Class+Guidelines+and+Expectations

Ms. KYKER 2014-2015 8th grade Algebra **8th grade Algebra **

Class Guidelines and Expectations
Welcome! //Everyone must have a GROWTH MINDSET!//  This course covers most topics covered in the textbook and several small projects.  I**. SUPPLIES NEEDED: Each student will bring his/her own supplies to class**   · graph paper ·White lined notebook paper – wide ruled for homework ·Pencils – **//__2__// ** //__graphite__ // and **//__1__// ** //__mechanical__ // with extra lead and eraser ·2 red pens (for correcting papers) ·<span style="font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">Ruler – (with both metric and standard measurements) ·<span style="font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">Mini stapler <span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">
 * II. RULES and PROCEDURES:**

A. Know the class norms we covered in the class at the beginning of the year.

B. No food or drink.

C. There is to be **//NO TOUCHING//** what-so-ever in my classroom.

D. All work submitted to me will be done on white loose-leaf paper or graph paper (not torn from spiral notebook) and **__written neatly in pencil only__**! E.Students are responsible for all information presented in class on the board, overhead, in the textbook and on handouts which means you need to take accurate notes. Therefore, I reserve the right to give unannounced quizzes in class based on the material given. (Unit tests will be announced in advanced.) Also, I do not grade //all// assignments turned in even though I collect all of them.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">F. Assignments are to be entered in the agenda book //daily//! G.**Late assignments**: Written homework needs to be completed BEFORE entering class on the due date. If an assignment is turned in after the period it was due, will receive 10% deduction.

H.**Absences**: It is //__the student’s__// responsibility to obtain missing assignments. I will have the assignments posted on //rkyker.wikispaces.com// or from the Hamilton web site [|www.hamilton.dpsk12.org] under staff/rkyker. You have two days (for each day absent) to submit to me the missed assignment //with// date you were absent written in the very top //left// hand corner of the page. This will ensure I know it is not just a late assignment.

NOTE: If you have rehearsals or an excursion, you are responsible for handing in that day’s homework **//before//** your event and getting that night’s homework!!! If your grade is at a D or an F, there is a chance you may not be able to attend the event.

I.Grading periods are nine weeks long and grades will be posted in Infinite Campus no later than every two weeks (most times sooner) so you can track your progress.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">J. My desk and cabinets are **__absolutely off limits__** to everyone!!!

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">**III. GRADING:** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">We use the traditional letter grade system of A, B, C, D, F. I use a **//weighted//** graded system which means I weight each category as follows: 25% - Unit Tests 25% - Quizzes 25% - Homework 25% - ClassWork

Prompt: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">Be where you should be //when// the bell rings (in your seats doing the “Do Now”) Polite <span style="font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">Use kind words and actions towards all individuals!
 * IV. Know the 5 P ’s -** The Power of five = Personal Best

Participate: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">Do your PART! Prepared <span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">have what you need when you need it! Pride

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'albertus (wt)',sans-serif;">Show that you care about yourself, your school environment, and others!