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.