SUPPLIES  You must have your binder with you every class.  You will 
be issued a textbook to keep and use at home.

BEGINNING OF CLASS   When you enter the room, take your assigned 
seat and begin the Bell work Assignment (definitions, questions, 
etc.).  You should not talk.  Write down any necessary notes from 
the board in your planner.  Once you are in the room, you are in a 
learning environment and you have a task.

SHARPENING PENCILS   Pencils may be sharpened before the bells rings 
or during independent work.  You may not sharpen your pencil during 
Bell work, lecture, note-taking, or class discussion.

OBTAINING THE TEACHER’S ATTENTION   If you need to communicate with 
me, raise your hand and wait until I acknowledge you. 

HOMEWORK   You will have homework frequently, please refer to the 
assignment sheet handed out at the beginning of each six weeks.  
Homework is due after we have reviewed and checked the work the very 
next class period.  

MOVEMENT IN CLASS   You should stay in your seat unless given clear 
instructions to move about the room.  During independent work you 
may sharpen your pencil.  You will throw away trash at the end of 
the period as you leave.  If you need to speak with me, raise your 
hand and wait for me to respond.

FOOD, DRINKS, GUM   You are not allowed to have food, drinks, or gum 
in the classroom.  None.

PASSING PAPERS IN AND OUT  We will pass papers to the left or right 
across rows instead of up and down the columns.  Those on the end 
should place the papers in alphabetical order.

BINDER    Your binder should be neatly labeled on the outside with 
your name and our team name. The binder needs to be organized as 
follows:  Inside the front-of-binder clear pocket: put the team 
calendar.  Inside the binder, in order, put these items: 1st: pencil 
bag;   2nd: Team Restroom Pass (put in a plastic sheet protector);   
3rd: put in 4 dividers.  Label the dividers in this order:  English, 
then Math, then Biology, then Geography.  After each subject 
divider, put a plastic sheet protector.  Inside each plastic sheet 
protector goes the classroom procedures for that class.  Keep the 
binder updated and organized.  This is a requirement.

ABSENT WORK   After an absence, you must obtain the work you missed 
the first day you return to school after your absence.  The work you 
missed will be in your period tray at the front of the room.  You 
need to get it.  You need to come to my class during tutorials.   Do 
not wait for the next class!  You have a limited amount of time (see 
the school handbook) to make up your missed work.

LATE WORK   If an assignment is submitted the very next school day 
(1 day late), your maximum score is 80.  If the assignment is 
submitted the next class period (2 days late), your maximum score is 
60.  Assignments will not be accepted after this.  If you have not 
done an assignment and answers are given in class, your maximum 
score is 60.

GRADES   I discuss grades before or after school, not during class.  
Grades will periodically be posted on the wall in class.   Tests 
(usually 2 per six weeks), participation, and the team notebook 
count as 50% of your grade.  Daily and quizzes count as the other 
50% of your grade.

HALLWAY   Often I will speak with a student in the hallway.  This is 
done for a variety of reasons.  When I am in the hall with another 
student, it is your responsibility to continue to work quietly and 
appropriately.  When the student leaves the room or returns, you are 
to make no comments.

DISMISSAL   I decide when it’s time to put supplies away near the 
end of the period.  The bell does not dismiss the class.  I do.  You 
will be allowed to leave promptly if the room is clean, everyone is 
seated, and everyone is quiet and attentive for any final remarks.

RESTROOM  PASSES    You have 6 minutes to go to the restroom and 
your locker between classes.  Each 6 weeks you will have 2 restroom 
passes for Geography.  These may not be used during 20-20, group 
discussion, note-taking, or lecture.  Permission to leave class is 
completely at my discretion.  Any misbehavior while outside the 
classroom or misbehavior in the classroom may result in the complete 
loss of your restroom pass privilege.