SCHEDULE Look over your schedule and check to

SCHEDULE: Look over your schedule and check to see if you need information as to where your classes are. I will answer questions shortly, especially if you do not know where to go. 1

WELCOME! Get papers & an index card from the front table. • 1 st Only: Copy your schedule into your notebook. • Write the following on the index card: Name Address Name of parent or guardian. Home and cell phones for you and your parents. • Fill out Student Information sheet. 2

• Print your name at the bottom of the Parent Letter Return next time for a grade! 12/10 or 10/10 or 0/10 • You will have a TEST on the Class Information, Procedures and Policies tomorrow. Yes, this is for points. NEED TO KNOW: • Class supplies: Paper, pencils, pens, 3 X 5 index cards, $5 fee (Due TBA. ) A scientific calculator for home use or DESMOS. COM (free phone APP!) • Do not talk while I am talking. • Cell phones = DETENTION; Unless otherwise told. 3

Advanced Math How to sign up for Mrs. Sermons’ Remind service: 81010 @a 3 bhs Do this tonight. If you will get a name request, it is so that I will know who has signed up.

WEEBLY: • Access by typing tcsermons. weebly. com into the web address bar. No http, no www. • Go to it tonight and complete the survey (Must note your class period!) 12/10 points. This is one of the few assignments that you can turn in late, however, it will be worth 10/10. If not done by Friday, then 0/10. • Take advantage of all extra points that you can! • This Power. Point will be posted on WEEBLY. I expect you to access it and read it tonight. • PASS UP YOUR CARD AND INFO SHEET. 5

First Day Info: *Know Class Expectations. -Tardies: FEET—DOOR—BELL! -Bell or Count? IMMEDIATELY STOP!!!!! *Do your assignments—I cannot learn you, learning happens when you do it. *Start with a new page for notes and homework, each. Label with lesson #, date and objective or assignment. *Write problems, show work: NWNC! (See CODES) *I will call on students randomly, give you time to work on it and ask others for help. “I don’t know” is not acceptable! 6 *Explain problem solution, not just answer.

• Absences should check the calendar by the door. • Ask about sports/other after school activities makeups. • Tutoring; daily, but check with me. Make-ups: Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning. Sign Make-up Log. • Check supply requirements • Seating arrangements are assigned. • Keep the purses off the desk (cell phones. ) • DO NOT TOUCH THERMOSTAT. I keep it cool, wear layers. 7

• NO Food, ONLY water, NO PHONES. Place backpacks and purses on the floor or under your desk. • Tissues and Lost & Found are in the small cabinet by the door. Announcements are on the bulletin board. • Don’t go behind projector, desk, etc. • Don’t put up early or line up at the door. • Use your LEGAL NAME. • I love to get pictures of students. Please give me one, if you have spares! 8

• Trash cans are located for your convenience. USE THEM! • There is a procedure to go to the restroom, get water, or leave the room for any reason. Please, go and come right back! Cannot go 10 min. after/before the bell, or after 3: 30. • Behave honorably. Do not violate testing procedures, copy homework, etc. Your personal honor is the only thing that no one else can take from you. • Please make a polite request of any teacher for references and recommendations. This is a gift. Be courteous and say “Thank you. ” 9

Important: “Mathematics is a discipline that develops intellectual power to solve problems; make decisions; and describe significant visual, quantitative, and symbolic patterns. ” When are we ever going to use this? “It is a fundamental tool in the persistent human effort to make sense of the world—its order, chaos, stability, and change. It has applications, for example, in scientific, technical, economic, and political work; in art and music; and in our personal lives and social interactions. ” Problem solving exercises our brain! 10

My goal? To teach you to think. (And we will learn math along the way. ) Your goal? Besides learning to think—is to keep me happy! My favorite quote? “Choices create circumstances”. Welcome to Algebra III! 11

Active Learning Assignment: I. Writing on a separate piece of paper (graded): 1. What was your last math (specifically, Alg II, Pre-Calc)? 2. Write a small narrative about your best math experience. Reference an incident (one paragraph. ) II. Bring back signature on the Parent Letter (graded). III. Take the Weebly Survey (Class Period!) (graded). IV. Sign up for REMIND (graded) V. Study for your test on Class Rules, Policies, and Procedures (graded. ) 12