Welcome to Back to School Night

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Welcome to Back to School Night

• Honors Chemistry
• with Mrs. Magdaleno
• Room L105

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• This class is designed to meet both high school
  graduation requirements and admission
  requirements for a four-year college/university.
• As an Honors class, it gives students a higher
  weighted GPA if they earn a grade of an A, B or C.

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The Honors designation means

• The course will move faster than a college prep
  class.
• Your child will be exposed to more rigorous
  content, more challenging problems and additional
  concepts in chemistry.
• This is to better prepare you for college level
  chemistry or AP Chemistry

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Class Format

• Daily Warm-ups For reviewing and /or
  introducing new concepts
• Homework stamping and corrections
• Lecture Notes/demonstrations- to introduce new
  material
• Laboratories scheduled once a week.
• Homework Assigned daily except on test days.

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How to help you child succeed in Chemistry

• Send them to school everyday!
• Good Attendance is critical!
• If they say they have no homework in chemistry or
  they are struggling, ask them
• Is your notebook organized and up to date?
• Why dont you read through your notes?
• Have you read the textbook chapters for this
  unit?
• Have you looked at the class website?
• Did you visit Mrs. Magdaleno at tutorial?
• Did you request to see a list of student tutors?

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Course requirements and grading policy

• Grades will be based on weighted averages from
  the following categories
• Exams, Quizzes and Significant Projects(50),
• Final Exam (10),
• Labs and Quizzes (25),
• Homework Notebooks(10),
• Daily Warm-Ups Attendance (5)

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Grading Scale

• A 90-100
• B 80-89
• C 70-79
• D 60-69
• F 0-59
• Citizenship grades will depend on three factors
  Behavior, Attendance(cuts and tardies) and
  Attitude(Positive as opposed to hostility,
  negativity and defiance).to hostility, negativity
  and defiance).

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Homework Policy

• Homework will be given almost every night.
• Homework is to be completed the next day unless
  otherwise stated.
• Reading the textbook is important, so the
  relative textbook chapters will be referenced in
  the syllabus and on the board.
• Late homework will be given half-credit, late lab
  reports will decay 10 per day to a maximum of
  50 off. No credit will be given after the unit
  is over.

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Attendance Tardy Policy

• A strong consistent attendance record will be
  essential for success in this course
• Absences should be avoided if possible however,
  should you become ill and miss class it will be
  the STUDENTS responsibility to find out what was
  missed and acquire all necessary materials upon
  your return to class.
• Being absent for a sporting event does not excuse
  you from completing your work or turning an
  assignment that is due. Tell me before you are
  going to be absent!
• They should always check the teacher website
  athttp//www.wuhsd.org//Domain/275

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Tardy Policy

• Each student will receive 50 points each
  semester.
• Each time the student has an unexcused tardy,
  they will lose 5 points from this 50 point total.
  
• Each student will receive one free tardy and two
  excused tardies from parent or teacher notes.
• Office passes will always be considered excused.
• Those students who have 50 points at the end of
  the semester will be eligible for extra credit!

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Behavioral Expectations

• Come to class on-time.
• Respect others and their property.
• Make safety a priority in the classroom.
• Come to class prepared (with calculator!) and
  ready to learn.
• TRY YOUR BEST!

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Textbook and Materials Requirements

• Textbook Chemistry- Matter and Change
  (Glencoe/McGraw Hill)
• Class website www.wushd.k12.ca.us/kmagdaleno
• Textbook website www.chemistrymc.com - great
  for review and self quizzes!
• A 1-2 inch 3 ring binder with 5 separation tabs
• A scientific calculator. I recommend the TI-34,
  TI 30xA or similar model. A TI-83 graphing
  calculator is fine, but I will clear all the
  memory before any test.

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Test Redemption Extra Credit

• No Unit Test Grades will be dropped.
• Lowest Unit Test Grade will be redeemed (or
  replaced) with your grade on the final exam (if
  it is higher than your lowest exam score)
• Extra Credit will only increase your grade
  percentage by 1 maximum per semester.