Welcome Back!It’s going to be a great 8th Grade Year!!

Daily ArrivalCome in the cafeteria doorsGet your breakfast right away

if you are eatingFind a place to sit and stay

there…no moving from place to place

You may use your electronics….if listening to music or playing games with sound you need headphones

Stay away from the 6th and 7th graders that are eating breakfast

Do not let 6th/7th graders stay in the cafeteria after they finish eating

Use the restrooms in the cafeteria

Going to Morning Tutoring or the Library

The only reason to leave the cafeteria in the morning is to go to the library or to tutoring.

For both of those you need a pass

If you forgot to get a pass signed, I will sign one for you in the morning in the cafeteria

The tutoring entrance door is down Main Street across from the main Gym

The coaches said you may take your football equipment back to the locker room in the morning after a game

Go down the Fine Arts hallway to the locker room and when finished come straight back to the cafeteria

Do not use the restrooms by University….those are for the 6th graders in the morning.

Returning Football

Equipment

RED ZONES There are new rules for electronics You may use them in the morning until

the first bell rings You may use them if I take you outside

during lunch You may use them in the classrooms if

the teacher allows you to with supervision

You may NOT use them in the hallways between classes

You may NOT use them in the cafeteria during lunch

You can NEVER use them in the restroom or locker room. These are RED ZONES…if caught using electronics you will receive a Thursday class

4 STAAR Exams

You have 3 chances to pass Math and Reading STAAR to be promoted to high school

You need to pass your classes if you want to be promoted to high school

8th Grade is NO JOKE

You know how to behave appropriately

No more warnings or conferences

Be a Leader

THINK Before you Speak and Before you ACT

Your words and actions have consequences

ZAP…Zeros aren’t Permitted

We are taking work completion seriously….if you don’t do your daily work, you will not be successful on your summative grades

Nothing hurts your average more than a zero

There is no excuse for not turning in your work

Try and get organized Look on your teacher’s website for

assignments if you are missing something

Ask the teacher for another copy if you lose something

ZAP There will be a ZAP class on the Thursday before each progress report or report card upload

The first ZAP is Thursday, Sept. 10 If you have any missing Math, Rela,

Science, or History assignments, your teacher will contact your parents and let them know you have been assigned a ZAP class

You can get off the ZAP list if you turn in the missing work before that Wednesday afternoon at 4:00

Teachers will have a visual list ofstudents that owe late workin their rooms If the work is still not turned in you must attend ZAP

ZAP is for 2 hours. You can attend in the morning 8:00-10:00 or after school 4:00-6:00

You must stay the entire 2 hours regardless of whether or not you finish the late work

If you come to morning ZAP you will meet the ZAP teacher in the cafeteria and you must be there by 8:15 or you will not be admitted

If you attend afternoon ZAP we will send a note and call for you at the end of 7th period

You must bring the missing assignment with you. We will have textbooks, paper, and pencils if you need them.

We will collect the work at the end of ZAP and return it to your teacher for grading whether you are finished or not

Athletes…don’t make your coach mad…turn in

your work

Don’t let your Team and Yourself

Down…..Do your work and

pass your classes

What if I don’t attend ZAPIf you are an athlete you need to attend

morning ZAP so you will not miss practiceIf your name is on the ZAP list and you don’t

show up in the morning, you will be pulled from afternoon practice to attend ZAP and will receive consequences from your coaches for missing practice

Any student assigned to ZAP who does not attend will be assigned a 2 hour Thursday Discipline class for the following week, and will receive a zero for the missing work from that teacher.To Avoid ZAP….Do Your Work & Turn it

in!!

Dress Code Reminders

No hats in the building

Shorts and dresses must be mid-thigh

No holes in jeans above your knees were I can see skin

No sagging pants

Shirts with cut off sleeves must have a top underneath that is in dress code

No earrings on boys

No strappy shirts…

No shirts with inappropriate sayings

Look in the mirror before you leave home

No PJ pants or slippers

Leggings are not pants

Hallway behavior

Keep moving…..don’t clump up

Keep hands and feet to yourself!!!

If you are waiting to go into class, line up along the wall

No food/candy/drinks in the hall except water

When you hear the 6th grade bell you have 4 minutes to get ready

Attending Games

Home games are played at SCHS but we also have 2 games at Turner this year and a game at Charles Street.

Make sure you have a ride home….games last late since 3 teams play

You must pay $2 to get in. Your are representing Woodcreek at the game so act correctly. Students at school events can receive school discipline consequences.

Cheer appropriately for our team……there is NO booing or harassing the other team …. WMS kids are classy!

Football

Attending Games

Do not miss your bus and stay for a game without your parent’s permission

Make sure your parents know when to pick you up and will arrive in a timely manner or you will be restricted from attending

At volleyball and basketball games you must stay in the building, at the game until your ride arrives……absolutely no hanging out outside

I should not see you at games if you are failing your classes

Volleyball & Basketball

SPIRIT DAYS

Friday, September 11…. Knock the socks off Kingwood and Sterling….wear crazy socks

Friday, September 25….Black and Red Spirit Day….

Friday, October 16….Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness

October 26-30….Red Ribbon Week….Dress up days to be announced

Friday, November 13…..I Moust-Ache you Who’s the Best?... Wear Moustache to school day

ID Badges

You will have your ID badge made within the next couple of weeks

They need to be worn every day

You wear them on a lanyard around your neck

You can buy your own lanyard if you don’t want the one provided by the school

If you lose your badge you can purchase a new one for $3…you can just give me the money and I will email Mrs. Horton asking her to make you a new one

You will not be allowed to have any privileges without a badge…..(snow cones, eating on the patio)….even if you have Pride tickets or a Shabam card

If you don’t have a badge you will stay at the end of the lunch line behind everyone with badges

When There is a CONFLICT

At the early signs of a dispute students should report the problem to a staff member.

When a fight does occur, law enforcement officials will be contacted.

If you cluster around a fight, video, or encourageit in any way you will also receive a disciplineconsequence.

Any student involved in a second fight during the school year may be sent to the Long Term Discipline Program for the remainder of the semester and lose eligibility to participate in extra-curricular activities.

Be Kind to 6th

Graders

Be a role model

Don’t let them get picked on

KEEP UP with what is new

On the main page of the WMS website you will find a link for 8th Grade News….that will take you to my pages. I have a news page and a Class Calendar.

Remind messages from me about 8th grade eventsEnter this number: 81010Enter this message: @ebfb9e