Classroom Policies-Debbie Coffield

Geometry 2012-2013 Name______Classroom Policies-Chris Strobel Rm. 120 Email: [email protected] Website: http://christopherstrobel.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/

Welcome! Please read this page carefully, sign it and have your parents/guardians read and sign it. Please have your parents/guardians email me with your name, course and block on the subject line by Friday. Course Prospectus: Geometry continues the student’s study of geometric concepts, building upon middle school topics. Students will move from an inductive approach to deductive methods of proof in their study of two- and three- dimensional geometric figures. Reasoning skills will be emphasized and students will broaden their use of the coordinate plane. Constructions will be used to illustrate geometric relationships in the plane. Appropriate technology, from manipulatives to calculators and graphics software, should be used regularly for instruction and assessment. Website: Please check my website daily for announcements, updates, notes, and assignments. Supplies: Pencils, erasers, highlighter, colored pencils, red ink pen, ruler, compass, protractor, 2-inch binder with dividers, notebook paper, graph-paper, textbook, and graphing calculator (TI-83, TI-84, TI-89). You are expected to have all supplies in class with you each day. NOTE: A graphing calculator is necessary for this course. If purchasing a calculator is a hardship please see me. Attendance: Attendance in class is expected. Be in your seat and ready to work before the tardy bell rings. If you have an excused absence, make up all required work within one week. It is your responsibility to find out what homework you missed when absent and turn it in within one week, the wiki page will have all homework assignments updated regularly.

Tutoring: Tutoring time will be every Tuesday after class from 2:30-3:30

All work is to be done in pencil and on time. Homework Assignments can be checked at any time for completeness and/or correctness. Students should do all homework assignments. Assignments that are not completed when checked will have one week to turn it in late with a 25% automatic deduction. After that students can turn in late homework before the last week of the grading period with an automatic deduction of 50%. It is solely up to the student to turn in any missing work. Any assignments not received before the last week of the grading period will receive a 0%. Class-work/Quiz Assignments: include any daily assignments (announced or unannounced, open or closed book). Always be prepared! Any graded daily assignments missed when you are absent are only made up if specified by the teacher. Tests can be multiple choice and/or free response. It is to the student’s advantage to be present on test day. If necessary, make-up tests are given during my tutoring time after school. Plan to stay for 90 minutes. Test/Quiz Environment: To ensure a secure, quality testing environment for all students, communication of any form including but not limited to talking, sharing calculators, using cell phone or any electronic device will result in a grade of zero. Additionally, each violation of this policy will be referred to Mr. McHugh. Grades: (Homework/Class-work/Quizzes/Participation): 50% Tests: 50% Exams: Both a midterm and final exam will be given. The final exam covers the entire course. Progress Reports will be issued once each grading period according to the CMS schedule. The progress report is to be signed by the parent/guardian and returned to the teacher. Do not bring food or drink to class. *Please take advantage of the six-minutes between classes, lunch and before and after school to use the restroom. I have read and agree to abide by the above classroom policies.

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