Policies & Procedures: Family take-home version.
I. Novels & textbooks: Novel
unit books will be signed out on a per unit basis. Students are responsible for
bringing their books to class every day for small group and larger group work
as well as class discussions
. Books will
be turned and logged in at the end of the unit. Please remember that most
of these books are “rentals” so take good care of these books (don’t write in
them, rip or fold pages, etc…). There are several titles that will be yours to
keep and I will make you aware of that at the beginning of the unit. Books that
are still missing in June will be billed to parents by the Business office.
Grammar textbook and Classical Roots vocabulary workbook: These are your
books to keep, please take care of them and bring them to class every day.
II. Homework: homework assignments
will be due as noted in
RenWeb and in
planners.
Students are responsible for writing assignments in their planners
as there will be periodical planner checks. Assignments to be turned in should
be placed in the “silver bin” on top of Ms. Nadow’s black supply station .
According to the standards set by the Academy,
homework that is late one day in EIGHTH grade will receive ‘0’ credit.
Homework that is one day late in SEVENTH grade will receive a ‘50’%. Major
Projects will be deducted 10 points per late day. ALSO: Assignments will
not be accepted after the week they were assigned. After three missing or late
assignments in a given quarter I will contact parents or guardians about late
and missing assignments.
Athletes:
Missing homework can result in mandated after school help as coaches will pull
you from practices.
III. Classroom Behavior & Seating
Policy: It is very important that every student join in, and contribute to,
the learning process for this course. I therefore expect you to be prepared to
discuss each day’s material and to work with your fellow students actively on
any group activities.
Open class seating
is a privilege that each class maintains until failing to be quiet after a
class countdown three times in a period: after that, seats will be assigned on
a quarterly basis.
Individual behavior grades are determined by daily
participation points (10 per day.) Students lose one point per “strike”
(speaking out of turn) and at three strikes in a given period will take a
2-minute time out of the class. At strike six after returning, in the same
period, students fill out a “My Action Plan” form which is signed by parents
and have a mini-conference with me. Further infractions can result in a
behavioral referral to the Division Director.
IV. Parent/Guardian Expectations: 1.)
Parents should check Language Arts grades on
RenWeb on a weekly basis. (For login information, please contact
Vicki O’Donnell.) 2) Please send students to extra help on Tuesdays and
Thursdays if they are struggling, need help, or need extra enrichment
. 3.) Please visit our class wiki site:
http://nadow.blogspot.com to see your child’s class page and projects.
V. Preferred Communication Methods:
E-mail: anadow@academyatthelakes.org
: I will respond within 12 hours unless away from school.
School Phone Voicemails: Ext. 353, I will respond within 24 hours.
Text Messaging: I do not respond to
text messages from students or parents.
Cell-Phone
voice messages on trips: I will respond as soon as possible with service.
Parent Conferences: Parent conferences
for the Core Team may be scheduled through Mr. John Pitcairn. If you would like
to meet with me
please e-mail me to
set up a common time at: anadow@academyatthelakes.org.
Thank you for your time!
Aimee M. Nadow
MD-Language Arts, Academy at the Lakes
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