I have noticed that there are still too many students leaving the classroom during instructional time. As a result I have informed the students that they may only leave twice a week. This includes going to the washroom, getting a drink, or going to their locker to bring something they forgot. They have also been informed that in a few weeks the number will decrease to one trip a week.
Furthermore, there are still too many students that are not seeing deadlines as deadlines and are choosing to hand in work late. This is not fair to me or the other students that are getting their work in on time. More importantly though, it is not teaching the students responsibility. As a result I have decided, as of Monday January 12, to start docking the students 5% a day on any assignment that they have not handed in on time. After five days I will no longer accept the assignment as it is already being docked 25%. If students are not present on the day an assignment is due then they are expected to hand it in on the day they return to avoid any late marks.
7-1
- Today was the last class to work on your Drop of DOOOM project. Please make sure that you are working on it at home and that if you have any questions you ask before Friday since the project is due on Monday.
- You will have the rest of the week to work on your Integer Calendar project and it is due by the end of the day on Friday. Make sure that you are using your class time wisely.
7-2
- Start thinking about how you are going to approach your Canada Documentary project as we will be starting it shortly. Make sure that you choose your groups carefully as this is a long project and will likely take us close to two months to complete. Remember that you will be assessed in many different ways throughout the project so everyone needs to pull their weight.
Video Production
- Final Movie Project is due at the end of class on Thursday January 22. This will allow us two days to view everyone’s finished products. Please make sure that you are using class time wisely so that you do not run out of time.