Day 1 OSSLC Miss Allison Sept 2011

1. Day One

2. Tell Me About You Welcome to the OSSLC Please fill out the form on your desk while waiting for class to begin. If you have questions, let me know 

3. Why Are You Here?

4. How Much Will You Be Paid to Attend This Class Today? Students who finish high school earn............$1,216,000 Students who do not finish high school earn.....$936,000 This means attending high school pays............$280,000 High school = 4 school years, or approximately 700 days $280,000 divided by 700 days = $400 per day of high school Each school day has 4 periods. $400 divided by 4 = $100 Actually if you continue on to university, college or an apprenticeship, you’ll make even more for attending class today. You will be paid $100* to attend this class today! Adapted from: Gallagher, Kelly. Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini-Lessons for Middle and High School. Portland: Stenhouse Publishers, 2003.

5. Classroom Expectations The bell signifies to the teacher that class should wrap up. It is rude to pack up or leave your seats until you are dismissed.Remember the Three P’s

6. Course Outline

7. Moira’s Academic Honesty Policy Define plagiarism How can you avoid plagiarizing? What is Moira’s policy on plagiarism? http://edu.hpedsb.on.ca/mss/images/stories/userfiles/files/academic_honesty_policy_and_procedure.pdf

8. Introducing… List something about yourself that most people in this room would have in common. List something about yourself that some people in this room may have in common. List something about yourself that only a few people in this room may have in common. List something about yourself that is unique to you. Example: I enjoyed summer holidays. I like watching Criminal Minds I live in Belleville I have a 1 year old daughter named Isabell

9. Weekly Routine Monday: Silent Reading Tuesday: Read Aloud Wednesday: Silent Reading Thursday: Read Aloud Friday: Silent Reading