My life...the record player

Bell rings

Me: Make sure you write the question for your journal and today's date. Also make sure you fill out your planner for today. Today's journal question is, what are 3 goals that you have for this week. Write the date, the question, and your answer.

-Classroom falls silent-
-Kids "working"-

Kid 1: We have to write the question right?

Me: Yes. Write the journal question, today's date and your answer.

-Silent class-

Me: Ok, now lets look at the other board. Here is your final exam schedule next week and the week after. So we are looking at Monday May 21st, you have English and Spanish finals on Monday May 21st. Tuesday you are taking Math, AVID, and Speech. So that means you have a final in here on May 22nd. Thats next Tuesday.

Kid: WE HAVE A FINAL IN HERE TUESDAY?!@

Me: No, next Tuesday. May 22nd.

Kid: Ok

Me: Wednesday you will be taking Science/Art/Music/ and PE final. Oh,remember that your grades cut off on Wednesday the 23rd. Make up work, missing work, and corrections are all due before this day. If you are failing on the 23rd then you will not get to attend the end of the school party on Friday the 25th.

Kid: We're having a party on Friday?!@

Me: No. You will go to the party on the 25th only if you are passing on the 23rd when grades cut off.

Kid: Oh ok

Me: Today I am giving you the vocabulary words that are going to be on your final exam. Remember you will take this final exam on Tuesday May 22nd. Write your name on this paper before you do anything else. If you still have your vocabulary words from this semester you can staple the words to the paper. If you did not save your vocabulary words like I told you to, you have to get a book and look the words up and write them down again. You can write them on a separate sheet of notebook paper or you can write them on this paper I just gave you. I don't care. Just get the words and definitions down somewhere. The paper is front and back. You can do half today and half tomorrow. Just get it done. I don't mind that you talk, I mind if you are not working. Do you have any questions about what you are doing today?

Class: NO

-Class working quietly-
12.5 minutes pass

Kid A: Can we write on this?
Kid B: What if I have these definitions in my notes?
Kid C: Is this all due today?
Kid D: Can I write the definitions on another piece of paper?


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