Rules


 * Class Expectations**

**Course Expectations** (a) Arrive on time with all necessary equipment. (b) All equipment needed for the lesson should be put out onto the desk at the beginning of the lesson. (c) Keep an up-to-date, systematic and neat hinder. This means that all sheets handed out and work completed should be kept in chronological order. (d) Students must take responsibility for their own learning and respect other students' right to learn and be heard. (e) Students must complete all in class set tasks to the best of their ability. (f) Students must complete homework within the deadline set or risk consequences as specified in the Student Handbook. (g) If absent, it is a student's responsibility to obtain notes and to complete any classwork or homework that was given. (h) All information used (including diagrams) to complete work should be clearly referenced. (i) Parent’s letter may be considered for request of extension of deadlines.

**Presentation Expectations** __Written work__ (a) Write in blue or black ink only. Do not use pencil. (b) Students should write their name and date on the right hand side of the paper. (c) All work should have a title. Write a title in the center of the page and underline it. Major assignments should have a cover page. (d) All diagrams should be drawn in pencil. (e) All diagrams (including graphs, maps, sketches) should be framed and clearly labeled. (f) The submitted work should use MLA referencing throughout (refer to VSA library’s Citation Guide). (g) All work should have a bibliography to acknowledge sources of information. (h) All work are to be submitted in hardcopy in class at the start of the lesson on the specified due date. (i) Students are not to email their work for submission. __Word Processed Work__ (a) Name and date should be put in the header. (b) Page numbers for all pages should be put in the footer. (c) All work should have a title. (d) Write a title in the center of the page and underline it. Major assignments should have a cover page. (e) Work should be both right and left justified. (f) Font size should be 12 and be in Times New Roman. (g) Do not indent the first line of a new paragraph. Leave a blank line between paragraphs. (h) Students must ensure that they print out their work before the start of the lesson. Excuses like printer, hard disk or thumb drive problem, computer virus, or any other technical issue will not be accepted. (i) It is the responsibility of the student to ensure they back up their files.

**Homework** Issues relating to the completion of homework will be in accordance with the VSA homework policy. Plagiarism (Copying) Issues relating to plagiarism or copying of another person's work will he dealt with according to the VSA policy.

**Behavior Expectations**

(a) Students are expected to embrace the IB profiles such as being principled, caring, open-minded. (b) Inappropriate behavior, such as talking in class, disrupting lessons, distracting others, playing, etc will be dealt with according to the Student Handbook. (c) The teacher reserves the right to move a student’s seating position where necessary. (d) Full co-operation must be given when working in groups.

These expectations are written to ensure the best conducive and optimum conditions in class for learning.