CELL PHONES

Cell phones have not been a positive influence for many of our students and study after study is showing how phones can cause greater anxiety and distraction for both students and adults.  In schools, cell phones have been the cause of huge amounts of distraction and disruption and interruption.  Not always, but enough that we feel it's important to step in and ask everyone to step away from phone use while in the building.

The rule at Roseway Heights is that phones 
are off 
and put away 
when students walk into the building 
until they leave the building.

Ear buds are also put away, out of sight.
(Not hanging around the neck or dangling from pockets)

If students need to contact parents or vice versa, please
 (for safety reasons)
go through the office.

I try to be really flexible with the kids.  We forget.  We don't turn them off right.  Someone calls and it goes off.  I get it.

I start off with gentle, but clear reminders and suggestions for what to do.

If a student's phone is a constant distraction or disruption (three times or more in my class), students will be asked to check in their phones in the office or possibly have parents come pick up phones so that we can meet to discuss responsible phone use and behavior.

PLEASE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR STUDENT ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PHONE USE AND CARE IN SCHOOL.  

SUPPLIES

FOR ALL CLASSES (both 7th and 8th)
       required (but we can help if you can't get everything) 

__    3-inch binder   (preferably cloth - they last longer)
__   To Do/Homework folder  (with pockets)
__    Subject Dividers   (preferably with pockets)
__    loose-leaf college-lined 3-hole punch paper  (for assignments that do not go into spirals)
__    pencils   (always have some extra, please)
__    erasers   (both for tops of pencils and at least one large eraser)
__    3-hole pocket pouch   for pencils, erasers, etc. 
__    Hand Held Pencil Sharpener  (if you can; we keep some on hand, too)
__    2 highlighters    (different colors for personal highlighting)


optional    
SHARED SUPPLIES (if you can)

__   Lysol Brand Wet Wipes   (PLEASE!  Their desks will get dirty and the germs do get bad!)
__   1-3 boxes Tissue Paper   (PLEASE! Our kids go through these a lot during the year)
__   1-2 Sharpies   (thin/medium tip for finalizing work)
__   1-2 Clear Tape Refills or dispensers   (we'll use a lot for our spiral work)
__    Ream (1) Copy Paper

  
PLEASE NOTE:
70-Page, College Lined Spirals (2) provided in class 
by Mr. Gentile for his classes (one for each semester)
(reimbursement of .50 cents per student is appreciated, if you are able) 

All Spirals in Mr. Gentile's classes will be color-coded, specifically for each semester. 
Nearly all of our work will go into these (2) spirals for the year

link to Common Core STANDARDS

7th grade:



8th grade: