Welcome to Grade Eight! Listed below are some of the expectations that will help you be successful in each class.

1. Arrive on time and when the bell rings, immediately enter the school through your designated door and quickly proceed to your locker and then to your class.
2. All homework must be completed on time, to the best of your ability and brought to class.
3. Chewing gum, food and drinks (excluding water bottles) are not allowed in the classroom.
4. Notebooks, duo tangs, writing supplies (pen, pencil with your own lead, erasers, lined paper) are to be brought to every class.
5. Your student agenda/planner is to be brought to every class.
6. It is your responsibility to keep your notebook neat and up to date.
7. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what work you missed from your homework buddy and to catch up. It is expected that you catch up before the next class.
8. It is your responsibility to complete any tests/quizzes you miss as soon as possible.
9. It is your responsibility to submit all assignments in on time. A note must accompany assignments that are more than three days late from your parent/guardian in order for the work to be marked.
10. Students who have incomplete schoolwork are expected to attend classroom detentions during lunch recess and/or after school until he/she is caught up.

Extra help is always available to you. It is, however, your responsibility to set up a time with your teacher.
The expectations listed above are put in place to ensure your success this year. If at any time you choose not to follow the above expectations, you will be asked to complete a think page to explain your actions. We will also contact your parents and inform them of your performance in class.

Notebook
> Notebooks, duo tangs, and/or binders are to be used for your notes.
> All notes are to be written in dark coloured pen (no red, pink, light coloured pens) and all diagrams are to be sketched in pencil only and labeled in pen unless otherwise specified. All math calculations for Mathematics must be in pencil only. 

If you choose to use a binder, it must be divided into Literacy, Mathematics, Science etc.
> A title page must begin each new unit.
> Each page must have an underlined title in the centre of the page, and the date on the top, right hand corner.
> Proper sentence structure, spelling, grammar etc. is to be applied at all times.
> Your participation in class will be evaluated on a regular basis.

Respect
> If you want to receive respect, you have to give respect!!
> Respect your own and other's life space.
> Attentive Listening, Appreciation/No Put Downs, and Mutual Respect are expected!
> Remember: You Are Responsible For Yourself!!!! (YARFY)


How will you be marked?
All labs, notebooks, portfolios, participation, presentations, and assignments will be marked on a four level scale:Level 1: 50-59%, Level 2: 60-69%, Level 3: 70-79%, Level 4: 80-100%  You will also have regular quizzes, tests, and homework that will comprise a large portion of your mark.

Student Agenda/Planner
All students at Elmbank are expected to carry their student planner to every class every day. Students are required to record all homework in their planner on a daily basis. The Planner is an excellent tool for recording your daily schoolwork and also a great way for parents and teachers to communicate with each other. It is strongly recommended that parents check their child's planner on a daily basis.

Extra Help
Extra help is always available to every student either before school, after school, or during nutrition breaks. However, extra help is the responsibility of each child. If you require assistance, you must see your teacher to schedule a day and time.

Thank you and please feel free to contact me at the school whenever you wish,

Mrs. Peart-Martin