First Days of School PowerPoint

1. Ms. Fusselman

2. *Keep us safe
*Save time
*Making sure learning is happen
*Feel comfortable
*Stop interruptions
*LEARNING
*LEARNING
*LEARNING

3. Be S.M.A.R.T.
Safety first!
Make good choices & use
kind words.
Arrive on time, prepared, &
ready to learn.
Respect yourself & others.
Try your best!

4. ***We will do this a little later.

5. Entering
Room
Procedures

6. Get to School on
Time!If it is after
7:50a.m.,
YOU are late!

7. Eating
BreakfastIf you are going to eat breakfast at school, you
must eat BEFORE you come to class.
You may NOT drop off your backpack before
breakfast – go straight to the cafeteria!

8. Before the 7:50a.m.
Bell
.1. Unpack your backpack and
place it in the cabinet
(this will be the ONLY time you may go into
your backpack)
2. Unstack your chair
3. Sharpen at least 3 pencils
4. Turn in homework
5. Get water
6. Go to the restroom
7. Start your bellwork

9. After 7:50a.m.
• Watch the morning show –Talking is OFF!
• Leave planner on desk to be checked-
show teacher any notes
• Work on bellwork
• Get College Counts points

10. Daily
Procedure
s

11. Planner
•Bring binder to both classes
•Parent signature every night
•Record homework
•Record daily activities
•Track behavior
•Summary Statement

12. *School agenda
*Homework
*Notes home
*Thursday Folder
*Notebook paper
*Pencil pouch
What goes in it??

13. Classroom
Signals
***Instead of raising your hand and waiting for a teacher to call
on you, you will use these hand signals so the teacher doesn’t
have to stop teaching.
- “ W ” for water
- “ R ” for restroom
- “ T ” for tissue

14. *Raise your hand quietly
*I will only call on QUIET hands
*Think time
*When someone is called on, put your
hand down and actively listen to what is
said

15. Restroom
Procedures• Use in the morning before 8:00AM
• Use hand signals to ask during class
•Check to see if your sanitizer bottle is on
the shelf first
• Walk quietly to the restroom
• Wash your hands with soap
• Leave the restroom clean
•Quickly and quietly return
•to your seat and continue working

16. Water
Procedures•Drink water in the morning before
8:00AM
•Use hand signals to ask during class
•Walk quietly to the water fountain
•One person at a time-no line
•Drink on a count of 5 seconds
•Quickly and quietly return to your
seat and continue working

17. Pencils
•Sharpen pencils AS SOON AS
YOU GET TO CLASS.
•If your pencil breaks:
•check with your team for
another pencil
•Trade a pencil in the green/red
cups

18. *Notebook (lined) paper is in the
library
*You may get paper as you need it. If
it is during class you need to ask
permission
*On every assignment, your heading
should have:
Name
Date
Class number

19. *You will be sharing a desk with other students from
the class next door.
*Don’t leave personal items in desk.
*Put special items in your pouch in your notebook.
*Clean desks= College Counts points!
“Mi casa es su casa” ~ “My house is your house.”

20. Walking in Line
• Wait to line up until instructed to do so
• Number order
• Walk quietly
• Arms at your side
•Stand directly behind the person in front of
you – straight line!
• Stopping points

21. Lunch
•Line up in number order
•Sit in your assigned seat
•Quiet voices
•Respect the lunchroom staff
•Clean-up your table area
•Talk politely and quietly with
those around you

22. Specials
Art
Music
P.E.
(Physical Education)
• Line-up in number order
•Social Contract will be followed
•Bring your lunchbox
• MAKE ME PROUD!

23. *Read a book
*Work on word study assignments
*Technology (ask teacher first)
*Work on other assignments
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
Don’t disturb others!!!!

24. *Check out will take place in reading
*Assigned a day and time to go to the library once a week
*Choose Good-Fit books

25. Will go over these
procedures later
in reading class. 

26. Homework•Reading every night for 20 minutes
•Math and science homework occasionally
•Reading, spelling, writing, vocabulary
homework occasionally
•Record your homework assignments in your
agenda each day
• If homework is missing or incomplete, you will
receive a conduct mark.

27. *It’s YOUR responsibility to check with the
teacher if you were absent
*You have ONE day for each day you were absent
to make up the work

28. *Sit quietly
*Continue working as you normally would
*Be polite and respectful
*IMPRESS THEM!!!

29. *Paper
*Notebook paper
*Computer paper
*News paper
*Plastic Bottles
*Water bottles
*Aluminum Can
*Soda cans

30. Stop everything immediately
Quietly line up
Exit through the door and walk toward the
playground
Stay with class at all times- SILENT
Wait until you are called back inside
Walk quickly and quietly back to the classroom
Return to the classroom task

31. Dismissal
Procedures

32. Summary
Statement
•Written in planner every day
•Summary statement should begin with
one of the following statements:
•Today I learned …
•Today I loved …
•I want to know more about …
This will help your teachers and parents
understand things you liked, learned,
and want to know more about in school.

33. Backpacks
•With permission, get your backpack
from your locker at the end of the day
•Return to your seat
•Begin packing your backpack with
notebook, planner, and a book for
reading
•Stack chair once you are packed
•Sit in classroom library when finished

34. Clean your Area
• Clean your area EVERYDAY !!!
• Straighten the materials in your desk
• Clear your desk
• Clean the floor around your desk
• Put any materials you have away
•Clean tables= college counts points!
***Ask yourself – Does the room
look as good as it did
when I got here???

35. Stack Chairs
• Stack your chair every day
• Stacks should be no higher that 5 chairs
• Place them against the wall next to the TV
•Stack one chair at a time
•Walk with chairs to the ground, NOT over
head
•Each morning you will unstack your chair
and place it at your desk

36. •Walk down stairs together
•Bus riders at the front of the line in groups
according to bus color
•Car riders and daycare students at the end of
the line
•In order to leave the line, you MUST give your
teacher a high 5 so they know you have left the
line!

37. Good Choices
=
Fabulous
Rewards

38. *Fill in each black (all 10)
*Earning a letter
*100% on task and following the classroom
rules
*1, 2, 3, eyes on me = 1 letter
*Hallway compliments
*Specials compliments
*Losing a letter
*Majority not on task and not
following the classroom rules
BUNCH

39. • Table groups are named after a college in Texas
• Earning team points
• 1, 2, 3, eyes on me = ALL eyes are on me!
• Example: Whole team is on task and following
instructions = +1 point
• Losing team points
* Example: One or more team members not on task
and/or following instructions = -1 point
• Every Friday there is a reward for the team with the most
points.

40. *$1: helping someone, good hallway behavior, participating in
class, group work
*$5: HERO, improved tests scores

41. *Knowledge gained
*Student of the Week – Reading and Writing
*Classroom job
*Teachers’ trust
*Friday activity

42. Classroom
Family

43. *This is your family away from
home
*We WILL respect each other
*Give me examples of how we can
respect each other …
*Making fun of others will NOT be
tolerated
*Apologizing

44. *Everyone has a part
*Respecting others opinion
*Work together
*Active listening
*Might not always agree, but can talk about it nicely
*Trust your team mates
There’s no I in
teamwork, only a
W for we!

45. *Feeling good about yourself
*Ways to make others feel good
*Compliments
*Smile
*Praise
*Using manner
*Please, excuse me, thank you, and your welcome

46. Questions ??
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