Citizenship Grading:
All students start each term with an "S" in citizenship
No one's citizenship is final until the end of the term.
CMMS has a school-wide rubric for determining Citizenship grades. We have defined the following as student behaviors that support learning: Participation, Missing and/or Late Assignments & Assessments, Following Class Rules & Procedures, and Tardiness. Some of these student behaviors are also included in the state standards that make up the letter grade in the Fine & Performing Arts (especially participating and working within classroom procedures to make ensemble and group work effective in addition to attending rehearsals on time). Good rehearsal procedure dictates that we do everything together or NOT AT ALL. Students will need to be ready to effectively work as an entire group and to be supportive of individuals as they perform by themselves or as part of a group. This supportive and accepting environment will help each individual to feel comfortable as they work to improve their skills.
Students who are disrespectful to other performers and have difficulty appropriately supporting their classmates will need to be removed, have their Citizenship grade dropped, and may be asked to find another class. Please be aware that gum is not allowed in the Choir room, during class, or during performance.
In Skyward I track absences & tardies as assignments with specific dates listed in the comments. Absences over 5 for the term MUST BE MADE UP - see Ms Swallow for details.
No one's citizenship is final until the end of the term.
CMMS has a school-wide rubric for determining Citizenship grades. We have defined the following as student behaviors that support learning: Participation, Missing and/or Late Assignments & Assessments, Following Class Rules & Procedures, and Tardiness. Some of these student behaviors are also included in the state standards that make up the letter grade in the Fine & Performing Arts (especially participating and working within classroom procedures to make ensemble and group work effective in addition to attending rehearsals on time). Good rehearsal procedure dictates that we do everything together or NOT AT ALL. Students will need to be ready to effectively work as an entire group and to be supportive of individuals as they perform by themselves or as part of a group. This supportive and accepting environment will help each individual to feel comfortable as they work to improve their skills.
Students who are disrespectful to other performers and have difficulty appropriately supporting their classmates will need to be removed, have their Citizenship grade dropped, and may be asked to find another class. Please be aware that gum is not allowed in the Choir room, during class, or during performance.
In Skyward I track absences & tardies as assignments with specific dates listed in the comments. Absences over 5 for the term MUST BE MADE UP - see Ms Swallow for details.
Guidelines & Rehearsal Procedures:
- No gum, food, or drink (except water in a seal-able container)
- Ms Swallow does NOT give out Hall Passes -- bring everything you will need; use the bathroom during passing period; emergencies & medical concerns are handled on an individual student basis [Covid makes using restrooms only during passing time problematic...please try to use the facilities during other classes that do not have mandatory wellness checks or that are group-focused like Choir]
- Students will be held responsible for damages they cause to instruments or equipment
Please be aware that it will take around a week for us to make sure everyone has an appropriate instrument and the method book. Please make arrangements as quickly as possible so that we are able to start working immediately. Also, it will take us a couple of weeks to be able to play for the entire class period (especially on block days). Guitar is a skills-based class and finger strength, dexterity, and callous build-up is better developed a little at a time. It may seem as though we do not play much in the first month. Bleeding and cracked fingertips and "tired" hands and arms do not make for a successful guitar experience.