Syllabus/GRading Policy
Dear Parent or Guardian:
Welcome to a new school year! As your student’s language arts teacher, we are looking forward to meeting and working with each of you to help make your student’s experience in his or her language arts class positive, successful, and rewarding.
Seventh grade language arts is a survey course which includes critical writing, critical reading, research, speaking and listening, vocabulary, and language. We will be following the Arizona Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. You can find these standards at the Arizona Department of Education website athttp://www.azed.gov/k12-literacy/ela-standards/. The standards are designed to improve student readiness for post-high school pursuits at universities, colleges, technical schools, or armed services. Methods and tools used to help students meet these standards are critical and creative thinking skills, critical reading strategies, classroom discussion forums such as Socratic Discussions and Philosophical Chairs, Cooperative Learning, 6 Traits of Writing, the writing process, and technology. This course is challenging and requires students to be responsible and actively participate. Students should expect nightly homework which could be reading, writing, vocabulary exercises, language practice, research, or a multimedia project or presentation.
Please take a few moments to become familiar with our classroom standards, procedures, and required materials which are outlined on the following pages. These are designed to improve student success. When you finish, please sign and date the back page and return it. Communication is essential for student success. In order to take care of common issues the preferred method of contact is email, as we check it several times per day, and there will not be any phone tag involved. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to leave a voicemail before or after school. Also, please use the web page at www.mpsaz.org/stapley/staff as a reference tool to access information about assignments, due dates, and policies.
STANDARDS
Stapley Junior High School has adopted four attitudes for success: TRUTH, TRUST, RESPECT, and RESPONSIBILITY. The following school rules and standards will apply in this classroom. These standards will be more fully defined, discussed, and demonstrated in class.
SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM RULES
1. Be on time.
2. Be prepared to study and learn.
3. Participate positively and work to learn.
4. Follow teacher directions, class rules, and procedures.
5. Show respect to the teacher, other students, and yourself.
6. Follow all other school rules.
7. No gum, food, or drinks allowed in the classroom.
CONSEQUENCES
Choosing to follow the above rules will result in positive consequences; whereas, an infraction of any of the above standards will result in one or a combination of the following consequences:
SEVERE CLAUSE: Any offense deemed serious enough by me will result in immediate referral to administration.
Welcome to a new school year! As your student’s language arts teacher, we are looking forward to meeting and working with each of you to help make your student’s experience in his or her language arts class positive, successful, and rewarding.
Seventh grade language arts is a survey course which includes critical writing, critical reading, research, speaking and listening, vocabulary, and language. We will be following the Arizona Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. You can find these standards at the Arizona Department of Education website athttp://www.azed.gov/k12-literacy/ela-standards/. The standards are designed to improve student readiness for post-high school pursuits at universities, colleges, technical schools, or armed services. Methods and tools used to help students meet these standards are critical and creative thinking skills, critical reading strategies, classroom discussion forums such as Socratic Discussions and Philosophical Chairs, Cooperative Learning, 6 Traits of Writing, the writing process, and technology. This course is challenging and requires students to be responsible and actively participate. Students should expect nightly homework which could be reading, writing, vocabulary exercises, language practice, research, or a multimedia project or presentation.
Please take a few moments to become familiar with our classroom standards, procedures, and required materials which are outlined on the following pages. These are designed to improve student success. When you finish, please sign and date the back page and return it. Communication is essential for student success. In order to take care of common issues the preferred method of contact is email, as we check it several times per day, and there will not be any phone tag involved. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to leave a voicemail before or after school. Also, please use the web page at www.mpsaz.org/stapley/staff as a reference tool to access information about assignments, due dates, and policies.
STANDARDS
Stapley Junior High School has adopted four attitudes for success: TRUTH, TRUST, RESPECT, and RESPONSIBILITY. The following school rules and standards will apply in this classroom. These standards will be more fully defined, discussed, and demonstrated in class.
SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM RULES
1. Be on time.
2. Be prepared to study and learn.
3. Participate positively and work to learn.
4. Follow teacher directions, class rules, and procedures.
5. Show respect to the teacher, other students, and yourself.
6. Follow all other school rules.
7. No gum, food, or drinks allowed in the classroom.
CONSEQUENCES
Choosing to follow the above rules will result in positive consequences; whereas, an infraction of any of the above standards will result in one or a combination of the following consequences:
- Verbal reminder of the standard
- Conference with the teacher
- Parent involvement
- Isolation from the class
- Teacher-assigned detention
- Behavior/Academic contract
- Work duty
- Consultation with a counselor
- Referral to administration
SEVERE CLAUSE: Any offense deemed serious enough by me will result in immediate referral to administration.