Classroom Expectations
At the beginning of the period, students should enter quietly to complete this independent start to the class.
What are Mindful Minutes?
Your generation calls this "locking in" but our READY poster refers to it as this.
What is engagement?
This 1990s British girl group became famous for its “Girl Power” message and members with nicknames like Baby, Sporty, and Scary.
Who are the Spice Girls?
Before reading a text, look at this to make a prediction about what the text might be about.
What is the title?
What is 8 years?
When students have what they need to start a task, this classroom call-and-response begins when Mrs. E says, “Cool, cool.”
What is “Sweet, sweet”?
If your words or actions cause harm to someone in the classroom community, this READY value expects you to take ownership and repair the harm.
What is Accountability?
This website allowed users to create a profile, choose a Top 8, and customize their page with music and flashy backgrounds.
What is MySpace?
This punctuation mark should be placed next to information that surprises you, along with a note explaining your reaction.
What is an exclamation point (!)?
Saving the lives of 300+ people in just under one year, Mrs. Edwards served in this role as a high school student.
What is a lifeguard?
On the WAG, if this letter shows up next to an assignment it means students should look for a paper copy.
What is [B]?
In Minga, this is not considered a punishment. Instead, it shows that a student had a conversation with a teacher about behavior or classroom expectations.
What is Guidance?
This 2007 debut single by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em sparked a global dance craze and became the first song ever to sell 3 million digital downloads.
What is "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"?
This blank space along the side of a page is where readers can write notes, questions, reactions, definitions, and connections while annotating.
What is the margin?
These two IMS teachers attended college with Mrs. Edwards.
Earn a bonus 100 points if you can name the university.
Bonus: Metropolitan State University
Students generally cannot make a bathroom or water pass during these two parts of the class period.
What are the first 10 minutes and the last 10 minutes of class?
What is You Belong?
This handheld gaming device from Nintendo was popular for playing games like Pokémon on the go.
What is the Game Boy?
This important idea should be highlighted using as little text as possible, along with a brief margin note explaining the highlight.
What is the main idea?
Known by Mrs. Edwards as the greatest lyrical storyteller of our lifetime with an epic double album that was released in 2026, this artist performed in Denver in August.
Who is J. Cole?
According to the classroom community expectations, everyone may need something different to be successful. This idea is called ________.
What is educational equity?
The READY values create shared norms and expectations on our school campus, their purpose can be expressed with this unifying three part tag line.
What is one school, one community, one Infinity?
Before texting and smartphones, many people used this instant messaging service, famous for its buddy list and away messages.
What is AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)?
Facts, statistics, evidence, and logical reasoning are examples of this rhetorical appeal.
What is logos?
Everyone knows Mrs. Edwards is hilarious and loves a good pun. This mythical creature famously wears a red hat and uses it's name to make a joke!
Bonus points if you know the punny comment it makes
What is a gnome?
Bonus: You don't gno-me