Ms. Zinner's Class Policies
for 2008-2009
La Quinta High School
MATERIALS
Bring the following daily:
your textbook w/a bookcover
black and blue ink pens
3-ring binder (with 4 dividers)
two #2 pencils
notebook paper
several colored pencils
graph paper (1/4 inch squares)
correction fluid
compass
eraser
protractor with a small hole at the center of the base
6" or 12" ruler (measuring both in inches and centimeters)
scientific calculator with an owner's manual
HOMEWORK POLICIES
Homework is assigned almost every day and is generally due
at the beginning of the next class. Ten to fifteen
assignments are graded each quarter and each one earns up to
four points. Thursday is usually homework collection day.
MAKE-UP WORK
Late homework will not be accepted. Homework and tests may
be made up if the student has an excused absence. Quizzes
cannot be made up. In the case of a planned absence, such
as a school activity or a doctor's appointment, it is the
student's responsibility to notify the teacher, turn in
homework, get the new assignment, and take any tests or
quizzes that would be missed prior to the day of absence.
GRADING
Tests and Quizzes
Homework
Notebook
Classwork and Participation
GRADING SCALE
LETTER GRADE
A
B
C
PERCENT OF TOTAL POINTS
90-100%
80-89
68-79
75%
10%
10%
5%
D
F
63-67
0-62
CLASS RULES
1. No food, drinks, or gum, except water in a sealed
container.
2. Bring your homework and all materials to class daily.
3. Be seated at your desk when the bell rings.
4. No moving about the classroom without permission.
5. Listen carefully to all instructions before starting an
assignment or activity.
6. Raise your hand and wait to be called on before speaking
out during class.
7. Do not write on books, desks, or other school property.
8. Textbooks must have bookcovers on at all times.
9. No grooming, showing photos, or other distracting
activities are permitted in class.
10. Each student may use no more than two hall passes per
quarter. Each hall pass allows for an absence of up to
five minutes.
11. Show respect for the safety, feelings, and opinions
of others. Use only language and a tone of voice which
are appropriate to the classroom setting.
12. You will be dismissed each period by the teacher, not by
the bell.
TARDY POLICY
The La Quinta tardy policy is enforced in this class.
Multiple tardies in any quarter may result in detentions,
Saturday school, or a referral to the principal with a
recommendation for W/F.
CHEATING POLICY
The La Quinta cheating policy is enforced in this class.
One incident of cheating will result in a zero grade for
the assignment or test, and suspension pending a parent
conference. Any student found cheating on multiple
occasions during his or her La Quinta career will be
referred to the principal with a recommendation for W/F.