Welcome to Ms. Benvie

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Welcome to Mrs. Ochsners Homeroom!
Lets go 8O!!!GET THESE THINGS DONE BEFORE 805

• Find your Planner on your desk.
• Find locker and empty backpack. Locker numbers
  are listed on the board.
• all you need now is a planner and a pen.
• Put Kleenex and other material on the shelf in
  the orange cabinet.
• Grab your nametag
• Anything for the office goes in the Office bin
  by the door.
• Be in your seat and SILENT at 800 ready for
  announcements.
• Any extra time Tape your schedule into your
  planner, find a homework buddy?

Schedule for the Morning 805-855
HOMEROOM 855 1st Period 925 2nd Period 955 3rd
Period 1025 Recess 1045 Lunch 1105
Specials 1155 6th Period 1240 7th Period 125
8th Period 210 Mass Practice (with
Homeroom) 250 Homeroom for announcements 255
Pack up and go to busses
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Welcome to 8th Grade!

• We are in Room 315
• AKA 8O
• Mrs. Ochsner

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When you enter this classroom

• You are Called to CARE
• Christ-like
• Accountable
• Respectful
• Engaged (even in homeroom)
• We will revisit this theme through the year
  during ACE
• How do you show others you CARE
• Who CAREs for you?
• How do you show appreciation for others CARE
• The Golden Rule goes a long way in life. Always
  CARE for others as you wish to be CAREd for.

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Lets take a walk through your planner

• Your schedule and homework buddy information
• should get taped down at some point.
• Our year calendar
• The Dress Code
• ALL discipline procedures and policies
• The CARE Card
• Tardies
• Dress code violations
• Academic notices
• Points (formerly letters)
• Weekly signature

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Uniforms

• The only appropriate sweatshirt to wear in class
  is your 8th grade sweatshirt or an IHM uniform
  sweatshirts.
• Our uniform is meant to assist you in presenting
  yourself in the most respectful manner.
  Respectful to yourself and your catholic values.
  Respectful to your peers and your educational
  environment.
• Boys Tuck in your shirts. Tie your shoes. Wear
  a belt. Wear a uniform polo under your
  sweatshirt.
• Girls There should be no question about the
  length of your skirt/skort throughout the day.
  Tie your shoes.
• Only ONE bracelet per arm. No dangly earrings
• No Jackets.
• Boots only allowed to be worn to and from, NOT
  DURING school.
• All shoes must be close toed with a back.
• Socks must ALL white, black, or blue. Any other
  colors or decoration are not allowed.

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CAREcard Procedure

• CARE cards are to be signed by a parent EVERY
  weekend and are due MONDAY.
• If you forget your planner, you get a point the
  next day.
• If you do not get your CARE card signed it is an
  automatic point.
• You get ONE warning. I track my warnings just
  like I track your points and academic notices
• I will also be checking Academic Notices.
• Brother Ed always has sign CARE card on his
  homework board, so there are NO excuses!

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You are our responsibilty

• 800-255
• I ALWAYS need to know where you are going.
• DO NOT LEAVE CLASS WITHOUT PERMISSION!
• If I am helping someone at my desk, please stand
  towards the desktop if you simply need a quick
  May I go.

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Every Morning we will

• Come in
• Put backpack in locker BEFORE entering homeroom
• Cell phones! LISTEN UP! TURN IT OFF!
• Retrieve name tag
• Change name to Packing/ Buying
• Put anything for the office in the bin by the
  door.
• Be in your assigned seat and quiet at 800 ready
  for prayer and announcements.
• If not in seat you will be considered Tardy and
  be on your way to a point.

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Announcements and Prayer

• During announcements remain silent
• Stand during prayer and speak the prayer posted
  by the cross
• Stand during the pledge, put your hand over your
  heart, speak the pledge of allegiance.
• Stay quiet while I check attendance
• Dismiss quietly from the classroom at 810
• If you are serving, please leave books outside my
  door or in your locker so you do not interrupt
  class when you return from mass.

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Bathroom/Hall Pass Procedure

• Back of planner
• Count 20, put a line.
• Count 20, put a line.
• Count 20, put a line.
• You fill out pass and approach the teacher with a
  PEN.
• GO BETWEEN CLASSES

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Planners

• Take care of your planner, treat it with care!
• If you lose your planner or it is ruined, you
  have to purchase a new one.
• Planners are a tool to keep you organized. I use
  them myself every day.
• Write all homework assignments down, long term
  projects, or reminders
• Planners need to be on your person at all times!
• Bring planners to every special except gym.

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Name tags

• Name tags are to be worn daily on the opposite
  side of the IHM logo of your shirt.
• Name tags should not have doodling on them, or
  any writing or stickers!
• Return your name tag to the board at the end of
  the day. DO NOT TAKE THEM HOME! Place on the
  names sheet.
• If you lose your name tag you need to purchase a
  new one let me know! Gentlemen, help each other
  out at recess.
• Dont mess with the magnets! If you take your
  nametag off it is a dress code notice.

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Wednesday Envelopes

• Wednesday envelopes will be passed out on
  Wednesday.
• They need to be emptied, signed, and brought back
  to school on Thursday.
• If you see them on my desk help me remember ?

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First grade BuddiesThe Moment youve all been
waiting for!

• We will meet with our buddies once a month for
  activities.
• You will take your buddy to mass every Thursday.
• You are responsible for your buddy.
• NO, you can not request a buddy switch.
• Remember how you looked up to your 8th grade
  buddy? You are going to be a strong role model
  for their first BIG school experience.
• They will show the same CARE that you do. Be
  sure that they are giving a good example.

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Mass I expect your best. We are the 8th grade,
we are the leaders and we MUST set a good example.
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This is how we will do that

• We will attend mass with our 1st grade buddies.
• We will sit in the middle pews to the right of
  the walkway
• You will be in uniform.
• Shirts tucked in
• No sweatshirts or jackets are to be worn during
  mass!
• May wear over, but you must take off when you sit
  down. Remind your buddies of this as well ?
• 8th grade sweatshirts may be worn
• We will sing and speak responses loudly and
  clearly.
• We will be a good example to the first graders.
  You are being confirmed this year and accepting
  the responsibility of a person being brought up
  in the Catholic faith. Show it!
• You will help your buddy follow along in the
  music book.
• Your buddy will stay in the pew during communion.
  
• You do not need to take your buddy to the
  restroom during church. Just get a teachers
  attention and we will help you take care of it.

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You first Homework assignment!

• Homework Buddy name and info by Monday Aug 24th.
• Choose someone in your homeroom so they will
  know when you are sick.
• Choose someone you trust with your grade!
• Write down their locker combination and locker
  number on the front page of your planner under
  Important Information
• Know and write down what they would like to have
  done with their absent work.
• Homework sheets is on shelf by Recycling.
• Homework Sheet expectations
• Technology Forms signed and turned in by

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This is a good place to stop for now

• Any questions for the morning?

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Afternoon Procedure

• 7th Grade goes to lockers at 250
• 8th grade goes to lockers at 255
• Take off nametag and put it on the board
• Complete Homeroom Jobs if you have one!
• Everyone needs to be quiet and in their assigned
  seat at 250 ready for announcements.
• When asked, stand for prayer.
• Put chair QUIETLY on desk and pick up around it.
• Dismiss quietly at 255
• Car riders/ walkers will go to Mrs. Schaafs room
  and await dismissal. Your parent must come in
  and sign you out. No walking out to the car
  alone.
• Bus riders We will be walking in a line just
  like the rest of the school. Stay with our
  group. Pay attention to what bus you are walking
  by.
• Miss your bus? You walk with me ?

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Homeroom Jobs

• Lunch/Name Tags
• Make sure all name tags are on the board.
  Contact those whos are not on the board.
• Return packing/buying tags to the center to be
  switched again the next day.
• Recycling
• Take the two recycling boxes to the bin by the
  Mary statue.
• Boards
• Ask what I would like you to erase.
• Put up tomorrows schedule
• Monday CLEAN BOARDS (you can choose a buddy to
  help)

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Extras

• High School Placement tests and grades/behavior
  this year! Work your hardest and be on your best
  behavior!
• Nothing will be allowed on the floor in the hall
  at any time. Everything must be put INSIDE YOUR
  LOCKER!
• Tablets will be taken
• Do NOT take ANY books to gym!
• Do NOT leave water bottles lying around in the
  classroom! I will toss them
• Take care of your planners!
• Respect your classmates and your teacher.
• Car riders You have to be signed out by the
  person taking you home to leave this school!