I have never understood the question "How am I failing?" The answer is almost always "because you didn't do your work." If you are currently failing the 1st marking period, keep reading:
1. Did you submit your signed & completed Expectation & Contact Form Sheets? If you did, a 100 is in Thinkwave. If you did not there is a 0. If you did not, you have one final chance to turn it the missing form(s) at the start of your class on Wednesday, 10/2. This is the 3rd extension & will not be pushed further for any reason, including absences. Forms were given to every student either the 1st day or when you entered our class. Please find them as necessary & submit. If not, the 0 stays.
2. Did you sign up for Quizlet? If you did, by the deadline, with the appropriate username, yo have 100 entered. If there is a 0, you did not do one of the required steps above. You have until Tuesday, 10/1, to fix it for a 65. No grades will be changed after that date.
Also, if you had a proper username & then changed it, I deleted you. I check weekly for this, and delete anyone who does not follow the guidelines I set up for Quizlet.
3. Classwork grades of 0 - if you were legally absent on a day we did classwork, but you have a 0 for the assignment in Thinkwave, you must email me no later than Wednesday, 10/2 to have it changed before progress reports are done. Your email must have your full name & class period in the subject field to be open or it goes into spam. Your email must include the date(s) & names of assignments before I'll spend the time looking up your records in Eschool. You can use the assignment names & dates in Thinkwave. I will then check your attendance records. If you are correct, I will remove the 0. If not, it stays.
4. Absent but never made u the work you missed (not classwork) - sorry. Deadlines are listed in every assignment. Once a make up deadline had passed, work is fair game to go back to you &, therefore, no more make ups are allowed. Those grades will not be changed. If you fall into this category, please be more responsible regarding deadlines from absences.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
TEST Wednesday 10/2: Thinkwave Sign-in
You are required to sign into Thinkwave no later than Wednesday, 10/2. Signing in will count as a test grade. Thinkwave shows me the lst date & time you accessed your grades, which is how I will issue grades for this assignment.
If you do not have or lost your Thinkwave code, you must email me by Sunday, 9/29. These were given out in class nearly 2 weeks ago. The subject of your email must include your full name & class period to be opened & not sent to spam. I cannot give you the code in school as I cannot print from Thinkwave there.
Failure to email by Sunday, if necessary, will result in a delay in your received a new code. The deadline to access Thinkwave will not be extended.
90% of your work has been graded & entered as of 8 pm last night.
If you do not have or lost your Thinkwave code, you must email me by Sunday, 9/29. These were given out in class nearly 2 weeks ago. The subject of your email must include your full name & class period to be opened & not sent to spam. I cannot give you the code in school as I cannot print from Thinkwave there.
Failure to email by Sunday, if necessary, will result in a delay in your received a new code. The deadline to access Thinkwave will not be extended.
90% of your work has been graded & entered as of 8 pm last night.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Ch 2 & 3 Quiz Update
Your Ch 2 & 3 Quiz originally scheduled for 9/25 will be given on 9/27, as announced in class today. The make up period will end Thursday, 10/3.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Updates
Sorry all, been home battling asthma attacks & general breathing issues. I'll be back tomorrow. To answer some questions I have received...
1. Yes, you are still having your quiz tomorrow.
2. Yes, everyone is taking it.
3. Yes, you need your regular stuff because it is only a half period quiz at most.
4. No, you cannot study for it in Quizlet because...
5. Yes, you have to look up all the words on your lists for Chapters 2-4.
6. No, you do not have to make flash cards but...
7. Yes, you are required to turn in your work at the start of the period (list or flash cards), done in accordance to the directions given in the posting for the quiz.
8. Yes, I have rubber bands for you if you choose flash cards.
9. Yes, You get extra credit for doing flashcards.
10. No, you do not get any credit if you don't do all of the words, and...
11. Yes that means ALL of them (every. single. one.)
12. No, you will not leave to go to resource since it is not a full period quiz & we will continue with our work right after time is up. However, I will send it to your Resource teacher for you to complete on Friday (it will be due back by the end of the day Friday (your teacher is aware of it so don;t worry.)
13. No, I do not accept late HW except for the case of legal absences.
14 Yes, there is a make up if you are legally absent - see the posting for that info & deadline. If you are late to class, you lose that time & no make up will be offered.
15. Yes, we will do any HWQs I missed while out tomorrow after your Vocab quiz.
1. Yes, you are still having your quiz tomorrow.
2. Yes, everyone is taking it.
3. Yes, you need your regular stuff because it is only a half period quiz at most.
4. No, you cannot study for it in Quizlet because...
5. Yes, you have to look up all the words on your lists for Chapters 2-4.
6. No, you do not have to make flash cards but...
7. Yes, you are required to turn in your work at the start of the period (list or flash cards), done in accordance to the directions given in the posting for the quiz.
8. Yes, I have rubber bands for you if you choose flash cards.
9. Yes, You get extra credit for doing flashcards.
10. No, you do not get any credit if you don't do all of the words, and...
11. Yes that means ALL of them (every. single. one.)
12. No, you will not leave to go to resource since it is not a full period quiz & we will continue with our work right after time is up. However, I will send it to your Resource teacher for you to complete on Friday (it will be due back by the end of the day Friday (your teacher is aware of it so don;t worry.)
13. No, I do not accept late HW except for the case of legal absences.
14 Yes, there is a make up if you are legally absent - see the posting for that info & deadline. If you are late to class, you lose that time & no make up will be offered.
15. Yes, we will do any HWQs I missed while out tomorrow after your Vocab quiz.
Finally, I will be collecting your phones for the period tomorrow, as I will do for all quizzes & exams. They must be turned OFF & you will get them back at the end of the period. Anyone refusing to turn n a phone will take a 0 on the quiz. Anyone found to be lying about not having a phone to turn in will receive a 0 & referred to Admin for cheating.
Monday, September 23, 2019
RAK Wall
RAK = Random Acts of Kindness
To enjoy a pretzel, you must do the following:
1. On an index card in the green bin by my desk, write one nice thing you did for someone else since your class ended yesterday. There had to be absolute no gain in this act for you. The sole purpose & result of the act was to make someone else feel good, better, or valued.
2. Pin the card to the RAK Wall in the back of our classroom with a push pin (also found in the green bin...be careful) at the END of class.
3. You may take 2 pretzels after completing this task (the amount may vary moving forward based on the size of the pretzels I'm able to buy.)
4. You may only write one card per day.
Writing must be big enough to read from the front row. Write your RAK on he front, write your name & class period on the back. Pin the card with the RAK facing out.
Cards must be taken before the stat of class & pinned at the end of class. You may not write out the card while we are working on something else unless you are finished with that assignment. Violations of an of these procedures or rules will render you ineligible for 5 class days.
Starts Wednesday, 9/25.
My RAK? I buy the pretzels.
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