Pacifica High School Mathematics Dept. – Ms. Julie Jarnagin – Room C-7
Algebra II Course Policy – 2017/2018
Contact me: e-mail at or phone message at 714 663-6515
THINGS YOU NEED TO REMEMBER EVERYDAY:
Be respectful of the teacher and other students; Be responsible for yourself;
Do not bring gum, food, or drinks into class. Clear water in a closed container is allowed.
Follow the established rules of GGUSD and PHS with regard to behavior and cheating.
Bring to class: Textbook, pencil, 3-ring binder with paper, stamp sheet, and homework. X
Get Ready:
1) When the bell rings, have your stamp sheet and homework out and ready to be stamped. While I stamp homework, correct your copy. Circle any problems you have questions about.
2) Be ready to participate in a class discussion about any problem.
3) Be ready for other forms of homework assessment in addition to stamping: homework quizzes, warm-up problems or explaining to the class how to work a problem at the board.
Learn:
1) Class will start with a review of the previous night’s homework. Ask questions at this time!
2) Lessons may include note-taking, class discussion, partner or individual work, and review.
It is your job to ask questions in class if there is something you do not understand.
Practice:
1) Write down the homework assignment before leaving class each day.
2) Complete all homework problems on time so that we can discuss them as a class.
3) After we discuss homework in class, go back and rework the problems that you had difficulty with. Ask more questions, or get help from me individually if you need to. Repeat the process until you can work every assigned problem easily. It may seem like a lot of work, but you will learn using this method.
Homework Expectations: Take pride in your work. Your work is a reflection of your attitude toward this class and your desire to learn. If you do not have your stamp sheet in class you will not receive homework credit.
Homework credit is given at two levels, full or half credit (2 or 4 points).
To get full credit for a homework assignment, you MUST have:
Finished your homework before class begins. Late homework will not be accepted.
Started each assignment on a clean piece of paper with the name, date, period, title of assignment.
Neat, organized, and legible work. If I cannot read it, you get no credit.
Shown all your work. Your homework problems must contain enough detail so that you can study from them at a later time. Enough of the problem statement, drawings and work should be present so that the solution can be understood completely, without referring back to text.
Tried to work every problem. Not all answers need to be correct, but you must try everything.
To get half credit for a homework assignment, you COULD have:
Not-so-organized work.
Some work shown, but not really as much as you needed.
Some problems not attempted at all.X
UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS NOW: If your homework effort did not earn the credit you thought it should, you will not be allowed to revise it for more credit later that period. Do a good job the first time. Also, a list of answers without supporting work will never earn homework credit in this class.
OTHER THINGS YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW:
Grades. Grades will be assigned based on points earned:
A: 90-100%, B: 80-89.9% , C: 70-79.9%, D: 60-69.9%, F: 0-59.9%X
The point distribution is weighted:80% tests / final
10% homework
10% classwork, extension work, &
note summaries / Points earned for each assignment are approx.:
Test: 100 points
Homework: 2 or 4 points each
Note Summary: 20 points each
Classwork/Extension: Variable points
Final exam: 200 points
Extra Credit. Extra credit points are very limited in this class. Please understand that there will be no last minute “extra” ways to earn points beyond those offered to the entire class. The only way to earn credit for this course is to complete assigned work thoroughly and on time so that you can demonstrate your understanding of Algebra II / Trig through predetermined assessments.
IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE: LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP YOU!
Extra Help. Short periods of extra help are available Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 7:15-7:30 a.m. without an appointment; and Monday & Thursday 2:50-3:45 p.m. with advance notice. No help sessions are scheduled during lunch, but make-up tests may be completed at that time. Help sessions may be canceled without notice for various reasons.
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Absences. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed and to make up any missed work. This is true for extension period assignments, too. For excused absences, you will have the same number of days as were missed to complete classwork and tests.
If you are absent on the day of a test or quiz, you will be expected to make up the test or quiz on the day you return. Make-up tests may be scheduled during zero period, during lunch, or after school. If the test or quiz is not made up within these time limits, your grade will be a zero for that assessment. Make-up homework is due on the day of the next test.
If you plan to be absent for a test due to a sports activity or other school event, it is expected that you will make arrangements with me to take the test before the activity. X
Parents and Students: please read the contract, initial on the on the short lines provided above, and
DETACH THIS SLIP AND RETURN IT WITH SIGNATURES FOR FOUR HOMEWORK POINTS!
Keep this remaining part of the sheet in your binder for reference.
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I have read and understand the policies of Ms. Jarnagin’s Algebra II or Algebra II / Trig class.
Student Signature date Parent/Guardian Signature date
Student Name - Printed period Parent/Guardian Name - Printed