MRS. ADAMS
LANGUAGE ARTS
laura.adams@stpsb.org
Rules:
1. Be prepared for class when you enter the room.
2. Follow directions the first time they are given.
3. All tests and assignments are your responsibility.
4. Show respect.
5. Keep your mouth free of gum, candy, and other items.
Rewards:
1. verbal or written praise
2. Cane Cash
3. homework coupons
4. treat days
5. classroom privileges
Consequences:
1. verbal or written correction
2. written assignment
3. parental contact
4. lunch detention
5. referral (severe disruptions will result in an immediate referral)
Grades:
1. participation
2. homework
3. tests
4. projects and presentations
5. journals
6. spelling quizzes
7. Reading Counts (computerized tests, reading logs, SSR)
8. nine weeks exam
Late assignments:
Major assignments will have a deduction of 10 points per day when
submitted late. Daily homework will not be accepted late or incomplete.
Absences:
Upon returning from an absence, be sure to speak to the teacher
about making up assignments or tests. If you are absent on the day an
assignment is due, the assignment must be submitted the day you return to
school. If you are absent the day before an assignment is due, and you were
given all relevant information prior to your absence, the assignment must
still be submitted on the due date.
Other circumstances:
If, for some reason, you cannot complete an assignment, you must
submit a written, signed explanation from your parent or guardian in order
to get an extension. This note will not excuse you from completing the
assignment; it simply grants you more time for completion. Keep in mind
that this policy is meant for emergencies only; the teacher will make the
final decision. (A broken computer or printer is NOT a valid excuse. Any
assignment may be hand-written; typing is not required.)
All tests and final drafts of writing assignments must be completed in ink.
Testing procedures:
Testing time begins when the first student receives his or her test,
and it ends when the last test is turned in. Procedures include, but are
not limited to, the following:
1.Do not communicate in any manner with any other students during
testing.
2.Do not look at another student’s desktop.
3.Book bags must remain zipped; you may not look at or remove items
from book bags during testing.
4.You may not have any writing on your hand, desk top, etc.
5.There will be no use of study aids of any sort.
Any student who violates test procedures may be in danger of receiving a
zero on the test, lunch detention, and/or a behavior referral.
Supply list:
Please replenish supplies as needed.
• Binder (or binders)
• Page dividers (9)
• 3 X 5 index cards
• Loose leaf paper
• Pencils
• Blue or black pens
• Markers or colored pencils
• Glue stick
The ELA binder must be organized by tabbed sections:
Section 1: General information handouts
Section 2: Reading logs
Section 3: Literature
Section 4: Daily oral language
Section 5: Grammar
Section 6: Writing
Section 7: Spelling
Section 8: Journal
Section 9: Returned graded papers
* Journals may be written in a composition book if you prefer.
Reading – Students must always have a library book in their possession. It
is the student’s responsibility to take care of overdue book fines. A
second library book is also required so that the student may begin reading
it immediately upon finishing the first book.
Writing – Writing will not be accepted if it contains inappropriate language
or glamorizes acts which are illegal, immoral, or in bad taste.