Expectation

Individuals in this classroom are expected to be:

• Inquires: Asking questions and engaging in the learning process.
• Knowledgeable: Seeking an in-depth knowledge and understanding.
• Thinkers: Creatively applying critical thinking skills to make reasoned, ethical decisions.
• Communicators: Creatively and confidently expressing their understanding in a variety of ways. Work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.
• Principled: Acting with integrity, honesty and fairness.
• Open Minded: Seeking multiple perspectives and using these to enrich understanding.
• Caring: Showing empathy, compassion and respect to make a positive difference.
• Risk Takers: Exploring new roles, ideas and strategies and are brave in articulating the beliefs and understanding.
• Balanced: Understand the importance of intellectual, physical and emotional balance for their well-being.
• Reflective: Give thoughtful consideration to their own learning experiences and understanding strengths and limitations in their learning and personal development.

Policies

• Work is due on the day it is due. If it is late, it will be reduced by 10% for each day it is late. Students with excused absences may hand in work when they return for full credit.
• Your second unexcused absence will reduce your grade by 1/3 of a letter grade.
  Examples:
  1. 2 unexcused: B to B-
  2. 3 unexcused: B to C+
  3. 4 unexcused: B to C
• Late to class more than 2 times will result in an after school detention with Mrs. Jones.