Classroom Policies and Procedures

Algebra II



























Welcome to Mr. 4Cs Marvelous World of Mathematics focusing on the Amazing area of Algebra.
Algebra is the fundamental basis of all mathematics and essential for all scientific discoveries and
technological innovations.
Class Expectations
Students are expected to follow the classroom
expectations as well as all school and district behavior
and dress code expectations every day.
1. Be Respectful.
a. Be silent & listen when the teacher OR
another student is speaking.
2. Be Responsible.
a. Be on time to class. (You must be in the
classroom when the tardy bell begins to
ring. If you are coming in the door after
the bell is already ringing you are counted
tardy.)
b. Cheating of any kind will NOT be
tolerated and will result in an
automatic zero. (Cheating includes
copying homework, using notes for
quizzes/tests, looking on someone's paper
for answers, etc.)
c. When learning in groups, time must be
used cooperatively and efficiently.
3. Be Resourceful.
a. Bring all materials to class everyday!!!
(This includes paper and pencil.)
b. Mr. 4Cs class is a Power Down zone
unless otherwise instructed and all cell
phones should be set to silent or turned off
upon entering the room.
4. Be Receptive.
a. Follow the directions the first time they
are given.
b. The teacher dismisses the class, not the
bell. In order to leave the classroom
when the bell rings, students must be in
their seats and all school calculators must
be put away.
Consequences
1. Verbal Warning
2. Detention Arranged by Teacher
3. Conference with Student and Email Home to
Parent
4. Phone Call to Parent and/or Conference with
arent
Materials
Every student MUST come prepared to class
everyday with the following materials:
1. Pencils, Pencils, Pencils!!!!! (Work will
NOT be accepted written in anything else)
2. 1 or larger 3-ring Binder
3. Composition or Spiral-bound Notebook
(Paper ripped out of a spiral notebook with
frayed edges will NOT be accepted)
4. 3x5 Note Cards (100 ct) AND
5. One individual Binder Ring (You can
purchase yourself or from me for 50 cents.)
Optional Supplies:
Graphing Calculator (Calculators are
provided for in-class work, but may NOT be
taken home by the student.)*

* If you choose to purchase a calculator the TI-83
or the TI-84 are the most useful graphing
calculators available & can be used all the way
through college and beyond.

Algebra II
Textbooks
Students will NOT be issued a Geometry textbook unless
it is requested by a parent. A large portion of our work
this year will come from notes taken in class, using the
book, but most of the Home Learning will be typed or
copied worksheets that will not come from the textbook.
The textbook can be used as a resource, however, and
students may have access to a book if requested. If you
have any questions or concerns, please contact me as
soon as possible.
Make Up Work
- Makeup work is the responsibility of the student.
You will be given one day for every day that you
are absent to complete missed assignments or tests.
- Any notes taken on that day can be acquired from a
classmate, but you must take the initiative and
ask for them.
- A mark of absence will go down in the gradebook
for a missed quiz, but it will not count against you
unless you fail to make it up in a timely manner.
- Any test missed will be made up before or after
school & not during the class period. Please make
special arrangements with me in order to make up a
test. If you fail to make up a test during the
specified time period, it will result in a zero.
- If you know that you are going to be absent for any
reason, it is your responsibility to come see me
BEFORE you miss class and pick up any make-up
assignments.

Tutoring Hours
Mornings: 7:45am8:25am
*Afternoons vary and by appointment.

*Alternate times are always welcome &
may be scheduled by appointment.

Grading & Late Work Policies
The grading scale is as follows:
Class Learning: 15%
Home Learning: 15%
Quizzes: 20%
Tests/Projects: 40%
District Checkpoints: 10%
Late Work Policy:
- Late work will NOT be accepted.
Home Learning assignments are due at the
beginning of class and therefore, must be
completed by that time.
- Home Learning will be reviewed at the
beginning of class and will then be turned
in before a quiz is given related to the
Home Learning.
- I will have the option to drop grades in
each six weeks for those situations that
come up in which you forget your
assignment or it disappears from your
locker/backpack/ folder/etc.
*Exceptions will be made when absent. Students will
have the number of days he/she was absent to make up
the work before it will be considered late and will not be
accepted. *
I f there is anything that I can do for you in order to help you succeed in my class, please
feel free to let me know. I look forward to having you in class this year.


Communicating with Mr. Foresee
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your grade or
progress in class, please feel free to contact me by email at
[email protected] or call the school at (972) 8825300 to
arrange a conference with me.




Parent or Guardian,
Please read the following statement, sign in the appropriate space, and have your student
return this page to Algebra II class by Friday, September 5th in order to receive a free
grade of 100 as a Home Learning assignment. Students will need to keep the first two pages
of this syllabus in the front of their Geometry Binder. Please also include your best form of
contact so that I may update you on your students progress throughout the year.


I have read and understand the Geometry Classroom Policies and Procedures.


____________________ ________________________
Student Name Student Signature
____________________________ __________
Parent/Guardian Signature Date

Best form of contact:
Email: ______________________
Phone: ______________________

Thanks,

Mr. 4C (Foresee)
Poteet High School
Geometry & Algebra II Teacher
[email protected]
(972)8825300