Syllabus 2009-2010
SIXTH GRADE MATHEMATICS AND 7TH GRADE SCIENCE
WayPoint Academy: Ms. Stebelton – Room 10
E-mail: dstebelton@4waypoint.com
(231)777-4972 x110
Homework hotline: (231) 777-4972 x210
Available for conference: 7:30-8:05 AM, 3:05-3:30 PM
Welcome to WPA! We are so pleased you chose to be here. This year is going to be exciting, challenging, and rewarding.
Required class materials: Pencil
Planner (provided)
Notebook (provided)
Homework folder (provided)
Textbook (provided)
What you can expect from me:
I chose to become a teacher because I am committed to doing all that I can to positively contribute to the lives of young people. Therefore, I PROMISE to do all that I can to:
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Value you and treat you with the highest respect deserved by all human beings.
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Consistently monitor the expectations that you will encounter after this year and adjust what I do to ensure that you are excellently prepared for your next educational steps.
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Maintain a physical environment for you that is consistent with research for supporting your learning success.
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Protect you from physical and emotional harm.
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Hold the highest standards for you and myself educationally. I will consistently upgrade my knowledge and skills so that I can be all that I can be as your teacher.
- Ensure that you meet the objectives and standards for what I am teaching and the standards of behavior established for our school.
- Fairly and consistently enforce our established standards for behavior and learning through a system of known consequences for our actions.
- Seek your counsel for ways to best support you in reaching the standards established for us.
- Recognize and support your parents’ or guardians’ roles, responsibilities, and rights. I will consistently inform them of our progress, successes, and hurdles, and I will seek their counsel as appropriate to ensure your success in my class.
- Admit when I am wrong and gracefully apologize, accept my consequences, and hope for forgiveness.
- Expect others with whom I am working to admit when they are wrong and gracefully apologize, accept their consequences, and seek forgiveness.
- Maintain a fair system for ensuring that your grades accurately reflect your achievement and the knowledge and skills that you will be taking with you.
- Work hard and be flexible on your behalf.
- Expect you to work hard and be flexible in reaching the standards.
- Reflect over my teaching and be a better teacher each time that I teach.
- Hold honesty, integrity, respect, sound judgment, my commitments to you, and our American way of life as utmost values for myself.
Classroom rules:
Always follow the
WayPoint WayChallenge Myself
· Personal best work (the very best you can do)
Observe School Rules
· Get familiar with the handbook
Be Ready and Prepared
· Be on time and ready to work when the tardy bell rings
· Bring required materials EVERY DAY
Respect Self and Others
· Treat others as you wish to be treated
· Be respectful of others opinions
· Raise your hand to speak during discussions and teacher instruction
· Be respectful of classroom equipment
Act Responsibly and Safely
· If absent, check your absent folder
· Do only homework for the class you are in, unless you are done with all assigned work
If you are not following the WayPoint Way,
you will first receive a warning. The second time I talk to you, you will earn a lunch detention with me. If I have to talk to you a third time, you will be sent to ISS and will get a call home. However, some incidents will earn an ISS trip with no warning.
- I want you in class for your benefit, the class’ benefit, and my benefit, but not if you want to disturb or distract other students from learning.
- I will do whatever I can to ensure your success in meeting the standards for this class.
Class Expectations:
- Be in your seat on time and prepared.
- Have pencils sharpened and materials ready before instruction begins. Do not sharpen your pencil while I am teaching/giving instruction.
- Raise your hand to participate in a large group discussion.
- Follow the WAYPOINT WAY.
Grading Policy: A = 100-93
A- = 92-90
B+ = 89-88
B = 87-83
B- = 82-80
C+ = 79-78
C = 77-73
C- = 72-70
N = 69-below
Late work:
· One day late = 10% loss
· Two days late = 20% loss
· Three days late = 30% loss
· Four days late = 40% loss
· Five days late = no credit for the assignment
Grading Categories:
Tests = 60%
Quizzes = 10%
Homework = 30%
If you are absent from class for any reason, it is your responsibility to check your MAKE-UP WORK folder to see what was missed on that particular day.
Tardy Policy:
You will have 2 ‘freebie’ tardies per marking period.
Third tardy – 30 minutes before or after school with me.
Fourth tardy – 1 hour after school with me.
Fifth tardy – 1 hour 30 minutes after school with me.
Restroom Privileges:
If you need to use the restroom, fill out your planner and quietly approach me to sign it. You may not use the restroom during instruction time.
Rights and Behavior:
Each of us deserves to be treated with respect, and we deserve to be in an environment conducive to learning. I will work with all of you and do all that is necessary to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and is in an environment conducive to learning. Sarcasm, put-downs, interfering with other student’s learning, and taking from others will not be tolerated.
Downloadable Version: http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/dstebelton/files/2008/08/20081.doc
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