Ms. Teresa Loper Room 101 Introduction to Algebra Algebra 1, Algebra 2 Please find the desk with your student information form and begin filling it out immediately!

 Be on time  Be prepared  Be respectful  Be honest  Be doers

 When you are absent, you MUST turn in an excuse to Mrs. Crowe, the attendance clerk, within two days of your absence or an unexcused absence will be recorded. Only three parent excuses are allowed per nine weeks.  Every unexcused absence will require that you attend Saturday School, and you will receive a zero for ALL work assigned on the day of the absence.  Assignments missed due to school-sponsored activities should be completed before the absence occurs.

 You will be assigned 5 hours of Saturday School for every unexcused absence that you receive.

 If you have an excused absence, the due date of the work assigned will be extended 1-2 days.  Any assignment made prior to your absence will be due on the given date or upon your return.  It is your responsibility to get all make-up assignments.

 You are considered tardy if you are not in the classroom when the tardy bell begins to ring.  After two tardies in any class period, each subsequent tardy will result in one day of ISS.  The outside door to my classroom may be used as an exit but NOT as an entrance. Adjust your time between classes accordingly.

 If you are caught using your cell phone in any capacity without my permission, you will immediately receive an office referral.  I will not ask you to surrender your cell phone, and there will be no discussion about the need for a referral.

 Homework is graded using Homework Quizzes. * Homework is 20% of your class average.  Tests are given as needed. Dates are indicated on your syllabus. * Tests are 80% of your class average.

 A =  B =  C =  D =  F = below 65

 As a high school student, you are now on a credit system.  You must earn 28 credits to receive a high school diploma. Four of those credits must be from your math classes.  You can NOT advance to your next math class until you pass Algebra 1.

 At the beginning of each nine weeks you will receive two classroom passes.  These passes can be used in two ways: - Attach a pass to a test or homework quiz for 5 bonus points. - Present a class pass to leave the room— restroom, library, retrieve forgotten materials, etc.

 I am available before school on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:05-8:25 a.m. to help students. Enter through my outside door.  Get help at the FIRST sign of trouble! Don’t wait until it is too late!

 3-ring binder  Loose-leaf paper/Graph paper  Subject Dividers  $10 Fee for workbook – Algebra 1  $5 Fee for Calculator use – Algebra 2

 PHS Open House: August 25, :30 p.m.  1 st Nine Weeks Progress Reports: September 11, 2014

Mathematics is not a spectator sport -- you must be an active participant order to be successful! Good Luck! Let’s have a great year!