Welcome to Welcome to Mr. Erwin’sMr. Erwin’s

6th Grade Language Arts Class

My name is Mr. Erwin and I am very excited to be your 6th grade language arts teacher. We are going to learn, have fun, and become better readers and writers. The only way that we can all be successful is if we follow classroom expectations, policies, and procedures.

ExpectationsYou are now a middle school student which means that I expect a great deal from you. I expect the rules stated below to be followed at all times.

1.You will be quiet when others are speaking or when work is being done.

2.When you come to my class, you are prepared to learn. This means that you

are quiet, hard-working and focused during class and that you come to class

prepared.

3.Show respect to the teachers, students, guests and equipment within the

classroom.

4.Stay in your seat unless instructed otherwise. Sharpen pencils and pick up

any supplies before class starts.

5.Be in your seat ready to work when the bell rings so that you are not tardy.

ConsequencesIf you choose not to follow the rules in my classroom, there will be consequences.

I will start with a verbal warning, after that you will proceed to the list of consequences

1.Written Warning (This must be signed by one of your parents and returned to me the following day. If I do not receive the signed referral, I will call/email your parents)2.Teacher Detention (This form will also be sent home to be signed. Bring it back signed the following day or I will call/email your parents)3.If poor behavior continues, there will be a behavior meeting set up to discuss it. 4.Continued problems will lead to a parent-teacher conference. 5.Office Referral (Parents will be contacted)

Certain Behaviors will result in a trip straight to the office without any type of verbal warning

Rewards!

If you choose to follow the rules in my classroom, you will be rewarded.

0Class Excellence Competition0Reward Stickers/Stamps0Great Work Wall

Class Excellence Competition0 Each class period will pick a name for their team. 0 The team will compete against the other class periods.0 The team with the most points at the end of the six-weeks will

win a prize. (Ex. Game Day, Snack Day, 1 Free 100 grade)0 Teams can earn points with any examples of excellence.0 I (Mr. Erwin) will be the judge of the game and there will be no

negotiating. If a team complains about the points system, they will lose points.

0 If a team is behaving in a way that goes against the established rules, points can be deducted from the score.

0 If a member of any team is seen tampering with the scores (changing them on the board), that team will lose all points for the six-weeks and the person who cheated will be given a detention.

Reward Stickers/Stamps

0Mr. Erwin will put stickers and/or stamps in your planner, bell work notebook or on your papers for class participation and good behavior.

0Do not ask for stickers or stamps; earn them. The teacher will decide who receives them and when.

0Each stamp and each sticker are worth 1 point.0You can receive more than one sticker/stamp the

same day depending on classroom participation and written work.

Great Work Wall

0 If I decide that a particular paper is worthy, I will put it up on the wall for all to see.

0 It will remain there for one week.0 I like to reward students for excellent work.

Daily RoutinesWhen you enter my Classroom I expect that you know exactly what to do. I shouldn’t have to tell you everyday what to do with your homework, book, planner, etc. Here is how you will enter my classroom.

•As soon as you come in the door, go to your desk and get out your homework. Turn it into the basket at the back of the room. If it isn’t turned in before the bell rings, then I consider it late and therefore the highest grade you could receive is a 70. •After turning in your work, get your journal out of your class box and return to your seat.•Begin working on the bell work. •All of this should be done before the bell rings. There is no reason to be walking around the classroom when the tardy bell rings!

Daily Routines, Continued• At the end of class:

• The Bell doesn’t dismiss you, I do.

• Make sure your area is clean and neat, or you will stay until it is . If you are late to your next class, then you will be late.

• Double check and make sure you have your assignments in your planner so you know what to do for homework. I will occasionally check these.

• Tissues are also located on the back table, I trust you can get one without causing a disruption.

Late Work Policy

Our job as middle school teachers is to prepare you for high school, and career or college after that. In high school there will be a zero tolerance rule on late work which means that you should begin learning it now.

1 Day Late: your grade will drop 30 points, which means that the highest grade you can make on that particular assignment is a 70. 2 Days Late: your grade will drop another 20 points, which means that the highest grade you can make on the assignment will be a 50. 3 Days Late: ZERO, no excuses, no chances, no tears .

Missing Work: School Policy

If you haven’t turned ALL of your work in during the week, your teacher will submit your name to Mrs. Pieniazek at the beginning of the following

week. School Messenger will then contact your parents to make them aware

that you have a zero in one of your classes.If that zero is NOT made up on Wednesday (of that week), you will

receive a zero AND an after school detention.Your detention will be on Friday from 3:15 to 5:15. While in detention,

you will still make up the missing work so you do not miss out on the learning experience. But you will not receive credit for that assignment.

If you are absent…

0 If you are absent, you are still responsible for the work that you miss.

0Any assignments that you missed will be in the folder corresponding with your period. (i.e. if you are in 6th period, go to the 6th period folder)

0They will be due the day after you come back to school. If you miss multiple days in a row then you will be given more time to work on the assignments.

0 I will not remind you about your absence work. If you fail to retrieve it from the folders, it is not my problem. You will still be responsible for it.

Questions?