Bell Ringer

Directions• Take out a piece of paper

(it may be spiral bound.)• On that piece of paper

write your heading in the TOP RIGHT corner of your paper as follows:– YOUR NAME– DATE– PERIOD– TITLE (Bell Ringer)

Bell Ringer• Write down, as best as you

can remember, Ms. Barker’s policy on late work. (HINT: Blue Slips and points off.)

• Be prepared to share.

Required Homework & Assignments

If an assignment is late, students will complete a Blue Slip to submit in place of the assignment. If a student does not have their work, ready to turn in, at the start of class on the due date, then he or she will complete a Blue Slip explaining why he or she does not have the assignment and acknowledges the assignment is late.

Required Homework & Assignments Cont’d.

I enter zeros, as a result of late work, into On Course along with a comment explaining why your child said they did not have the assignment. This is to notify you and your child that the assignment was not turned in and show the grade your child will earn if the assignment is not turned in late.

Late Work

Students will be penalized ten percentage points for every day the assignment is turned in late. In other words, the highest grade a student may earn after one day late is 90 percent, two days late is 80 percent, three days late is 70 percent, etc. Therefore, after 10 days late work will not be accepted for a particular assignment. This operates on the A Day/B Day schedule, so students have 10 A or B days, 20 overall days before the zero is final.

Housekeeping

• Material collection:– Book-in-a-Bag/Essays– Comp. books– Post-its

• Write home learning in planner

CHAMPS

• C = Conversation Level• H = Help• A = Activity• M = Movement• P = Participation• S = Synchronization (Time)

Conversation Level

• Teacher’s definition of talking:• TALK-ING \taw – king\ verb: Any kind of

sound escaping your mouth. This includes, but is not limited to talking to yourself, talking to somebody else, whispering, singing, humming, sound effects, and/or moving your mouth.

Conversation Level 0

• Silent• No voice

Conversation Level 1

• Spy Voice• Only someone six inches away can hear you.

Conversation Level 2

• Low Voice• Only your elbow partner can hear you.

Conversation Level 3

• Inside Voice• Conversation Voice• Only your small group can hear you.

Conversation Level 4

• Presentation Voice• The whole class can hear you.

Help

• What you must do to get help.• Who you may go to for help.

Activity

• The task you are being asked to do.

Movement

• How/when/if you may move about the classroom.

Participation

• What being actively involved in class looks like.

Synchronization (Time)

• How much time is allotted for said activity.

REVIEW

• C• H• A• M• P• S• Who would like to be our CHAMP?

Personal Dictionary Definitions

• Volunteers to share

Portfolio Set-Up

Routines & Rituals

• DUH Wall• Proud Wall• General Questions

Closing

• Recap rituals and routines.