is informed
--You choice is logged in Aspen
--If applicable, your coach(es) are informed
True
If you need an extra copy of something, where should you look?
The Extras Drawer (in Ms. Spenn's cart)
Where do we keep the extra novels?
The white bin with a brown handle furthest to the right.
(And also sometimes in the basket on the white table.)
What should you do if you see MSG in Aspen and you are 100% sure you turned in that assignment?
1. Check the No Name Wall (of Shame)
2. Email Ms. Spenn-Rogers
True or False:
Work assigned when Ms. Spenn-Rogers is absent doesn't "count" and I don't need to turn it in.
False, it gets graded just like everything else.
Does your behavior during lunch/recess get logged in Aspen?
Yes. Lunch/Recess supervisors have behavior forms that they fill out and submit to homeroom teachers. Teachers then inform family, admin, and log the choice in Aspen.
Where can you find pencils to borrow? And should you return them?
1. In the front and back of the room.
2. YES
Where should you look if you want to know what we're doing today?
The Homework Board
How do you know what the cut-off date is for submitting/redoing late/missing work? And will Ms. Spenn-Rogers accept work after that date/time?
1. Check the calendar.
2. No, she will not. (She really, really will not.)
True or False:
Ms. Spenn-Rogers follows up on behavioral choices made in her absence.
If true, how does she do that?
True.
Ms. Spenn-Rogers informs your family and administration and logs your choice in Aspen.
What are the consequences for cheating? (3 items)
1. Automatice 0% with no option for retake
2. Your family and administration are informed
3. Your choice gets logged in Aspen
When is the best time to sharpen your pencil?
A. During independent time.
B. When a teacher is talking.
C. I don't have a pencil...
A