Mr. Ness’s Classroom Mr. Ness’s Classroom ExpectationsExpectations

Ways To Succeed!Ways To Succeed!

Be Respectful To OthersBe Respectful To Others

• This means please don’t make a This means please don’t make a problem for yourself or others.problem for yourself or others.

• Examples of disrespectful behavior Examples of disrespectful behavior include cut downs, rude remarks, include cut downs, rude remarks, laughing at others misfortune, not laughing at others misfortune, not paying attention in class…paying attention in class…

• If you make a problem, I will do If you make a problem, I will do something.something.

Please don’t touch what is Please don’t touch what is not yours without not yours without

permission!permission!

This especially applies to This especially applies to things that are mine and things that are mine and

things on my desk!things on my desk!

This also includes lab This also includes lab materials.materials.

I listen to students who I listen to students who raise their hands.raise their hands.

• Getting up or talking can be very Getting up or talking can be very distracting to others. distracting to others.

• Be sure that you have permission to Be sure that you have permission to get out of your seat or to talk to get out of your seat or to talk to prevent an interruption.prevent an interruption.

• This includes going to the pencil This includes going to the pencil sharpener, trash can or to my desk.sharpener, trash can or to my desk.

TardiesTardies

• You are considered Tardy if you are You are considered Tardy if you are not in your seat when the tardy bell not in your seat when the tardy bell rings.rings.

• Multiple tardies will result in teacher Multiple tardies will result in teacher detention and parent phone call.detention and parent phone call.

TutorialsTutorials

• Tutorials will be available and Tutorials will be available and mandatory for students.mandatory for students.

• Tutorial times are Tuesday and Tutorial times are Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:00 – 8:40 Thursday mornings from 8:00 – 8:40 am.am.

I let quiet classes that are I let quiet classes that are in their seats leave on in their seats leave on

time!time!

This does not mean beside This does not mean beside your desk, at the front of the your desk, at the front of the room or running through the room or running through the

door.door.

Please Be Prepared!Please Be Prepared!

• You have certain materials that are to You have certain materials that are to be brought be brought EVERY EVERY day. I.e. Journal!day. I.e. Journal!

• Pencil, pen, notebook and paper, and Pencil, pen, notebook and paper, and a composition book.a composition book.

• I give extra points to papers turned in I give extra points to papers turned in on time. Papers or assignments that on time. Papers or assignments that are turned in 3 days late are graded are turned in 3 days late are graded in the summer…in the summer…

Please Be Please Be

AccountableAccountable!!• My classes will be responsible for their actions.My classes will be responsible for their actions.

• Please find out what you missed after an Please find out what you missed after an absence! This is very important because I will absence! This is very important because I will forget. I will not be responsible you telling you forget. I will not be responsible you telling you what you missed!what you missed!

• Please pay attention and stay informed. Please pay attention and stay informed.

• I will like you regardless of how well or how I will like you regardless of how well or how poorly you do in my class. Come see me if you poorly you do in my class. Come see me if you want help.want help.