Welcome all students to 7th Grade Science!!!

Mrs. Silvis’ Classroom Policies and Procedures

Grades will be entered into 4 categories:

•Tests/Quizzes - 40% of total grade all year
-before every test all students will be required to write a statement stating that they will not give or receive any information (No Cheating)-if caught automatic ZERO!

•Class work – 25% of total grade

*Homework-10% of total grade
- H.W. is check randomly (not everyday) and is graded as full credit, half credit, or no credit at all (class work is collected and graded similarly depending upon the complexity and difficulty level)

•Labs/Projects – 20% of total grade
-for each day late a lab report or project is turned in, the grade drops one letter grade
•Science Fair - 25% of the total grade for the 2nd Quarter only!
–Parts of the Science Fair Project will be worth different amounts of points depending on the time & effort that goes into producing a quality product.
–Rubrics and calendars will be distributed to the students so they can keep track of when the parts are due.
–For each day late a part is turned in, the grade drops one letter grade

The Classroom Rules Are:

1. Be in your assigned seat when the bell rings.

2. Stay in your seat at all times unless given permission.

3. Raise your hand to speak.

4. No gum, food, or drink in the classroom.

5. Respect others.

Consequences

1. Pre-Detention

2. Detention

3. Pre-Referral

4. Referral

Restroom Policy:
Restroom breaks should be used during the 5-minute transition between class periods. If restroom passes are needed the students must sign out on the Sign Out Sheet at the front of the room and take a yellow pass.

Guidelines for using restroom passes are as follows:

1. One person at a time
2. Can not go during a quiz or test
3. Can not go when we are correcting homework
4. Can not go out more than once during a period
5. Must return within five minutes
6. Can not use more than 3 times during the same quarter

**Any student that abuses these guidelines or the classroom rules will lose the privilege of obtaining passes during class**
Supply List:

• 3 ring binder with 4 tabs: homework/class work, tests/quizzes, lab reports/projects & science fair
• Loose leaf paper inside
• Pens: blue/black, and other colored pens such as red, purple, etc (for corrections), and pencils
• Optional: colored pencils and/or markers (for diagramming)

Absence Policy:

Upon return, it is the student’s responsibility to check with the teacher about the assignment(s) they missed and complete all necessary assignments within the allowed time period (2 days from the date of return to classes). In accordance with School Board Policy, the student will have two days to complete these assignments and place them in their period’s homework box. In addition, it is the student’s responsibility to get lesson notes and worksheets that may have been missed from a fellow student or me.

Tardy Policy:

Students are required to be in the classroom and are required to be sitting in their assigned seat and copying their homework or working on their warm-up assignment when the tardy bell rings. Any student not in their appropriate seat, when the bell rings, will be given a consequence. The consequence they will receive will depend on how many rules they have broken already.

Plagiarism Policy:

Students need to complete their own work and will not copy work and identify it as their own. Any work that is plagiarized or copied from another student will result in a zero for that activity and consequences will be determined according to the Falcon Cove Code of Conduct.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact me by email or call the 7th grade center directly.

Email: danielle.silvis@browardschools.com

All students may access the Science textbooks online by following these instructions:
1.Open a browser and type in BEEP's address: http://beep.browardschools.com
2. Click the student portal.
3.The student portal home page will appear. To access online books, log in using student number(Username) and password birthday MM/DD/YYYY.
4.A list of all online textbooks by subject will appear. Click the Science link(grade does Not matter).
5. Online Science textbook links page will appear.

Periods 1, 2, 3, & 4:

SCIENCE FAIR

Go to www.falconcove.net for more detailed info.
click on *faculty
* science
* science fair

September 7th- Signed contract due

September 7th- Purpose due

Purpose:

*Reason for doing the experiment
*The question/problem that's being addressed, written in the form of a question
*Section title is all CAPS---->>> PURPOSE
*No 1st person or person pronouns
*No vertebrae or pathogens
*Size 12 font Ariel or Tahoma

Return Policies and Procedure form by Friday 8/27 for the first grade of the 9 weeks.

Period 6:

Return Policies and Procedure form by Friday 8/27 for the first grade of the 9 weeks.