Mrs. Alway
Second Semester 2006
- 07
Responsibility:
Students are expected to take an active part in their
education. YOU are responsible for what
you learn. Read the student handbook
because you are responsible for the rules it contains.
Basic Classroom
Rules:
1.
Be on time. Be in you’re assigned seat when the bell rings.
2.
Follow directions.
3.
Respect the
teacher, your classmates and school property.
4.
Be prepared.
Bring all your materials to class every day.
5.
Remain in your seat. You will work from bell to bell. You will
remain in your seat until the bell rings.
If you finish early - read.
6.
Raise your hand to speak.
7.
NO:
·
food
·
drink
·
gum
·
cell
phone
·
CD
players or iPods
·
any
other electronic devices
Supplies needed:
·
Textbook
- must be in class everyday
·
notebook
- 3 ring binder
·
pen: blue or black only (work in pencil will not be accepted!)
·
notebook
paper
·
colored
pencils and black fine tip sharpie
Cheating:
Cheating in any form will not be tolerated. (That includes
helping another student to cheat. It
also includes copying answers from another student's paper. Identical answers are proof of
cheating.) Read the student handbook
concerning cheating.
Attendance:
Good attendance is important! Your participation grade
will be based on your attendance and being on time to class. You will be given 10pts each day for being on
time, ready to work (all materials in class) and effort. You will lose half
your daily points immediately if you are not in your seat ready to begin class
when the bell rings.
Make-up Work:
Students will be able to make-up work following an excused
absence according to the student handbook. It is the student's responsibility
to find out what was missed by reading the calendar, asking fellow students or
asking the teacher at the end of the class period. The student is responsible for all work
missed during a pre-arranged absence (including school activities). Regular
weekly assignments and long term assignments remain due on the required due
date no matter how many days missed. To make up a test or quiz a student must
make arrangements to remain after school for the designated make-up time. There will be no make-ups for the final
project and final exam - you must be here on your assigned presentation date
and in attendance for the class scheduled final exam.
Late Work:
Your work needs to be completed on time. NO
late work. I MAY except late
work on special needs basis so you need to speak with me about a problem before you plan to turn in the work late. The decision will be made based on the effort
you are giving to all work in class and your individual needs.
Classroom
Discipline:
If a problem arises in class the following steps will be
implemented:
1. Step One: A
verbal warning and a change in seating assignment.
2. Step
Two:
A call home to
discuss problem with parents.
3.
Step Three: Assignment to 45
minutes of after school detention
If necessary you will be removed to SMC
immediately.
Rules for Written
Work:
1) Full name, date, period, and title of
assignment in upper right hand corner.
2) Use ink - blue or black only. NO
work in pencil.
Grading:
Students will be graded on two fundamental aspects of
education: effort and product. In order
to succeed you will need to work hard on both aspects.
Effort includes being in class on time
(in your seat when the bell rings) and actively participating in discussions,
projects and activities. Effort also
includes listening to directions, staying on task, following the classroom rules
and coming to class with all your materials: bring your work everyday.
The second
aspect of your grade will include product. Product encompasses daily assignments,
quizzes, tests, projects, essays and other activities. It is expected that the products produced in
this class will be a high caliber of work.
All written work will be turned in clean, legible, well organized, in blue or
black ink and labeled with the proper heading.
(upper right-hand margin of page). Please refer to the student handbook for the
school's grading system.
The grade breakout
is:
Daily
Work - 30%, Tests - 40%,
Participation
- 20%, Final Exam - 10%
FAILURE TO FOLLOW GUIDELINES
WILL AFFECT YOUR GRADE!
Please
read the information with your parent(s) and sign the following. This sheet needs to be returned signed by
Friday, Friday, February 2, 2007.
I,
_________________________________________, understand the guidelines for success
in Mrs. Alway's U.S History class.
___________________________________ _________________________________
student's
signature parent's
signature
___________________________________ _________________________________
parent
work # parent home #
____________________
date