CChem+Procedures


 * //A. Note from Mr. Goeden//**

As a science teacher, I pride myself on an efficient and smooth running classroom. To achieve this I have established a few simple procedures. As a student, it is your responsibility to learn and to perform these procedures. Through these procedures, I promise you a more organized and effective learning experience.


 * //B. Most Common Procedures//**

__**Entering the Classroom**__ You are to enter the classroom without screaming, running or otherwise causing a commotion. Students who do not do this will be asked to leave the room and reenter as expected. It is expected that as soon as you enter, you go to your lab station, and begin the "Entry Task" of the day. You should also get anything else you need from around the room. These may include a grade check, sharpening your pencil, getting calculators, etc. After that, begin immediately on your entry task. Do not wait for the bell. You should also check the board for the day's assignment (write it down in your notebook). You can also use this time to briefly speak with me or to make an appointment to discuss other matters.

Everyday will begin with an Entry Task. You will find it at your lab station in a plastic sheet. This should be started BEFORE the bell rings, not after. Most tasks will involve specific concepts from past lessons or questions setting up the current day's lesson.
 * __Entry Task__**

Any handouts that you will need will find will be found at your lab station, where you perform your "Entry Task." If there are no copies left, please let me know. If you arrive late, and picking up the handouts will cause a distraction, go to your assigned seat, and raise your hand when it is appropriate to do so.
 * __Picking up Materials for the Day__**

If there is an assignment that you need to turn in, place in the tray, on the table next to the light switch marked “Please Deposit Homework Here”. If the tray or the sign aren’t there, keep the assignment and begin the day’s Entry Task. If you arrive late and handing in the homework will cause a distraction, sign-in, go to your assigned seat, and raise your hand when it is appropriate to do so.
 * __Handing in Homework__**

When I need to quiet the class, I will raise my hand. When you see this you are expected to stop your conversation, look at me and raise your hand. This is only complete when all hands are up and the class is quiet.
 * __Coming to Attention__**

When you enter the room late (with or without a pass) you should not disturb the class. Simply write your initials in the appropiate class period on the clipboard on the table by the light switch. Using the wrong initials, pretending to initial, or initialing in the wrong place will result in immediate referral to the assistant principal’s office. If you have a pass, pin it to the wall above the clipboard. If you must speak with me, sign-in, go to your assigned seat, and raise your hand when it is appropiate to do so.
 * __Arriving Late__**

The bell does not dismiss class, I do. Do not pack up until I dismiss the class. Do not leave your seat until I dismiss the class. “People who pack fast, leave last”. (Shortcuts make for long delays.)
 * __Leaving the Classroom__**

On the day you return from an absence you should arrive early to class. The first thing to do is to check the “Daily Assignments” sheet on the back bulletin board by the student center. The sheet will likely answer questions regarding “what we did” when you were gone. If there are any questions beyond the assignment sheet, speak with me before class begins, after class, during tutoring or during my conference period.
 * __Absences__**

If you need a handout, becuase you were absent or because you lost your first one, go to the appropriate “extras box” below the counter of the student center. Do no ask me for extras. Go straight to the box.
 * __Extra Handouts__**

If you are absent for a test day ( not the day before a test) you must arrange for a make-up test. Make-up tests are given during zero hour in the computer lab in the library. Make these appointments before class begins, after class, or during my conference period.
 * __Make-up Tests__**


 * __Detentions__**

1st step) Quiet warning or quick conference 2nd step) Parent call or email 3rd step) Administrator Referral

The restroom may only be used in emergencies. You are given two passes to use in a month's time. If you need to use the restroom, hold up your restroom ticket (given to you at the beginning of each month), I will sign it, and you are good to go. Use the restroom that is in the correct hall. Do not leave the correct hallway for any reason without prior permission and a handwritten hall pass. If you are caught in another part of the building, you will have your restroom privileges revoked for the **rest of the school year**. Do not ask to use the restroom before class begins… just go before you get to class. Anyone late for any reason is LATE!
 * __Using the Restroom__**

Note: Any of these procedures may be changed or added by the instructor. All procedures will be thoroughly rehearsed as a class.