Class
Rules and Policies
Introduction:
Welcome to eighth grade math. I hope that you have had an enjoyable summer, but now it is time to begin what will surely be an exciting school year. The following information is given so that you will have a good understanding of what will be expected of you throughout the year.
Required Supplies:
1. Notebook paper
2. Two #2 pencils (sharpened)
3. Two pens (blue or black)
4.
Math section in your school binder
Be Prepared:
1. to learn everyday
2. to work everyday
3. to follow the rules and procedures everyday
4. TO SUCCEED EVERYDAY!
Daily Classroom
Procedure:
1. Come in quietly, take your seat, and begin work on the daily warm-up
2. Lesson for the day
3. Individual or Group practice
4.
Homework and time for one-on-one help
Tardy Policy:
Tardiness is not acceptable at LJHS
and it will not be tolerated in my class either. Three tardies will
result in an office referral.
Classroom Expectations:
The following are the rules that I
expect you to follow everyday as soon as you enter my classroom.
1. Follow directions the first time they are given.
2. Come to class with all of your materials.
3. Be in your assigned seat and working when the bell rings.
4. Raise your hand and wait to be recognized before speaking.
5. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
Consequences for Inappropriate Behaviors:
First Consequence: Verbal warning
Second Consequence: Conference with teacher after class
Third Consequence: Conference and call to parent
Fourth Consequence: Conference, call parent, and office
Referral
Severe
Clause: If a student causes a severe disruption such as fighting, damaging
school or private property, using offensive language, gestures, or comments,
etc… the student will immediately be asked to leave the room and will be sent
to the office.
Additional Guidelines For Success:
1. Listen carefully and remain silent when announcements are given.
2. Food, drink, and gum are not allowed in class unless given out by the teacher.
3. Remain in your seat unless given permission to move about.
4. Notes and other inappropriate objects will be confiscated.
5. Clean up your desk or work space at the end of every class and throw away any garbage.
6. The teacher dismisses class, not the bell.
Grading Policy:
Your grade in this course will be determined using the following percentages:
Tests/Nine-Week Test: 80%
Daily
Assignments/Homework/Quizzes: 20%
Total: 100%
Tests:
You will be tested every Friday
over the material you have learned throughout the week and from previous
weeks. The tests, along with the
nine-week test, count as 80% of your final average.
Nine-week tests are given at the end of every nine-week grading period. The nine-week test is a cumulative exam that will cover all the material discussed throughout that nine-week period.
Absence Policy:
All work missed during an absence may be made up without any penalties. You are responsible for gathering and completing your own missed work. If you miss a test day (Friday), you will be given the test the next day you are in class. It is your obligation to be prepared for that test.
Late Policy:
Late work will be accepted only one day after the original due date. The work may be turned in the next day but with a 20-point penalty.
Substitute Behavior
Policy:
Do not misbehave for a substitute. In the case that you choose to misbehave while the teacher is absent, you will be given the appropriate consequence the next day the teacher is in class.
Restroom Policy:
You will be issued a restroom pass
at the beginning of each nine-week grading period. Each pass will be good for five restroom
trips. Be careful how you use the pass,
because, once the five trips have been used, there are no more. Additionally, if there are any unused trips
at the end of the nine-week grading period, you may turn those into the teacher
for an additional point on your nine-week test grade for each trip that you
have saved.
Note: You must have the teacher “punch” the card before a restroom trip.
Book Check-out
Policy:
This year, the 8th grade math faculty has decided not to issue textbooks to each individual student; however, if you want to check out a math book to take and keep at your home during the school year, you will be able to do so. Homework assignments will not be made from the textbook, so it is not necessary for you to keep a textbook at your home. To receive a textbook for home use, you must have the textbook letter signed by your parent/guardian and returned to the teacher. You are responsible for the textbook while it is checked out to you.