1. Welcome to Honors Math III!
Find your name & fill out the student info sheet

2. Syllabus is Posted on Weebly
Honors Math III
Syllabus is Posted on Weebly
Weebly (Math 3 Honors)
Homework will be posted on Weebly
No need to PRINT the HW -
Your responsibility to check when you’re absent

3. Classroom Procedures IN YOUR SEAT WHEN BELL RINGS Graphing Calculators
You should not be getting up in the middle of class unless you have an emergency.
Graphing Calculators
REQUIRED for this course
I will assign a specific calculator to you. ONLY TAKE YOUR ASSIGNED CALCULATOR. Get this as soon as you walk in the door. If your calculator is not there, check another spot, or tell me immediately. A lost calculator will result in a $100 fine.
Turning assignments in
You have a specific basket to turn work in, it is labeled with your period number. We do not turn in HW.

4. 10 Point Letter Grading Scale
Grade Distribution
60% Major Assessments (Tests)
30% Minor Assessments (Quizzes)
5% Homework
5% Student Engagement
10 Point Letter Grading Scale

5. Homework Check ALL of HW = 2 stamps Half of HW = 1 stamp
Late HW = 1 stamp

6. Student Engagement Rubrics
Yellow sheet of paper
5% of your grade (not extra credit)
You may receive points for:
Attending SMART Lunch
Test Corrections
Winning Kahoots
Presenting Problems
Certain Classwork Assignments/Activities
Will be collected at Interim time (out of 50) and then again at the end of the quarter (out of 100)

7. SMART Lunch Must sign-in to clipboard
Tuesday (A-half) & Thursday (B-half)
Work on math-related work during lunch
Ask Mrs. Samara to sign at the end of lunch or during class
Will not get student engagement points for attending more than 4.

8. Stay Organized!
Keeping your BINDER organized is the key to success in this class! You will receive MANY papers throughout the year and you must have a system to keep up with them.
Organizing your Binder:
By Unit, or
By Assignment Type
Keep a place/binder
at home for old material

9. Absences
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for getting your missed Notes and HW from Weebly
IF YOU ARE ABSENT FOR A Quiz or Test, you will be completing it the next day in class
ABSENT MORE THAN ONE DAY? You will need to see me to work out a schedule with you to get caught up

10. Tardies Hall Pass 1st and 3rd period: Report to Office for Pass
2nd and 4th period: Sign into Tardy Binder
Hall Pass
Fill out pass on clipboard
Take Clipboard with you

11. Cell Phone Policy
Using your phone during class, unless instructed by Mrs. Samara, is NOT allowed. If you need to use the bathroom during a test, you are required to hand me your phone before leaving If you continue to use your phone (and/or listen to music) even after two warnings, you will be written up and referred to an administrator.

12. Charging Electronics
Outlets in our classroom are NOT to be used for charging cell phones or any electronic devices. Any phones being charged will be taken and turned into an administrator.

13. Laptops Classroom Cart Available
Check your group’s laptop number based off of the desk you are sitting in
Your responsibility to be careful and plug back in when done (in correct spot)
NO FOOD around laptops

14. Earn 5 SE points for joining!
Remind 101
Text: 81010
Message:
Earn 5 SE points for joining!

15. Tonight’s Homework
Student Info Form: Parents and students should go online to fill out and submit this google doc
Part II of Pre-Requisite skills packet

16. kahoot.it Back to School Quiz
Take out your cell-phones or laptop and go to:
kahoot.it