QUARTER GRADES

    Quarter grades are calculated using a weighted grade system. 

Daily homework - 30%

Quizzes - 30%

Tests -  40%

    Grading Scale:

90-100 - A

80-89 - B

70-79 - C

60-69 - D

Below 60 - Failing

SEMESTER GRADES (Algebra only)

    The semester final grade is obtained from the two nine-week grades

and the semester examination grade. Each nine-week grade counts

   2/5ths of the semester final grade and the semester final examination 

grade counts 1/5th of the semester grade. For a complete explanation

of determining the semester grade, please refer to the BHS Faculty

Handbook. (.pdf)

DAILY NOTES/HOMEWORK
    Homework will be assessed in the form of homework quizzes. Homework quizzes can be expected at least twice a week. All homework quizzes will be worth 10 points. Homework quizzes will work as following:

· I will randomly select problems from past assignments

· quizzes will be given only on homework assigned previously and already gone over

· students will use their homework binder or notebook to take the homework quiz and copy down exactly what they have

· no books will be allowed during the homework quiz, using a book will be considered cheating and a zero will be awarded

· any talking will be considered cheating and a zero will be awarded

· homework quizzes can be from any assignment from the current chapter we are on in the book

· if a homework quiz is missed due to absence the quiz will not need to be made up, it will just not count

· ALL WORK MUST BE SHOWN IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.

QUIZZES & TESTS

One test per unit unless the unit is very lengthy. Two or three    

quizzes per unit.

SOME GENERAL HOMEWORK GUIDELINES

Proper heading in upper right corner
 - name
 - page number
 - problems numbers
 - date

Take notes in class, then do your homework right below your notes.

All work must be done in pencil. No exceptions.

Copy the original problem on your paper before you begin to solve it

The steps that follow are to be done one underneath the other, NOT to the side

Leave a blank line between the final step of one problem and the first step of another.

ALL work needs to be shown for credit.  Work done "in your head" or on "another piece of paper" will not earn any credit.

All answers need to be circled.

ATTENDANCE

    Attendance is a necessary component for success in most classes,
   but especially in math classes.  You are responsible for making up
   any assigned work.  If you are absent, you can determine the
   revised homework due date by giving yourself a grace period
   equal to the number of days you were absent.  In other words, if you
   are absent for 1 day, you have an extra school day after you return
   to turn in missed work. Should you need more time, see me BEFORE

the homework due date and we can work something out. It is your
   responsibility to check the website for missed assignments. It is also your responsibility to check your absent folder in to collect any papers or homework handed out while you were gone. Any work that was assigned before your absence must be turned in on 

the day of your return, unless other arrangements are made.

   Tests are announced many days in advance. If you miss the day
   before a test, you will be expected to take the test with the class.
   If you are absent the day of the test, you will need to make
   arrangements to make up the test ASAP within the same week
   of the absence.

Unexpected Absences

   Work missed due to lengthy unexpected absence will be dealt with on 

an individual basis.

School Activities

   If you are involved in school activities that may cause you to miss
   a class, remember that your homework is still due. Be sure to drop

it off and put it in the homework basket prior to your event.  You are
   responsible for the material that is covered.  Any homework that may
   be assigned will still be due as assigned.

Outdoor Education
   If you are involved in Outdoor Education make sure you check with 
   me to get the assignments BEFORE you leave.

   Outdoor Education occurs during the 4th quarter. The curriculum at
   this point of the school year is quite intense, applying and integrating
   previously learned concepts to new material. 

   I strongly encourage you to learn and complete the material before
   you leave for outdoor education to avoid getting behind. This can be
   difficult but not impossible. It will take a commitment on your part.
   As much as I would like to re-teach an entire week of lessons

to you individually, time just does not allow me to do so. If an exam
   is given the week you are gone, you should plan on taking it before  

you leave.

   It will take some planning on your part to be able to participate
   in outdoor education, however, it can be done and from what
   I have been told it is well worth it.  In past years, most students
   have worked ahead, asked questions, or had some help from a tutor,
   parent, sibling, high school student, etc.