| What to bring to class each day
• a SEPARATE 1 inch binder or notebook for each class you have with Mr. Forfar
(English, Social Studies, World Music Drums)
• 3-hole punched lined writing paper (20-50 sheets for each 1 inch binder)
• BLUE OR BLACK Pen for ALL writing
assignments (ERASABLE PEN
recommended)
• PENCIL with Erasure (for drawing ONLY)
• Handheld pencil sharpener
• Color Pencils
• Glue Sticks
• 50 4x6 index cards
• TEXTBOOK (when scheduled)
PARENTS! The average weight for a 6th grade backpack is 18.4 lbs! Please read this informative article about backpacks!
Recommended Supplies
- Highlighters
- Post-it notes
- Supply pouch/pencil box
- 'White Out' (the dry tape kind is preferred)
Classroom Community
Class Rules:
1. Be Prepared – with class supplies, assignments, and a good attitude
2. Be Respectful – to yourself, to others, and to the learning process
3. Be Honest – about your work and your actions
4. Be Focused – you are always successful when you give your best effort!
Items
and attitudes not permitted in class:
• Interupting fellow students
• Food, gum, or drinks (other than water)
• Bullying (verbal or physical)
• Fighting or Horseplay
• Hats or hoods (on)
• Sexual Harassment
Procedures for beginning class:
1: copy the homework from the side white board soon as soon as you enter the classroom.
2: complete the warm-up activity written on the front board.
( Homework is usually checked homework during this time.)
3)
Instruction, reading, and activities follow.
Tardiness:
A student will be counted as tardy if they are not in their seat when the bell rings. If a student is tardy, they must get a pass from the office. Students must then immediately begin procedures for beginning class. Students will receive detention after the second tardy.
Trust ~
Respect ~ Emotional & Physical Safety
Students should help all other members of the school to do the best that they can! Students who disrupt the
learning environment may be asked to stay 10
minutes after school. On some occasions a student may be asked to stay
longer than 10 minutes. If this is the case, the teacher will give the
student a form notifying her/his parents the date the student is
required to stay longer than 10 minutes. If a student continues to be
disruptive, she or he will be referred to the school principal and
additional parent contact will be made.
CLASSROOM COMMUNITY
"The earth is a beehive; we all
enter by the same door but live in different cells."
Proverb by Bantu Pygmies
Grades
How Can I Improve My Grade?
Check "the 10 list":
1. Do I start class right away copying down the
homework and starting the warm-up?
2. Is my binder (or notebook) organized so it's easy to find what I need in a few seconds?
3. Do I use my class time wisely? (e.g. If I finish early, do I go back and review or think about
what I’m learning?)
4. Am I
turning in my assignments on time?
5. Do I ask questions when I "don't get it?"
6. Do I read books besides the ones assigned in class?
4. Do I double-check my assignments for mistakes?
8. Do I use a dictionary or thesaurus when I don't understand
words?
9. What are my study habits for tests/quizzes?
(e.g. did I review my notes and text more than one day in advance? Do I use flash cards?)
Grades
50% - Class participation, assignments, & binder notes
40% - Projects, quizzes, & tests
10% -homework
1) Saving assignments: Students are
required to save all home and class learning in their individual 3 ring binders or notebooks for each class. There will be a periodic binder / notebook check.
2) Extra Credit assignments are accepted up UNTIL 3 weeks before each semester ends.
3) ACADEMIC HONESTY: Taking words off of a website or out of a book without
giving credit to your source is cheating. Copying or allowing someone
else to copy is cheating. “Sharing answers” is cheating unless you are
working together on a group project.
Homework
1) Will usually take 10-20 minutes at most.
2)
Needs to be completed and saved in your class binder.
3) The daily assigned homework is meant for practice, preparation, & challenge.
4)
No late homework assignments will be accepted! Late homework = an incomplete.
5)
Beyond that, I recommend you read at least 20 minutes every day.
Late Assignments
1) Students are responsible to
make up any classwork they miss. This includes tests! Late
assignments
(without an excused absense) receive half credit only if turned in by the next class meeting. Students with excused absences can:
a) call / text another
student to ask what they
missed or
b) check a friend's agenda.
c) e-mail Mr. Forfar
2) Students with a verified absence (e.g. illness or funeral) will be
given extra time and full
credit)
3) Extra credit is not available 3 weeks before the end of either semester.
Projects
Big project due dates are posted several weeks ahead of time with a schedule and syllabus.
Assessments?
There are many reasons for
assignments, and as many ways by which they will be assessed. Some
assignments are designed for practice and will not receive points.
Sometimes we will evaluate them together and use them for building up
knowledge that will help with future assignments not to mention, tests
or projects. Some assignments are worth completion points. These
assignments are checked for timely submission and effort. Students may
correct them in class for direct instruction. Some assignments will be
graded for accuracy and development, while others will measure the
level of student mastery and learning.
PARENTS!
One
of our main goals here at ISLC is to encourage all students to feel
capable, significant, and academically challenged, while at the same
time helping them to gain a global view of life, past and present. Please inform us of any difficulties your child may be
experiencing
whether academic, social, or personal, and we will do the same if we
notice anything at school. Again, I look forward meeting you on Back to School Night!
Trust ~
Respect ~ Emotional & Physical Safety
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