o   When distributing papers, the papers will be sitting next to the turn in basket for students to grab before bell work, or they will be handed out by Mrs. M during class.

 students will enter the classroom and stop by the collection table to grab/turn in classroom assignments/handouts, and then go to their desks and start on bell work. 

o   leaving:

students are not allowed to pack up their belonging until a minute before passing period. The students will also not wait by the door to leave class but will stay in their respective seats until the class is over 

o   If a student arrives late and does not have a pass, they will go straight to the collection table and then their desk.

o   If the class is still working on bell work when the late student arrives, they too will work on bell work. However, if the student arrives later and bell work has already been completed by the class the late student will do the bell work as homework. 

o   Students will have 5 passes for each 8-weeks to use as they will.

o   When you want to use a pass write the time you left class on the pass and place it on the teacher’s desk before leaving the classroom.

o   If the teacher finds you have been abusing the passes you will lose your privilege of using them for the rest of the semester. 

Pay attention

Participate 
Be respectful

Try their best

o   During whole class discussions students are to raise their hands and wait for Mrs. M to call on them.

o   Tangible small group projects are to be turned in at the collections table after class with all group members’ names written on the projects. 

o   Drinks must be carried in a container with a lid.

o   Students are to clean up any messes or trash before they leave class.

o   If a student is misusing or abusing this privilege, they will no longer be allowed to take advantage of this privilege for the rest of the semester. 

o   Music is allowed to be played through headphone during reading time and bell work. 

o   When Mrs. M gives permission to use cell phones for music, they are expected to only use their devices for music. If they use their devices for anything else they will lose their privilege towards cell phones and music for the rest of the semester. 

o   Listening to music is permitted

o   If a student has nothing to read/ has finished their novel. They are expected to read something from Mrs. M’s classroom library OR if a student knows exactly what book they want from the school library they are allowed to go down to grab it and bring it back to class. 

o  Any students that:

Abuses their privilege of going to the library will lose that privilege for the rest of the semester. 

Mistreats Mrs. M’s books will be expected to use their reading time reading only their own books brought into class or from the classroom textbooks. 

o   Any students that wish to take one of Mrs. M’s books outside of the classroom is expected to check the book out on the sign out sheet next to the bookshelf and then let Mrs. M know before leaving class. 

So, if a student was tardy once in the 2^nd 8 week of school they will not receive a verbal warning if they were tardy again for the 3^rd 8 week of school. 

o   A student is considered tardy if they arrive to class between after the bell rings and 7 minutes into class, anything over that will be considered the student being absent for a part of class and the students’ parents will be notified by the office. 

o   First tardy: things happen! Mrs. M understands that. The first tardy is considered a nonverbal/nonwritten warning for the student.

o   Second tardy: the student will receive a verbal warning.

o   Third tardy: the student will receive a written warning 

o   Fourth tardy: the student’s parents will be notified

o   Fifth tardy: the student will either stay after school with Mrs. M or attend detention. 

o   If a student was tardy because of something outside of their control they are encouraged to discuss it with Mrs. M after class or school. 

o   Students will be given a diagnostic assessment at the beginning of the year so that I can understand at what ability level my students are on. This diagnostic assessment is graded based on participation. 

Students will be given formative assessments throughout the school year to help guide them in their course work and prepare them for the summative assessment. 

Students will be given a summative assessment in the form of written essays that the students are expected to write and exams over course material we learned. 

o   If a student is expected to turn in an assignment on Friday and needs to use a pass they will not be expected to turn in the assignment until the following Monday. (All essays throughout the semester are due on Fridays.)

o   If a student has no more late work passes to use, then a percentage of the assignment’s grade will be docked. 

·       1 day late: 5% deduction

·       2 days late: 10% deduction

·       3 days late: 15% deduction

·       4 days late: 20% deduction

·       5 days late 25% deduction 

·       The ‘days’ are regarding school days so if a student has a late assignment that hasn’t been turned in by the weekend, they will not receive any further percent deduction until the following Monday. 
·   Any student that turns in a late assignment 6 or more days late will automatically receive a 50% deduction. 

o   Students that missed class because of a school function are expected to maintain their coursework outside of class and will not be given a chance for make-up work. 

o   Students that are absent because of a planned event (example: a family vacation) are also expected to maintain their coursework outside of class and will not be given a chance for make-up work. 

o   Any assignments that were assigned when the student was absent will be given an extension that mirrors the days the student has been gone.

·       Students that have been absent from school for 1-2 days will be given 1 extra day to complete the course work that was assigned when the student was absent. 

·       Students that have been absent from school for 3-4 days will be given 3 extra days to complete the course work that was assigned when the student was absent. 

·       Students that have been absent from school for 5 days will be given an extra week (7 days) to complete the course work that was assigned when the student was absent. 

·       Students that have been absent from school for 6 days or more are to meet with Mrs. M to discuss what would be considered an appropriate extension. 

If the extra days given to a student now assigns make-up work on a weekend day, then the student will not be expected to turn in the make-up work until the following Monday. 

o   Essays 

·    Students that wish to revise their essays are given two weeks from the day the graded essay was given back to the students.  

o   Summative assessments:

·     Any summative assessments that a student wishes to revise must be schedule ahead of time and be administered after school, before school, or any other time that is approved by Mrs. M.