Honors Geometry
Information and Expectations
Mrs. Amy Weaver
Contact information:
 E-mail: aweaver@wasd.org
o I will send parents and students regular emails to inform you of upcoming tests, quizzes,
progress, reports, etc… if you provide an e-mail address for me.
 Phone: 570-323-8411 ext. 3248
 Use www.wasd.org/aweaver to check grades.
o Click on GRADES ONLINE
o Select your class from the pull down menu and type your last name then your password.
Your password is your last name followed by the last 4 digits of you student ID
Materials: All students will be expected to bring the following materials to class each day.
 Pencil – all assignments must be completed in pencil
o If assignment is done in pen, points will be deducted
o Student may re-do the assignment in pencil to receive full credit
 3-Ring Binder
o see information regarding notebook (on Notebook handout)
 Textbook – Geometry by Glencoe
o Book should be brought to class on a daily basis, unless otherwise indicated.
 Calculator
o Ideally a TI-83+ or TI-84 graphing calculator – some will be available for borrowing but
it would be helpful to have your own.
o Otherwise, any scientific calculator will be sufficient
 Colored Pencil(s)/Pen(s)
o Preferably 3 or 4 different colors (red, blue, green, orange, purple, black, etc…)
o These items will be used for marking diagrams and correcting work in/outside of class
Grading:
Student progress will be measured by appropriate combinations of the following assignments:
 Tests & Quizzes  will account for approximately 70% of grade
o Tests will be announced well in advance and will cover all or part of a unit. Quizzes will
generally be announced 1 or 3 days in advance, but pop quizzes can and will occur.
 Quiz Corrections will be available – see Guidelines handout.
 Retesting will be available for each Unit Test – see Guidelines handout.
 Classwork/Homework  will account for approximately 20% of grade
o Homework will be assigned daily and checked randomly for effort and completeness.
o Late work will be accepted to a certain extent, but all late work will receive a deduction
in points based on the lateness and situation.
 Notebook  will account for the remaining 10% of grade
o Your notebook will be checked periodically throughout each marking period
o You should divide your notebook into 6 sections – see Notebook handout
o If your notebook is not available at the time of the check, you will be able to turn it in
up to 2 days late, but will incur point deductions.
 Extra Credit  Please don’t ask about it!!
o There may be bonus problems on tests and you may have the opportunity to correct a
test to earn extra points.
o The more you ask about extra credit, the less likely I am to give it!!
Absentee and Make-up Work:
 It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to pick up your work. It will be posted on the MISSING
WORK board in the classroom.
o I will not go over the make-up work at the beginning of class. If you have questions
concerning the material, please see me before/after school.
o If you have a prearranged absence such as an extra-curricular activity or
doctor/dentist appointment, you must come in before leaving/after returning to turn in
last night’s assignment and get the notes and homework for the day you are missing.
You will be expected to complete the assignment and turn it in the next day.
o If you are out for an entire day, you will have one day for each day you were absent to
make up missed work.
 If you are absent on Monday, you will pick up your assignment when you return
on Tuesday and it will be due on Wednesday. Any work assigned before you were
absent is due on the day you return.
o If you are absent on the day of a test or quiz and it is the only day you are absent, you
must make up the test or quiz in class on the day you return to school. Exceptions will
be made in the case of extended absences.
o If you are absent the day before the test or quiz and there in no new material learned,
you will be expected to take the test the day you get back.
Classroom Expectations:
 BE PROMPT
o Arrive in class on time – if you are late to class, bring a signed pass
 Otherwise you will be marked tardy
 3+ times tardy = minimum of 15 minute detention
o Be in your seat and working on the warm-up when the bell rings
 BE PREPARED
o Bring your materials to class
 If materials are missing, student may sign out to locker and will receive a tardy
for class.
o Come to class ready and willing to learn
 BE POLITE
o Raise your hand and wait to be called on before speaking
 Bathroom/drink breaks will be limited and granted using teacher discretion
o Treat your classmates and teacher with respect
 Listen /Pay attention while teacher/classmate is talking
 Do not complete other work in this class – it will be confiscated and not
returned.
 Make sure cell-phone/i-pod is turned off and put away – item will be confiscated
and turned into the office.
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If repeated violations occur, parents will be notified and a student may be referred for
disciplinary action to his/her house principal.
Let’s have a great year!