Welcome
Mrs. Mihai
8B Science Class
OR
Physical Science
About Mrs. Mihai
•Born in Charleston, S.C.
•B.S. Education, U.N.O.
•M.S Education, U.N.O.
•Traveled all over the world
•Been a teacher for 18 years
•Spent four years in Romania
I BELIEVE……
In being your
“Mentor” not
your “buddy”
On making decisions
that are best for you,
which may not always
make you happy
In teaching you
both academic
skills and life
skills
In discussing issues
calmly the appropriate
times
Your choices will
determine the
path you will take
in this classroom
In keeping my
classroom
expectations
high
Teacher Responsibilities
To treat you
with respect
and care as
an individual
To provide you an
orderly classroom
environment
To provide the
To provide the appropriate motivation
necessary
discipline
To display good
To teach you
the required
content
manners in all
situations
Student Responsibilities
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Be Prompt
To class Be Prepared
Turning
in work
* Bring homework
to class
Be Productive
Getting
started
on
completed
–from
when
assigned
* Stay
on task
the
Be
Patient
assignments/
* Bring
your pencil,
pen
and
beginning
to
end
of teacher
class
Beyour
Polite
* Calmly
waitactivities
for
Following
Directions
or
agenda
to class
everyday
*Keep
conversations
focused
on
Use
KIND
with
your
TEACHER
and
your
towords
acknowledge
you
Be Positive
Requests
whataispeer/teacher
being discussed
PEERS
* When
is using
orwith
studied
innon-verbal
With
Your
Attitude
–science
Look at the
Bright Side
Be
KIND
your
actions
an
item
you
need
Accept
Decisions
Made
Bytothe
Teacher With a SMILE
Hands,
feet
and objects
yourself
* When
walking
in line
to
and
SAY THANK
Listen
QUIETLY
while teacher or peers are talking
fromYOU!
lunch
Have
a “CAN
DO” and
Attitude!!
ACCEPT
decisions
consequences W/OUT
See the “GLASS” as Half Full NOT Half Empty
complaining or arguing
Remember….Don’t Forget Your MANNERS
Please refer
to me as Mrs.
Mihai
When I speak to
you, please
respond with
“Yes, Ma’am” or
“No, Ma’am”
Please refrain from arguing or
displaying disrespectful, nonverbal
cues: rolling of the eyes, huffing or
mumbling quietly
NOT Following Through on Your Responsibilities will Result
in……
1. Asking YOU to SOLVE the problem
2. If you can’t solve the problem or choose not to, I will do something.
3. What I will do will depend on the person and situation.
4. Possible solutions: safe spot, changing seats, loss of privileges, Trip
to Tahiti w/ behavior sheet, conference with student, call home to
parents, conference with parents, time after class or after school,
time with your administrator or official referral
5. If you feel something is unfair, we’ll discuss it at a later time – when
time permits - Band aide for All Illnesses Scenario
Remember!! Your Choices dictate Your Success in this
room.
WHAT DO I NEED To bring to class
everyday to science class?
planner
OR
PENCIL
PEN
Homework FOLDER
**Turn to a partner at
your table and explain
the items that you must
bring to class everyday!!
PROCEDURES
IN
MRS. MIHAI’s SCIENCE ROOM
What Do I Do When I Enter and Begin
Mrs. Mihai’s Science Class?
1. Enter QUIETLY and RESPECTFULLY
2. Get your science binder out of your
Assigned Cabinet
3. Go directly to YOUR assigned seat.
4. Take out your N.C.I.S sheet.
5. Complete your N.C.I.S sheet.
Beginning Class Cont…
•If YOU finish NCIS early, READ QUIETLY, can finish
homework if you forgot to do it or work on QAL/QAR
– quarterly article log/review
•When teacher is ready, NCIS will be discussed – you
are to make changes/fix it as we talk about it.
•NCIS is to be kept in your binder in the NCIS folder.
It is handed in and graded every 2 weeks.
•YOU WORK UNTIL THE TEACHER BEGINS CLASS
WITH THE SIGNAL….
WHEN YOU ARE TARDY:
•Enter quietly
•Grab A Tardy Slip From the Door
•Get Your Binder From Your Cabinet
•Go to your seat
•Fill out the Tardy Slip
•Place tardy note on
the teacher’s front
desk.
•Have a seat and quietly
take out your materials.
•Catch up with the class!
Coursework/Assignments:
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Students are responsible for completing all coursework and assessments as assigned.
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Students will be allowed to redo and revise coursework for full credit as long as the
assignments are turned in during that unit of study while a student still has an
opportunity to benefit from the learning. When time permits, I will allow the redoing or
revising of summative assessments.
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Students are expected to complete assessments when given to the class, or if a student
was justifiably absent, at a time designated by me.
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Redoing, retaking or revising will be done at my discretion in consultation with the
student and parent(s). I will schedule students before, during, or after school to
address needed areas of improvement if not convenient during class. The time and
location for redoing, retaking or revising will be done at my discretion in consultation
with the student and parent(s).
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Scores for student work after retaking, revising or redoing will not be averaged with
the first attempt at coursework or assessment but will replace the original score.
Independent Practice (Homework)
The role of independent practice is to develop knowledge and skills effectively and
efficiently during the unit of study. Independent practice helps guide the learning
process by providing accurate, timely and helpful feedback to students without
penalty.
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Homework will vary based on needed practice and level of mastery.
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There will be some form of activity Tuesdays or Wednesdays which will be reviewed the
Thursdays/Fridays. A “Homework Check-Up” will be given 4 times a quarter. Students
will be permitted to use their homework to complete the “Homework Check-up”.
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Students will need to review vocabulary and study for tests – this will be written in their
planners and provided on my webpage when required.
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Students may need to finish up projects/activities that we have been working on in
class if time does not permit us to complete it – this will be written in the students’
planner.
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Students can be working on their Quarterly Article Reviews throughout the
quarter/semester.
WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT:
• YOU are responsible for getting any make-up work when you are absent or
have lost your work. You have one extra day for everyday absent.
• Make-up work can be found in your personal “Make-Up” folder in your
SCIENCE BINDER. “ALL weekly assignments are written on the assignment
board.”
• Zeros are not accepted. Any make-up/incomplete work or labs/tests must be
made-up after school. I am available Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursday
from 2:50 until 4:40. Fridays are by “APPOINTMENT” only. (YOU will need
to sign your name on the “Lunch/After School” calendar located at the back of
the room for any day that he/she wants to stay after school with me.)
• All work needs to be in one week prior to the end of the quarter.
• TURN in ALL MAKE-UP WORK into your Block Hanging File folder located in
the MAKE-UP Work Box!!
• Students Are Responsible for Their Own Grades
DISMISSAL PROCEDURES….
• Get FDR checked
• Atoms/Mixtures clean table, area around table before the bell
rings.
• Compounds check each NCIS/FDR sheet from their team table for
headings and turn into the team assignment tray
• Elements collect Scientist Posters, check for headings and turn
into Mrs. Mihai
• Atoms collect pencils and return them into the holes on their
team lab tables
• All students are seated a their assigned seat and facing the teacher
• Quiet students will be dismissed!!
• TEACHER dismisses the students, NOT the bell.
Seating Set-up
Based On
Classification of
Matter…
• Think of it as your
FAMILY!!!
•Used to match you up during
activities
•I choose the teams, so no
moving unless I deem it
necessary.
Mixtures matchup with an
element,
compound or
mixture that is
w/out a face
partner
Shoulder Partners Face Partners
Atoms:
– retrieves and returns
the team materials to and
from the cubby holes at
the end of an activity or
class
- retrieves and collects
any materials borrowed
from the Team Lab table
including BORROWED
PENCILS!!!
Compounds:
– Puts make-up
assignments in the absent
team member’s make-up
pocket folder in the
student’s science binder
- Collects papers from
team members that need
to be turned in
Every team
Member
Has A Job!
Elements:
– collects binders at
the end of the class
and puts them in the
correct cabinet on the
correct shelf.
Atoms/Mixtures:
– cleans up on and around
team table; reports any
graffiti/ vandalism at
beginning of class &
cleans up any graffiti at
the end of class
- Is SUB #2 if Student
at seat 4 is absent
Heading on Your Paper:
Name ( First and Last)
Block Number
Date
Handing Papers In…..
•Put the correct HEADING on your paper!
•Check your work and the directions once
more to see if you missed anything or did
something incorrectly.
•Pass the papers to the team member sitting
at seat # 4.
Hand In NCIS Sheet!!
Sharpening Pencils….
1. Hand-held in Lab Drawers =
when I am teaching
Electric = any other time.
2. Sharpen your pencils over the
trash cans that are by the
lab tables.
3. Empty the pencil shavings in
the trash can.
4. Make sure to return the
hand-held pencil sharpener
to your lab table
Bathroom:
Restroom visits
will be for
emergency use
only.
Take and Bring Back the
Clipboard from the
Restroom!
Students will not be
permitted to use the
restroom the FIRST 10
and LAST 10 of class.
You must show the hand
signal for restroom and
show your planner
Students must signout on the clipboard,
bring the clipboard to
There will be a 10 minute Mrs. Mihai to sign and
Hand a clothespin to
waiting period between
Mrs. Mihai
visits to the restroom.
You have 3 – 4
The number of students
permitted to using the
minutes to use the
restroom during a given
restroom
period will be 8.
Bathroom Passes
Write in bathroom passes in the planner.
- 8 rows
- outline the rows
- copy what is on Mrs. Mihai’s planner
Other Passes…
Passes will only be
given in an Emergency
situation or if Prior
Permission has been
given.
Take your planner, have
me sign you out & then
quietly proceed to your
destination.
You must have your
planner signed from
the person you met
with upon your
arrival back in class.
HALLWAY BEHAVIOR:
Personal expectations:
•No talking/horseplay
•Proceed to your destination
•Return in a timely fashion
Q.A.R: Quarterly Article Review
• Students read a CURRENT, NON-FICTION article about science happening in
the world around us.
• Students complete a rough-draft graphic organizer about the article.
• Students edit the graphic organizer.
• Students complete the FINAL-DRAFT graphic organizer about the article.
• Due at the end of every quarter.
• Worked on during the “done early” or “down time” during class, as well as
at home.
• I model a Q.A.R as the class works with me at the beginning of the year.
• The students work in small groups to complete a second one, in which I
correct and hand back with comments at the beginning of the year.