Mrs. Forrester’s Syllabus 2017-2018

Contact Info:
Room #202
School Phone # (918) 259-4370 ext 3865
School Email:
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Class Website: mrsforrester.yolasite.com / Absent Policy:
When a student is absent they have 3 days per day they missed to complete the work according to SMS policy. Any missing work will be located in their classroom folder for them when they return to school.
Late Work Policy:
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date after the bell rings. After that they are considered late even if they’re turned in later that day. After 5 days late work will no longer be accepted except for specific situations.
  • 1 day late: -5 pts off total grade for the assignment (for example if the student makes a 100% on the assignment, their score will be a 95%)
  • 2 days late: -10 pts off
  • 3 days late: -15 pts off
  • 4 days late: -20 pts off
  • 5 days late: -25 pts off
/ Tardy Policy:
School policy states that after 3 tardies a student receives detention and will continue to earn a detention for each additional tardy. After 2 tardies I will have the child fill out a Tardy Form which will have to be signed by a parent letting them know what’s going on. / Discipline Plan:
  • Step 1: verbal warning
  • Step 2: Pull the child aside, discuss the situation
  • Step 3: Parent contact, Referral sent to office, and a consequence
  • Step 4: All of the above + a detention
Note: I reserve the right to add or take away steps as needed.
Reader’s Workshop:
Students are expected to read 20 books this year. We will be reading independently every day in class, as well as all hour on most Fridays. I will conference with students, one on one, to make sure they’re reading and check in on their book choices. Every time a student finishes a book they will log the information onto their Reading Log. More information about this reading challenge will be given in class and sent home to parents! / Writer’s Workshop:
Throughout the year we will be working on various large writing pieces. Writer’s Workshop simply means that we will all be working on the same type of writing at the same time, but each child will be working at their own pace. We will have student to student writing conferences as well as teacher to student conferences to help guide them. I’ll be teaching mini-lessons about grammar and editing throughout the year as well to help their writing as needed.
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