1. CLASSROOM GUIDELINES

2. SHOW RESPECT AND COURTESY

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

4. Use appropriate language.

5. 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).

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

7. 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!)

8. Be PATIENT,

9. ENCOURAGING,
and

10. COOPERATIVE
with others.

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

12. PAY ATTENTION

13. Be WELL RESTED
(no sleeping!)
and

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

15. No wandering around the room!

16. PARTICIPATE

17. ASK QUESTIONS

18. Raise your hand and volunteer TO ANSWER QUESTIONS

19. TAKE ALL THE NOTES
and

20. HELP OTHERS IN YOUR GROUP.

21. USE YOUR TIME WISELY

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

23. Be ON-TIME
for class.

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

25. Come PREPARED
(binder and pencil)

26. Bring your BINDER to class EVERY DAY!

27. PARTICIPATION POINTS
10 POINTS PER DAY

28. 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

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

30. Be in your ASSIGNED GROUP when class begins.

31. 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!

32. Class begins when the bell rings!

33. Complete CLASSWORK during class
(or take a zero).

34. Use time at the end of class for HOMEWORK.

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

36. REMINDERS…..

37. 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.

38. ALL WORK MUST BE COMPLETED IN PENCIL.

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

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

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

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

43. 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.

44. ATTENDANCE POLICY
Only 6 ABSENCES per term

45. 3 Tardies = 1 Absence

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

47. 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.

48. GRADING POLICY

49. 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

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

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

52. 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.