Mr. Rodriguez Sixth Grade Shivela Middle School

Mr. Rodriguez *Sixth Grade * Shivela Middle School Telephone (951) 696-1406X4016

Dear Parents, Welcome to 6th grade. I’m looking forward to being your child’s teacher. I would appreciate your assistance by obtaining the following materials for your child: 1. Three ring binder 2. A pencil pouch 3. Erasable pens 4. Pencils (sharpened) 5. A spiral notebook,(one for science and one for math) notebook paper 6. Eraser

This year students will be expected to know more about science, and math. Please review these guidelines with them, sign it, and send it back to class.

Behavior Expectations Students should strive to adhere to the tenet of “Living the Panther Life”. In addition, my expectations for students behavior while in my classroom:

1. Be in your seat when the bell rings; remain seated until dismissed by me (bell does not dismiss you) 2. Come to class prepared (i.e. paper, pencil or pen, homework, etc.) 3. Turn in all work on time 4. Raise your hand if you have a comment or question 5. Stay in your seat unless you have permission to do otherwise 6. Keep your hands and feet to yourself 7. Respect your classmates, teacher, and substitutes 8. Follow the school as well as classroom rules (gum is a huge no-no) 9. Do not disrupt the learning environment (pass notes, throw objects, etc.) 10. Do not use the work of others as your own—be honest

General Procedures/Routines Typically, students are expected to have pencils sharpened and required materials (erasable pens, notebooks) in hand by the time the bell rings. There is a drinking fountain in our classroom plus I allow water bottles in class as long as this does not become a problem. Homework should turned in the day it’s due, unless you speak to me and make other arrangements. Honesty and sincerity goes a long way.

Discipline Interventions Honesty and courage are highly revered. Be honest with me, and you will more than likely get the benefit of the doubt. When dealing with behavior problems that disrupt my classroom and the learning environment, I will usually do one or more of the following: 1. Warning (either verbal or gesture) 2. Temporary removal from classroom—quick discussion 3. Temporary removal from classroom—time out with buddy teachers 4. Administrative referral 5. Parent Conference or Detention assigned/

Homework/Absence Policy Homework is the student’s responsibility. I will not assign homework every night. However, there may be instances when homework is assigned several times during the week. Please be organized and allow yourself time each evening to complete any assignments. Homework due dates will be determined by me and will always be posted in the classroom and on my website. If your homework is late do not make up stories. Man up and turn it in ASAP. One week late is not ASAP and will not be accepted. If they are absent, they will be allowed to either make up the work or will be given extra time to complete the assignment. If students miss a test due to an absence, they have one week after they return to make up the test. Make-up tests will only be given during lunch, so you must make arrangements with me to do so.

Grading

Students will always know what is expected before the assignment is given. Various in-class assignments, tests, and homework will be given point values according to the following scale:

100-97 A+ 96-93 A 92-90 A- 89-87 B+ 86-83 B 82-80 B- 79-77 C+ 76-73 C 72-70 C- 69-67 D+ 66-63 D 62-60 D- Below 60 F

This concerns contact me right away at 696-1406 ext. 4016. The fastest way to reach me is via e-mail at [email protected] I check my e-mail daily.

Sincerely,

Mr. Rodriguez Please sign and return the bottom portion to let me know that you have reviewed the information by August 20, 2015.

I’m looking forward to a wonderful year! Please let me know if you have any questions!

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