Post on 04-Jan-2016
WELCOME!
to Pre-Calculus
On the desk in front of you will be a disclosure statement. Please read through it quietly until I call your attention.
Discussion Items:Roll & Seating ChartDisclosureProceduresThe ClassroomThe SyllabusToday’s workBooksWrap-Up
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.FOLLOW THE ROY HIGH DRESS CODE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY (NOT SEEN OR HEARD).BRING ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS TO CLASS DAILY. The following are required each day in class - PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR OWN; I HAVE NONE!:
a) textbookb) notebook with plenty of paperc) sharpened pencils or pensd) a graphing calculator (TI-83 - in
any other, keep your manual handy! TI-89 or higher will not be allowed)
DO NOT USE PROFANITY, PUT DOWNS, INSULTS, OR ENGAGE IN INAPPROPRIATE CONVERSATIONS.NO FOOD IS ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM. WATER BOTTLES WILL BE ALLOWED.
QUIZZES & ASSIGNMENTS - 35%: Daily assignments will be given and the assignment will be due two class days later. Work on assignments is required. The problem and the answer alone will receive a zero. Show a middle step wherever possible. Quizzes may be given from time-to-time.
MIDTERMS AND FINAL - 65%: All tests will be taken during class time. Tests need to be started and finished in the time allotted. Textbooks and notes may not be used during a test, and calculators may not be shared. Some questions require the use of a calculator, so students be prepared. Tests may be retaken for an average score of the retake and the original test.
LATE WORK: Work will be accepted through one class day following the test day for the unit covering the assignment for one half credit.
TEST RETAKES: Tests may be retaken once anytime prior to the end of the quarter. Any retakes need to be taken during EO hour or be scheduled in advance. A test missed due to absence must be made up on the following EO day or be scheduled in advance. In each case, a print out from the attendance office showing the excused absence must be included. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS!
Your first Assignment – Signed Disclosure
Procedures & The Classroom:Coming in…Tardy…Discipline problems… Borrowing Materials…My Stuff and Your Stuff…Sharpening Pencils…Hall Pass…Turning in Work…Turning in absent work…Turning in Late work…A Typical class, and behavior in Class…Work Time…Empty Time…MY Classroom…