Science test days are Monday and Thursday. These are also the days that major projects are due.

Students will have access to both the 7th grade & 8th gr. textbook online at home.
Go to www.phsuccessnet.com .
username & password are the same SCIENCE all capital letters

Go to
phschool.com/atschool/texas/science_explorer/grade8/Student_Area/SE_8_S_BK_index.html
to get related sites. Take practice quizzes at the site.
The cost of the textbook to be replaced if lost is $54.50.

HONORS: Daily work and homework are 40%.
Simple labs and quizzes are daily grades.
Major projects and tests are 60%.
REGULAR CLASSES: 50% daily grades & 50% major grades
All students will keep a grade sheet in their notebook at all times and the students will receive a daily grade for this grade sheet at the end of the 6 weeks.

25 point deduction each day that daily work is late.
Major projects that are late will have a 10 point deduction per each day late.

When you are absent, it is your responsibility to get the assignment, complete it, and turn it in. The handbook states that you have the same number of days you were absent to complete the assignment. Make up tests need to be made up within one week of the missed test.
** If a students is absent during the time that a project or long term assignment is being done, they do not get extra time unless the teacher and the student have talked in advance of the due date.**

Locker stops before 1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th periods.
Backpacks are not permitted in class & must be left in lockers.
Lock replacement fee is $5

Period 1: 9:03 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
Period 2: 10:00 a.m. -10:49 a.m. (my conference period)
Period 3: 10:54 a.m. - 11:43 a.m.
A Lunch: 11:43 a.m.-12:09 p.m. (my lunch period)
B Lunch: 12:14 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.
C Lunch: 12:45 p.m.- 1:11 p.m.
Period 4: 11:48 a.m - 1:11 p.m.
Period 5: 1:16 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Period 6: 2:10 p.m. - 2:59 p.m.
Period 7: 3:04 p.m. - 3:55p.m.

Sessions are arranged by appointment any morning from 8:05 a.m.-8:45 a.m. or
after school. The student must request a pass from me the day before in order to enter the building. Students may also make up missed labs or exams at these times or after school.

PROGRESS REPORT DATES for 2006:


REPORT CARD DATES: ..

The final report card will be mailed to the address on file.

2006-2007 SIX WEEK GRADING PERIODS:
1st 6 weeks: Aug. 16-Sept 22
2nd 6 weeks: Sept. 25-Nov 3
3rd 6 weeks: Nov 6-Dec. 16
4th 6 weeks: Jan 3-Feb. 16
5th 6 weeks: Feb 19-Apr. 5
6th 6 weeks: Apr. 10-May 24

All students are required to successfully complete a safety test which covers safety rules, emergency response/first aid, symbols from the textbook and how to read & interpret MSDS,
material safety data sheet. Upon completion the student will sign a safety contract & acquire a parent/guardian signature to acknowledge the importance of a safe environment for all
students. Safety will be taught, emphasized throughout the year, written into lab reports, and tested after each lab.

Consequences for unsafe practice:
The students will be given an alternative assignment if they fail to display safe practices & parents will be contacted. For example: no student will be allowed to participate in a lab if they are wearing open-toed shoes but the student will be pulled away from the activity and required to complete an alternative assignment.
A student may be quickly dismissed to the principal's office for a severe safety offense & suspended from lab settings for a period of time.
For lesser safety offenses, students may be required to serve time in ISS.

For safety instruction go to www.flinnsci.com
and then click on safety.