Welcome Back! Class of 2008

About Mrs. Collins This is my fifth year teaching I have taught at McFadden, Harvey, and Carr I live in Orange with my family I have three children: –Trevor is 12 –Taylor is soon to be 8 –Travis is soon to be 1

About Mr. Brincks This is my 8 th year of teaching all of which have been here at Carr I have a wonderful wife named Deborah and a beautiful daughter named Rachel (16 months old) We live in Lake Forest with our two cats named Maddie and Faith I love all sports, especially surfing!

Our Philosophy To facilitate learning experiences that produce autonomy, interaction, and choice in and outside of the classroom for all students.

Expectations activelyAll students to actively participate in class. activelyAll students to actively participate in their educational process.

Classroom Rules Follow directions, be in assigned seat with materials.Follow directions, be in assigned seat with materials. No talking, raise hand.No talking, raise hand. Do not disturb other students.Do not disturb other students. Respect school property/clean room after class.Respect school property/clean room after class.

Materials The following items will be needed for class every single day: - 2” 3 ring binder with dividers - pencils (2 or more) - pencil sharpener - erasers - colored pencils - 3 subject spiral notebook - Flash Drive (256MB or larger)

Lab Safety To ensure a safe learning environment, all students will be instructed in science classroom safety, a safety quiz will be given, and the student/parent/guardi an safety contract will be signed and filed at school.

Math Requirements No calculators will be allowed. Follow the Math Rules: - show all your work (step by step) - box your answers - write answers in the answer column

Grading Program Students will receive three types of grades in every class each grading period: - Standards-Based Grades: this grade will be based on a limited number of common assessments that will be given to all students according to grade level and course. - Student Performance: this grade will be based on all other assignments that students are expected to complete for a given class( effort will also be calculated into this category). - Classroom Behavior: this grade will reflect each students’ behavior in class and will reflect factors such as participation, readiness to learn, cooperation, following class rules, attendance and punctuality. Each of these grades will be based on a five-point scale with 5 being “Advanced” and 1 being “Far Below Basic”. All this is explained in detail on page 6 of your agendas.

Final Notes We look forward to working with all of you and helping you achieve in both math and science. With your participation we can all have a great year where a lot of growth and learning will take place.