What should you do if the classroom door is closed and no teacher is present?
Not enter and wait outside until the teacher arrives.
**Preferably line up against the lockers to avoid blocking the hallway:)
What should you do if you want to ask a question or comment while the teacher is speaking?
QUIETLY raise your hand and wait to be called on.
Where should your backpack be during class?
On the floor near you and out of the way.
What percent of your grade is classwork?
25%
Where can you find your paper absent work?
In that day of the month’s folder, with your name on the copy
On which day do you pick up your warm-up worksheet and where do you get it from?
On Mondays
From the front table
True or False: You may move around the room whenever you feel like it, even during work time!
False — wait until the right time & ask!
Before leaving class, what two things must you do?
Put your folder on Ms. Kossow’s desk and grab a pass.
What percent of your grade is performance (quizzes/skills checks)?
75%
If you are absent, where do you check for that day’s lesson?
Canvas
Before the bell rings, where should you be and what should you read?
In your assigned seat, reading the board
How should your voice be during independent work?
Silent or whispering so everyone can focus.
What should you do NOT do when the bell is about to ring?
Line up at the door.
**This includes "getting hand sanitizer"
What happens to late work?
It has a 10% deduction.
**You must email Ms. Kossow for late online work!
What does CW/HW stand for?
Classwork/Homework
What should you do as soon as the bell rings?
Begin working on your warm-up right away
True or False: It’s okay to talk back if you disagree with the teacher.
False — show respect and do not argue back.
Scenario: Your group left supplies on the floor and your desks are moved. What should you do before leaving?
Pick up the supplies and tidy the desks.
What happens to assignments two weeks after the due date?
They lock and remain a zero.
What is Ms. Kossow’s final warning before more serious consequences?
She asks for your card on your desk.
Enter calmly
Wait quietly
**Save your questions for after Ms. Kossow has gone through the agenda!
Scenario: Ms. Kossow is giving directions, but you really want to sharpen your pencil. What should you do?
Wait until the teacher is finished speaking, unless it’s an emergency.
Name the everyday supplies you must bring to class. (4 items total).
Chromebook (charged), ELA binder, pencil, book
How can you earn up to 15 extra credit points per quarter?
By reading Truman books and completing quizzes in the library.
What color are each of our packets?
Grammar Notes =
ELA Skills Notes =
Vocabulary =
Grammar Notes = pink
ELA Skills Notes = purple
Vocabulary = white