CLASSROOM RULES AND PROCEDURES

Taking Notes: You are expected to take notes (textbooks, websites, and videos) using the following guide:

Read the content

  1. MAIN IDEA: Identify the main idea of the section
  2. VOCABULARY: Identify and define new vocabulary words in their own words
  3. RULES: Determine the rules/guidelines for solving the problems
  4. PROBLEMS: Choose a problem and solve using the guidelines, with steps noted

1. Bring Text Book to Class Every Day.

(Students will not be allowed to leave class to get their text book. Students without text books in class will loose class participation points.)

2. Seat in Assigned Seats.

(Students must sit and remain in their assigned seats during the entire class. During group work students must work with their assigned groups.)

3. No Cell Phones, Chargers, or Ear Buds can be used in class without specific direction from the teacher.

(These items will be collected by the teacher. 1st offense - returned at the end of class. 2nd offense - returned at the end of the day. 3rd offense - turned into the main office. PLEASE SEE THE NOTE BELOW REGARDING TESTING DAYS)

4. Homework is to be turned in at the begining of class when students enter the room.

(Any student caught removing homework assignments from the tray to copy the homework will be written up immediately.)

5. Group Work in Assigned Groups Only.

(Any group not having the resources of a text book and calculator to perform the assigned task will loose weekly participation points.)

6. You Must Come to Attention When Directed.

(Students who disrupt the class or refuse to follow directions when asked to sit down, stop talking, or refrain from any undisirable behavior are subject to immediate removal from the class. The Assistant Principal will be notified to remove the student from class and the parent will be contacted immediately.)

7. Students May not Leave Class Without the Teacher's Permission.

(Students that leave class without permission will immediately receive a written referal for discipline. Only one student at a time may go to the restroom. No one may leave class for any reason during the first and last ten minutes of the class.)

8. Restroom Breaks.

Student may go to the restroom only in case of emergency. Students will have a maximum of 5 restroom breaks per semester. No restroom breaks are allowed during the first and last ten minutes of class.

TESTING - Cell phones are an issue during testing with students attempting remove or receive information about the test during class. Therefore any cell phone will be taken during a test day. Students will be asked to place their cell phones in a container at the begining of class or sign that they do not have their phones on their person.

HOMEWORK - A number of students have somehow located the teacher's resources for the textbook on the internet. Odd problem answers appear in the back of the text book and therefore even numbered problems are normally assigned for homework. Parents are asked to monitor their children's homework in order to make sure that their children are doing the assigned work.

MATHEMATICS MUST BE PRACTICED IN ORDER TO MASTER THE SKILLS. THOSE STUDENTS THAT FAIL TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THEIR ASSIGNMENTS WILL HAVE TROUBLE STAYING ON TASK AND BECOMING PROFICIENT IN MATHEMATICS.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Mr. Smith