Father Michael C. Connolly, OSFS
Salesianum School

mconnolly@salesianum.org
(302) 654-2495 (x 248)

SALESIAN QUOTE
OF THE YEAR:

Tenui Nec Dimittam

(Photo in the Public Domain)

POLICIES

The study of Latin literature can become a valuable component for all of the education you will experience in your lifetime. A knowledge of Latin literature, as well as the history of the Roman state, will serve you well in assimilating other dimensions of your education.

Therefore, it is important that you take your study of Latin seriously. It is hard work, but the long-term rewards for your education are priceless.

Be sure to get involved in and be responsible for your own educational progress. While the class as a whole is important, and to interact with each other is a valuable component of your education, in the final analysis, your progress is an individual choice. You will determine how valuable your Latin education will be in the future.

Choose wisely.

Give evidence every day of preparation for class. Engagement with the materials and intellectual curiosity will be reflected in your grade. Participate in class - that doesn't mean having the correct answers; it means making an effort to respond - and avoid distractions and distracting behavior.

Organize your work.

MATERIALS: each day for class unless otherwise directed
Pen or pencil
Latin textbook, English-Latin vocabulary book and Cassell's Latin Dictionary.
Student Planner and Notebook

WRITTEN HOMEWORK: for Latin I and Latin II only
When assigned, written homework will be checked when due as noted in your Student Planner.
Written homework is assigned approximately after every two or three classes. The purpose of written homework is to solidify in your memory the concepts and content of the previous classes.

Your written homeworks will be collected into your Personal Homework Folder kept in the classroom. I will review the contents of the Homework Folder periodically with you for accuracy and completeness.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to keep your Personal Homework Folder up-to-date and in chronological order. [Some classroom time may occasionally be allocated to facilitate your efforts in this regard, but you should normally attend to this folder before or after class or before or after school.]

If a student attains an A grade for the 1st quarter, hopefully the written homework will have been part of that successful effort and the student will continue to do written homework. However, an A student may choose not to continue doing the written homework and be confident of maintaining the A grade.

If, however, that running grade falls below an A at any time thereafter, the student must return to completing all written homeworks until the A grade is restored. If a student or his parents/guardians have concerns about progress in Latin I or Latin II, together we will review the student's homework folder as part of that assessment.

Feel free to ask me any questions you or your parents/guardians might have regarding this component of your Latin studies.

MAKE-UP WORK:
You must take the initiative to ask: "What did I miss?" (Do NOT ask "Did I miss anything?" Of course you did!) You are responsible for the class work, notes, homework, quizzes and tests missed due to your absence.

MAKE-UP EXAMS and QUIZZES

If you miss an examination or quiz, you can make it up during Open time; request a permission slip from me and schedule when you will take the missed examination or quiz; it should be taken as soon as possible after the absence.

GRADING:
Examinations (usually 3 per quarter, full period) are graded on a scale of 100 points each.
English[from Latin-Greek Roots] Vocabulary quizzes (usually 3 per quarter partial period) accumulate to 100 points as an additional grade.
Quarter grade is the average of all 4 evaluations: 3 examinations + 1 cumulative vocabulary quiz grade.
Each quarter is worth 20% of the final yearly grade. The Final Examination is worth 20% constituting the year's final grade.

CHEATING:

In conformity with Salesianum School policy, talking during a test or quiz is prohibited and will result in a zero for the test or quiz and one demerit.
Copying of any material will result in a zero for that work and one demerit.

MISCELLANEOUS:
All school policies as in the Student Handbook are in effect in our classroom.

GRADE SCALES: