OUR CLASSROOM

Welcome!

I look forward to working with each of you. Let's make this year a great one to remember.

My Classroom Rules

!!!!!BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS AS WELL AS YOURSELF!!!!!
Be prepared!
Be in your seat!

Discipline Policy

I will follow the school discipline policy. It is posted on the school web site if you did not keep the copy that was sent home.

My Grading Policy

!!!!!Mid-term and final exams count 1/7 of the students semester averages!!!!!

I will always have at least ten grades to average.
Test/Quiz grades will count 50%.
Daily/Classwork will count 50%.
One of the 10 grades will be a novel study.
Late work will begin with a grade of 75.
0"s will be given to work that a student has not turned in.

For our Learning Community...from Larry Bell
The 12 POWERFUL WORDS
Trace List in Steps	Analyze Break apart	Infer Read between the lines
Evaluate Judge	Formulate Create	Describe Tell all about
Support Back up with details	Explain Tell how	Summarize Give me the short version
Compare All the ways they are alike	Contrast All the ways they are different	Predict What will happen next
12 Powerful Words that increase test scores and help close the achievement gap A Resource for Educators and Parents
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