Expectations and Routines
CHECKLIST FOR RULES AND ROUTINES
CLASS: US HISTORY II MRS. CURTIS ROOM 117
Phone # 860 774- 8511 (ext.1117)
E-mail- vicki.curtis@ct.gov
www.cttech.org/ellis (Quick Links to teacher web pages)
SEATING ARRANGEMENT: assigned as needed
BEHAVIOR FOR ENTERING THE CLASS: WHEN THE BELL RINGS…. You must be in your seat, with ALL materials needed for class, homework in the basket on my desk, notebook out, and ready to begin the first activity. Check the schedule of the day on the front board for the activities for the class. You will not be allowed to leave the class because you are unprepared.
BEHAVIOR WHEN LEAVING THE CLASS: The bell does not dismiss you, I do.
HEADING PAPERS: Please write your first and last name, date, and assignment on all work.
TURNING IN COMPLETED WORK: Homework should be dropped in the homework basket at the beginning of class. Homework will either be kept by me to grade at a later time, or checked and reviewed in class.
LAV PASS: You must sign out on the clipboard located on the front table, I will then issue you a paper pass. Please try to do this with as little interruption as possible. Only one student will be allowed out of the room at a time, and only once per class.
MATERIALS NEEDED FOR CLASS: Notebook (you choose format), pens, pencils, and book. You will need your book almost everyday, so bring it with you. If you forget your book or a writing implement… you may borrow one from me, but you must give me collateral. It must be something you will want back at the end of the period when you return my pen or book. Collateral I have accepted in the past: money, wallets, and keys, address books, jewelry, and homework for other classes. Once you return my pen or book, you will get your collateral back as well. Repeat offenders may face disciplinary action.
MAKING UP WORK: If you are absent, any worksheets, quizzes, and tests will be placed in the makeup file on my back desk. It is your responsibility to make up the work that you missed in a timely fashion. Assignments missed due to absences must be made up within two school days of your return. I am available before and after school, as well as during some study halls for test and quiz make-ups. You will need to let me know when you can make them up. All homework assignment sheets will be posted on my teacher web page.
GRADING POLICY:
Your grade for the year is based on the three marking period grades and three Trimester Assessments. All grades for class work, homework, individual and group projects, pop quizzes, tests, and semester finals will count. All work will be graded as a fraction: the number of points you earned, divided by the number of points possible. An assignment with five questions of three points each would have a possible total score of 15. If you had four questions correct, your grade would be 12/15. To figure out the percentage grade, divide 12 by 15 = .8 or 80%. Your report card grades are also figured out in this way. Total number of points you earned in the cycle divided by the total possible points.
Your marking period grades will be calculated according to the following percentages:
- Homework= 10%
- All other work is worth 90%
TRIMESTER ASSESSMENTS: These mandatory exams will be given during each of our three trimesters. They have been created by our Central Office Steering Committee and are worth 10% of each marking period’s final grade.
LATE HOMEWORK: All homework is expected on the due date given. Late work that is accepted will be worth no more than half credit. Students who are absent due to illness may turn in the assignment without penalty, within two school days of their return. Students who miss class due to a school approved activity must see me to arrange for making up missing work before participating in the activity. Those students must turn in the missing assignments during the next class.
ASKING A QUESTION, MAKING A COMMENT, and RESPONDING TO A QUESTION: Raise your hand! Everyone gets a chance to share their ideas in this class, listen respectfully while they share.
EMERGENCY EXIT: If we must leave the room because of an emergency, take a right turn out of the door, turn right at the pink hallway, go out of the first set of doors, and proceed to the baseball field.
HATS, FOOD, DRINKS, BOOK BAGS, AND JACKETS: Only water in clear containers is allowed in academic classes.
OTHER CLASS RULES: They are very simple:
1. Follow directions the first time they are given.
2. Respect personal property (mine, the school’s, and your classmates’)
3. Stay in your seats until given permission to move.
4. Keep all objects and body parts to yourself.
5. Treat everyone in this room with respect.
6. Behave appropriately; do not disrupt the education of your classmates. If you are disruptive during a lesson you will receive one warning. If the disruption continues, you will receive a detention. The next step is removal from class where an administrator will take care of the punishment. I will follow up any disciplinary action with a phone call to your parents.
EXTRA HELP: I can accommodate your schedule during or after school as long as you make the appointment with me a day in advance.
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