10/23/09

Conference letters are comng home by 10/23.  Please return them as soon as possible to guarantee the time that best fits your schedule.

Gradebook closes and trimester ends 10/30.

Advisory

We have been very busy working on our float and are very hopeful that it will have a good chance for a prize.  If you have not already done so please send in $1 to help cover the cost of the materials needed in its creation.  Remember the parade and pep rally will be next Friday, October 30th beginning at 12:30.  Don't forget the dress themes for each day. 

Integrated I

Students in Integrated I are finishing up their work on functions with The Shape of Rules Project.  It is due the end of class on the 27th.

Integrated II

We are finishing up on our solving of equations review and will be putting together all that we learned in our trimester portfolio.

Integrated III

Students in Integrated III are putting together their portfolios for the Alice unit and I can guarantee they will be glad to be done with it although I think many of them were proud of the knowledge they did gain about rules for dealing with exponents and how it applies to the use of scientific notation as well as realizing that logarithmic functions were the inverse of exponential functions 

Policies

Grading

Classwork/Homework Assignments

Not all assignments will be graded, but feedback will be given.  Students should strive to improve (redo) all assignments to gain maximum understanding.

All improved assignments must be on a separate sheet of paper attached to the original.

Homework will be assigned on as needed basis.  Homework is due the following class period because it is important to the lesson for that day.

Assessments (Test, Quizzes, etc.)

Scores less than 75% may be redone  by appointment after school.

CCHS Late Work Policy

·        Work is expected to be turned in the day it is due.

·        Students should be taught and encouraged to self-advocate if they need an extension or need help with an assignment.

·        Students may be given up to a week’s extension if more time is needed.

·        Quality work and competency are important.  Students may be asked to revise their work after it is turned in.

·        All work will be graded on conceptual understanding.

·        Students will be given an additional deadline grade (not to represent more than 10% of their report card grade).  Deadline grades will be calculated based on meeting the initial deadline or not.