9th grade Biology
General Procedures and Policies
Entering the room: Greet your teacher, go to your assigned desk, put your agenda and class materials on your desk, and then put your backpack away in the assigned area in an orderly fashion. Getting to work: In your notebook, write the date, the lesson topic and the content objectives posted. Read the agenda on the board, then start the bell work. Arriving late: Fill in the late-form at the entrance and sit quietly at your desk. If you have a signed excuse, leave it under the form. If it is unexcused this will be your first warning of the 3 consequences.. Excused Absences: Homework assignments must be turned in within 2 days after returning to school. Evaluations must be taken within 8 school days after returning and during reinforcement hours. Unexcused Absences: You have a score of zero on any test, quiz, class work or homework assigned for that day. Late assignments: Assignments turned in by 2:45pm on the due date will be graded over 70%. Assignments turned in one day late will be graded over 50% and must have your parents signature. End of class dismissal: I will ask you to clean up and you will stop what you are doing. Write in your agenda any pending work or any assignments and I will initial your agenda. You will get your backpack, and put away your materials wait at your desk to be dismissed in order. Handing in papers: Hand them to the person on your left and the final column forward. Handing out papers: I will hand most of them to the students in the front row and they will be passed backed. Going to the Nurse: Fill in the area in the agenda designed for that purpose and bring it to me to sign it. Going to your locker: You will not be allowed to go to your locker, you must come prepare to class.(warning). Use a scrap piece of paper and or borrow materials. Electronic Devices: Cell phones, I-pods, etc. should be turned off and invisible during the class period, unless authorized by your teacher. If I see or hear your phone it will be taken away and given to an administrator, according to cell phone policy outlined in the school handbook. Refusal to turn over the cell phone will be treated as insubordinate behavior. Food/drinks/Gum: Only water is allowed. Any other item merits a minor infraction
but will be treated with the 3 class consequences Working in Groups: Everyone is accountable for the work given. I can ask anyone in the group to explain. Getting Attention: I will call out Class, may I have your attention, and you will respond with yes and make eye contact with your teacher in silence. Asking questions: Raise your hand and wait until everyone is quiet. Avoid calling out. Catching up: It is your responsibility to ask your classmates for any classnotes and pick up worksheets from the box labeled worksheets. Participating: I will randomly choose student names. You have the right to pass if the question is part of a discussion but not if it is part of an ongoing assessment. Going to the bathroom: Ask for permission after I have finished giving instructions or have finished my lecture. It will not be given right after recess or lunch. Do not abuse the privilege. Desk and Chair: You will be assigned a chair and a desk for which you will be responsible for during the whole year. Maintaining a clean desk and working area are crucial to your health and mine as well. Besides the health grade. Lab Coat : You will be using a comfortable-fitting white lab coat neatly labeled. Keeping up notebooks ,folders and agendas You will be keeping an organized notebook, with dates titles, objectives, activities and reflections: It will be graded within the Class work and homework grades. You will be keeping your worksheets, assessments and instructions in your folder which will have a class work and homework grade at the end of the Quarter. You will be given a Class work grade for keeping up with your Agenda. Reinforcement Policy I will be available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45 -3:30pm to explain and reinforce class topics, assignments and evaluations. Those students that obtain less than 70% in quizzes or tests must come to reinforcement on the date assigned by your teacher. No grades will be given for attending the reinforcement activities unless it is an excused situation. Grading Scale Class work25% (punctuality, participation, work completion, labs) Homework10% (E-mail, postings, reflection, completed worksheets) Quizzes 40% (One per week, see reinforcement policy) Tests.25% ( at the end of each unit))
