FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL WELCOME AND WORLD HISTORY SYLLABUS POWERPOINT

1. Welcome back Jackets…

2. And welcome to Miss Waters’
World History E!

3. It’s in the syllabus!
Classroom Rules
• Be respectful
• Keep classroom clean
• No food or drinks
• Come to class prepared
• Follow all school policies as outlined in
student handbook.
What does all of this mean?

4. Be respectful
• Be respectful means there will be no
cussing, yelling, or name calling.

5. It also means that there will be no
talking during class unless
authorized.

6. Keep classroom clean
• Students will not leave trash on the floor.
That being said, you should not get up in
the middle of instruction to throw away
trash.

7. You must return all supplies to their proper place.
Text books should be stored neatly under your desk
and not on the floor. Desks, textbooks and walls are
not your personal canvas and should not be written,
drawn, painted or plastered upon. This will ensure
that everyone enjoys a clean and safe environment.

8. No food or drinks
• Food, candy and any drinks are not allowed. It is
distracting and unsanitary to have these things in the
classroom.

9. Come to class prepared
• Students must come
with all books,
notebooks and work to
class each day. Hall
passes will not be given
to retrieve forgotten
supplies. Paper and
writing utensils are
always needed.

10. This also means come to class on time and fully
rested and ready to learn. There will be no sleeping
in class. This will prevent delays in class and the
student from falling behind in work missed because
of lack of materials.

11. • All rules established by the school are to
be enforced and follow. Consistency in
school wide rules will leave little question
in students’ minds as to what is
appropriate and not appropriate.

12. JOIN REMIND FOR TEXT
UPDATES AFTER SCHOOL

13. CELLPHONE POLICY IS
ENFORCED AS DICTATED BY
CADDO PARISH SCHOOL
BOARD.

14. Byrd Classroom Management
• 1st Warning = name on board
• 2nd Warning = Check by name & detention
• 3rd Offense = Code 2 and removal from class

15. TESTING
• CHAPTER TESTS AND NINE
WEEKS TESTS WILL BE
WORTH 100 POINTS. THE
WEIGHT OF SEMESTER AND
FINAL EXAMS ARE SET AT 25%
OF YOUR SEMESTER GRADE.
• DURING TESTS, ALL
MATERIALS, EXCEPT A CLEAN
SHEET OF PAPER AND A
WRITING UTENSIL, ARE TO BE
CLEARED OFF OF YOUR DESK.
EYES ARE TO BE KEPT ON
YOUR PAPER. NO TALKING IS
ALLOWED WHILE TESTS ARE
OUT. WANDERING EYES AND
/OR TALKING IS GROUNDS FOR
A ZERO ON YOUR TEST. ALL
TESTS WILL BE TAKEN UP
ONCE THE LAST PERSON HAS
FINISHED.

16. BONUS POINTS
• A REPORT ON A HISTORICAL REFERENCE FROM
POPULAR MUSIC CAN BE WRITTEN FOR 15 BONUS
POINTS. THIS REPORT WILL CONSIST OF THE
LYRICS FROM A POPULAR SONG HEARD ON THE
RADIO (RING AROUND THE ROSEY IS NOT PLAYED
ON THE RADIO) WHICH REFERENCES A
HISTORICAL PERSON OR EVENT. YOU WILL NEED
TO PRINT OUT THE LYRICS TO THE SONG AND
THEN WRITE A ONE PAGE REPORT ON THE
HISTORICAL PERSON OR EVENT THAT WAS
MENTIONED IN THE SONG. THE REPORT IS ON
THE HISTORICAL REFERENCE AND NOT THE SONG
OR BAND. IT MUST BE HAND WRITTEN. TYPED
REPORTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

17. A CURRENT EVENT IS AN ARTICLE FROM A NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE OR THE INTERNET.
YOU SHOULD CUT OUT THE ARTICLE AND PASTE, TAPE OR STAPLE TO A CLEAN SHEET OF
PAPER. YOU SHOULD THEN WRITE A SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE ON THE SHEET OF
PAPER. THE SUMMARY SHOULD BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS. YOU WILL RECEIVE 5 BONUS
POINTS FOR EACH CURRENT EVENT. I WILL ONLY ACCEPT THESE ON THE LAST CLASS
MEETING OF EACH WEEK. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE ABSENT OR WE ARE OUT OF SCHOOL,
THEN I WILL ACCEPT YOUR CURRENT EVENT THE FIRST DAY BACK IN SCHOOL.

18. THERE WILL BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
TO EARN BONUS BOTH IN THE
CLASSROOM THROUGH PARTICIPATION
AND BY STAYING AFTER SCHOOL FOR
EDUCATIONAL FILMS.

19. CLASSWORK-HOMEWORK
• ASSIGNMENTS DURING CLASS AND
HOMEWORK WILL VARY IN POINT
VALUE. LATE WORK WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.

20. MAKE-UP WORK
• AS DICTATED BY SCHOOL POLICY,
MAKE UP WORK IS ALLOWED FOR
EXCUSED ABSENCES AND FOR
UNEXCUSED WITH A VALID NOTE
ONLY. I WILL GIVE YOU 3 DAYS TO
MAKE UP WORK. CHECK WITH
YOUR PARTNER AND THEN YOU
MUST COME TO ME TO GET
MISSED WORK! I WILL DO MY
BEST TO CATCH YOU UP TO
SPEED. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR GETTING MISSED NOTES
FROM A TEAM MEMBER. IF I HAVE
NOT RECEIVED YOUR MAKE –UP
WORK WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER THE
DATE OF YOUR RETURN, THE
MISSING WORK WILL RECEIVE A
ZERO. MAKE UP TESTS MUST BE
TAKEN IN CLASS ON THE FIRST
DAY WHICH YOU RETURN IF YOU
WERE PRESENT FOR THE
REVIEW.

21. QUIZZES
• DAILY QUIZZES ARE
GIVEN ON
HOMEWORK, MAPS OR
PREVIOUS DAY’S
WORK. THESE
QUIZZES ARE 5
QUESTIONS WORTH 25
POINTS. THERE WILL
USUALLY BE AN
OPTIONAL 5 POINT
BONUS. MAKE-UPS
ARE NOT GIVEN FOR
QUIZZES. THE NEXT
GRADED QUIZ WILL
COUNT FOR YOUR
MISSED QUIZ
GRADE(S).

22. RESTROOM BREAKS
• RESTROOM BREAKS
ARE TO BE TAKEN
BEFORE OR AFTER
CLASS ONLY. I DO
NOT GIVE RESTROOM
BREAKS. YOU SHOULD
TAKE CARE OF YOUR
PERSONAL BUSINESS
ON YOUR PERSONAL
TIME…NOT MINE.
EXCEPTIONS WILL BE
MADE IN THE CASE OF
MEDICAL NECESSITY
AND A DR.’S NOTE WILL
BE REQUIRED.

23. NOTEBOOK
• YOU WILL BE REQUIRED
TO KEEP A NOTEBOOK.
THIS NOTEBOOK SHOULD
HAVE AT LEAST 2
SECTIONS. YOU WILL
HAVE ONE SECTION
DEDICATED TO THE DAILY
AGENDAS AND ANOTHER
FOR OUTLINES AND
NOTES. YOUR
NOTEBOOK CAN BE SPOT
CHECKED AT ANY TIME
FOR A GRADE ON YOUR
OUTLINES OR AGENDAS.
YOU WILL RECEIVE A
FINAL NOTEBOOK GRADE
AT THE END OF THE

24. I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TUTORING
EVERY MONDAY AFTER SCHOOL. YOU
MAY SIGN UP ON THE LIST POSTED ON
THE “WHAT’S NEW” WALL. HOWEVER, I
WILL TRY TO WORK OUT MEETING
TIMES WITH YOU IF NEEDED.

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27. …AND FINALY, REMEMBER…