Classroom Rules:

1. Be in your seat, working on warm-up exercise when the bell rings.
2. Bring laptop, textbook (optional), homework and all materials to class.
3. Follow directions the first time they are given.
4. Respect your fellow students' right to a safe, quiet and productive learning environment.
5. Mr. Thompson dismisses the class, not the bell or clock.

As always, the school's student conduct expectations are upheld.  See your student handbook for more detail.

Classroom Procedures

Homework

• All work is to be done in pencil, including quizzes and tests.
• You MUST show your work to receive credit.
• Assignments are due at the beginning of the next class period unless stated otherwise.
• You learn math by doing math ... your home work assignments are important, do them!

Late work

• NO LATE work will be accepted unless a student has an excused absence or tardy, or uses a GRACE COUPON.
• Depending on the number of days of excused absences, students will receive the same number of days to make up the work missed.
• Students will receive 2 GRACE COUPONS to be used for late homework.
• Once both GRACE COUPONS are used, late work receives a zero. NO EXCEPTIONS. Each unused GRACE COUPON earns the student 1 point grace on the final test.

Absences and Tardiness

• Be responsible - find out what you missed and make it up.

Asking for help

• There truly is no such thing as a dumb question - better to ask than to not understand!
• Group work will be emphasized - explaining a concept to another student is a great way to master it.  Learn from each other!
• Check the homework help page.
• I am here to serve; please feel free to contact me at anytime. Email is usually the best.

Use it and lose it

• Cell phones, etc. … use it in class and you lose it for the day.
• Cell phones *SEEN* during a test may result in a failing grade for that test.

Click here for downloadable copy of the course syllabus, rules and procedures.