Classroom Expectation(s)
What Does the Red Light Mean?
The room is at zero noise. No bathroom or water request allowed.
After greeting your teacher at the door, what is the next step you should take?
Go to zero noise
Who Teaches Math This Year?
Mr. Brehl, Ms. Devine, Mr. Sami
Who is our Garbage Collector?
Dejana Ricketts
If you scared to take chances, you'll never have the answers... - Nas
What Does He Mean By This?
What Does the Blue Light Mean?
The room is a restaurant level noise. Only our neighbors should be able to hear you.
What should you place on your desk when you enter the room?
Binder (and pencil case), 90+% charged chromebook, whole class novel, optional morning work/pencil
Who teaches science this year?
Ms. Greene and Ms. Kumari
Who Distributes the Wipes?
Xavier Philippe
"You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink."
People can help you, but you also have to put in effort.
What Does the Green Light Mean?
The room is still in the noise level previously instructed but request for bathroom and water are open.
What noise level should you be during dismissal from PM advisory?
Zero noise
Who teaches ELA this year?
Mr. Faretta and Ms. Chakraverty
Who checks for Chromebook Percentage, Class Novel, and Binder?
Noah Gladney
“I'm not cocky, I'm confident. So when you tell me I'm the best it's a compliment” - Jadakiss
What Does He Mean By This?
The idea that self belief is all a person needs in order to succeed. You do not need validation from outside sources. Confident and cockiness are often confused. One is certainty and the other is an illusion of success.
What Will Result in a Consequence?
Not following directions given and/or an action that disrupts learning in the room. Shared space should be respected. We are all here to learn.
True or false: when we are at zero noise, you must raise your hand to speak UNLESS the teacher is already next to you.
False
Who teaches history this year?
Mr. Paiva and Mr. Lind
Who is responsible for exchanging students pencils every Monday?
Emmanuella Ogundalu
Rapper Nino Man Said
"Stepped it up like the elevator out of order"
What Does He Mean By This?
Nino is referring to doing better in life. Improving lifestyle, health, and wealth. He compares this to a broke elevator having to force you to use the stairs in which you are required to literally step up to go up. In other words, he was forced to step it up if he wants to do better in life.
What Does the "One Mic" Rule Mean?
Only one person speaks at a time. When anyone is speaking, you must track the speaker.
True or false: you can get a consequence for "talking to yourself"
True
Who teaches chess this year?
Mr. Ramos
Who is the “Town Squire” in our advisory?
Clement Anakwe
"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."
Achievement is mostly due to hard work, not talent.