May 21, 2012:
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!! For this week, if you have done any extra credit
questions this semester, you get this week's 5 points. Good luck on finals!
Have a great summer!!
Chemistry New Homework Collection Policy (effective with the start of Unit 6)
Beginning with Unit 6, there will be a change in the way that homework is
collected and graded. Homework and classwork will still be assigned on a
daily basis. Students are expected to work on classwork during class and
homework as it is assigned and to come prepared with any questions to the
following class for discussion. However, the homework and classwork will not
be collected until the unit test date, at which time students will submit a
notebook (either a binder or a spiral notebook) in which they have placed all
of their fully completed assignments in order for a completion grade. Each
assignment will be awarded points based on completeness; 100% complete will
earn the full points and incomplete will earn no points. Students will be
given a log sheet with the order of assignments and assignments not put into
the correct order before submitting their notebooks will not be checked.
To ensure that students are hopefully not putting off assignments until the
day that the notebook is due, there will be random spot checks of homework
for points – if the student has the assignment, they will receive points, and
if they do not have the assignment they will not receive points.
All assignments should have the student’s name, class block, and date at the
top of the paper. The title of the assignment should also be written at the
top of the paper. All work should be shown in order to receive full credit.
Most of the rest of this semester is going to involve mathematics; nothing
out of the range of possibility for students, but most will need to make the
choice to put in the effort necessary to master the material. Therefore,
putting in the effort on the assignments in order to learn the material and
not just to get a grade is very important.
An assignment list will be put on the website along with the unit objectives
and vocabulary under the “unit calendar” tab.