ROWAN/02 CLASS PROCEDURES
1. Be polite.
Be nice to other people, like the golden rule says.
2. Neat and legible work is polite. Your name, the class period, and the date
will be written on all work, or it will be returned ungraded. Pee-chees and spiral notebooks are messy and
messy papers reflect poorly on you. Use
a three ring binder.
3. Turning work in promptly is polite. Late homework loses 50% for each day that it
is late. Homework which is late may not
be submitted for credit. If you missed
work due to an excused absence, write "absent" at the top of the
paper, along with the date you submit the assignment. I don't have time to
hound you about missing work. It is
your responsibility to find out what you miss from the assignment sheet on the
bulletin board, and complete your work.
Extra credit may be earned for a maximum of thirty points per nine
weeks.
COMPLETING
YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IS YOUR SUREST GUARANTEE OF PASSING
NOT
COMPLETING YOUR WORK ON TIME IS YOUR SUREST GUARANTEE OF FAILURE
4. A polite journal will be required. This journal will account for about ten
percent of your grade. Your three-ring
binder will neatly hold your journal, class notes, handouts, and past
assignments. The semester test may
include anything we cover, so you will need to keep accurate and complete
notes.
5. Regular attendance is polite. If you are not here, you miss the exact
experience of what happens in class that day.[1]› Do your best to be here. We will be following the new schoolwide
attendance policy closely. It goes like
this: Make up absences within 48
hours. Period. If it's not pre-excused, bring me a
note. No note, the absence is
unexcused. Even if it is cleared with
the office, bring me the note within 48 hours.
You will be required to serve a detention for every unexcused absence,
and may make up work missed. Don't skip class.
Points aren't given in here directly for attendance; however, some
assignments are difficult or impossible to make up if you miss class. Be seated and ready to learn when you
arrive. "Ready" means having
your notebook, PENS, and the necessary books.
6. Tardies are impolite, and indicate poor attitude
toward school on your part. If you
arrive late without a signed note from a teacher or other school official, you
are tardy. If you are over ten minutes
tardy, you have an unexcused absence.
Be here with your materials at the scheduled time.
You are allowed two (2) free tardies per
nine weeks. That's not many. Every one
after that second one is another unexcused absence. Be on time.
7.
STUDYandPRACTICEandSTUDYandPRACTICEandSTUDYandPRACTICEandSTUDY.
AND study some more. Study and practice
are the two mainstays of learning. Time
spent studying or practicing a worthwhile pursuit is never wasted.
8. Grading - Your final grade is comprised of
the following formula:
1/3 - 1st Nine Week's Grade
1/3 - 2nd Nine Week's Grade
= Your Final Grade
1/3 - Semester Test Score
(These are judged as equal thirds, with the
middle third being the most equal)
Each nine weeks is approximately 60%
daily work and 40% tests or projects