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suggested supply list

☐ Student planner (school provided)

☐ 2 inch 3-ring binder

☐ 9 dividers (for math)

☐ 5+ divider tabs OR folders with

pockets inside binder

☐ Pencil Box/Pouch

☐ 2 single subject college-ruled

notebooks

☐ 2 composition college-ruled

notebooks

☐ Earbuds (NO AIRPODS)

☐ College-ruled ream of paper

☐ #2 Pencils

☐ Erasers

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grades

Grades will be regularly posted on Aeries. We DO NOT send home weekly or monthly grade reports. We assume parents and students are being responsible and checking their own grades. Progress reports will be available at the 6 week marking period and report cards at the 12 week marking period.

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https://bit.ly/GradesAeries

class expectations

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8th GRADE

☐ Pencil sharpener with cover

☐ Blue or black pens

☐ Red pens for correcting

☐ Colored pens/pencils/markers

☐ Highlighters

☐ Dry erase markers

☐ Fine tip Sharpies

☐ Glue sticks

☐ Scissors

☐ 6 inch ruler

☐ Ream of graph paper

☐ Basic calculator (no phones)

☐ Stapler

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Our Classroom

�This room is more than just a classroom. It’s our spot to learn, to grow, to teach, and to become stronger students. Let’s work together to build up a positive environment with a lot of energy. Be respectful. Be responsible. Be successful. Let’s start each day with a smile, a growth mindset, and a positive attitude.

10 Things That �Require Zero Talent

1. being on time 2. work ethic 3. effort �4. body language 5. energy 6. attitude 7. passion �8. being coachable 9. doing extra 10. being prepared

Work habits and behavior are based on mutual courtesy, respect, and a desire to learn. Students have the right to learn, and teachers have the right to teach. Three simple principles that encourage responsibility in the classroom are:

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• PROMPTNESS - being seated with necessary materials ready when the bell rings.
• PREPAREDNESS-this means when the teacher is ready to begin the lesson, students are also ready. This is not the time to sharpen pencils, borrow paper, get a drink, or otherwise delay the class. Students will not be permitted to leave the class to get forgotten items from another location.
• SELF-CONTROL-This means there is no talking, texting, or other inconsiderate behavior when the teacher is talking, when classmates are speaking, or during class work/study time.

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As the teachers, we will follow a positive discipline plan that maximizes time on task by offering incentives of positive reinforcement and preferred activity time to responsible students.

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In regards to other school rules and behavior, we will follow policies outlined in the provided student planner. See student planner for more details.

It is not necessary to purchase the additional items, but �the above items have been helpful for students in 8th grade.

All work that you submit must be your own work. You may not do any of the following:

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1. turn in another’s work as one’s own
2. copying work from a friend
3. including work from a source but failing to cite it
4. copying an author’s exact words and passing them off as one’s own
5. attempt to use any notes on a closed-note assignment
6. look at someone else’s work during a quiz, test, or otherwise individual assessment

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If students do any of the above or anything else that constitutes cheating/plagiarizing, students will be given a ZERO for the assignment, and will be referred for discipline.

academic honesty

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40%

8th GRADE

25%

Cell phones are required to be in their backpacks during class instruction on airplane mode. We ask this so students will not be distracted with their phones during class time. We will follow EIS consequences for misuse of cell phone found in the planner.

Late work is accepted. Work that is turned in late will receive partial credit. Work that is more than one week late may not be accepted. This policy can be adjusted for extenuating circumstances or specific student situations.

Students cannot have any earbuds or airpods in during class time, unless instructed to by the teacher. Students cannot listen to music on their phones while working independently, as it is a distraction. If a repeated offense, the earbuds will be confiscated.

It is the STUDENT’S responsibility to find out what was missed when absent. Students can check the teacher website, Google Classroom, Aeries, ask a friend, or speak with the teacher during lunch or after school. Student’s have as many days as absent to make up the work. For example, a student is absent 2 days; the student has 2 days to make up the work before points deducted for being late.

English Language Arts and History Social Science homework is assigned Monday - Thursday with no homework on weekends. All students should be writing down their assignments in their planners every day. We will also have homework posted on our Teacher Website/Agendas.

HOMEWORK

Language ARTS: Journal -due Thursdays

SOCIAL STUDIES: TCI Notebook (Current Lesson)

Quizizz Study Guide

-take 3x or until 100%

(Notebook & Quizizz due day before test)

cell phone policy

late work policy

earbuds/airpods & music

absentee policy

YES, WE DID SOMETHING IMPORTANT �WHILE YOU WERE ABSENT.

math & science hw

Math and Science homework is assigned Monday through Thursday. All students are required to write their homework assignments in their planners. Homework will be posted on my teacher Website. All math assignments must show work in order to receive credit. No work/no credit. Class work assignments that are not completed in class may become homework.

ELA & HSS hw

Parent Visitation

Parents/Guardians must check in with the office prior to visiting a physical classroom or meeting with a teacher. The office will issue you a Visitor’s Pass which will allow you to walk on campus. If you are seen without the pass, you will be stopped, and asked to return to the office. Student and staff safety is of the utmost importance. For this reason, make sure to check-in with the office at any time in the day, even if school session is over. Also, you must make sure you have an appointment to meet with a teacher before the visitation. There are occasions when a teacher does not have the time to meet with a parent without an appointment time due to staff meetings, other parent meetings, etc. So please confirm a date and time with the teacher prior to visiting. If you would like to speak to the teacher over the phone, please contact the teacher after 2:30 pm. Email communication seems to work the best if you are looking for immediate feedback to a question or if you need to address a concern.

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40%

8th GRADE

25%

Parent/Guardian & Student:

Please complete & return this page to your Homeroom Teacher for credit.

Video Viewing Approval

Etiwanda Intermediate School requires a parent approval to view school appropriate videos in class for the topic being learned or for inclement weather lunches that are rated PG/PG-13.

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My student DOES HAVE ___ / DOES NOT HAVE ___ permission to view PG rated movies.

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My student DOES HAVE ___ / DOES NOT HAVE ___ permission to view PG-13 rated movies.

Signatures

I acknowledge that I have read and understand the parent-student letter and classroom overview of classroom procedures, policies, and expectations for each classroom.

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_________________ _________________ __________

Student Print Name Student Sign Name Date

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_________________ _________________ __________

Parent Print Name Parent Sign Name Date

Google Classroom Guardian Summaries

Guardians can receive Google Classroom summaries of their students progress in the Google Classroom. We will sign you up and you will receive an email. In that email click “Accept.” You can choose the frequency of the emails: daily or weekly. The summaries include: missing work, upcoming work, & class activity. Many assignments are posted in Google Classroom so this is a great tool to see your students work on this platform. Please write neatly which email you’d like us to use in order to set it up. �

Best Parent/Guardian Email: ___________________________________________

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