Arrival
-Enter the room quietly and gather ALL materials for Periods 1-3.
-Take your seat quietly.
-Do not come to me without permission, and wait until after announcements.
-No talking during announcements or the moment of silence.

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Dismissal
-I will dismiss you, not the bell.
-You may not leave until your area is clean.
-Exit in an orderly fashion with no pushing, shoving, or horseplay.
-Have a great afternoon!

      Bell-Ringer Activity

            Extra Credit

-There will be opportunities for extra credit throughout the year.

      Grades will come from the following:
-Daily activities in class.
-Tests, Quizzes, and Special Projects
-DOL's (graded at least 3 times a six weeks)

   Paper Collection

Papers will be collected in one of the following ways:
-Collected by the teacher.
-Collected by a student, turned upside-down.
-Passed down the row turned upside-down. Students on the ends of rows will then pass the papers to the student in the front, left seat.
-Placed in a designated folder.

   Make-Up Work

-It is the responsibility of the student to gather missing assignments/make-up work and turn them in on time.
-If a student misses a test or quiz, they need to see me during homeroom time or at the end of class to schedule a make-up day.
 

     Planners

Planners are to be filled in daily and will be checked on Friday’s during extended homeroom. Each student will be given an incentive sheet with 20 squares on it at the beginning of each six weeks.  This sheet will fill up according to how well the students have kept up with their assignments.  They will expire on the last day of the six weeks.  It can only replace an assignment already complete.  It does not exempt the student from any assignment.
 

4 stamps/stickers=Everything is filled out appropriately with a signature.

3 stamps/stickers=Everything is filled out appropriately but it does not have a signature.

2 stamps/stickers=Some subjects are filled out with a parent signature.

1 stamp/sticker=Some subjects are filled out without a parent signature.
 

Paper Heading

-All papers should be labeled in the top, right-hand corner.
-You should put your name, date, period, and assignment.

Example:  Penny Sutton
                    August 22, 2007
               3rd Period  
              Pg. 10 (1-20)

Returning Papers

-Papers will be passed back every 3-5 days. 

  Restroom Breaks
-You are expected to go to the restroom during the designated break times.
-If there is an emergency and you have to go, you must ask permission and sign in/out.

 

Student Needs
-If you need to do any of the following, you may do so without permission ONLY if you are independently working at your seat:
-sharpen your pencil
-throw trash away
-get a kleenex

Snacks and Drinks
in the Classroom

Talking
-There should be no talking during a lesson or when someone else is speaking.
-During independent seat work, there should be minimal talking and it should relate to the assignment.
-There is absolutely no talking during tests or quizzes.