Classroom Management & General Procedures

Mrs. Dehner will post grades online: www.mccsc.edu/~adehner

You will need to know your password.

Grading Scale:

97-100% A+ 87-89% B+ 77-79% C+ 67-69% D+

93-96% A 83-86% B 73-76% C 63-66% D

90-92% A - 80-82% B- 70-72% C- 60-62% D-

Grades will be based on:

report & test scores (35%)

classroom work (25%)

homework assignments (20%)

final exam (20%)

There are three terms (6 weeks) for each semester. Grades will be calculated as accumulative totals, a term grade average will be reported in place of 6 week grades. (Term 1 = 6 week average, Term 2 = 12 week average & Term 3 = 18 week average, Semester grade = 80% of Term 3 + 20% of Final Exam)

Student Expectations

Turn work in on time

Read at given times in the classroom

Do vocabulary for each chapter

Keep a folder of collected work

Do chapter reviews and worksheets

Participate in class activities with table partners

Use math to find ratios

Use multiplication & division

Research and write reports

Classroom Expectations:

• All students are expected to be in their seats and prepared for class when the bell rings. A student may be tardy if they are not in their seat when the bell rings.
• All students are expected to arrive in class prepared and should have all of their materials including textbook, paper, pencil/pen, folder, and colored pencils with them. Arriving to class without your textbook 3 times can earn you a 30-minute detention.
• Food, drinks (other than water), CD players, MP3 players and cell phones are not allowed in the classroom.
• Students must have a teacher pass to leave the classroom.
• Students must sign out before leaving the classroom.
• Students are required to exhibit courtesy and respect others
• Students are expected to participate in class
• Students will at times be expected to work in groups with other students.
• Late assignments will only be accepted for reduced credit
• No late work will be accepted after the test
• No late or absent work will be accepted without a Homework Record Slip indicating why the work is not submitted on time.
• Each student is responsible for his/her own reading and homework.
• Each student is responsible for his/her own learning. If you need help, get it!

Homework:

· Earth Science is an academic class.

• Homework is assigned frequently and is due at the beginning of class.
• It is the student’s responsibility to find out what assignments were missed during an absence. Students will be permitted one day per excused absence day to complete make-up exams and assignments.
• Late assignments will be deducted 25% of the grade and will not be accepted after testing. Missing assignments will have zero points.
• No late or absent work will be graded or accepted without a Homework Record Slip indicating why the work is not submitted on time.

Homework Packets:

• Will be assigned by unit or chapter
• Will include bellwork, vocabulary & review sheets
• Will be graded as participation points & must be self corrected in class
• Will be due on test day
• Will be kept in individual files in the classroom until final exam

Daily Required Materials:

• organizer, binder or folder
• paper
• writing utensils (pen & pencil)
• colored pencils (recommended)
• calculator (recommended)

Daily Classroom Procedures:

1. Be in your seat before the bell rings
2. Sharpen pencils and get your books and materials ready for class
3. Begin bellwork:
• write the date
• write the prompt or question
• respond to the prompt or answer the question
• draw any important pictures, graphs or diagram
4. Be prepared to discuss your bellwork
5. Prepare for classroom instruction
• Have materials ready
6. Instruction
• Focus on the lesson
• Listen carefully and follow directions
• Make an honest effort
• Ask sensible and appropriate questions
7. Study Time
• Concentrate and work quietly
• Finish Assignment
• Work on Homework Packet
• Study for a test
• Read quietly

Absences:

• Class activities and homework are posted weekly online.
• It is the student’s responsibility to check for missed work.
• Absent work will be available by block in the maroon & gold cubby
• If you have an excused absence you have the same number of days absent plus one to turn in your assignments.
• No absent work will be graded or accepted without a Homework Record Slip indicating why the work is not submitted on time.
• All missed tests will be taken upon return from the absence.

Academic Honesty:

• Each student is expected to do his/her own work.
• In order to eliminate any confusion about what academic dishonest includes, the following definitions will apply in earth science class:

· Knowingly providing your work/answers to another student for them to copy as their own.

· Knowingly copying another student’s work/answers and submitting them as your own.

· Using illicit or banned materials during a test or quiz situation.

· Knowingly submitting work completed by another student/person as your own (plagiarism).

Pencil Sharpening Protocol

· Appropriate times:

o Beginning of class

o Before Instruction

o Study Time

· Inappropriate times:

o During instruction (please wait for an appropriate time and carry a back-up with you)