2014A new year is a time to start anew

It will be better than 2013

Technology Policy

•Phone use only with permission

•Unauthorized technology use without permission may result in a Saturday School

•Ask permission to take photos in class even if they are of notes

Attendance• You don’t get the same experience making

up work as actually being in class and paying attention

• If you know you’ll be in the hospital or out for a valid reason, please let me know- in writing is best, I can’t remember everything

• Students with multiple absences don’t do as well on tests especially 9 week exams

• The effect on EOC’s? Let’s not go there

Routines•Routines give clear expectations

about what you should be doing

•Classes that can follow routines get more done and have more free time at the end of class

•Routines are adjusted as necessary

If you have a concern that is not

a emergnecy•You can let me know before class starts but I won’t be able to address until the class is doing independent work

•You can see me after school on most days

•You can send me an e-mail at kitty_breed@scps.k12.fl.us

•If you have a true emergency, please tell me

Entering the room•Go directly to your seat

•Get out your notebook and a pencil or pen

•You’ll need a pencil on most test days

•Our goal is to start class at the bell

If you are late•Sign in on the sign-in sheet using

your full name

•Quietly go to your assigned seat without fanfare

•Turn in your work quietly if work was due at the beginning of class

•Pick up on the class activity & get to work

Materials•As high school students you should

be responsible for bringing materials for your work

•If you need to borrow materials, ask another student before class starts

•Ask the teacher as a last resort so you appear to be responsible for yourself

If you are sick•Please tell me as you enter the room so

I know why you have your head down etc.

•Do not wait until I come to see why you are not working to tell me you are sick

•Administration wants you working- it is my job to have you on task if you are able

Heading your papers•The format for heading your paper is

•10% point deduction if any of the above is missing because figuring out where it goes in the gradebook wastes a lot of time

Your full nameDate assigned

Your class period

Late work•I accept makeup work but not late

work.

•Makeup work is late due to an absence and should have “makeup work” above the heading

•You have one day plus the number of days you were out to turn work in

•Late work is work you didn’t turn in on time. See me privately if you have questions

Grading

Honors only

Important to know• I was unable to change the format Mrs.

Freeman set up for Honors so the 9 week exam grades for that class only are recored as “End of Course”

• All American History students will have the End of Course grade entered after the school year is over. There is no Sociology EOC [yet]

Your grade• Skyward is the way to keep up with your

grade- all Skyward passwords were reset to a default- you have no reason to not have access to your grade

• Makeup work and tests are graded in batches and will take some time to be entered

• Makeup work not turned in in a timely fashion is not graded

Posting assignments

•Assignments are posted on the board.

•By the end of the day they are put in the “What Did You Do When I Was Out?” book.

•Check above for makeup work

When you are absent•You have one day for each day out plus

one day to get your makeup work in.

•You are responsible for securing makeup work using the “What Did You Do...” book

•If you miss a test you’ll have to make it up after school on a pre-announced day- usually a Tuesday

•Makeup work is graded in batches so it won’t show up on Skyward right away- be sure it says “Makeup Work” clearly

Locating worksheets if your’re absent• You can get the questions from another student

and copy or type it along with your answers.

• I will set up a place for worksheets but I don’t order tons of extra copies so if we run out you’re stuck doing the above

• You may take pictures of such with permission only

Distributing & collecting materials•The person at the front of a row gets

papers for the row and passes them back.

•The same thing happens in reverse when papers are collected

•If your paper is not passed up when they are collected it is your responsibility to see that I get it [without creating a disruption]

Don’t all cry at once•There will be no more open note tests

for the rest of the year

•http://mrsbreedsclass.com has Jeopardy games and helpful information that can supplement your classwork

•I will continue to do reviews before 9 week exams but they are not a substitute for actual studying

When you finish early•Planning to complete work at home

and not is class does not constitute “finishing early”

•Show me your work and then you may read or do work for another class

•Texting is not doing work for another class

Leaving the classroom•Sign out on the clipboard by the

door- complete all of the information

•Unless you have a medical excuse or are sick there is a 3 pass per 9 week limit

•Be sure to sign back in