knights of the round table of learning
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Knights of the Round Table of Learning. Welcome to the Fitzgerald Family 8 th Grade Team. Who are your teachers?. Mrs. Bailey – Language Arts/Reading Mrs. Pauley – Algebra 1/Intensive Math Mrs. Wright- American History/Science. What Your Teachers Believe. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Knights of the Round Table of
Learning
Welcome to the Fitzgerald Family8th Grade Team
Who are your teachers?
• Mrs. Bailey – Language Arts/Reading• Mrs. Pauley – Algebra 1/Intensive Math• Mrs. Wright- American History/Science
What Your Teachers Believe.
• All students can learn but each child learns differently.
• Your education is the single most important asset you will acquire in a lifetime; therefore, each student deserves an opportunity to learn.
• Each student is an active, valuable, capable, and responsible participant in his or her own learning.
Our Family Values
• Positive Manners• Trustworthiness/Honest• Aware of Tone and Volume of Voice• Aware of Body Language• Follow Rules and Directions• Work Together to Learn
Preventers in LearningWhat Things Keep You From Learning?
1. Other Students2. Absent/Late to School3. Bad Attitude – Blaming Others4. Acting Out – Causing Distractions5. Not Participating in Class or Doing
Assignments6. Your Stuff – toys, electronic devices, no
materials7. Fear of Failure
Drivers in LearningWhat things help you want to learn?
• Earn a High School Diploma• Earn Good Grades – Go to the Next Grade
Level• Make Your Parents/Teachers/Self Happy• To Develop Skills for a Good Job• Willing to Take Risk to Learn• Friends
Teacher’s Job/Student’s Job
• Teacher• Prepared to Teach• Be At School on Time• Have Materials• Be Positive and Caring• Help Students Behave• Help Students Learn
• Students• Prepared to Learn• Be At School on Time• Have Materials• Be Positive and Caring• Behave• Learn
What is Our Mission in School for our Team?
Making a Mission Statement
How to Make a Mission Statement
Who are We?• Middle School Students• Teachers/Staff• Kids/Adults• This is Our Family at School• Friends
What Are We Trying to Do?• Learn • Make Good Grades• Get a Good Education• Go to High School• Go College, Trade School,
Technical School
How to Make a Mission Statement
How Will We Do This?• Participate in Class • Complete Assignments
Daily• Work Hard to Learn• Help Others to Learn• Follow Directions• Expect to Do My Best
Work• Behaving Appropriately
Why Are We Doing This?• To Earn Good Grades• To Earn a Promotion• To Earn a High School
Diploma• To make
Parents/Teacher/Self Happy• To know Success
Our Mission Statement
The Knights of the Round Table of Learning will…..to achieve…
Defining a Good Student
• Three Questions
1. What does a good student act like?2. What does a good student sound like?3. What does a good student look like?
What does a good student act like?
• Works hard to learn doing his/her best work• Minds his/her own business – no gossip• Works cooperatively with others• Follows School and Classroom Rules• Uses Good Manners • Listens to Teachers
What does a good student sound like?
• Controls tone and volume of voice• Language is school appropriate• Uses positive manners – please/thank you• Demonstrates a “can do” attitude• Does not tease or use foolish jesting• Does not talk back or escalate difficult
situations (Uses De-escalation Methods)
What does the a good student look like?
• SLANTing Sit up Straight-Lean Forward-Attention to the
Speaker-No Talking-Think• Participates appropriately in school and class• Follows School and Classroom Rules• Respects peers and adults• Has Materials/Work for Class• Demonstrates Responsibility for Self
Let’s Get To Know Each Other
• Cards and Teams• Each of you will receive a face card• When Mrs. Wright gives the signal- you are to
find the cards with the same value or run. Such as all the fours.
• When you find your partners, find a seat together and wait for instructions.