1. Required for This Course:
8th Grade Math
Ms. Plaisance
How to contact me
CLASS MATERIALS
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sttammanyjunior.stpsb.org
Required for This Course:
☐ highlighters
☐ 1” binder
*replenish as needed
☐ loose-leaf paper*
☐ pencils/lead pens*
Optional / Appreciated:
☐ graph paper
Extra Loose-Leaf
☐ composition notebook
Extra Pencils
☐ reinforcements
Kleenex
Shared With Other Classes:
Baby Wipes/ Clorox Wipes
☐ glue stick
Hand Sanitizer
☐ Colored correcting pens
Paper Towels
Class Procedures
Grades
Expectations
1. Be on time, on task and prepared to learn EVERYDAY.
2. Respect the teacher, the classroom, other students, and yourself.
3. Be responsible for your own learning.
4. Clean up after yourself and your peers.
5. Keep all personal electronics PUT AWAY!
40%
30%
20%
10%
1. Be Prepared
2. Be Patient
3. Be Positive
Assessments
Classwork
Exam
Homework/ Bell Work
Consequences
Rules
Class grades will be available on jPams. Parents and students are strongly encouraged to check on a weekly basis to view the most current grades for EVERY class.
1. 1st Warning: the teacher provides a visual reprimand/reminder.
2. 2nd Warning: the teacher provides a verbal reprimand/reminder.
3. Teacher Detention: the student serves short time spent during lunch or before school to contemplate conduct. (all minor infractions)
4. Referral to Administration: a student will be immediately referred to
administration for severe behavior problems.

2. Ms. Plaisance Late / Incomplete Work Absentee Policy 2016-2017
8th
Grade
Math
Ms. Plaisance
Late / Incomplete Work
Absentee Policy
My expectation is that ALL assignments be completed and turned in on time.
The school’s rules will apply.
* YES, WE DID SOMETHING IMPORTANT WHILE YOU WERE ABSENT. It is the student’s responsibility to check the class inbox to find any assignments missed.
* A student is exempt only from homework when absent.
* Bell Work must be made up with another student during Bell Work when the student returns.
* If a test/classwork grade was administered on a day a student was absent, the grade must be rescheduled upon return. If previously assigned work was due on the day of the absence, the work is due on the first day the student returns.
Homework & Bell work
Homework will be a very important part of the student’s success in my classroom. The teacher will check homework at the beginning of class. Homework will count as a part of a student’s grade in my course.
At the start of class, the teacher will have bell work problems on the board. This will usually be a review problem or an important skill that the students will need for the daily lesson. Multiplication, division, simplifying fractions, and decimals are just some of the skills that will be ongoing through the year. The teacher will check over these problems (Monday-Thursday) and it will be your child’s responsibility to correct their mistakes. On Fridays the teacher will NOT go over the daily bell work problems. All bell work answers are checked for accuracy regularly. Bell work will count as a part of a student’s grade in my course.
ClassWORK
Classwork may include:
Interactive notebook pages (IN)- class notes
Skill builders- a spiral review sheet assigned weekly
Review Lessons
Any in-class assignment
I, ________________________________________, have read and understand the rules and expectations for Math. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to contact my teacher if I have any questions or concerns. I understand that there will be a quiz over the information on this syllabus to ensure I read and understand the rules and expectations.
Student signature ________________________________ Parent signature ____________________________________