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SULTANS TE

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WHO ARE WE?As a member of this team and a student

at TJMS , it is expected that you conduct yourself in a suitable manner. You will respect your teammates and teachers and you must follow directions in order to have a successful 7th grade year. If you choose not to do so, there will be clear consequences.

HOW IS 7TH GRADE DIFFERENT?

7th grade is a huge step up from 6th grade. We will expect more from you academically. We will also expect you to be much more responsible and mature this year.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES/THINGS TO KNOW 1. Be on time and prepared for class every day.2. Week 1 is your grace period. After that, you

will receive silent lunch if you leave belongings in class or in the hallway. You will also receive silent lunch if you forget materials in your locker. No exceptions. You should only have one binder (morning/afternoon), your agenda, two composition books, a pencil pouch, and a novel or two with you. Your book bag must stay in your locker at all times.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES/THINGS TO KNOW 3. Memorize your locker combination and

keep your locker neat and clean. If you see a lock left unlocked DO NOT FLIP IT. This is considered someone else's property and if you flip it you will receive a discipline form.

4. You will have multiple scheduled locker and bathroom breaks throughout the day. Unexcused trips are not permitted.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES/THINGS TO KNOW 5. Write your assignments in your agenda

every day and complete your homework assignments for each class.

6.Take your team pack home every Wednesday and return it signed (if it is not turned in by Friday, you will not participate in team time.)

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES/THINGS TO KNOW 7. When classes are changing, you must

line up quietly at our doors and move WITHOUT talking between our classrooms.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES/THINGS TO KNOW 8. Bathroom passes – 4 per quarter, use them

wisely (don’t go to get out of class and stare at your beautiful reflection in the mirror )

9. Snack time – beginning of 2nd period, come in, sit down, get ready for class to start. You may eat your snack during the first 7 minutes. Snack will be over at 9:00. If we start to see trash and food on our floors or you play with your snacks instead of eating them, snack time will disappear and never return

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES/THINGS TO KNOW 10. TJMS is a school that embraces technology.

Students are welcome to bring their own devices (smart phone, tablet, etc.) to school to use in the classroom. We will be using devices regularly, but students should understand that if a device is being used inappropriately, it will be confiscated. Students are solely responsible for the safety of their devices and should not leave them unattended. Our team does have a laptop cart available for students who do not have their own personal device.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES/THINGS TO KNOW 1. The school dress code for boys and girls will

be strictly enforced. If you look in the mirror and there is any question about what you’re wearing that day, you should change clothes.

2. If your clothes are inappropriate for school, you will have to wear something else or call a parent for new clothes.

3. If we have to constantly address your clothing, a parent will be contacted by one of your teachers.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT Academic Misconduct is any intentional or

unintentional occurrence of the following:1. Using the words or ideas of another, from

the Internet or any source, without proper citation of the source(s), commonly called plagiarism.

2. Receiving unauthorized external assistance during a test.

3. Copying another students work/ allowing another student to copy your work.

4. Attempting to influence or change any academic evaluation, assignment or academic records.

5. Discussing a test or quiz that you have taken with a student who has not yet.

CONSEQUENCES FOR ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT• Automatic zero on the

assignment• Parent

contact/conference• D1 and office referral

PROGRESS REPORTS

Progress reports are no longer printed because our grade books are available to you at all times. If you are making a D or F in one of our classes, we will print a progress report every two weeks for your parents’ signature.

TEAM MAKE-UP/LATE WORK GRADING POLICY If a student is absent, they have how many days that

they were absent plus one to turn in their work. Students will be responsible for checking the make-up work folders for all classes when they are out of school. Upon returning after an absence, students must follow up with their teacher on their own time regarding what they missed in class. If students are not absent and they do not turn in an assignment on time, points will be deducted from the assignment each day that the assignment is late.

Students may make up missing assignments or tests during tutoring time Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays from 2:00 to 3:00. Students should always check with us before they stay after school to make sure that we are available.

 

ENRICHMENT PERIOD (E-PERIOD)

This year at TJMS, our teams will continue to implement an Enrichment Period in the mornings from 7:25 to 7:50. The Sultans will have three groups that will change throughout the year depending on what goals we have for our E-Periods. We will plan activities that offer opportunities from remediation and review to application and problem-based learning in all subject areas.

It is important for students and parents to understand that the work produced during this time will be graded; therefore, if students are absent or late, they are responsible for making up the work and turning it in on time.

SUPER SULTANS BEHAVIOR/INCENTIVE PROGRAMThroughout the quarter, students may accumulate

tickets based on positive behavior. When a team teacher sees positive behavior in the classroom, hallway, etc. they will give students a ticket. Once the students accumulate 10 tickets, they will exchange them with Mrs. Johnson and she will keep track of the number of tickets they have throughout each quarter. Students will also have a form in their binder to keep track of their own personal success. Ticket exchanges will ONLY be done on Fridays during homeroom and team time.

 

WHAT DO YOU GET FOR TICKETS?

20 tickets – pull out of the Grab Bag40 tickets – Ice Cream during Team Time at the

end of the quarterTop 4 students from each homeroom get a

Grand Prize at the end of each quarter ** If students do not have their ticket chart at

the end of the quarter, they are disqualified.

END OF QUARTER FUN!

1st quarter – Movie and Popcorn2nd quarter – Out for Lunch3rd quarter – Ice Skating4th quarter – Sultan Day

YOU MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE END OF QUARTER REWARD TRIP/ACTIVITY IF YOU MEET THE CRITERIA LISTED BELOW:• An F in any core class• Office Referral• ISS• OSS

DISCIPLINE Step 1: Verbal warningStep 2: parent contact/discipline form

that must be signedStep 3: parent, student, teacher

conferenceStep 4: D1/ISS/OSS

LOCKER BREAK SCHEDULE Sultan Locker Break Schedule7:00-7:20 Book bag and other

belongings in locker, get materials for MORNING CLASSES.

9:53- 9:55 Put morning materials away and get materials for ENCORE.

11:29-11:34 Put encore materials away and get materials for AFTERNOON CLASSES PLUS WHAT YOU NEED FOR LUNCH.

1:55-2:00 Pack up for the day, return to your 6th period, and wait for dismissal.

SULTAN SCHEDULE – MONDAY-THURSDAY 7:00-7:25 Homeroom7:25-7:50 E-Period7:50-8:50 1st Period8:53-9:53 2nd Period9:56-11:29 Encore11:34-12:30 5th Period12:33-12:43 6th Period12:45/50-1:10/15 Lunch1:13/18-1:55 6th Period

TEAM TIME SCHEDULE - FRIDAYS7:00-7:25 Homeroom7:25-7:50 E-Period7:50-8:35 1st Period8:38-9:23 2nd Period9:26-9:56 5th Period9:56-11:29 Encore11:34-11:55 5th Period11:58-12:43/47 6th Period12:45/50-1:10/15 Lunch1:13/18-1:45 Team Time1:45-2:00 TJTV/Dismissal