Mrs Bolger's Expectations

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Mrs. Bolger’s Classroom

Expectations

Hidden Valley Middle

Mrs. Bolger

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Rules & Procedures

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Rules to follow

●Be Safe

○Walk into class and make sure you only bring appropriate
materials to class

●Be Respectful

○Be kind to others and have a positive attitude

○Raise your hand and listen when others are speaking

●Be Responsible

○Make sure you bring your math workbooks, charged iPads,
pencils, and other materials needed each day

○Cell phones off and put away

●Be Productive

○Ask for help and make sure you are completing your work!

○Give all work your best effort.

○Follow directions quickly

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Supplies

You will need…

1.IPAD provided by EUSD ( charged when taken home)

2.EARBUDS OR HEADPHONES provided by EUSD allows you to
listen to assignments on the ipad without disrupting others)

3.PENCILS ( Important to have daily)

4.PENS

5.Lined notebook paper

6.Section of your binder devoted to this subject.

** Let me know privately if you cannot get any of these items for the
class and I will see if I can get them for you . ( You can tell me after
school, send me a message through thrillshare, Clever, Google
Classroom, or email me.

Multiple Choice

What should you do with your materials to be responsible?

• Leave them at home

• Bring them to class each day

• Share them with everyone

• Throw them away

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you cannot get any of the required items for the class?

• Ignore it

• Borrow from a friend

• Let the teacher know privately

• Buy them later

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you need to contact the teacher after school and she is not in her room?

• Call the teacher

• Send a message through thrillshare, Clever, Google Classroom, or email

• Visit the teacher's home

• Wait until the next class

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Expectation #1

Follow the HVMS Matrix and HVMS

Student Handbook.

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Multiple Choice

What should you do if you see something unusual in the classroom?

• Ignore it

• Tell a friend

• Say something to a trusted adult

• Leave the classroom

Multiple Choice

What type of language and volume should you use outside and in the lunch area?

• Loud and aggressive

• Quiet and whispering

• Appropriate and positive

• Sarcastic and rude

Multiple Choice

How should you treat others to be respectful?

• Ignore them

• Be kind to others and have a positive attitude

• Be rude and interrupt them

• Talk over them

Multiple Choice

How should you handle disagreements with classmates?

• Argue loudly

• Ignore them

• Discuss calmly and respectfully

• Report to the teacher immediately

Multiple Choice

What is one way to be safe in the classroom?

• Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself

• Share your belongings

• Run around

• Talk loudly

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Expectation #2

Respect yourself, the classroom, the
teacher, and others in the classroom.

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In this classroom…

I want to give each of you what you need.
This means that things might not always

seem fair.

Each of you are different and need different

things. Please remember that what is fair
to you may not be fair to another student.

Multiple Choice

What is one way to be respectful in class?

• Be kind to others

• Ignore the teacher

• Talk over others

• Use your phone during class

Multiple Choice

What is another way to be respectful in the classroom?

• Ignore school rules

• Respect all school rules

• Talk back to teachers

• Disrespect other people's property

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Expectation #3

Follow directions the first time they

are given.

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Getting your Attention

- Countdown 5, 4, 3,
2, 1,0

- If you can hear my
voice clap twice …-

- Stop what you are
doing

- Voices should be at
a 0 (no talking)

- Eyes should be on
me

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Expectation #4

Follow the classroom procedures at

all times.

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you finish early?

• Talk to your friends

• Silently complete missing work or read

• Leave the classroom

• Play games on your phone

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Entering the Classroom

1.

Line up at the door.

2.

Quietly walk in and
pick up your Math
Workbook from your
period’s crate.

3.

Go to your seat quietly.

4.

Check the board for
what you should “Do
Now” and quietly start
it.

5. Write the agenda and
Homework in your
planner.

6. If you finish early,
silently complete missing
work or read until the
lesson begins.

Multiple Choice

How should you walk into the classroom?

• Loudly

• Quietly

• Running

• Skipping

Multiple Choice

What is the first thing you get when you enter the classroom?

• Candy from your friend

• A drink of water

• Your Math workbook

• Chips from my friend

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Voice Levels

Voice Level

Sounds & Looks Like

ZERO

-No talking

ONE

- Whisper

- Partner talk (Only your partner should be

able to hear you)

TWO

- Regular talking voice

- Table Talk (Only your table should be able

to hear you)

THREE

- Presentation Voice

FOUR

- Outside Voice

Multiple Choice

At which voice level is no talking allowed?

• ZERO

• ONE

• TWO

• THREE

Multiple Choice

When are you allowed to talk in the classroom according to the rules?

• Anytime you want

• When you are with your friends

• When the teacher calls on you or you are working with a partner or a group.

• During classwork when Mrs. Bolger teaching a lesson

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What if I forget my pencil?

●You may borrow a pencil by taking one from the board
and writing your name and period on the board.

●At the end of the period, make sure to replace the pencil
and erase your name.

Multiple Select

What should you do if you forget your pencil ? ( choose all that apply)

• Ask a friend for a pencil

• Take a pencil from the board

• Write your name and period on the board

• By the end of the period, return the pencil to the board and erase your name

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Food & Drinks

●No food of drinks allowed.

○Water is allowed. Water must be in a closed container
with a lid and under your desk unless you are physically
taking a sip.

●No gum allowed on campus.

●Occasionally, there will be candy given out in
class.

○If I see wrappers on the floor after giving out candy, your
class will lose the candy privilege.

Multiple Choice

What should you do with candy wrappers after receiving candy in class?

• Throw them on the floor

• Keep them on your desk

• Put them in the trash

• Leave them in your bag

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Restroom & Water

●You may not go during the first 10 min or last 10
minutes of class

●You may go during group or independent work.

○This means you will not go while I am teaching/notes.

●You must scan the QR code and fill out the form when
you exit and enter the room.

●Take the blue pass with you

● On test days, you may only go after your test is
complete.

●Use hand signals on next slide.

Multiple Choice

What must water be in to be allowed in the classroom?

• A glass

• An open container

• A closed container with a lid

• A plastic bag

Multiple Choice

What should you take with you when you leave the room?

• Your notebook

• The blue pass

• Your textbook

• A pen

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QR Code by the door

In most of your classes, you will need to scan the
QR code by the door whenever you enter or exit
the class and fill out the form each time.

Multiple Choice

When do you need to scan the QR code and fill out the form?

• Only when entering the class

• Only when exiting the class

• Both when entering and exiting the class

• Only at the end of the day

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Hand Signals

Restroom

Water

Nurse

Multiple Choice

What should you use to communicate your need to go to the restroom, get water, or go to the nurse?

• Raise your hand

• Use hand signals

• Shout out

• Write a note

Multiple Choice

What hand signal is this used for?

• Restroom

• Water

• Nurse

• Break

Multiple Choice

What is the appropriate way to ask a question during a lesson?

• Shout out your question

• Raise your hand and wait to be called on

• Interrupt the teacher

• Yell across the room to your friend

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Dismissal

- Wait until I dismiss you to pack up.

●The class will be dismissed late if instructions are
not followed.

- Put any borrowed materials back where they go and do
not leave trash behind.

●Students who choose to leave trash behind will
be dismissed late.

Multiple Choice

When the bell rings I should...

• Run out of the classroom

• Wait for my teacher to dismiss me

• Loudly clean up my stuff and not pay attention

• Stand and look annoyed

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iPads

This year you will be storing your iPads at school.

●You will pick up your iPad in Advisory and
return it to your advisory teacher at the end of
the day during Wellness

●You will be able to check out your iPad and
take it home on Tuesday and Wednesdays
(these days may change during the year)

Multiple Choice

When will I be taking home my district assigned iPad?

• Whenever I want

• Never

• Only on the weekends

• Possibly two times a week

Multiple Choice

What should you do to be responsible with your iPad?

• Leave it at home

• Bring it back charged when you check it out

• Use it only for games

• Share it with friends

Multiple Select

What will happen if I keep forgeting my iPad at home? ( choose all that are correct)

• I would need to work on a written copy instead

• I might miss out on a fun activity that requires an iPad

• I may be required to always leave my iPad a school

• I may have to make up work instead of doing a reward activiy

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Expectation #5

Hold yourself accountable for your

words and your actions.

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you finish your work early?

• Disturb others

• Read a book or work on an assignment

• Leave the classroom

• Talk loudly

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Consequences

Choosing not to follow expectations will result in the
following:

●Warning ( verbal or non-verbal)

● Think Sheet and Conversation

●Buddy Room and parent notification

●Office Referral/Detention and parent notification

Multiple Choice

What happens if you make a bad decision and breat the rules twice?

• You fill out a think sheet and have a conversation with Mrs. Bolger

• Nothing

• Mrs. Bolger cheers you on

• Mrs. Bolger is thankful for your disruption

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No Gum

If you are chewing gum, you are breaking school rules.

●First time- student will be asked to spit it out as a
warning.

●Second time - fill out a think sheet

●Third time - parent will be contacted.

●Fourth time- Admin ( Assistant principal ) referral

Multiple Choice

What is the rule about gum on campus?

• Gum is allowed in the classroom only

• Gum is allowed on campus

• Gum is not allowed on campus

• Gum is allowed during lunch

Multiple Choice

What happens if you are caught chewing gum for the second time in class?

• Nothing

• The assistant principal is called

• You need to fill out a think sheet because you are being disrespectful

• You are being demure, cutesy and mindful

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Tardiness

●Be on time every day.

●If you are tardy, you will stay for 1 minute after
the bell.

○This is the first consequence. If tardies continue after this,
more consequences will follow.

●If late, come in silently and without interrupting
others and get to work on “Do Now” section on
board.

Multiple Select

What happens if I am tardy to many of my classes? ( choose all that are correct)

• Parents are called

• You have to stay after class to make up some time

• You make get a referal to the assistant Principal

• You may not be allowed to participate in a reward activity

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Cell Phones

●No Phones Allowed!

●Please put your phone in your backpack when you walk in.

●If I see a phone during class time:

○1st time- Students receive a warning

○2nd time- Mrs. Bolger holds onto cell phone until the end of the
class period and parents are contacted.

○3rd Time- Mrs. Bolger has to take the phone to the office, parents
are contacted and Student has to wait to pick up their phone in the
office at the end of the day.

○4th time- Parent Notification , admin referral.

**If there is a reason you need to have your phone out, please have a
conversation with me about it.

Multiple Choice

What should you do with your cell phone to be responsible?

• Keep it on and use it during class

• Leave it at home

• Turn it off and put it away

• Share it with friends

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Airpods or Headphones

●No Airpods allowed without permission!

●Please keep them in your backpack.

●If airpods are being used during class time without permission:

○1st time- Students receive a warning

○2nd time- Mrs. Bolger holds onto airpods until the end of the class
period and parents are contacted.

○3rd Time- Mrs. Bolger has to take airpods to the office, parents are
contacted and Student has to wait to pick up their airpods in the
office at the end of the day.

○4th time- Parent Notification , admin referral.

**If there is a reason you need to use your airpods, please have a conversation
with me about it.

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you need help with an assignment?

• Ask the teacher for assistance

• Ignore the assignment

• Copy from a friend

• Leave the classroom

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to prepare for a test?

• Study the night before

• Review notes regularly

• Ask friends for answers

• Skip studying and relax

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you have missing work and you have extra time in class?

• Ignore it

• Silently complete it

• Ask a friend to do it

• Leave it for later

Multiple Choice

What does every classroom have to remind students about appropriate behaviors and allows the class to run more smoothly.

• a door

• desks

• rules

• recess

Poll

I take responsibility for my words and actions and can identify the impact of my behavior on others I do positive things to make class a good place to learn

• Always

• Often

• Sometimes

• Seldom

• Never