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General Information 

Classroom Behaviors:

Come to class prepared.

  • Bring two sharpened pencils, binder, planner, and completed homework.
  • Take out your Know-it Notebook, and other materials, and be seated, BEFORE the tardy bell rings.
  • Write assignments (or NO HW) in your planner every day.   

Avoid distractions.

  • Refrain from passing notes and talking with other students at inappropriate times.
  • Personal visiting should be done at times and places outside of the classroom. 
  • Put away all work from other classes. 
  • Reserve personal grooming for the restroom. 
  • No food, drink or gum in class. 
  • Do not take pens or mechanical pencils apart. 
  • Do not make things out of paper, including origami, paper airplanes, and so forth. 
  • Do not draw during the lesson or practice time. 
  • Do not bring toys to class.

Take responsibility for your actions.

  • Be prepared!  You are in charge of your performance, including the grade you earn. 
  • Attempt every problem--make the effort to succeed.  "I can't" is unacceptable. 
  • Strive to do your best and don't give up.  Be proud of the work you turn in. 
  • Do all work yourself-- your parents shouldn't need to help if you've paid attention and asked questions in class. 
  • Do not copy work from others. 
  • Get extra help from the teacher when needed. 

Be respectful

  • Walk into the room quietly, and start working on the Warm-up immediately. 
  • Take hats off when entering the room.   
  • Do not write on or deface school property, or anyone else's property. 
  • Take pride in your classroom--before being dismissed, pick up after yourself, and straighten your desk.  
  • Do not use profanity. 
  • Work cooperatively with peers. 
  • Talk to and about others in a kind and respectful manner.


Consequences

 Misbehavior is recorded by the teacher daily, and will negatively affect the Appropriate Behavior Reward Program.

 If there are several problems in a day or week, or if a severe incident occurs, consequences for misbehavior will also include one or more of the following:

  • student/teacher conference
  • writing a letter of apology
  • detention
  • writing a detention essay
  • writing an action plan
  • home contact
  • separation from the group
  • referral to the office
  • …and so forth. 

Classroom Safety

  1. No running or other horseplay is allowed in the classroom.

  2. Backpacks must be stored under the student's seat, not on the back of the chair or in the aisle.

DOG ATE HOMEWORK Stamp

·        If the planner has this stamp, student did not turn in the assignment described in the space stamped.

Late Assignments

  1. Assignments turned in late due to absence will be graded for full credit, if turned in on time (see next section).
  2. Assignments turned in late that are complete and show all work, will receive a grade of 60%.
  3. Students may not do extra credit until any missing assignments are made up (except for Quiz Corrections and Family Fun Activities). 

Absences
  • If you are absent, you are responsible for completing missed assignments in a timely manner.  You will have as many days as you were gone to make up the work. 
  • It is your responsibility to find out what you missed.  Assignments are posted on the weekly assignment sheet, and on this website.  Assignments from prior weeks in the quarter are stored on the assignment clipboard.

Extra Help

  • Teacher: After school until 3:00
  • Tutorials and other resources for each lesson are available at the textbook website  www.go.hrw.com.   Until they get our new book posted, please check the lesson title to make sure you're looking at the correct tutorial for the skill being learned.
  • Do the Math Phone Tutor--Toll Free 866-636-MATH (6284) Tues/Weds 3:30-6:00 pm (available a few weeks after school starts).
  • Do the Math Televised Program--Tues/Weds 4:30-5:30 Bright House Channel 15 (will begin a few weeks after school starts).
  • fOn-line tutoring: go to www.KernCountyLibrary.org "Ask Now" section for live homework help.

Parental Involvement

  • Please check the planner daily to see what the homework is.  Homework is not collected until the next day, so even if the student is finished with it, it should be available for you to check over to make sure directions were followed, and that the assignment is complete.
  • Make completing homework a priority.
  • Help set up an organized place for homework to be done.
  • Help your child establish either a consistent daily schedule for completing homework, or help him create a schedule each week that reflects that particular week's activities.
  • Encourage, motivate and prompt your child, but do not sit with her and do the homework with her.  The purpose of the homework is for your child to practice and use what she has learned.  If your child is consistently unable to do the homework by herself, please contact me.
  • If your child is practicing a skill, ask him or her to tell you the steps.  If your child is consistently unable to talk about the knowledge he is practicing or using, please contact me.
  • Math homework should take 20-30 minutes per day (Mon. through Thurs.).  If it's taking longer, please contact me.
  • Students should begin homework at least an hour and a half before bedtime, but when bedtime comes, please stop your child, even if he/she is not finished.

Introduction and Educational Philosophy

 This is my 19th year of teaching here at Lincoln.  I graduated from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, which is a school nationally recognized for their excellent Teacher Education program, and have taken graduate classes at California State University, Bakersfield.  In 1998 I was honored to be chosen Lincoln's "Teacher of the Year," a program sponsored by the Bakersfield Business Alliance Group.  In June 2001, I received training from the Center for Performance Assessment, nationally recognized leaders in the educational field, regarding Standards Based Education.  I'm very excited that in the summers of 2003 and 2004, I participated in the development of the Kern Learn Project Website, by writing math and science assessments and tutorials that will be accessible to many Kern County students. I'm very excited about making the move to seventh grade this year, and in exciting changes that brings.  This year we have new textbooks and I am undertaking the FISH! Philosophy in my classroom as well.

My educational philosophy is that knowledge gives you power to make choices.  You can choose whatever you want out of life as long as you don't limit yourself--and my aim is to help students receive the basics that they need so that as they go on and add to that knowledge and understanding, they will be able to choose whatever will make them happy out of life in the future.  I want to help students understand that knowledge gives them the power to make choices. 

I also believe that every student has the ability to learn, and that their success is directly linked to the effort they put forth.  Students who do the work, and stick with it through the difficulties, will succeed.