Students

I am available at the school in the mornings from 8:00 on and in the afternoons until about 4:30 on most days with notice. My planning periods are fourth period and fifth period each day. All of my classes are in room 213.

Classroom Expectations:
1. Bring all materials to class and use them accordingly.
2. Keep hands, feet, objects, and comments to yourself.
3. Obey all rules in the student Handbook.

If you choose to not do what is expected:
1st Offense: Warning
2nd Offense: parent contact
3rd Offense: Referral and parent phone call
**** Severe disruptions will result in an immediate office referral ****

Attendance:
It is extremely important that you attend class each day! Missed discussions and explanations are almost impossible to make up. If you are absent, you are responsible for making up all work missed. If you know that you will be absent, please get assignments beforehand. State law mandates that any student exceeding 10 unexcused absences may be denied course credit.

Grading:
Homework will be given periodically on recently covered material. Though homework will not be checked extremely rigorously, an honest attempt at all problems assigned is expected and all work should be shown.
Classwork will be any work assigned and attempted during class, such as group work, labs, quizzes, and various other assignments. Classwork is expected to be correct since assistance will be provided before and/or during the assignment.
Major grades will usually occur at the end of each chapter or unit. Tests may be cumulative on what has been covered up to that point. Alternative assessments, such as presentations or reports, may be counted as major grades.
Participation in class is expected. Any activity that is not related to the lesson will result in a reduction of grade. Participation includes completing the Problem of the day and journal entries. A problem of the day will be assigned at the beginning of most classes as a review of a previous lesson. A journal entry will be made at the end of most classes as a review of the day’s objectives. The problem of the day and journal should be kept together and will be checked periodically.
Exams will be given on all material covered at the end of each semester. Exams will count as 20% of the semester grade as per the student parent handbook.

Unit Grading Weights:
Major grades ------------------------------------- 40%
Classwork/Homework -------------------------- 60%
QUARTER GRADES will be a straight average of all unit grades. There will be 6 to 8 unit grades a quarter.

If you need extra help, do not hesitate to ask! I will be happy to arrange a time to help you. I am available after school with notice on most Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons and during lunch on most days. If problems occur, do not wait to seek help.