| Summer 2008 Dear Parents and Students,
Thank you for your interest in taking the upcoming Pre-Algebra, Algebra I,
Geometry, Algebra II, Advanced Math, or Calculus classes. Classes will be held Mondays or
Wednesdays (depending on the course) at First Baptist Church of Norfolk in room 311-312. The cost of all classes is $12 per session per
student. There will also be a one-time
non-refundable $10 registration fee due by the first class.
I have been asked about parents and siblings auditing the class. Yes, siblings (with prior special permission) and
parents may attend for $6 per session per person. If
parents attend, arrangements must be made for any other children not enrolled in the class
as there is no baby-sitting provided. The
above mentioned fees are due on the first day of class each month. Please do not get behind in your payments as I also
have expenses to meet. If payments are not
made by the second class of the month, your child will not be allowed to attend class
until payments are caught up.
This year’s schedule will be different from last year’s schedule. On Wednesdays this year, we will have Geometry
from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Algebra I from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., and Pre-Algebra from
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. On Mondays, Algebra II will be from 10 a.m. to 12 pm and Advanced Math
will be from 12:15 to 2:15 pm. Calculus is
TBD. Please be prompt with your arrivals and departures. Your late arrival will be disruptive to the class. If you are late in picking up your student, this
inconveniences the church staff which is trying to get the facilities ready for other
activities. If you are more than 15 minutes
late, a fee for my baby-sitting services will be charged ($10 per 15 minutes). The student
must stay in the classroom with me - not downstairs, not outside, not anywhere else in the
church as students have been left in my care until they are picked up by the parent
or caregiver. I will not leave your child at the church because that child is not the
church’s responsibility. If you arrive at the church and your child and I are not
there, you may pick them up at my home - my baby-sitting fees still apply. No children (under 18 years of age unless they drive themselves to class) are to come into the building unless they are with you to drop off or pick up your child that is attending this class. This means that YOU must come to the class with your child to drop them off and pick them up. (If someone other than yourself will be picking up your child, please let me know in advance.) Please make arrangements to leave the church grounds during class time. Parents, do not hang around the church during class time as arrangements have not been made for extra rooms and the church doesn’t allow anyone to roam the hallways. Parents, please discuss proper classroom behavior with your child(ren) prior to the first class. If your student is disruptive, they will be warned and you will be advised of the situation. If they continue to be disruptive, they will not be allowed to complete the course. Dress code is an issue that I would rather not deal with, but...let me just make a few notes. Boys, I'm not afraid to use duct tape if your pants are hanging too low. Girls, I will bring some T-shirts that cover you. Bottom line, please dress modestly and don't show us anything that you may be embarrassed about me telling you that I don't want to see. We will need to cover 3-4 sections each class period in order to finish most of the book by the end of April. (I’m sure you all know that we must be finished by then because of my testing schedule.) This means that students are responsible for making up any work missed. We will have take-home quizzes and tests. We will have semester exams during the year. I grade on a 10 point grade scale (i.e. 90-100-A, 80-89-B, etc.). Though time will be allotted during each class, students are expected to do quite a bit of the homework assignments on their own. Whatever they have difficulty comprehending, they are expected to ask about it prior to the next class or call me at home to get council over the phone between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Thursday through Monday. (No calls on Tuesdays, please.) I will also try to have a study group at my home each week – usually on Thursday or Friday. The day of the week and time will vary depending on my family’s schedule. Parent responsibilities - Please make sure that your child’s homework is complete and ready for the next class. (For Pre-Algebra and Algebra I, you do not have to correct it. For Geometry, Algebra II, Advanced Math, and Calculus, please use the Solutions Manuals to correct homework assignments.) A list of homework assignments will be given to your child. "Complete homework" means that all of the assignment is done and each problem shows the original problem, all work is shown, and an answer is given. Take-home tests and quizzes are to be administered by the parent. The quizzes may be open book/open notes, but the tests are not to be open book/open notes. Tests will be sent home in a sealed envelope. They must be returned to me in a sealed envelope or handed to me by the parent. They will be due within 2 weeks after they are assigned. Late quizzes and tests will have a mandatory 10-point deduction. The only exceptions to this will have to do with absences due to illness (or with prior notice from the parents) and will be at the discretion of the teacher. The missed work is due at the next class the child attends. All work must be shown on tests and quizzes as well. Points will be taken off for work not shown. Points will also be taken off for work done in ink. We will not alter the class schedule because of incomplete or missed homework assignments. Please make sure your student has all necessary class materials to insure that they can successfully participate in class. Student’s responsibilities - Show up to each class prepared (see below). All homework, quizzes and tests must be completed and turned in on time. They must be in pencil and all steps (except scrap work) and the final answers must be shown. Points will be taken off for work not done in regular pencil, work not shown, and/or work turned in late. If you do not understand how to do a particular problem, it is your responsibility to get with me before, during, or after class. Please call me at home between classes if any problems should arise – NOT on Tuesdays. We will not hold up the progress of the class because you turned work in late. Please be on time for class. Help your parents in this matter by getting things ready for class the night before and helping your sibling(s) get ready on time. When students come to the class, they are expected to have with them: For Pre-Algebra - (NO CALCULATORS! except for part of Ch. 14.)
For Algebra I - (NO CALCULATORS! except for part of Ch. 10.)
Geometry
Algebra II
Advanced Math
Calculus
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