1. Welcome to Petal High School
Ms. Teresa Loper
Room 101
Foundations to Algebra
Algebra 1, Algebra 2
Please find the desk with your student information form and begin filling it out immediately!

2. Be on time -- #notardies! Be prepared -- #workhard!
FOR YOU TO SUCCEED:
Be on time -- #notardies!
Be prepared -- #workhard!
Be respectful -- #benice!
Be honest -- #don’tcheat!
Be doers -- #doyourbest!

3. ATTENDANCE:
When you are absent, you MUST turn in an excuse to Mrs. Crowe, the attendance clerk, within two days of your absence. Only TWO parent excuses are allowed per nine weeks.
There will be no exemptions if you have any unexcused absences. 
If you exceed 10 absences (excused or unexcused) you will not be allowed to go on a school-sponsored trip that causes you to miss class time.
Assignments missed due to school-sponsored trips should be completed before the absence occurs.

4. MAKE-UP WORK:
If you have an absence, the due date of the work assigned will be extended 1-2 days.
Any assignment made prior to your absence will be due on the given date or upon your return.
It is your responsibility to get all make-up assignments.

5. TARDY TO CLASS:
You are considered tardy if you are not in the classroom when the tardy bell begins to ring.
1st period tardies are recorded through the office.
After two tardies in any class period, every other tardy will result in detention or ISS.
The outside door to my classroom may be used as an exit but NOT as an entrance. Adjust your time between classes accordingly.

6. DRESS CODE UPDATE:
Any logo on a polo shirt, sweatshirt, sweater, or hoodie must be in school colors (black, white, navy, gray, or red).
Button-down shirts are allowed in school colors but must be tucked in like a polo shirt.
Full zip or button jackets can be any color. Half-zip pullovers, sweatshirts, and hoodies must only contain in school colors.

7. SCHOOL CELL PHONE POLICY:
Earbuds or headphones are not allowed in the hallway due to safety concerns.
Cell phones must be put away before entering classrooms!

8. CLASS CELL PHONE POLICY:
Cell phones may only be used with my permission and / or for instructional purposes. Those times are:
Algebra 1 – once daily assignment is complete
and signed off.
Algebra 2 – after notes are completed to check HW answers using Google Classroom.
If your cell phone rings or alerts during class, you will have to relinquish possession of it per the student handbook, or you will receive a discipline referral for defiance.

9. GRADING SYSTEM:
Tests are given as needed. Dates are indicated on your syllabus.
* Tests are 80% of your class average.
Homework is graded using Homework Quizzes.
* Homework is 20% of your class average.

10. 10-Point Grading Scale: A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 65-69
F = below 65

11. ALGEBRA 2 STUDENTS:
You are responsible for contacting your guidance counselor to understand your graduation requirements in regards to mathematics!

12. ATTENTION FRESHMEN:
As a high school student, you are now on a credit system.
You must earn 28 credits to receive a high school diploma. Four of those credits must be from your math classes.
You can NOT advance to your next math class until you pass Foundations to Algebra and Algebra 1.

13. CLASS PASSES:
At the beginning of each nine weeks you will receive two classroom passes.
These passes can be used in two ways:
- Attach a pass to a test or homework quiz for 5 bonus points.
- Present a class pass to leave the room—restroom, library, retrieve forgotten materials, etc.

14. TUTORING:
I am available before school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:05-8:30 a.m. to help students. Enter through my outside door.
Get help at the FIRST sign of trouble! Don’t wait until it is too late!

15. SUPPLIES: 3-ring binder, writing utensil Loose-leaf paper/Graph paper
You will have access to a TI-84 graphing calculator while in class.

16. IMPORTANT DATES: 1st Nine Weeks Progress Reports: PHS Open House:
September 7, 2017
PHS Open House:
September 18, 2017
6:30 p.m.

17. ONE FINAL THOUGHT:
Mathematics is not a spectator sport -- you must be an active participant order to be successful! Good Luck! Let’s have a great year!

18. Google Classroom Codes:
PLEASE JOIN YOUR CLASS NOW! Algebra 2 – 1st and 4th periods: 6h6jm5a Algebra 1 – 2nd period : x0cm9ts 3rd period : du22j5