Mrs. Finch

Crystal Finch

2022-2023

Let Your Dreams Take You Places!

Contact Information

email: cfinch@hico-isd.net

School Phone #: (254)796-2184 ext 3002

School Fax #: (254)796-2446

What you will use in my class:

• A hard work attitude

• Highlighters

• Pens / Pencils

• Your Mind

Homework Policy:

As we are an IEP based classroom, there will seldom to never be homework assigned for students who are taking core classes in my room.

Grading Policy:

A minimum of 9 Daily grades and 2 Test grades will be assigned each six weeks. Daily grades account for 50% of your grade and Test grades will be the remaining 50% of your grade.

• Academic dishonesty is never acceptable; the resulting grade is a zero.

• Corrections can be made on any test for up to a grade of 70

• All corrections are due within 2 days after it has been handed back.

Late Work:

Late work will be accepted with the following consequences

1 day is 10 points deducted

2 days is 20 points

3 days is 30 points

etc...

Absent Work:

There will be a folder with assignments for each day, students who are absent can access the folder to get missed work

CELL PHONES:

Phones and other devices will be permitted during class on a needed bases, otherwise they are to be in a backpack or at the class charging station. Mrs. Finch will allow devices to be used freely during the last 10 minutes of class IF the student is passing ALL classes and is caught up on ALL work as this is used as a reward system.

Other Policies and Procedures:

• Respect yourself, others, your school, and property.

• Use the restroom, get a drink and take care of any other business between classes.

• You will be considered tardy if you are not in the classroom when the bell rings

• The bell will not dismiss you, I will.

• Come to class prepared to learn.

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Syllabus 2022-2023

As a student in Mrs. Finches class, each student will be expected to work towards goals set on their IEP. Therefore curriculum and assignments will be differentiated for each student. Additionally we will work towards TEKs set for each grade level.

The first few weeks of school will be spent doing placement testing and making sure IEPs are appropriate for each student. My hope is that each student has an understanding of their IEP goals at the beginning of the school year and will learn to work towards accomplishing that goal.

Curriculum used:

Reading/ELA - We will read through several books this year including Where the Red Fern Grows, Secret Garden, and A Day No Pigs Would Die. We will also do writing and grammar practice daily.

Math/Alg/Geometry- This will be IEP goal centered for each student using grade level curriculum to support.