Social Studies Expectations

What is the first thing you should be working on when the bell rings?

• Read

• Put my head down.

• GeoHistory Questions

• Do whatever you want when the bell rings.

What is the policy for turning in an assignment one day late?

• Students receive up to 50% credit for the assignment.

• Students receive up to 70% credit for the assignment.

• Students receive up to 25% credit for the assignment.

• No assignments are excepted one day late.

What food or drink is allowed in social studies?

• Candy or snacks are okay as long as you clean up after yourself.

• Students can only bring soda if they have a lid for it.

• Any drinks are fine as long as you have a lid for the drink.

• Gum is okay and water is okay if it has a lid.

What is the policy on cell phones?

• You can use cell phones in at your locker and in the hallways, just not in class.

• It depends on the teacher to decide what the cell phone policy is.

• All students should have cell phones on silent and in their lockers during the school day.

• 8th grades can use cell phones, 7th graders cannot.

What is okay to use to complete your assignments in Social Studies class?

• Pen

• Pencil is the only thing you should use on graded assignments.

• Colored pencil is okay if you can't find a pencil of your own.

• Makers are okay to use on all assignments.

Which of these is NOT the best time to get out of your seat during class?

• While Mr. Fluty is teaching or talking in front of the class.

• During Student News

• While the class is working independently.

• At the beginning of class while students are working on geohistory questions.

Where do students turn late or absent work in?

• Hand them directly to Mr. Fluty.

• You can just leave the papers on Mr. Fluty's desk.

• Wait until Mr. Fluty asks you for them.

• Turn any and all absent work into your hours absent/late basket.

Where can students make up GeoHistory Questions if I am absent or behind?

• You don't have to make them up, they are not for a grade.

• You can find the geohistory questions in google classroom under student resources for your hour.

• Just copy them from a friend.

• Mr. Fluty will tell you if you need to make them up.

Each student MUST watch student news.

• True

• False

Which of these describes what I can do If don't want to watch student news? (Multiple Correct Answers)

• Play games on my computer.

• Talk quietly with the people around me.

• Read a book or draw.

• Work on classwork or work from another class.