CLASS RULES:

  • COME TO CLASS PREPARED :  COVERED TEXTBOOK, 3-RING BINDER, LINED COMPOSITION PAPER, PEN OR PENCIL
  • MAKE YOUR BEST EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE IN FRENCH AT ALL TIMES DURING CLASS
  • RESPECT YOURSELF, YOUR CLASSMATES, YOUR TEACHER, AND YOUR SCHOOL
  • NO CHEWING GUM, FOOD OR DRINK IS ALLOWED IN CLASS
  • BRING NO ITEMS PROHIBITED BY SCHOOL POLICY INTO CLASS
  • RAISE YOUR HAND BEFORE SPEAKING AND WAIT TO BE CALLED UPON

MY EXPECTATIONS OF YOU:

  • ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST; ACCEPT NOTHING LESS FROM YOURSELF
  • STUDY VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR DAILY IN ADDITION TO HOMEWORK
  • READ AND/OR LISTEN CAREFULLY TO ALL INSTRUCTIONS
  • WHENEVER SOMETHING IS UNCLEAR, ASK FOR HELP IMMEDIATELY.  NEVER WAIT UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE AN ASSESSMENT
  • BECOME FAMILIAR WITH AND FOLLOW OUR CLASS RULES AND PROCEDURES
  • DEMONSTRATE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL BEHAVIOR AT ALL TIMES
  • PRACTICE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

1.  USE A FRENCH/ENGLISH DICTIONARY FOR WORD TRANSLATIONS; REFER TO YOUR TEXTBOOK CHAPTER AND GLOSSARY FOR PHRASES 

2.  DO NOT USE TRANSLATION ENGINES OR TRANSLATION SOFTWARE FOR ENTIRE PARAGRAPHS, ENTIRE COMPOSITIONS, OR ENTIRE SPEECHES; WORK DONE IN THIS MANNER IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IS NOT DEMONSTRATIVE OF YOUR EFFORT AND UNDERSTANDING.  YOU CAN USE THEM FOR INDIVIDUAL WORDS AS YOU WOULD USE A DICTIONARY OR THESAURUS.

3.  COPYING FROM OTHER PERSONS' WORK OR COPYING VERBATIM FROM PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL WITHOUT REFERENCE IS PLAGIARISM AND IS UNACCEPTABLE.

 

CLASS PROCEDURES:

  • COME TO CLASS ON TIME AND PREPARED TO WORK.  BY THE TIME THE FINAL BELL HAS RUNG, YOU SHOULD BE IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT, HAVE YOUR COVERED TEXT, BINDER, HOMEWORK AND PENCIL OR PEN ON YOUR DESK.
  • AFTER THE FINAL BELL HAS RUNG, BEGIN WORKING IMMEDIATELY ON THE DAY'S POSTED PRE-CLASS ACTIVITY.
  • HOMEWORK IS POSTED WEEKLY ON THE WHITEBOARD AND ON THIS WEBSITE.
  • HOMEWORK MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DAY IT IS DUE.  IF YOU MUST LEAVE SCHOOL EARLY, EITHER TURN IT IN DIRECTLY TO ME OR GIVE IT TO A CLASSMATE TO TURN IN.
  • IF YOU ARRIVE TO CLASS LATE, SIGN IN THE "SIGN IN/SIGN OUT" BINDER IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.  IF YOUR LATENESS IS EXCUSED, PLACE YOUR PASS IN THE BASKET.
  • LEAVING CLASS DURING CLASS TIME:

1.  QUIETLY LEAVE YOUR SEAT, SIGN OUT IN THE "SIGN IN/SIGN OUT" BINDER.  PUT YOUR NAME, TIME OF LEAVING AND REASON FOR LEAVING. TAKE THE HALL PASS FOR L05 WITH YOU.

2.  ONLY ONE PERSON AT A TIME MAY LEAVE THE ROOM FOR PERSONAL HALL PRIVILEGES.

3.  WHEN YOU RETURN, WRITE IN THE TIME OF YOUR RETURN AND RETURN THE L05 HALL PASS.

4.  STUDENTS WITH MEDICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, ATHLETIC OR GUIDANCE APPROVED NEEDS MAY LEAVE DURING CLASS TIME AS PRE-APPROVED.  SUCH LEAVE DOES NOT COUNT AS PERSONAL HALL PRIVILEGE LEAVE.

  • KEEP YOUR DESK AND SURROUNDING AREA CLEAN.  THE FLOOR IS NOT A TRASH CAN.  EMPTY YOUR TRASH AND RECYCLABLES AS YOU EXIT THE ROOM AT THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD.
  • IF YOU ARE ABSENT FROM CLASS, ANY MATERIAL THAT WAS HANDED OUT DURING YOUR ABSENCE WILL BE PLACED IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL HANGING FOLDER IN THE FILE CABINET.  DON'T FORGET TO CHECK YOUR FOLDER UPON YOUR RETURN.