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Welcome To Chemistry!

Mrs. Kuberek

Tabb High School

Phone: 867-77227400

email: jkuberek@ycsd.york.va.us

1. GENERAL COURSE OUTLINE

The Chemistry curriculum is divided into 11 units and is aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL). Each unit will require completion of several class work, laboratory and homework assignments, 1-2 quizzes and a final unit test. A detailed course outline with assigned textbook reading is provided to each student.

2. CLASSROOM RULES

¨Follow all rules outlined in the Rights and Responsibilities handbook.

¨ Arrive to class on time and be seated in your assigned seat by the time the tardy bell rings. Students arriving late before 7:50 AM will be admitted to class without a tardy pass and have until the next class period to provide an Attendance Office pass to excuse the tardy. Students arriving late after 7:50 AM will not be admitted without an Attendance Office pass. Students will be referred to their administrator after the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, etc. unexcused tardy. Parents/guardians will be contacted after the 3^rd excused tardy.

¨Come to class each day and bring all required materials, including your assignments and agenda. You will not be allowed to go to your locker once class begins.

¨Be respectful of the teacher and other students. Do not talk while the teacher or another student is talking.

¨Do not eat in the classroom. Water in a clear bottle is the only beverage allowed in the classroom.

¨Obey all laboratory safety rules. Failure to do so will result in a “0” for the day’s classwork/lab grade.

¨No one will be allowed to leave the classroom during the first 10 minutes or the last 10 minutes of class, during lecture or during tests or quizzes. Students may leave the classroom only with the teacher’s permission and a signed agenda pass.

¨Remain seated at the end of class until the bell rings. Do not line up at the classroom door.

3. REQUIRED MATERIALS

For Individual Use:

•3-ring binder (min. 1-1/2 inch) •#2 pencil and pen

•loose leaf paper •agenda (provided by school)

•textbook •scientific calculator

NOTE: Textbooks are issued to each student by number at the beginning of the school year. It is the responsibility of the student to return the book in comparable condition upon completion of the course. If the textbook is lost, stolen or badly damaged, the student will be charged a replacement fee ($60.43).

4. GRADING

First 9-Weeks Second 9-WeeKs Third 9-Weeks Fourth 9-Weeks

Tests: 50% Tests: 50% Tests: 50% Tests: 50%

Quizzes: 20% Quizzes: 20% Quizzes: 20% Quizzes: 20%

Class work/Labs: 25% Class work/Labs: 25% Class work/Labs: 25% Class work/Labs: 25%

Homework: 5% Homework: 5% Homework: 5% Homework: 5%

Semester Exam: 20% Semester Exam: 20%

*Final Semester Grades: 9-Wk #1 (40%) + 9-Wk #2 (40%) + Final Exam (20%)*

5. MAKE-UP WORK/EXTRA HELP

It is the student’s responsibility to get missed assignments from the teacher when returning from an absence located in the makeup folder located in room. Students have up to 5 days to make-up missing tests and assignments. Make-up and extra help sessions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. New horizon students need to make an appt.

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Please sign and return. I have read the above rules and procedures and understand them.

Student Signature:_ Parent Signature:___

Welcome To Chemistry!

Mrs. Kuberek

Tabb High School

Please sign and return. I have read the above rules and procedures and understand them.

Student Signature:_____________________ Parent Signature:_______________________

Student Signature:_ Parent Signature:___