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What to bring to class?

• Bring your Laptop, pen or pencil, and your homework.

• You will not be able to return to your locker during the class period.

Do I bring my textbook to class?

• NO!

• You will get a password for the online textbook.

• If we need the textbook there is an extra set in the classroom.

Do we use the laptops?

• Yes, almost every day!• Please bring your laptop

and make sure you charge it at night.

Notebooks• We will keep a notebook on the laptop.

• You will dropbox your notebook several times a marking period for a grade.

• Your notebook grade is 25% of your marking period grade.

When are tests scheduled?

• We will have a test or a quiz almost every week.

• You will know on Monday of each week, when the quiz/test is scheduled and what you need to study.

How is my grade determined?

• The notebook is 25%

• Homework is 25%

• Tests/quizzes/labs and graded assignments count for 50%.

What happens if you do not have your Homework?• Each homework assignment is worth 2

points

• If you have EVERY homework assignment you will receive a 100%.

• You can not make up missed points.

• We check homework at the beginning of each class

What is a syllabus?• Each Monday you will receive a

schedule for the week. • It will tell you:• The topic for each day• The homework for each night • The day of the test/quiz• Topics to study for the test/quiz

Syllabus Responsibility

• It is your responsibility to download the syllabus for the start of class each Monday.

Absent from class• You must make up missed work.

• Assignments are posted on:

• Studywiz

• My wiki page

To get in touch with Mrs. Gillen

• My voice mail is 1432

• My email is

• Agillen@springfieldschools.com