"Nothing will work unless you do. " - Maya Angelou
How to be Successful:
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Grades |
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Grading Scale
100 – 90 A 89 – 80 B 79 – 70 C 69 – 60 D 59 and Below F Late/Missing Work: 1 day late- 90% 2 days late- 80% 3 days late- 70% 4 days late or more- 60% Grading Weights for 7th Grade 50% Major 35% Intermediate 15% Minor |
Social Studies Website |
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What if I am absent? |
On this site , you will find classroom documents, lesson materials, useful links, and announcements.
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If you are not in school on a day that an assignment is due you will not lose points for that day, but it is your responsibility to turn in your work the day that you return to school. If you are absent check the website to see what you have missed. Any materials from class will be located on the in your core folder with your name attached. Please come to me to confirm you have all the information you missed.
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Notebook |
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You will be expected to keep an organized notebook. (You may share this notebook with another class). Keeping an organized notebook will help you be successful in the classroom. We will be using a table of contents to help keep all of the class materials in order. The table of contents will be written on the board and there will be a sample notebook available to use as a reference.
Your notebook will be divided into the following five sections:
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Parent CommunicationParent Communication: Please refer to my classroom websites for weekly overviews of instruction.
Email: If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at [email protected] |
Warm Up:
Everyday, we will complete a warm up as an introduction to the lesson. You will be provided with a warm up sheet that you are expected to fill in everyday. If you are absent, you are still expected to complete the warm up. (The previous day’s warm ups are located in the sample notebook). Warm ups will be collected every four weeks. Below is an example of complete warm up:
I am looking forward to having you in my class! I will do everything that I can to make sure that we have a fun and successful school year, but it will take all of us working together to achieve that!
Mrs. Tyndall