Course Syllabus

1. Your grade in this class will be computed using a total points system.  

2. Letter grades will be determined based on the following scale. It is based on the percentage of points earned out of the points possible. I do round up ☺. 

90%-100%=A (Excellent) 

80%-89%=B (Good) 

70%-79%=C (Average) 

60%-69%=D (Needs Improvement) 

55%-59%=D- (In Danger of Failing) 

54% and below=F (Failing) 

3. The following areas will be included as significant portions of the grade: Exams, Quizzes, Projects, Participation Points, Homework, Classwork, Focus Activities Points, Extra Credit, and Miscellaneous Assignments. 

 

1. They will be announced verbally and/or via Google Classroom and ParenSquare, written on the class calendar, and/or posted on       my website under the calendar link. Some exceptions may be certain audio or oral activities. 

2. They can consist of fill-ins with or without a word bank, multiple choice, completion, short answers, true/false, matching, or essays. 

3. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; vocabulary; grammar; and culture will be consistently assessed. 

4. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY IS UNACCEPTABLE. If this occurs, an “F” will be given on the assignment or assessment; a referral will be submitted to the office; and parents will be notified via ParenSquare.

 

You are responsible for making up any assessments that were missed due to an excused absence. Upon your return, you must immediately make arrangements with me to make them up. I give make up assessments during lunch.  Make-ups will be given only for legally excused absences. No make-ups will be allowed for certain graded audio and oral activities or daily participation. If there is a project or assignment due on the day of the absence, it must be turned in on the day you return to school.

 

You will be assigned homework and/or classwork at least four times per week. These assignments will constitute a significant portion of your grade. Homework each night will include any one of the following:

1. Independent listening, speaking, writing, reading activities

2. Study and review vocabulary

3. Study and review of grammar 

4. Study and review culture

5. Written Assignments 

6. Daily Focus Activities

7. Other assignments

 

1. Generally, homework and or classwork assignments are worth 5 points. However, there may be times when they are worth more, depending on the nature of the assignment.

2. If the assignment is done incorrectly, is not legible, or is incomplete, you will not receive full credit and/or will be asked to redo it.

3. If you have an excused absence, you will be allowed to make up the homework assignment based on the number of days you were absent. For instance, if you were absent two days, you will have two days to make up the homework assignment. It is your responsibility to show me the make up work when you return to class.  I will not ask you for it.  

4. It is your responsibility to check Google Classroom and the class calendar for classwork and homework assignments, to write it on the calendar I pass out every month, and to write it in your planner. 

5. You can find out about missed homework and class assignments through Google Classroom and/or upon returning to school.   

6. NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.  IT IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS.

7. I will notify your parents if you are not completing your homework and/or classwork.  

 

1. Participation is part of your grade in Spanish 1, therefore, it is very important to attend class everyday and to participate on a daily  basis.  

2. If you are not on task during an oral activity—paired, independent, group, class—you will be asked to do this activity in written form, your parents will be notified via ParentSquare, and you will not be given participation points for the activity.

 

This course requires a two-inch binder with five dividers. The dividers should be labeled as follows: 

1. Homework/Classwork: Warm Up Activities, Textbook Activities, Exit Tickets, Homework Assignments, Other Activities                       2. Focus Activities 

3. Grammar: Notes, Guided Practice (GP) Handouts, Miscellaneous Handouts                                   

4. Vocabulary: Lists, Flashcards

5. Miscellaneous Handouts: Culture Notes, Articles, Miscellaneous Handouts, ¿Eres tú, María? Activities                                        

 

I can be reached via ParentSquare or e-mail ([email protected]),  My prep period is fourth period.

I will post assignments and/or messages on Google Classroom and ParentSquare.  You can visit my website at www.rowlandhs.org for additional information on upcoming assessments and due dates on assignments and projects.  It will be under "Calendar."

 

The Raider Goals are also posted in the classroom and Google Classroom. 

 

 Successful students will be...

 

1. Tardy Policy: Be on time to class.  If you are not in your seat when the bell rings, you are considered late.  

2. School rules and code of conduct apply in this class.

3. Courtesy and respect for the rights and property of others is appreciated.

4. Profanity, rudeness, insults, disrespecting your classmates and teacher, and fighting will not be tolerated.

5. Respect for school property is expected. The room will be maintained clean and orderly. 

6. Arrive to class prepared. Always bring textbook(s), binder, Chromebook, paper, pen, pencil, other materials, and all handouts and          assignments.

7. No eating, drinking, or chewing gum in class.

8. No doing homework from other classes or writing notes in class.

Yay!

Verbal Praise

ParentSquare/Email

Student of the Month  

 

Oops!

Student receives a verbal warning

ParentSquare/Email

Referral to Administration

Parent Conference  

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Devices                

 

Cell Phones and Earbuds

1. Cell phone/Apple Watch/Other and earbuds should be in the student’s backpack before entering the classroom. 
2. Cell phone/Apple Watch/Other should be on silent and left in the backpack the entire time the student is in the classroom. 

Consequences for Non-compliance

 

First incident:  

 

 

Second incident:  

1. Cell phone/Apple Watch/Other taken away and turned in to the assistant principal AND
2. Referral submitted to the assistant principal AND
3. ParentSquare message sent to parent(s)/guardian(s)

As I introduce each unit, I will review the objectives, standards, and contents in more detail. The World Languages Standards are posted in the classroom and Google Classroom. 

 

The last 25 minutes of every Friday will be used to provide the students academic support.  

 

We will use Nuestra historia 1.  The following is the tentative schedule we will follow: