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Classroom Behavior Expectations
Classroom Behavior Expectations
The Japanese classes consist of a diverse group of students. Students must strive to work together in a setting of civility, tolerance, and respect for each other and for the teacher. Classroom rules include but are not limited to:
Use of cell phone and other electric equipment is allowed when they are the tools to learn the topic of the day.
Please refrain from taking pictures and/or videos during class so that everyone feels safe.
No profanity, either verbal, body language, or written, will be tolerated.
Textbook
Textbook
Online Textbook:
Japanese 1
Adventures in Japanese 1 (online)
Kana Book (hard copy, staying in the classroom)
Japanese 2
Adventures in Japanese 1 (online)
Japanese 3
Adventures in Japanese 2 (online)
Japanese 4 & 5
Adventures in Japanese 3 (online)
Dekiru! (hard copy)
AP College Board website
Supplies
Supplies
Students are expected to have the following items at school and at home.
Chromebook and/or cell phone to connect to the internet.
ear phone or headset in class and during test.
A notebook (If you need help obtaining a notebook, please let me know.)
A pencil and red pen (If you need help obtaining a pencil and red pen, let me know.)
Class Weighting
Class Weighting
Grading Factors
Listening & Reading 40%
Speaking & Writing 40%
Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji 20%
Quizzes 0%
Homework 0%
According the SRVUSD Board Policy,
A teacher shall base a student's grades on impartial, consistent observation of the quality of the student's work and his/her mastery of course content and district standards. Students shall have the opportunity to demonstrate this mastery through a variety of methods such as classroom participation, homework, tests, and portfolios (BP 5121).
In addition:
Students may drop a course within the first 3 weeks of the semester without the class or grade appearing on the transcript. If a course is dropped after the third week of a semester, the teacher may give an "N" grade or an "F" grade depending on the quality of the student's work to date and provided that proper notice concerning the possibility of failure has been given to the parents. Parents may request a teacher- conference to discuss the implications of an "F" grade (AR 5121).
ORAL PARTICIPATION IS REQUIRED TO PASS THIS CLASS. If you don't know how/what to answer, your classmates & Sensei will help you.
Inappropriate behaviors
Inappropriate behaviors
Teachers have the right to remove a student from class should the student behave inappropriately. If a student is removed from class, the teacher will communicate with the student about appropriate learning behavior. Should the problem persist, the teacher will contact the student’s parent or guardian. Additionally, administration will be notified regarding egregious behavior and further disciplinary action may be taken.
According to Ed. Code 48910 (a): A teacher may suspend any pupil from class, for the day of the suspension and the day following. The teacher shall immediately report the suspension to the principal, Dr. Ahern, who is a supervising administrator in the World Language Department. As soon as possible, the teacher shall ask the parent or guardian of the pupil to attend a parent-teacher conference regarding the suspension. If practicable, a school counselor or a school psychologist may attend the conference. A school administrator shall attend the conference if the teacher or the parent or guardian so requests.
What is tardy?
What is tardy?
Attendance is taken at the bell. I expect you to be sitting in your seat, listening quietly, which is the good sign that you're ready to learn. If you have to move around the classroom at the bell, or come in late, you'll be marked tardy.
When you miss work
When you miss work
Students who miss school work because of an excused absence shall be given the opportunity to complete all assignments and tests that can be reasonably provided. As determined by the teacher, the assignments and tests shall be reasonably equivalent to, but not necessarily identical to, the assignments and tests missed during the absence. Students shall receive full credit for work satisfactorily completed within a reasonable period of time (BP 6154).
No student may have his/her grade reduced or lose academic credit for any excused absence when missed assignments and tests are satisfactorily completed within a reasonable period of time (AR 6154).
Students who miss school work because of unexcused absences may be given the opportunity to make up missed work for full or reduced credit. Teachers shall assign such makeup work as necessary to ensure academic progress, not as a punitive measure (BP 6154).
When students miss school work because of suspensions, the Board expects that teachers shall give students the opportunity to make up missed work. Teachers shall assign such makeup work as necessary to ensure academic progress, not as a punitive measure (BP 6154).
If a student misses class without an excuse and does not subsequently turn in homework, take a test, or fulfill another class requirement which he/she missed, the teacher may lower the student's grade for nonperformance (BP 5121).
The end of lesson exams and other assessments
The end of lesson exams and other assessments
At the end of each lesson (ex. Lesson 5 of Adventures in Japanese 1), students will take the assessment test. It should happen every 1 - 2 months. Some are multiple choice questions, and others may be short answer questions, most likely on the goformative.com. Students will be asked to answer listening, reading, writing, and speaking questions. Occasionally, some of these assessments may be spread out during the lesson, however, students will be given an ample time to prepare. Parents and guardians are encouraged to check in with their students what tests are coming, and when. Asking students how they're preparing for the test will help students come up with their own way(s) of preparation methods. Attending the Japanese student support period is highly encouraged, whenever possible.
Making up or Retaking Testing Policy
Making up or Retaking Testing Policy
If you missed the test or if your current grade shows a C+ or below, you're REQUIRED to retake the test. See details here.
Please Don't Cheat!
Please Don't Cheat!
Plagiarism is the use of any idea or phrasing of an idea traceable to a single source without proper acknowledgement. Plagiarism is also turning in someone else’s work as your own or supplying your work to another student for him/her to use. Cheating is copying homework, web sites, class work, quiz, and test answers from other students with or without their permission. Students who work “together” should not have identical work. Cheating and Plagiarism results in a zero for the assignment and a referral to school administration.
Cheating is often difficult to determine. I strongly discourage you to cheat, because it not only halts your learning, but also stops you from being a happy, centered human being. In addition, you’ll face difficulties for the finals as well as standardized tests, such as AP and SAT exams.
Consequences for cheatings are as follows:
All cheating incidents will be referred to Monte Vista administration.
Your record will show that you cheated in a test.
In addition, you'll receive a zero for the test.
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