Welcome to Freshman Seminar!

• 1) Find your assigned seat. Introduce yourself to students near your seat.
• 2) Fill out the map/schedule page. Circle each classroom for each block on the map.
• 3) Try to find the name of your guidance counselor on Genesis.

Welcome

WHO

I am...

• Family
• Education
• Travel
• Experience
• Hobbies

You are...

• Forming an identity
• Commencing a trajectory towards your adult life
• Having fun

We are...

WHAT WE DO

• Character Education
• Study Skills
• Peer Outreach
• Clubs + RHS involvement

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Late Buses

4:00 pm

5:00 Late Bus

Guidance

Personal Growth

Skills acquisition



- problem solving
- communication
- academics
- stress management

Social Development

Broader Perspective



- local empathy/awareness
- global empathy/awareness


"...appreciation depends on the viewer's ability to project his personality into the viewed object"

HOW WE LEARN

• Daily Reflection: Journal posts, videos
• Interpersonal Learning
• Discussion: current + past events, future possibilities
• Projects & Problem Solving
• Multi-modal exercises: 🎶 🎨👷🏗️
• Build character: words, taking action, working out values

HOW WE ACT

• Respect others
• Respect yourself
• Respect stuff

HOW WE THINK

- Golden Rule: esp. Reputations + Dignity
- Personal Responsibility
- Non-complacent intellectual inquiry

NOTE:
- A high quality question is one which seeks a dynamic answer.

- Ask when the timing & content benefit you AND are considerate of your classmates' & teacher's needs.

PRACTICE

Let's Try It :) & :(

• Class Participation
• Peers' Reputation / Dignity
• High quality questions
• High quality responses

CLASS PROCEDURES

• ENTERING CLASS: Time, brief greeting, Warmup
• LEAVING CLASS: bathroom, locker, tests
• SAFETY!!

CLASS PROCEDURES 2

• DURING CLASS:
• Google Classroom: daily agenda, assignments, resources
• Electronics
• Partners
• Art Cart, incl. Take/Leave pencil
• Makeup Work

CLASS PROCEDURES 3

• END OF CLASS:
• Student roles: Board, Desks (3 students)
• Listen to announcements
• Dismissal by Sr. F

What you need

• Chromebook & charger!!!!!!!!
• Writing tools - Take a pencil / leave a pencil
• Folder or Binder - looseleaf & handouts

Let's Try It :) & :(

• Walking into class
• Borrowing pen/pencil/paper
• Asking (high quality) question
• Talking with other students

My Policies

• LATE, UNPREP., or MEAN: 2x = Behavior reflection; 3x = Detention
• MISSING WORK: Makeup 10 days b4 MP end
• ABSENCE/GRADE ?s: you approach Sr. F
• VIP: "A" week 1x w/ permission

HOW YOU EARN YOUR GRADE

• 2~4 Graded assignments per week
• Journals (20% of total grade)
• Class activities + Discussion (20% of total grade)
• Group/Individual Projects (35%)

HOW YOU TRACK YOUR PROGRESS

• Genesis - all graded assignments
• Google Classroom assignment feedback
• "Sr. F is Absent"

RHS Policies

• Attendance
• Dress Code
• VIP: in assigned classroom
• Substances
• H.I.B.

Attendance

• Absences require approval
• No Credit: More than 8 absences for year, 6 for PE, 4 for semester, 2 for health
• Absent: Includes 16+ min late to class
• Late: 15- min late to class = 1/2 absence
• Cut class: Saturday Detention

Late

• Morning: Arrive before 7:45 a.m. = tardy; after = absent to 1st class
• 4 tardies: warning
• 5th tardy: Saturday Detention (8:00-11:00 a.m.)
• 10th tardy: ISS + Saturday
• 15th tardy: OSS
• **Gone from class 21+ min: Absent

Dress Code - NO....

• sleeveless 🚫X
• low-cut/tight/revealing 🚫X
• vulgarity / illegal or overage content 🚫 X
• visible underwear / midriff 🚫 X
• see through 🚫X
• bottoms higher than mid-thigh 🚫X
• hats / hoods 🚫X

Electronics

• Not in hallways
• Not in lobbies
• In class, with teacher permission

Other Discipline

• Fighting: OSS
• Plagiarism: 0%, Sat. Det., record throughout school caree
• Smoking: Sat. Det. + report to Rox Health
• E-cigs: Automatic drug test Drugs/Alcohol: OSS 10 days + Police report
• Weapon: OSS 10 days + police report

Guidance

• "d.​ ​ Students​ ​ and​ ​ parents/guardians​ ​ are​ ​ encouraged​ ​ to​ ​ call​ ​ or​ ​ make​ ​ appointments​ ​ whenever needed."

Courses / Schedule

• Changes need to be made with guidance counselor + parents
• Add/Drop: 3 A days + 3 B days

Working Papers

• under 18? > Main office for working papers
• ​ Their​ ​ age​ determines​ the​ ​type​ of​ job​ they​​ may ​hold​ under​ ​the​ ​Child​ Labor​ Laws." ​
• "New​ ​working​ papers​ ​are ​required​ for​​ every ​job​ ​held​ until​ ​the ​age​ of ​18."​

¿PREGUNTAS?

Exit Quiz

• Name cards in mailbox
• Chromebooks / devices ready
• http://goo.gl/EmN7Ab