Discipline Jar: I will have a discipline jar in the classroom. If a student uses unnecessary language in the classroom, they will need to bring a nickel to put in the jar. I will use this money to pay for classroom pencils/paper/erasers. If a student does not want to participate in the discipline jar, they will owe me 5 minutes of their time after school for their language AND they will not be able to use the classroom pencils.
Vocabulary: There is a vocabulary assignment every six weeks. This will count as a project/test grade and will be completed in the spiral notebook. I will give the list of words at the beginning of each six weeks and it will be due during the 4th week each six weeks. There is a three day window to turn in the assignment (Wed., Thurs., or Fri.). THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE.
Binder: There will be a binder grade given each six weeks. This will count as a project/test grade. The binder is expected to be kept organized and orderly. I will go over the binder with the students. This allows the students to have all work easily accessible for exams. THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE.
Dropping Grades: I may drop homework, class work, or warm-up grades at the end of the six weeks. This policy does not apply to test grades. This is not guaranteed.
Grade Breakdown:
Daily Work 40%
includes: class work 12%, homework 18%, warm-ups 10%
Assessments 60% includes: tests 40%, quizzes 20%,
{vocabulary, projects, & binder (test grade)}
Late Work/Zero Policy Guidelines: I will not accept work later than one week after the assignment was due. I will let students know when they have not turned in an assignment. (Parents will be notified by a “M” in the grade book.) There will be points taken off the assignment for every day it is late. Ten points the first day, followed by 5 points every day after. They best a student can make on the last day accepted will be a seventy. Once a week has passed and a student has not turned the assignment in, they will receive a zero. Keeping up with homework is very important in this class. The students need to practice what they will be learning. I will contact parents if homework is turned in late!