S. Blackman-Stokes						
		English I

Dear Parents and Students,
Happy New Year!  I am glad to be back.  I took a semester off 
because I had a baby.  I kept in touch with the teachers, and I have 
heard such wonderful things about the freshman class, so I am 
honored to teach them.  I am sending this letter to make you aware 
of my policies and procedures; some policies and procedures are for 
the team, and some are my individual polices and procedures.

Academy Supply List (the same as it was last semester)
6 pocket/prong folders
Loose leaf paper
1 -3 ring binder
2 -Composition notebooks
1 -3 subject notebook with perforated edges
Colored pencils
Index cards
Pens (black or blue) 6 of each
Highlighters (assorted colors packet)
Pencils
Flash drive
Calculator (scientific or pocket size)
Flexible ruler
Glue sticks

Academy Offenses are recorded in the agenda book.  
1.	Willful disobedience
2.	Treats an authority with disrespect
3.	Makes an unfound charge against authority
4.	Uses profane language
5.	Dress code violation
6.	other…(Picks on another student, lying, cheating, stealing)

Late work
	I DO NOT accept late work.  If the student doesn’t have it 
when it is due, then he/she doesn’t turn it in.

Absent work
If you have an excused absence, then you may make up the work.  On 
my desk, I have a folder entitled “Make-up Work”.  It is the 
student’s responsibility to get the folder and write down his/her 
make-up work.  The student has five days to turn in the missed work 
into the tray located on my desk.  After the 5th day, the grade is a 
zero.

Major assignments/projects
All major assignments/projects that the due dates were set far in 
advance are due on that date.  If the student is absent, the work 
needs to be dropped off to me by 2:40 PM.
Grading Scale
Most assignments are worth 100 points with the exception of essays 
and projects. Essays are worth 200 points and projects are worth up 
to 300 points.