Welcome
to Ms. Cotta’s Chemistry Class!
Room: S 303 Periods: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 E-mail: julianne.cotta@lausd.net
Website: www.mscotta.blogspot.com
This school year we will study
many aspects of chemistry including properties of matter, periodic table,
atomic structure, atomic bonding, radioactivity, and organic chemistry. It is essential in order to be successful at
chemistry to have a strong algebra foundation.
This class will also require strong reading and thinking skills. It is
essential that the student keeps up with the work assigned and studies
regularly. There will be a midterm and a
final that will require students to review and prepare in order to receive a
passing grade in the class. All work and
upcoming due dates are posted on Ms. Cotta’s website on a regular basis. Also feel free to contact with questions via
e-mail or calling the main office to schedule a parent conference.
Required
Materials (brought to class EVERY DAY!):
1) Binder with five (5) dividers 3)
Loose lined paper (not in a spiral notebook)
2) Composition Book 4)
Pencils and pens (blue or black ink only)
Grading
Policy:
A = 100-90% B
= 89=80% C = 79-70% D = 69-60% F=less
than 60%
Assignments
are given the following percentages in your final grade:
Tests: 45% Labs:
20% Homework: 15% Class Assignments: 10% Projects: 10%
Class
Rules:
1) Respect others & yourself
2) Be on time, prepared &
ready to learn
3) No electronic devices used in
the classroom, make sure cell phone are off
Students that continue to leave
cell phones or other devices out will be confiscated and returned after the
class period. If the student continues to have electronic materials during
classtime; the device will be collected and sent to the SOTA office for the
parent to pick up.
4) Take care of the classroom and
all supplies and materials; no gum, food or drink
Students will not write on or
destroy any materials in the classroom.
If any material is found tagged or defaced, the student will be expected
to help clean and beautify the defaced area.
Groups will be held responsible for their table and area around it, all
members will be held accountable for cleanup.
5) Have a positive attitude &
do your best
6) Always reuse, reduce &
recycle, recycling bins are next to trash can
Absences:
If a student is absent, it is
their responsibility to make up the work missed. Student can see the teacher before school,
after school or lunch to pick up missing work.
If class notes are missed, the student is responsible for asking another
member of their class for missing notes. Any missed test will be made up the
following class. Homework and assignments can be found on Ms. Cotta’s website, so
check it often to make sure you are up to date or have any questions.
Homework:
Homework will be assigned every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Late
homework or other assignments may be turned up to two days late. This means if that the work is due on Monday,
it may be turned in Wednesday but not Friday.
The late work will be deducted 20% for being late. After two classes, no late work will be
accepted.
Tests:
Students will be given a test at
the conclusion of each chapter and will be notified with at least two days
notice of upcoming test dates. Study
guides will be posted on Ms. Cotta’s website to help review topics that will be
found on the test. It is also essential
that the students’ review all work assigned including homework, labs and
classwork/class notes.
Laboratories:
Laboratory activities are an
essential part of the chemistry classroom.
In order to create a safe working environment, all students must follow
directions, keep work area clean and be efficient and safe when working. All students will need to sign a safety
contract before participating in laboratory activities. Any student that is creating an unsafe
environment by not following directions or “goofing off” will not be allowed to
participate in that laboratory and will receive a zero on that assignment. The student will also receive an alternate
assignment that will need to be completed.
Composition
book and classwork:
All warm up assignments, exit
questions and laboratories will be written in the students’ composition
books. Composition books will be kept
neat and orderly with legible handwriting.
Every Friday where a test has been given, composition books will be collected
and graded. For example, if a test is on
Tuesday, students can expect to turn in their composition book three days later
on Friday. Other classwork such as
reading assignments will be given on a regular basis and will need to be turned
in separate from the composition book.
Tutoring/extra
help:
Students can visit Ms. Cotta for
questions or help before or after school or lunch. Ms. Cotta will also hold after school
tutoring if students need additional assistance to keep on track. All students are welcome to attend tutoring
sessions, but some students will be required based on their class
performance. Parents will always receive
notices home if the student is required to attend tutoring after school with
dates and times noted on the paper.
Communication
with parents:
I will call on a regular basis if
your student is missing work or has behavior issues in class. Feel free to contact me or e-mail me at the
address on the other side of this paper.
If you have concerns, please schedule a parent conference. Please make sure that there are correct phone
numbers on file, so we may contact you.
I look forward to working with
the students and the parents this year to make it a highly successful year.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any concerns or questions.
Thank you for your help and support.
Ms. Cotta
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