Expectations

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= **ALGEBRA II - Course Syllabus**  = = Green Mountain High School –2010/2011  =

**__Instructor__** **Todd C. Breitzke**: room: H-115 phone: 303-982-941 email: tbreitzk@jeffco.k12.co.us website: breitzke.wikispaces.com **__Supplies Needed Daily__** The following supplies are needed in the classroom **//every day//** (items marked with an * are available for purchase from the math department – make checks payable to GMHS) · A **//__covered__//** text book ($90.00 fine for lost book or damage) Go to [|www.classzone.com] to set up a student account to access your textbook online Activation code: 3294962-10 · 3-ring 1.5 inch binder dividers · Engineering paper * ($3.50), lined paper, //and// unlined paper · Ruler (with both inches and centimeters) · Pencils and 1 (or more) dry erase marker · Graphing calculator (HIGHLY recommended), TI-83 or TI-84 **__Assessment__**  · The student will be graded in the following categories:

Tests 35% Final Exam 10% Class Work/Projects/Misc. 10% Quizzes 25% Homework 20%

· The scale for final grades is: **A (90-100%), B (80-89%), C (70-79%), D (60-69%), F (below 60%).**

 · Homework assignments will be given daily. All assignments are due the next school day unless otherwise noted. Any work not completed in class is also homework. Homework will be checked daily on its due date. All homework and class work assignments must be completed in __pencil__ on __engineering paper__, and should be __labeled with assignment number and page/problem numbers__ as appropriate. **//All work/steps must be shown for full credit//**.

 · All completed work should be labeled and kept, in order, and in the appropriate sections of the student’s notebook. Notebooks will be checked periodically. Grades will be given for completeness. If a notebook is not organized //neatly// so it can be graded, the grade will be reduced.

 · Activities in class may be individual or cooperative group work. All activities require active participation for full credit. In some cases involving group work, one grade will be given for the group’s output. On occasion, we will do activities in a computer lab. If one of these is missed, make-ups must be arranged with the teacher at a time when the computer lab is accessible.

**__Assessment (cont.)__**  · Quizzes and tests will be given to assess students’ knowledge of concepts learned in the course. In addition, a comprehensive final exam will be given at the end of each semester. Quiz and test corrections will not be allowed. **__Tardies and Absenses__**  · Students are expected to be in class and on time every day. Make up work from an absence is due within two days for each day absent. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate this. Credit will not be given if work is not made up within this time. Students are required to make up all work missed including class notes and activities, homework, tests and, quizzes. Students must schedule a date/time to make up class activities, tests and quizzes outside class time. GMHS tardy and unexcused absence policies and disciplinary actions will be followed. Being tardy or having unexcused absences will negatively impact the student’s grade. **__Extra Help__**  · Access time is available before school, after school, or during the advisement period. · You can also prearrange a time to meet with Mr. Breitzke but you must ask first (Don’t be shy). He will TRY to accommodate. · National Honor Society and Lockheed-Martin tutors will also be available (times to be announced) · www.classzone.com is also available for additional practice and help. It has many extras that could help. **__Classroom Guidelines__**  · No food in the classroom. · No electronic devices in the classroom other than the calculator. **(Your cell phone or iPod is NOT a calculator)** · Class will be dismissed by the teacher, not the bell. · The room will be left clean and tidy for the next class.