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=ANNOUNCEMENTS:= || Bio: To Parents and Students, Welcome to the NEW School Year! I am excited to be working with you as we embark on this new learning journey together. These two webpages, EdLine and Wikispaces will keep you current on the activities and upcoming due dates in this course. Please be sure to check each as we move through the year. The pages will be updated **daily**. Students, "you reap what you sow". This means that you will get out of this class exactly what you invest into it. __**Hard work will be rewarded**__, poor work and undisciplined behavior will be dealt with according to the procedures outlined in the **student handbook**. Parents, thank you for allowing me to work with your child. I will do everything that I can to ensure your child has a meaningful educational experience. My goal is to prepare every student for the real-world that they will soon be entering. Our society is becoming increasingly interconnected with other areas of the world, so part of, if not //all// of my job, is to prepare our youth to actively engage this world and respect it. I will do this by providing interactive, 21st Century lessons and projects, and an intensive reading and writing curriculum. Thank you and if you have any questions, please contact me at nsilva@saintlouishawaii.org. **For assignment submissions, please refer to the Assignment Dropbox.** Sincerely, Mr. Nathaniel Silva || ==Classroom Management== A 1-strike policy in effect. Evaluation for Weekly Participation is based on your compliance with the 8 rules below. 1 Checkmark next to your name means 0/50 Weekly Participation Points. ==Discipline Procedures: Students who commit SLS Handbook Infractions will be issued a pink slip directly by me. Further, the bullet points below explain the academic and administrative consequences for an infraction.==
 * Education:
 * Hawaii Pacific University
 * Master's in Secondary Education, Social Studies
 * University of Hawaii at Manoa
 * Bachelor of Arts Degree in Asian Studies
 * Maryknoll High School
 * Work Experience:
 * Teacher Intern James Campbell High School/Maryknoll High School from Fall 2009-Summer 2011
 * Substitute Teacher 6 months
 * Basketball Coach CSL/MCAA 4 years
 * Interests:
 * Reading and Writing
 * Basketball
 * Swimming
 * Philosophy
 * Catholicism
 * **History/Political Science/Economics/Sociology/Cultural Studies** ||
 * **__Personal Statement:__**
 * Classroom Expectations:**
 * 1) Be on time with both arrival //and// departure. (No tardies or early dismissals without proper approval)
 * 2) Give **full attention** to your US History/World Civilization Coursework.
 * 3) No late work.
 * 4) No profanity. No derogatory remarks.
 * 5) Comply with the Saint Louis Dress Code (Hairstyles, Shaving, Shirt Conditions, Shorts, Belts, Shoes).
 * 6) No Social Media (Facebook, YouTube).
 * 7) Respect Adults, All Adults! (Talking badly of other teachers or derogatory remarks about school rules is strictly prohibited.)
 * 8) Uphold the Characteristics of the Marianist Education Standards and the SLS Handbook.
 * The span of time for committing infractions is one grading period (A-G).
 * For continual infractions
 * First Infraction: One Checkmark, **“0” Participation Points.**
 * Second Infraction: Two Checkmarks, **“0” Participation Points for 2 Weeks.**
 * Third Infraction: Three Checkmarks, “0” Participation Points for 3 Weeks, after parents and administration are notified of the behavior.
 * Fourth Infraction: Four Checkmarks, “0” Participation Points for 4 Weeks, parents and administration are notified, you may be placed under an enrollment review, and you will have an after School Detention with the Instructor.

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