Social+Responsibility

Sorry this is so late. I will lay out my thoughts and what I am thinking of sharing with the students for our first session and I would like your guidance and feedback. I am starting TAG relief next week. Div 8-1and 8-4 on Tuesdays, Div 8-2 and 8-6 on Wed. and 8-3 and 8-5 on Thursday.

I think this is where I want to start - again let me know what you think.

1. Respect for teachers and other students 2. Arrive at class on time and prepared 3. Turn all assignments in on time - this is where I will explain how the interms work. As soon as the student fails to turn in the work they will fill out an interim report. A copy of this goes to Kathy. Personally I will be sending one copy home but you don't have to send it home if you have other methods or forms that you use. The objective here is to have students take responsibility for their learning. If they are demonstrating that they have a problem turning their work in then Kathy can have a discussion, phone home and/or arrange after school or lunch times with Al. 4. To fully participate in whole school or grade activities. If there is a field trip, I expect them all to go whether they think they will like it or not.

I will also tell the students that we, as a group of teachers, are working together and if problems present themselves we will come up with solutions. For example, if students are late and we feel it is a problem we will tighten things up as a group.

I will also tell students that community service of some kind will be incorporated into this year's program. (We need to come up with some ideas here) Lastly, any year end field trip is contingent on how well we accomplish our objectives.

Thanks for reading and don't be afraid to throw in your two cents because none of this is written in stone.

Your humble servant Paul