Welcome to Mrs. Jones’

Class!

Who is Mrs. Jones?

• Born and Raised in Irving Texas

• Graduated from MacArthur High School

• Activities:– Softball– Choir – Spirit Squad – Student Council

Who is Mrs. Jones?

• Graduated from Texas A&M!

Who is Mrs. Jones?

• This will by my fourth year teaching.– 3 years Language

Arts – One year Social

Studies

Who is Mrs. Jones’

• Met Mr. Jones’ in 2009

• Married Mr. Jones’ in 2014

These are a few of my favorite things…

Classroom Expectations

• Music is playing you can talk

• Music isn’t playing go immediately silent!

• When I’m talking you are not

• Be respectful

Classroom Procedures

Bell ringer

• Every morning when you come in you will pick up a bell ringer and complete it in the first 5 minutes of class.

Being Prepared

• I expect you to come to class everyday with a pencil and pencil sharpener.

• If by chance you are not prepared I can let you borrow a pencil but it will cost you.

Focus Poetry

• We will do focus poetry for 5 minutes each day.

• It is important that you do focus poetry very quickly.

Reading and Writing Workshop

• We will read and write everyday.

• 45 minutes for reading • 45 minutes for writing• It is important that

you do all you work quickly and efficiently!

• We have a lot to learn this year.

Turn in and Take Home

• Each class has a place to turn in work and a place to receive graded work.

• Make sure when you turn papers in your name is on it.

• I throw away no name papers!

Missing Work

• If you are missing an assignment in the grade book your name will be posted on the missing work board.

• Your parents will also be notified.

Incomplete Work

• You will have plenty of time to complete work in my class.

• If you do not finish you will take it home with a note to your parents saying why you didn’t finish it

Classroom Storage

• Each classroom has a cabinet to store the items you need for my class.

• I will assign someone to pass out materials

• I will assign someone to collect materials

Absent: We missed you!

• If you are absent you will find the work assigned for you that day in the we missed you box

• If there is nothing their ask Mrs. Jones immediately

• You have one day for each absent day to complete work before it becomes “missing”

Bathroom

• I will give you all 5 bathroom passes for the 9 weeks

• You only have 5 don’t waste them

• If you do not use them you can put them in a drawing to win something.

Classroom Library

• We will be reading EVERYDAY in class you must have a book to read.

• We will be going to the Library weekly to checkout books

• If you forget to bring a book you can use my classroom library.

Mailbox

• Every Friday, I will read questions, comments, concerns out of my mailbox.

• You can request songs, jokes, etc

School Supplies

• You need these supplies for my classroom:– 2 same colored folders

(brads• (2 green, 2 purple)

– 1 blue brad folder– Index cards – 1 composition book– 1 Bottled glue (no sticks)– 1 lined paper

Questions?