Mrs. Pugs's Classroom Syllabus F&C

Choose all of required class materials.

• Charged laptop

• 1 in. binder

• 5 pk. dividers

• Agenda

Answer explanation

While an agenda isn't required, it's a great idea to help keep you organized! I suggest you get one, but I don't require it!

What's the first (and best) way to communicate with Mrs. Pugs outside of school?

• Schoology

• Remind

• Email

• ESP

Answer explanation

Mrs. Pugs will respond within 24 hours of your email. She will never respond to a Schoology message. And she won't see your Remind message because she doesn't use Remind.

Assessments (tests, quizzes, exams) are what percentage of your grade?

• 50%

• 20%

• 70%

• 80%

Answer explanation

Yes, Assessments are important! No, I don't offer retakes.

Class work matters too! It can help you on assessments. Plus, it will move your grade to either help or hurt you.

Mrs. Pugs expects her students will be Respectful, Responsible, and (a)   .

Answer explanation

Humans are human. We make mistakes. We admit and accept our failures. We learn. We grow. We don't end up living in our parents' basements as adults.

True or False? Mrs. Pugs doesn't allow food or drink at any time.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Drinks with lids, snacks, and candy is/are allowed AS LONG AS THE FLOOR/CLASS stays clean.

Notify me of airborne allergies ASAP.

Takis and Funyuns are not welcome in here. They stink!

What's Mrs. Pugs's late work policy?

• One day late; 50% credit.

• One week late; full credit.

• She doesn't accept late work.

• All work is due at the end of the quarter.

Answer explanation

Late work will be graded after all current work for all of my classes is graded.

If you are absent on a quiz or test day, when does Mrs. Pugs offer makeups?

• morning appointment,

  7:15 am

• during lunch

• during the class period

• during specials

Answer explanation

Test makeups must be scheduled within 2 days of the absence.

Mrs. Pugs allows students to use phones, ear buds, etc. during the hour.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Mrs. Pugs is cool; but she's not that cool. She respects the District's decision to forbid cell phones.

Choose all of the correct choices regarding hall passes/bathroom passes.

• Students may not ask during instruction time.

• Students are allowed 20 passes per quarter, TOTAL.

• Students will use the Ehallpass app in Classlink for passes.

• Mrs. Pugs allows only one student to leave at a time.

• Students are free to enter and leave the classroom as they feel.

Answer explanation

No charged laptop? No hallpass/bathroom pass.

Run out of passes? No hallpass/bathroom pass.

20 passes come and go. Use them sparingly.

The punishment for cheating is: (choose all that apply)

• Zeros for all involved

• Phone call home

• Loss of trust

• 1st Place Ribbon

Answer explanation

"No matter how small the dishonest deed is, at the end of the day, cheating is cheating."

-Mohammad Amir