CLASSROOM GUIDELINES

SHOW RESPECT AND COURTESY

Use an appropriate TONE OF VOICE. (not too loud or sassy!)

Use appropriate language.

Do NOT use the electric pencil sharpener during instruction or presentations (small hand sharpeners are provided at the back table for your convenience during class).

when someone else is talking. LISTEN when someone else is talking.

to comment or ask a question. (try not to blurt things out!) RAISE YOUR HAND to comment or ask a question. (try not to blurt things out!)

Be PATIENT,

ENCOURAGING, and

COOPERATIVE with others.

We all do not learn at the same pace and in the same way.

PAY ATTENTION

Be WELL RESTED (no sleeping!) and

on the learning activity. Be FOCUSED on the learning activity. (not on spreading gossip, listening to headphones, texting, or writing notes!)

No wandering around the room!

PARTICIPATE

ASK QUESTIONS

Raise your hand and volunteer TO ANSWER QUESTIONS

TAKE ALL THE NOTES and

HELP OTHERS IN YOUR GROUP.

USE YOUR TIME WISELY

(UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY!) DON’T ASK FOR PASSES (UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY!)

Be ON-TIME for class.

are considered an absence. TARDIES OVER 5 MINUTES are considered an absence.

Come PREPARED (binder and pencil)

Bring your BINDER to class EVERY DAY!

PARTICIPATION POINTS 10 POINTS PER DAY

You lose points for: Being tardy to class Not participating in your group Socializing Sleeping/head down on your desk Inappropriate comments Not bringing your materials to class Violating school rules (headphone/cell phone use) UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

This is a “no cell phone” classroom. Cell phones will be confiscated if used during class.

Be in your ASSIGNED GROUP when class begins.

when the bell rings. Get your calculator and start the warm-up! Be READY TO WORK when the bell rings. Get your calculator and start the warm-up!

Class begins when the bell rings!

Complete CLASSWORK during class (or take a zero).

Use time at the end of class for HOMEWORK.

Give each homework assignment your BEST EFFORT. Homework is a learning and study tool. Get help when you need it.

REMINDERS…..

are written on the board each day. READ the board when you come in. DAILY AGENDAS are written on the board each day. READ the board when you come in.

ALL WORK MUST BE COMPLETED IN PENCIL.

FREE PENCIL DAY is the first day of each new marking period.

Mechanical pencils may be purchased BEFORE CLASS for 25 cents. Please do not interrupt class!

You get ONE DAY for each day of an EXCUSED absence to turn-in your work.

If your absence is UNEXCUSED, you will receive a ZERO for all assignments that day (including quizzes/tests and participation points).

It is YOUR responsibility to make-up work when you are absent. Try not to be absent!!! It is YOUR responsibility to make-up work when you are absent.

ATTENDANCE POLICY Only 6 ABSENCES per term

3 Tardies = 1 Absence

HOMEWORK is accepted up to three days after solutions are provided to make your corrections.

should be put in the folder on the front of my desk. ABSENT WORK should be put in the folder on the front of my desk.

GRADING POLICY

HOMEWORK 2 points for a homework check (you can use extra credit bucks for these) 5 points for turning in assignments that are COMPLETED with your CORRECTIONS

CLASSWORK 2 POINTS for warm-ups 5 POINTS for worksheets CANNOT BE TURNED IN LATE (unless special permission is granted)

EXTRA CREDIT BUCKS can be used for Homework checks/late work Extra points on quizzes/tests Extra points on the final exam

TERM GRADES Term work is worth 80%. The final exam is worth 20%. Credit/No-Credit and your G.P.A. are based on the TERM GRADE and your attendance.