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Please refer to my 2005-2006 handbook (distributed during the first week of school) for more details of both classroom and school policies and procedures.
In order to guarantee the proper educational
environment for all, we have established the following rules for our
class:
1. Be considerate, and allow others to work and learn. 2. Listen carefully, and follow instructions. 3. Raise your hand to talk. 4. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. 5. Do your best work. Each student starts the week with an A in social citizenship. The following consequences will apply to students who choose to break the rules: 1. First warning (usually given after several verbal warnings): A check is placed next to the student's name on the conduct board and the student's citizenship drops to a B for the week. 2. Second warning: a second check placed by the student's name drops the citizenship grade to a C for the week. 3. Third warning: another check; citizenship drops to a D; detention; parent notified. 4. Fourth warning: a third check next to name; citizenship drops to an F; detention; parent and principal notified. Detentions are issued at a teacher's discretion and automatically result in a lowering of social citizenship by two letter grades for the week. Rewards for appropriate behavior include: pizza parties, homework passes, free time, movies, and extra recess. You will be informed of your child's weekly progress in social citizenship in the homework notebook, which will be sent home each Friday for your signature. Missing homework is also indicated in the notebook and reflects the student's academic citizenship grade. It is essential that the notebook is signed and returned each Monday so that I can record your child's citizenship grades in my gradebook. Homework is an important part of a student's
development that reinforces classroom work, develops good work habits, and
teaches responsibility. Approximately 45 minutes to one hour of homework
can be expected Monday through Thursday. This should include assigned
homework, unfinished work from the day, and 15-30 minutes daily of
independent reading time. Occasionally, students will be asked to spend
extra time on the weekend preparing for a long-term assignment or
completing unfinished classwork from Friday. Late work is accepted. However, the student's academic citizenship will be lowered one grade for each missing or late assignment, and the grade received on the late assignment will be lowered one full letter grade. Homework more than one day late will not be accepted, and a zero will be recorded in the grade book. The teacher will not copy worksheets that students are missing. Students may check the "Extras" box to possibly find copies of missing worksheets, or they may get what they need from a friend. I encourage regular attendance of all students.
Absences due to illness, medical appointments, or family emergencies are
excused. Work missed because of an excused absence is given the same
number of days to turn in as the student was absent, and I will make every
effort to help your child catch up on missed lessons during recesses or
before or after school. Grading ScaleThe grading scale for most assignments is as follows:
Students may redo most assignments that receive a grade of D or below. The grade will then be raised to a 70% (C-). Students must take the initiative and ask to redo an assignment, and I will be happy to help with misunderstood concepts. Please encourage your child to take advantage of this policy whenever necessary.
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