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 Basics of
Science
Each student will be issued a textbook that will stay at home and a Guided
Reading Workbook that will remain in the classroom unless needed for homework.
A classroom set of textbooks will be available for use at school.
Homework:
Students
will have a period of time when they will have homework every night and than a
period of time when they will not have homework for a couple of weeks. It
depends upon the topic of study. If you are unsure about homework, check my
website (assignments page). I try to keep it updated weekly.
Language of the Discipline:
Each week students will receive a list of vocabulary words with definitions.
There words will be directly related to the unit of study for the week. They
will have a quiz on the words and definitions every Friday. The grade will
count as two daily grades. A copy of the words may be found on my website
(language of discipline page).
Notes:
There will be a set of notes for each unit of study. These notes will be in the
form of thinking maps or foldable style. These notes are what the unit test
will be based on. The notes will be available on my website (Notes page).
Labs:
Labs include all hands on activities that we do in class. A lab is not just
about using chemicals. There will be 2 or more labs a week depending upon the
topic of study. Pre-AP labs will focus on written lab reports as well as have a
greater emphasis on math and the relation to science.
Projects:
Students will have a project or two due each nine weeks. Projects will be
related to unit of study. Class time will be given to work on
projects,
however extra time may be needed outside of class. There will be one at
home inquiry lab project that will span over three semesters. You student
will receive information about it at the end of the 1st nine weeks.
Exams:
Students will be given an exam at the end of each unit. A review sheet or
packet will be put together for each exam. Exams will cover notes, language of
the discipline, and labs for each unit.
Daily grades count as 40% while tests/projects count as 60% of the final nine
week grade. During a nine week period there will be at least 15 daily grades
and at least 3 test/project grades.
 Tutoring
I am
available for tutoring:
· Before
School: 8:15 - 8:35
· 1st
Lunch: 11:03 - 11:25 (students may come in no mater which lunch they have.)
· ASAP
is an after school tutorial and fun activity time. Tutors are available on
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Grading
Policy
Missed Work:
It is the student’s responsibility to ask for any missed work as well as notes
taken in class. Missed labs will not be made up unless otherwise specified by
the teacher. Tests will need to be made up within 3 days of returning to
school. Please see student handbook for further information about missed work.
Late Policy:
Turning in daily work or project:
·
1st
day -10point on the final grade
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2nd days -20 points on final grade
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3rd day or later is a ZERO.
This is school policy. Students will be informed of zeros as they occur.
Students who accumulate 3 zeros will receive an office referral. The 4th zero
is an office referral, as is the 5th, 6th, etc...
Extra Credit:
I do not give extra credit assignments.
 Class
Expectations
· Be
RESPECTFUL of yourself and others.
· Come
to class prepared and in an orderly manner.
· Stay
on task, listen ad follow directions.
· Refrain
from disruptive behavior. This includes talking while the teacher is
instructing.
· Do
not chew gum, candy, etc. during class.
Consequences:
Visual warning with name taken.
Verbal warning with mark beside name and 10 seconds after class.
1st Infraction - warning.
Mark beside name and 10 additional seconds after class (total 20 seconds).
Mark beside name and 10 additional seconds after class (total 30 seconds).
2nd infraction - warning and Parent notification.
3rd Infraction - Warning, Parent Notification by phone and Lunch Detention.
Lunch detention will be served with me when possible. Student will write a
paragraph about rule broken and how, why the rule is necessary, what should be
done.
4th Infraction is Office Referral
Some
Behaviors may get an automatic office referral.
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