BELLWORK- Please pick up a copy of the “Classroom Rules/

Policies”- Begin reading through it quietly and note places

where you may have questions

Rules and Policies

• Students and the teacher will be respectful of one another. THIS IS KEY!

• Respect

• What does it mean?

• Respect yourself?

• Respect other students?

• Respect the teacher?

• Teacher to respect you?

S.L.A.N.T.• Sit Up

• Listen Up

• Ask Questions

• Note Take

• Track the Speaker

Safety

• No running

• No horseplay

• No mishandling of equipment

Cheating and Plagiarism

• What is cheating and plagiarism?

• What isn’t cheating and plagiarism?

• Who gets punished?

• What does this have to do with respect?

Cellphones and Digital Devices

• I DO NOT TOLERATE CELLPHONES/DIGITAL DEVICES BEING OUT DURING CLASS

• Phone Jail rules

• The “Hotel Cali-Phone-ia” rules

Tardy Policy• Each instance will be recorded

• You are allowed 2 unexcused tardies a semester

• After that you will lose ½% from your final grade per tardy

• Example:

• Susie was tardy 6 times unexcused

• 6 tardies – 2 free tardies = 4 tardies

• 4 tardies x ½% = 2% from her final grade

• If she had a 91%, her grade would be dropped to a 89%

• Bring a note or teacher’s signature

Absent Policy

• Planned absence

• Notify me BEFORE the day you will be absent

• Missed work will be arranged on a case-by-case basis.

• Most work, especially quizzes and tests, will be due before you leave.

• This includes work that is due on the day that you will leave.

• Unplanned absence

• Check in with me to discuss missed work and arrange for appropriate rescheduling

Late Work Policy• Homework

• Penalized 15% off the maximum total points available

• Ex.

• Labs

• Penalized 10% off the maximum total points available

• Ex.

• NOTE: This also applies to work rescheduled due to absences

Score you would have gotten

90% 80% 70%

1 day late score (-15%) 85% 80% 70%

2 day late score (-30%) 70% 70% 70%

3 day late score (-45%) 55% 55% 55%

Score you would have gotten

100%

90% 80%

1 day late score (-15%) 90% 90% 80%

2 day late score (-30%) 80% 80% 80%

3 day late score (-45%) 70% 70% 70%

Food/Drink Policy• All food and drinks, expect bottled water must be put away.

• Exceptions can and will be made for medical or cultural circumstances, however these must be cleared with Mr. Duong and the office first.

Study Hall/ Free Study Time• During these times you may work quietly on your own or with others

• Certain rules are relaxed

• Listen to music

• Chat

• Snack Lightly

• Move around the class

• Please keep the volume to a reasonable level

• This is a reward, not a right.

• I may revoke this reward at any time, at my discretion.

Mr. Duong website

•http://mrduongphysics.pbworks.com

Homework: Blog• Make your blog

• Email your blog’s address to kduong@amphi.com

• For your first blog post, in at least 2 paragraphs, Answer the first question and one of the other following questions:

• What do you think physics is?/ How would you describe physics?

• How is physics different from other sciences?

• Where do you think physics is applicable in your life?

• Due 8/12