Welcome Message
I want to welcome you all to science class this year! I am looking forward to working with you this year. On this website you will find information for your classes and helpful resources. Select your class from the drop down menu above in order to find information specific to your class.
Required Materials for all Classes
- Chromebook/laptop provided by the school + charger
- Pens/pencils
- Folder
- 1 subject notebook
- sweater (if you tend to get cold easily)
Assignments
- Your assignments will be posted on Google Classroom. You should submit your assignments on google classroom. Late assignments will have 10 points subtracted per day.
- Late assignments will lose 10 points per day.
- Incomplete assignments: Points will be deducted for all blank questions.
Missed Classes/Absences:
- If you are in school but miss a class, you must bring a pass and make up the work you missed.
- If you are absent from school, you must make up the work you missed.
- You will have 10 days from the day you are absent to make up the work without penalty.
- If you are absent the day an assignment is due, you must turn it in when you return to class.
- Students must get permission to miss class for shop functions or club activities. The student's grade must be a 70 or greater in order to have the request approved. If there is a test or quiz that day, they must take the test or quiz first. In addition, they must make up any work that was missed.
Lateness:
- Students must arrive in class before the late bell.
- Students who arrive late should have a pass in order for their lateness to be excused.
- Students who arrive late will have 5 points deducted from their class participation grade.
Notes:
Your notes will be posted on Google classroom before class. You will need to either:
You will receive a homework grade for having your notes ready for class so that we can go over them.
- Save them to a folder in your Google Drive
- Print them out and put them into a folder or binder
You will receive a homework grade for having your notes ready for class so that we can go over them.
Extra Credit
Read an article or watch a documentary on a topic related to your class. Write a 1 page summary and 1 paragraph reflection. Limit 3 per marking period. If done correctly, these articles are worth 2 points on your marking period average.
Grading Policy:
The grading system for Environmental Science is as follows:
Tests/Projects 35%
Quizzes 25%
Classwork 25%
Homework 15%
Tests/Projects 35%
Quizzes 25%
Classwork 25%
Homework 15%
Extra Help/Discussing Grades
- Email me
- Speak to me before or after school
- Send me a comment on your assignment and we can chat there
- Send a text on Remind
Academic Integrity
- All students should complete their own work.
- If students are copying work from each other they will be graded as follows:
- First offense: Student will be given a warning
- Second offense: Students will share the grade for the assignment. A grade of 100 will result in a grade of 50 for 2 students who copied each other's work.
- Third offense: Automatic Zero
- First offense: Student will be given a warning
Contact Information
The best way for parents/guardians and student to contact me is via email fraserc@mcmsnj.net. I will answer you as soon as I can. If you use the contact form on this website, there is a little bit of a delay. So it is better to email me directly.
