Parent Contact: mrice@stphilips.com, 214.421.5221 ext 152
Student Contact: mrice@stphilips1600.org or Google Classroom messaging.
Students are encouraged to communicate with ALL teachers as much as possible
Students may contact me face-to-face, or via GMail and/or through Google Classroom.
Parents may contact via email, or may schedule a conference during the day or after school when available.
Students must communicate any questions or issues with an assignment BEFORE the due date of the assignment via GMail or Google Classroom. Grade considerations, extra time, or other concessions may be given to accommodate the students' issues.
Communication from parents for questions on assignments or similar issues MUST include the student. We want to establish self-advocating practices in them.
Communication of questions or issues after the due date will not alleviate the point penalty for late work
Please allow 24-48 hours for an email or Google Classroom response. Please feel free to follow up as much as possible!
Parents or guardians who need to reach their child in an emergency may contact the front desk.
Behavior
Students are required to attentive in class at all times. Sleeping, laying down, or resting heads on tables is never permitted. Students must sit upright in the flex seating areas.
Students are generally allowed to talk throughout most of the class period, except at the beginning of class or when the teacher is talking
Due to the above, all students will receive an "S" skills grade for "Controls Talking", unless their talking is excessively disruptive
Disruptive behavior will be handled in class in 3 phases:
Verbal warning
Inactivity time-out (standing and not participating while still able to listen)
Removal from the classroom.
Parents will be notified if a students behavior becomes excessively disruptive or disrespectful to themselves, their peers, or the teacher. In extreme cases, the student will not be allowed to return to the class in future class periods.
Sharing Images and Videos:
Sharing images or videos to any social media outlet or sharing images with any students outside of the immediate class without the explicit permission of Mr. Menkiti is strictly prohibited.
Dress Code:
Students should follow the dress code outlined in the SPSCC handbook.
Eating and Beverages:
All food and drink are strictly prohibited in the Technology Lab unless permitted by Mr. Menkiti.
During long classes or special occasions, food and drink may be consumed outside the classroom in the hallway.
Personal water bottles are to remain near the doorway and must be consumed far away from electronic devices.
Restroom Breaks:
For classes less than an hour, a restroom break will be granted during the first 7 minutes of class or after the class is dismissed. Special consideration will be given to children with more need.
Classes that last more than 1 hour will be given periodic breaks and allowed to go as needed.
School technology is available for academic use, unacceptable use of technology tools will result in suspension of technology privileges.
This may include but not be limited to Google account suspension, confiscating or the inability to use school technology tools.
If a student's privileges are revoked, they are still responsible for completing their school work.
Assignments will be posted and graded in Google Classroom.
All student work must be summitted electronically unless explicitly specified
Grades will be posted in Google Classroom primarily for students to track and be transferred to RenWeb for parents to see.
Most assignments can be accessed and completed at any time (outside of quizzes and classroom-only assignments), as long as the internet is accessible.
Students are generally given ample time to complete their assignments, this can range from 1 to 2 weeks.
Only students should work with Google Classroom with minimal parental guidance, but with definite parental monitoring
All assignments will automatically post to Google Calendar, students are encouraged to review the Google Calendar daily.
Students are encouraged to use the "To Do" feature in Google Classroom to monitor the due dates of all assignments
Typing Practice is required EACH WEEK whether a current assignment is posted in Google Classroom or not.
The Typing Club website must be accessed through the link provided in Google Classroom. If the St. Philip's specific link is not used the student's practice time will not be recorded.
The Typing Practice week begins on Tuesday and will end on Monday at 11:59 PM.
Typing Practice will be electronically recorded by a website tool such as Typing Club
Typing practice grades are retrieved from a time sensitive database, as such Typing Club grades are final and cannot be made up.
Typing practice CANNOT be submitted late or made up in later weeks.
There will be periods of EXTRA CREDIT, either during holiday breaks or other special times. Students/parents may not request individual extra credit unless deemed necessary by the instructor.
If passwords are forgotten, students must make their own requests to reset them the following school day. Passwords will not be reset for, nor given to parents.
All assignments are due at 11:59 PM on the due date specified in Google Classroom, which gives them time to forget and still do the work.
Early Childhood and Lower School (Kindergarten - 3rd Grade )
No numerical grades earned, but students do earn skills grades based on their work and behavior. Students K - 3 will be responsible for work in class, and will not be assigned homework.
Middle School Prep (4th Grade - 5th Grade)
Classwork: 25% - Work is typically due one week after assigned except for class notes, and exit tickets. Students must submit all assignments in Google Classroom to receive a grade. Students have the opportunity to finish classwork away from school at any time before the due date. Assignments are typically due at 11:59 PM on the following class day, to allow an additional class period for questions and clarification before the assignment is turned in.
Homework: 10% - Homework will solely consist of typing practice via the Typing Club website.
Typing practice is due EACH WEEK, whether a current assignment is posted in Google Classroom or not.
Typing practice grades are retrieved from a time sensitive database, as such Typing Club grades are final and cannot be made up.
Quizzes: 25% - Quizzes will either be electronic, participatory or oral.
Tests/Projects: 40% - Portions of the curriculum will be project based. Submission of the culminating project will be counted as a test grade. Test will be given in class and electronically graded unless specified otherwise.
Middle School (6th Grade - 8th Grade)
Classwork: 25% - Classwork is assigned via Google Classroom and will typically be due one week after assigned (outside of class notes, and exit tickets). Students have the opportunity to finish classwork away from school at any time before the due date. Assignments are typically due at 11:59 PM on the following class day, to allow an additional class period for questions and clarification before the assignment is turned in.
Homework: 10% - There will typically be no specific "Homework" assigned. Any leftover classwork assignments should be completed at home, they will still be counted as classwork.
Quizzes: 25% - Quizzes will either be electronic, checkpoints, participatory or oral.
Tests/Projects: 40% - Portions of the curriculum will be project based. Submission of the culminating project will be counted as a final test grade. Q&A tests will be given in class and electronically graded unless specified otherwise.
Semester Exams: - Semester exams will come in two parts - a "written" exam and submission of the final project. A rubric of the final project will be given to the students. ALL Computer Science work for grades K - 8, will be assigned and graded through Google Classroom primarily using Google Workspace for Education.
All late work will be accepted within a given term with a point penalty
20 points will be deducted from the final grade for assignments submitted less than 2 weeks after the due date.
30 points for 2 or more weeks after the due date.
Late work, test retakes, and quizzes from previous terms may not be resubmitted.
Assignments missed due to illness or family emergency can be submitted for full credit with documentation.
Assignments that the student earns a grade 55% or lower can be reworked and resubmitted with a 20 point penalty for a maximum of 80 points.
Work must have been originally submitted before the due date
Typing Practice may not be resubmitted.
Students will be permitted to retake any quiz or major test that the students earns a grade less than 60% can be retaken before the next class during a study hall or flex period.
If the student experiences technical difficulties, the student, where possible, should communicate with Mr. Menkiti prior to the due date of the assignment with details of the issue using one of the contact channels listed.
Students are only allowed to used school issued devices during class time, unless dictated by the curriculum.
Students may not bring or use any personal electronic devices including laptops, tablets, cell phones, personal game devices and smart watches.
Middle School and Middle School Prep students should bring a pair of inexpensive ear bud headphones that can be easily stored in their zip binders.
If they do not have personal headphones, they are welcome to use a shared pair of over ear headphones in the lab.
Students are to abide by the Device Acceptable Use Policy as outlined in the handbook and signed at the beginning of the school year.
School technology is available for academic use, unacceptable use of technology tools will result in suspension of technology privileges.
This may include but not be limited to Google account suspension, return of technological device, or the inability to use school.
If a student's privileges are revoked, they are still responsible for completing their school work in all classes.