The following rules have been set in place to ensure all students have a
positive, successful experience in the classroom.
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Take responsibility for your own learning. |
Students must learn how to be good self-advocates for their learning. This includes getting caught up on work missed due to absenses, making corrections on assignments and quizzes, and ensuring that they understand all assigned work before beginning to complete it. Click HERE to view some initiatives that have been set up to help with student self-advocacy.
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Have respect for yourself and others. |
All students deserve to learn in an environment where they feel comfortable and relaxed. Therefore, any student demonstrating behaviour that detracts from the learning environment or that is considered unsafe will be dealt with in an appropriate manner including detention, meeting with the principal, loss of priviledges, fines*, and/or a phone call home.
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Be prepared for class. |
It is an integral part of student success to arrive to class with all of the required materials as well as being an active participant in the lesson. The responsibility of being prepared is that of the student. Therefore, if the student is missing a required material (e.g. protractor, calculator), they will be responsible for finding their own before the class begins (there are several materials available for purchase* in the classroom). If the class has already begun they will be considered late to class.
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Be on time. |
All students are required to be in their seats and be ready to begin when the class starts. This will ensure that the time available for asking questions, reinforcing concepts, and completing activities can be maximized to the students' advantage. If a student is not ready at the start, not only have they missed the beginning of the lesson, but they also disturb the class as they get settled.
Click HERE to see consequences of not being ready for the start of class. |
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Do homework regularly. |
| Studies reveal a strong link between the time spent on homework and student achievement. Students are asked to complete homework regularly, ask for help if homework expectations are not clear, and prepare appropriately for upcoming lessons, projects, and tests. The work assigned for homework will be a continuation of the work completed in class. Wherever possible, time will be given in class for students to begin their homework, thus allowing the students an opportunity to clarify concepts before taking the work home. Click HERE for consequences for not completing homework and assignments. |
In order to ensure fair and consistent enforcement of the above rules, the following consequences
have been set up.
A behaviour record will be kept for each student for the length of the
school year and will be used to assess the student's learning skills on their report card.
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Late to class. |
Description:
Student is not in their seat when the class begins (a countdown will signify when class starts).
Consequence:
A countdown until the start of the lesson will be occurring as student return from recess. Students not in their seats with the appropriate materials by the time the countdown expires will be fined. A record of "lates" will also be kept. Once the student has accumulated three lates, the student will have to serve a lunch detention.
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Failure to complete homework. |
Description:
Student has NOT completed, has completed only a portion of the assigned work, or has NOT completed the task as explained by the teacher (e.g. did not show all rough work when solving problems).
Consequence:
Students failing to complete their homework (as described above) will be fined* and will have to complete the homework during recess. Students who fail to complete their homework three times will receive a phone call (or email) home notifying the parent.
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Late assignments. |
Description:
Student has NOT completed the assignment by the assigned due date.
Consequence:
Students will be given plenty of time both in and out of class to complete the required assignments. Assignments that are NOT submitted on the specified due date will NOT be accepted UNLESS accompanied by a late submission form which is to be filled out by the student and signed by the parent (this form can be downloaded from the FORMS section of the website or can be picked up in class). This contract MUST accompany the assignment upon submission. Students who fail to submit key assignments and projects will not have provided enough evidence to determine a report card grade and therefore will be given an “I” (insufficient evidence) on their report card. |
Note:
Violent and drug related incidences, as well as unapproved absences,
will be referred to and dealt with by the administration.
One of the major goals in grade six is to teach students to take responsibility for their own learning. In addition to arriving to class prepared, completing all assigned work on time and with quality, and being an active participant in the lessons, the following initiatives have been set up to help those students looking to improve their grades. None of the initiatives are mandatory, and therefore students not opting to complete the below tasks will NOT be penalized.
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Math Economic Program |
Description :
Although it is math based, this program will ALWAYS be running in our class - no matter what subject is being taught. Students will be required to apply for jobs in order to earn a salary. Students must earn money in order to pay for their desk as well as any other fines that they may incur throughout the year. Bonus opportunities will also be made available to students in order to help supplement their income. Students are encouraged to save their money in order to purchase property (desks), purchase and rent supplies, and to participate in auctions and other activities. Click HERE to download an outline of the program.
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Fischer Fours |
Description :
These cards are rewards for extra credit assignments, success in team challenges, or are available for purchase through the math economics program. A "Fischer Four" card can be redeemed for any component of an assignment, lab, quiz, or test BUT can not be redeemed for assessment pieces that were not submitted (i.e. received a mark of "no evidence"). When redeemed, the lower mark will be changed to a Level Four. Fischer Fours can only be used for assessments in science.
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Class Website |
Description :
In order to help students organize their work, assignments, and homework, this class website has been designed. The website will be updated with daily homework, a calendar of upcoming due dates and events, and important course documents which can be downloaded for student use. The website can also be used by parents to help their child with time management and assignment completion. This year, the website will feature online practice quizzes and tests as well as additional e-resources for students to further reinforce the concepts taught during class.
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Extra Help |
Description :
During recess and lunch, the classroom will be opened to those students requiring clarification on recent topics covered in class. This will also be time designated to those students who missed writing a quiz, test, or in-class assignment due to an absence. As no set "help days" will be scheduled, students must arrange with the teacher a day to meet. General extra help sessions will be scheduled before major tests in both science and math. Extra help will also be offered after school by appointment. |
Created by:
Ian Fischer
Holy Redeemer Catholic School
Kanata, Ontario
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