1.    Be on time and prepared

            You must be in your seat when the bell rings with the necessary materials out.

2.    Respect others

3.    Use good listening skills

            *eyes on the speaker (or book)

            *hands on and feet under your desk

            *no talking

4.    Participate and follow directions

5.    Neatness

            *The desks are not lockers or garbage cans.  Your books and papers leave with you.

            *Leave desks and chairs in place

            *No gum or candy in class

Rewards  (for responsible behavior)

1.    Student of the Week Award

2.    C-notes

3.    computer lab time

4.    class video

5.    class game

Consequences  (If you don't act responsibly)

    Meetings will be held at the beginning of lunch or after school with students who are not meeting their obligations in any of these areas.  After the meeting, students may be required to fill out a problem solving form that will need to go home and be signed by a parent.

    *Severe or repeated problems may result in a student being sent to time-out!  This means...

    1.    30 minutes of after school detention and  

    2.    a phone call home.

Grading Policies

    The grading policy is the same for both math and science.  The grade for each course comes from the following

            test and quiz average            50% of final grade

           classwork and homework     50% of final grade

    I do everything that I can to encourage students to do all homework the night that it is assigned.  This ensures that they will get the full benefit of the assignment.  The assignments are usually corrected and discussed the next day in class.  Without an assignment, students will lose this chance to ask questions and to learn from their mistakes.  I will accept late work if it has the proper heading, and it is quality work.  However, late assignments only earn the student a 70%.