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Rules, Procedures, Homework Policy, and Grading Policy
September 3, 2008
Dear Students,
Welcome to Churchill Junior High School. Hopefully you have
all had an enjoyable summer and are looking forward to a great school year.
In order to guarantee you the excellent learning climate you deserve in
our algebra class and to help improve your math ability, you will need to
understand the classroom rules and expectations and the homework and grading
policies.
Classroom Rules:
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Each student is expected to be in his/her seat when the bell rings and ready
to work.
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Each student is expected to come to class prepared. That
means you must have a pencil, your algebra notebook binder, and your algebra
textbook (covered) each day.
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Each student is expected to follow directions the first time they are given.
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Anything that distracts from any student’s ability to learn will not be
tolerated.
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Disrespect will not be tolerated. Each student is expected
to respect everyone in the class. Please remember to give
your classmates the courtesy you would like to receive.
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Profanity and abuse will not be tolerated.
Classroom Expectations:
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You are expected to maintain a neat and organized algebra notebook. The
notebook will be a 3-ring binder type and contain two sections. The
first section will contain daily do-now problems, notes, example problems,
guided practice, and closure summaries. The second section
will contain homework assignments. Each page should be
dated and the homework sections should also contain the page number and listed
problems that are assigned. This notebook will be used
exclusively for algebra.
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There will be a do-now on the board, which must be started on immediately upon
entering the classroom. Sharpen your pencils at the
beginning of class. Homework answers/solutions will be
placed on the overhead and students should check/correct their answers as I
check for homework completeness in my grade book.
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Students are expected to participate in the new lesson and are expected to
copy notes and examples into their notebooks. Students are
expected to raise their hands when wishing to speak or ask a question. Students
are expected to work the entire period productively and the teacher, not the
bell, will dismiss the class.
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Each day, a log of the day’s work (objective, do-now, class work, and
homework) will be posted on the left side of the white board for students to
copy into their algebra notebook/agenda books.
Homework Policy:
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The purpose of algebra homework is to provide students with practice of skills
and processes on concepts learned in class, prepare students for upcoming
lessons, and to help students reinforce what is learned in school. Assignments
will also be used to check for student understanding of the mathematics.
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Homework will normally be assigned each day and must be completed by the next
school day. Each homework assignment will be posted on the
board each class day and also on my algebra website.
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All homework should be completed in pencil in your notebook and must contain
the date assigned, the page number, and the list of assigned problems.
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When doing a math homework problem always be sure to show all of the work.
Show the intermediate steps of the problem, not just the answer. Although
arriving at the correct answer is important, much of your grade is based on
showing the intermediate steps to an algebra problem. The
work you show is your way to prove that you know how to get the answer. Please
remember to show all your work neatly and orderly.
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Since homework is required practice, it will be checked daily for completeness
and the showing of work, not for correctness. Homework checked this way will
be scored as follows- completed assignment, 2 points; partially completed
assignment 1 point, no assignment, 0 points. Homework will
also be checked by homework/notebook performance assessments and class work
performance assessments (these assessments will be made from problems that are
exactly/similar to the homework assignments).
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If you are absent, a record of the week’s homework assignments will be posted
on my teacher website. Students must make up all missed
homework due to absences.
Grading Policy:
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Major/Minor Assessments – 75% of the quarter grade.
Could include tests and quizzes. These assessments
will be of more formal type.
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Performance Assessments – 25% of the quarter grade.
Could include daily homework completion checks, notebook/homework
assessments, class work assessments etc. These assessments
will be of a more informal type.
General Information:
Please review this memo with your parents/guardians. Please
complete the form below and return it to class signed.
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Cut here and return form below
– Classroom Rules, Expectations, Policies, and General Information Memo
I have read the above classroom rules, expectations, policies and
general information for Mr. Dziedziak’s algebra class and I have reviewed it
with my parents/guardians.
Student name (please print)
______________________________________________
Student signature _____________________________________
Date_____________
Parent/Guardian signature ______________________________
Date_____________
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