Class Guidelines 2013-2014 Mr. Jamiesons Class Information (all classes) I. Re uired Materials !. "e#t$oo%&.

'ote$oo% or section of a multi-su$(ect note$oo% e#clusi)el* for t+is class. If *ou decide to ta%e extra credit notes, *ou -ill need to se.arate, sta.le or initial eac+ .a/e and +and t+ese .a.ers in for a /rade at eac+ test time. 0and t+ese in on t+e da* of t+e test. C. 1en or .encil. Remem$er a .encil is for t+e tests. 0a)e a .encil on test da*2 3. !ssi/nment $oo%. II Gradin/ 4*stem !. !ll -or% is /i)en a numerical score and assi/ned to one of t+ree e ual /rade cate/ories Category I 5Class grade-readin/ c+ec%, /rou. -or%, o$ser)ation of student -or% .ace $* t+e teac+er, student listenin/, and student note ta%in/ (+as a note$oo%-does e#tra credit notes .) Category II- Tests-"+e tests +a)e a com$ination of multi.le c+oice, com.letion, matc+in/, and essa* uestions Category III- Assignments-"raditional +ome-or%, -or%s+eets, -ritin/ assi/nments, etc. &. "+e nine -ee%s /rade -ill $e determined $* t+e follo-in/ 1. Cate/or* I6 !ssi/nments ( class-or% , +ome-or%) -173 of t+e /rade 2. Cate/or* II6 "ests - 173 of t+e /rade 3. Cate/or* III6 Class/rade (readin/ c+ec%, teac+er o$ser)ation of students at tas% 8%ee. $us*9) -173 of t+e /rade C. Gradin/ 4cale (4c+ool /radin/ scale id used) or !: 100; & <3; C =3; 3- >0; ! ?3; &- <0; C- =0; @ A?; B $elo!- ?0; C: <=; 3: >=; &: <=; C =3; 3 >3; C)en if a students a)era/e is $elo- >0;, a student -+o +ands in all of +is +ome-or% and is re/ularl* at tas% is li%el* to $e /i)en a >0; for +is .erse)erance, 3. Calculatin/ 4emester Grades @irst 'ine Dee%s Grade #3 E 4econd 'ine Dee%s Grade #3 E @inal C#am #1 E III. Classroom rules and conse uences !. Rules 1. &e res.ectful of t+ose around *ou $* treatin/ t+em -it+ common courtes* and a)oidin/ t+e use of a$usi)e, .rofane or insultin/ lan/ua/e. 2. &e res.ectful of *our classmates .ersonal $elon/in/s and sc+ool .ro.ert* $* /ettin/ .ermission $efore touc+in/ somet+in/ t+at does not $elon/ to *ou. 3. Fse *our time -isel* and allo- ot+ers to do t+e same. 4. Gee. *our )oice lo-, $e uiet -+en told $* t+e teac+er. A. @ollo- sc+ool rules as outlined in t+e student +and$oo%.

&. Conse uences 1. Darnin/-t+e student ma* $e as%ed to sta* after class for t-o minutes. If a student sta*s after class t+ree times a t-o +our referral -ill $e -ritten. 2. "eac+er-student conference. 3. 1 0our detention 4. 2 0our detention A. 4aturda* sc+ool >. Recommend 4us.ension Its possible that when I ask you to stay after class that you may be late to your next class. You should remind me when the two minutes are up. Being late to the next class is your responsibility. You should have have materials for the next class. You can make it to your next class in a timely manner. But if you dont , consider it is a conse uence of your misbehavior. !lways be sure to have your materials for your next class. IH . 1rocedures and Routines !. Cnterin/ and lea)in/ t+e class room. 1. !rri)e to *our seat on time. Iou s+ould $e in *our seat at t+e start of t+e .eriod. 'ot $ein/ in *our seat is considered a tardy. 2. &rin/ all re uired materials e)en if *ou t+in% t+at *ou ma* not need t+em. 3. Remain in *our seat or -or% area until I dismiss t+e class. 4. "+e $ell does not dismiss t+e class, I do. Joo% for m* si/nal. A. 3o not /at+er around t+e door-a* in antici.ation of dismissal. &. Kuietin/ t+e Class 3urin/ indi)idual and /rou. -or%. it is sometimes necessar* for me to /et t+e classes attention. D+en I -al% in front of t+e class and raise m* ri/+t +and and inde# fin/er and s.ea%, .lease sto. -+ate)er *ou are doin/ and /i)e me *our attention. C. Interru.tions 1. 4ometimes t+e class is interru.ted $* a .+one call or a %noc% at t+e door. 2. I -ill res.ond to t+e interru.tion as I see fit. 4tudents are not to ans-er t+e door or .+one unless I direct t+em to do so. 3. If it is a .assin/ .eriod and I am not in t+e room, students ma* .olitel* ans-er t+e .+one. 3. Fsin/ 4cantron forms a. 4cantron forms -ill $e used -it+ most tests. Ma%e sure *ou $rin/ a pencil on test day. $. Instructions for mar%in/ scantrons can $e found on t+e scantron form itself. c. 'ot follo-in/ instructions ma* result in items counted -ron/ t+at s+ouldnt $e. C. Ma%e-u. Dor% "+e follo-in/ are in addition to t+e sc+ool .olic* in t+e student +and$oo%.

1. "+e a$sent student is to read t+e ne#t si# .a/es of t+e te#t , and communicate -it+ classmates to %ee. u. -it+ t+eir -or% as $est t+e* can durin/ t+eir a$sence. 2. "+e a$sent student s+ould ma%e arran/ements to +a)e a classmate re uest an e#tra co.* of eac+ +andout -+ic+ -ill $e for-arded to t+e a$sent student. 3. F.on return to sc+ool, t+e student -ill su$mit all com.leted -or% and +and to t+e teac+er a +ome-or% re uest note to re uest an* additional +andouts t+e* still need. 'ot doin/ t+is frees t+e teac+er of an* res.onsi$ilit* of +a)in/ to /i)e ma%eu. -or% s+eets until t+e teac+er recei)es suc+ a note.. 4. !lternati)e assi/nments ma* $e /i)en to students -+o are a$sent t+e da* of an in class acti)it* -+ic+ is difficult to re.licate. A. 4tudents absent one day prior to a test -ill still take the test on schedule. >. 4tudents absent on test day will take the test the day they return. &e 1re.ared. Iou s+ould tr* to /et an* test re)ie- material from anot+er student or contact me. !l-a*s $e .re.ared for a test, read and stud* eac+ da*. =. 4tudents t+at miss class due to a sic% room )isit, field tri., or an* ot+er sc+ool related function are still res.onsi$le for t+eir dail* assi/nments on sc+edule. @. Cmer/encies. 1. 1rocedures are .osted in t+e front of t+e classroom. 2. Fire-Mo)e uic%l* and uietl* and e#it t+e $uildin/ t+rou/+ t+e +all -a* and to t+e nearest e#it. "+e door ne#t to Mrs. Henas room is t+e e#it. 3. "ornado. Dal% uic%l* and uietl* to t+e 0i/+ 4c+ool &o*s restroom. It is su//ested to ta%e a te#t$oo% to .rotect *our nec%. IH. 3ail* 1rocedures. 1. Datc+ t+e $oard for *our assi/nment for t+e da* and t+e ne#t da*. 2. 0and in *our .re)ious da*s assi/nments -+ic+ are due at t+e $e/innin/ of t+e .eriod (-it+in t+e first t-o minutes of t+e .eriod) into t+e assignment#homework box at t+e left of t+e door-a* as *ou enter. D+en it is not +anded in -it+in t+is timel* manner, it -ill $e considered late -it+ a 20 .ercent reduction in /rade. ! .a.er +anded in late t+e ne#t da* or until t+e last -ee% of t+e /radin/ .eriod -ill recei)e a A0 .ercent reduction in /rade. D+en *ou /et *our -or% done durin/ class *ou ma* +and it in to t+e assi/nment7+ome-or% $o# as *ou lea)e t+e classroom, unless instructed ot+er-ise.. !. &e sure to .ut at least *our name,t+e assi/nment description,and t+e page num$er on t+e header of the assignment. & Iou s+ould +and in t+e assi/nment to *ou right(al-a*s .lace *our assi/nment on t+e bottom )"+e first .ersons in t+e desks by the door wall -ill collect and +and in t+e accumulated assi/nments from +is7+er ro- and t+en .ass t+em for-ard. "+e last .erson to collect t+e assi/nments s+ould .ut t+em in t+e assignment7+ome-or% $o# on t+e small ta$le $* t+e door--all. 3. D+en a student ta%es notes on films,ne-s )ideos,lectures, and t+e te#t$oo% t+ese notes -+en +anded in on test da* /i)en e#tra credit. 0and in e#tra credit notes on t+e da* of t+e test into t+e +ome-or%7assi/nment $o#. 4e.arate t+e notes from *our note$oo% t+en sta.le t+em or si/n t+e first .a/e and initial t+e ot+er .a/es. Ja$el t+e first .a/e -it+ *our name and t+e class .eriod. . "+ere is a A0 .er c+a.ter .oint ceilin/ on t+e +ome-or% notes.

If t+e student accumulates A0 .oints of e#tra credit eac+ test time t+en +e7s+e -ill raise t+eir /rade 3; a$o)e t+eir /rade total. "+e notes must $e hand written. 4. !n im.ortant .art of *our /rade(173) is called a CJ!44 GR!3C. It includes *our readin/ in class. I -ill use cards to c+ec% to see if *ou are readin/ *our assi/nment. Iour ans-ers s+ould indicate *our readin/. I -ill use a scale of 1-10 to determine if *ou read. "+is scale is used to e)aluate *our class /rade as are ot+er factors. !lso .art of t+e /rade is teac+er determination of *our $ein/ on tas%,listenin/,-or%in/ in /rou.s,readin/ or %ee.in/ $us*(t+ere is al-a*s a need to re)ie- *our material). "+e cards -ill also $e used to record t+e fact t+at *ou are not on tas%(for e#am.le,.uttin/ *our +ead do-n, tal%in/ -+en *ou s+ould $e readin/,etc.) A.. "+e student s+ould $e on tas%,readin/,-ritin/,etc. >. D+en no assi/nment is /i)en it is assumed t+at t+e student -ill +a)e to read t+e ne#t section of t+e c+a.ter or +a)e to re)ie- t+e c+a.ter. = 4tudents s+ould not lea)e t+e classroom unless for an emer/enc*. "+e teac+er does not -ant to /i)e .asses for an* sli/+t reason. If t+e* are /i)en .ermission (.ass) to lea)e for t+e restroom or to t+e loc%er t+e* -ill $e as%ed to sta* after class for one minute. &e sure to $rin/ *our ne#t class materials so t+at *ou -ont $e late. <. 4tudents -+o are re.rimanded, too loud or disru.ti)e ma* $e as%ed to sta* t-o minutes after class, so al-a*s ma%e sure *ou +a)e materials for *our ne#t class. "+is sta*in/ after is recorded and s+ould $e a si/nal to t+e student t+at +is $e+a)ior is considered ina..ro.riate $* t+e teac+er. If a student sta*s after class for three times a t-o +our referral(or a lunc+ detention) -ill $e -ritten. IH. 3ont miss tests if *ou can +el. it. If *ou need to ma%eu. a test,its .ossi$le t+at I -ill not $e a$le to .ro)ide *ou -it+ a se.arate area7room to ta%e t+e test. "+en *ou -ill +a)e to ma%e arran/ements -it+ me to ta%e t+e test after sc+ool or under t+e su.er)ision of anot+er teac+er.