WELCOME TO Mrs Matthews Class INSTRUCTOR LisaMarie Matthews

WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class INSTRUCTOR: Lisa-Marie Matthews Email: hymanla@scsk 12. org (that is a lowercase ‘L’) Website: mrsmatthewsclass. yolasite. com

Mrs. Matthews’ Class SUPPLY LIST: All supplies are due by Monday August 19 th! üFive Star 5 -Subject notebook ü 24 pencils ü 2 Blue inked Pens ü 1 Pack of graph paper (leaves only) ü 1 shatterproof ruler üTI-84 Calculator (Optional, strongly recommended) ü 1 Box of tissue

WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class ØI have high expectations for all my students. ØThis is an Honors Level course and it is different from 7 th Grade Pre-Algebra. ØThis course will expand challenge your knowledge of mathematics while stimulating and exciting your intellect!

WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class ØThe eye opener! ØIf you want to earn an ‘A’ in this class…you must WORK for it! ØSome of you may never have had to study for Math before, or may have been able to do well without doing HW or studying. That must change! ØTutoring/extra practice is always recommended. ØKhan academy ØKuta software

WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class ØDaily planner board ØSpotlight Board ØCubby Holes ØDiary ØBefore the bell rings ØAt the end of school ØTeacherease ØParent Connect ØEureka ØDaily class examples on website

CLASSROOM RULES ØYou must Work hard! ØBe a participant ØYou must Show respect! ØBe polite ØNo gum chewing ØYou must Maintain self-control! ØBe polite ØYou must Strive for excellence! ØBe prepared §Take this time to write the rules down! §NOTE: Anything written in italics MUST be written!

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES ØEnter room quickly & quietly. Any activity that requires you to stand must be done before the bell rings, ex. pencil sharpening, getting materials, getting an exit ticket etc. ØBegin the Bell Work! ØRaise your hand to ask questions! ØRaise your fist if you have a personal concern, ex. need materials. ØUse restroom/drink water between classes! You may drink water during class. ØReasons for leaving class: called by the office, running an errand for me, or at my discretion I DISMISS CLASS! The bell is a signal to teachers! I will let you know when you are allowed to get up and leave the room.

Emergency Procedures v. Fire! v. Lock Downs! v. Inclement Weather!

Grading Assessments: All assessments are timed. Topic lists will be given in advance. Most will be cumulative. Some will require parent signature.

Grading Projects: Depending on the nature of the project, it will either be counted as a CW or Assessment grade.

Home-Work Grading v. Approximately 5 -10 problems will be assigned 3 -4 nights per week. v. HW is due the next class period. v. HW is peer graded using a blue inked pen. v. HW is a completion grade! Once HW is completed (or attempted), full credit (5 points) is awarded. If you completed all the problems correctly, you will receive a star stamp and full credit is awarded. If you made an error(s), you will receive a happy face stamp and full credit is awarded. If you do not have your HW, you do not receive a stamp and zero credit is awarded.

Home-Work Grading v On a specified day, (usually the day after an assessment) ALL previous HW problems, correctly solved, will be collected and checked by Mrs. Matthews. v 5 additional points will be awarded if you have every problem correctly solved with your work shown. v. You will receive an additional happy face stamp to indicate that you have completed all your corrections! v. If you have a star stamp, no corrections are necessary! v 2 happy faces = 1 star! v. Half credit (2½ points) will be awarded if you do not have every problem correctly with your work shown. v. You will not receive an additional happy face stamp! v. Zero points will be awarded if you have no corrections or if you turn in no work.

Home-Work Grading v. If you miss a day’s HW, you may do it and turn it in on the specified day with the rest of the HW’s for the period. By doing so, you will be awarded half credit (2½ points) which will replace the zero you were previously awarded. v. So there are 3 HW grades: Full credit (5 points) Half credit (2½ points) No credit (0 points) v. Having a zero for HW means you were given an opportunity to make up your HW, but you refused to take advantage of that opportunity. v. Note: If you have been absent, there is no penalty. **Except Study Island** v. You must make up your home-work and use the diary to check your HW before the due date, so that you can make corrections and submit your home-work with the class. v. A zero grade will remain until you have submitted the absent work.

Grading v. There will be weekly Study Island HW assignments. v. Assignments are ALWAYS due on a Tuesday and credit will be assigned as follows: Full credit (10 points) – you complete a minimum of 20 problems and receive a cumulative score of 90 or higher by the due date. Half credit (5 points) – you complete less than 20 problems and/or do not receive a cumulative score of 90 or higher by the due date. No credit (0 points) – you complete 0 problems or the assignment is completed after the due date. *Absence is not an excuse! Study Island is due EVERY Tuesday! *You are advised to complete Study Island in advance as computer problems or computer unavailability are not valid excuses. *Make sure to read the lesson tutorial before trying to complete the assignment. *There is no limit to the amount of attempts. *You may send me an email request to reset any assignment, before the due date.

Grading Class-Work Class-work assignments are typically given at the end of a lesson and are graded for accuracy. Unless otherwise stated, you are allowed to use your notes on CW assignments!

Notebook check: Grading Notebooks will be checked once per nine weeks. Notebooks will be comprehensively checked for all notes, assignments, assessments and other class related materials used during the nine weeks. Each of the above will have a specified place in your notebook and you are required to keep all returned and graded materials in the specified place. All materials for this class must be kept in your notebook at all times! The promethean will be heavily used anything written in italics must be written. Anything else that is said or demonstrated that you deem important should also be written.

Grading Materials check: Spot checks for notebook, graph paper, ruler, protractor, compass, workbooks, and other required materials. *These must be brought to class EVERY day! *This is an ‘all or nothing’ grade! If you have all materials you earn 100% If you are missing any materials you earn 0%