Welcome

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to my class. I look forward to working with you and your students this year. Below you will find a brief description of myself as well as an explanation of my classroom policies and procedures.

I grew up in Michigan, where my mother and siblings still live. If you travel west for about an hour from the capital city, you will stumble upon the campus of Grand Valley State University, my alma mater. There I became a member of the school of education and received my bachelor’s degree in group science with an emphasis in geology and a minor in elementary education. In 2014 my family moved to Tallahassee from Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Behavior Expectations

In addition to the rules listed in the student handbook:

Our classroom has three basic rules:

1. Be Respectful:
   -To people
   -To school and personal property
   
   2. Be Responsible:
      -For your work
      -For your actions
   
   3. Be Safe
      -By following lab safety rule & school safety rules

   -By behaving in a way that does not threaten     

     the safety of others or yourself

   -NO GUM

Discipline Steps

Students breaking any classroom or school rules will receive one or more of the following consequences depending on the severity and occurrence of the infraction. Students needing weekly behavior intervention will receive a lower citizenship grade.

• Verbal warning (4)
• Student/Teacher conference (3)
• Parent contact (2)
• Written referral to administration (1)

Grading System

All assignments are awarded points based on complexity and role in the learning process. Once entered into the grading program, the points are weighted as followed:

Advanced & General Class

• Assessments (test/quizzes/project) =70%
• Classwork, Homework & Minor labs =30%

 Supplies 

The following are items your student will be expected to have with them each day:

• Pencils 
• Colored pen
• 100+ page notebook with pocket (with a plastic cover is recommended)
• glue stick

Assignment:

 All Class work will be completed in students' notebooks and graded after the unit assessment.

 Assessment: 

There will be vocabulary quizzes, essay questions and multiple choice assessment for each topic. There will also be one project per marking period.

Absent Work

The weekly agenda is posted on Canvas, the website and in the classroom. Students are responsible for making up all the work missed during an absence. Worksheets will be posted in Canvas for students to access, or a copy will be waiting for them in the classroom upon their return.