Online Connections:
Book Connections & Activities: http://go.hrw.com/gopages/ma/msm1_07.html
Other fact practice: http://www.softschools.com/math/games/mad_minute_math
Math
Mrs. Green 8:00-9:00
Materials Needed:
- Planner & Pencil
- Math Folder w/Current BIG IDEAS worksheets
- Math Spiral {includes daily ‘Warm Up’ practice and math notes}
- Math Book: Middle School Math Course 1 published by HOLT
Grades:
- Letter grades(A, B, C, D, F) at the Middle Level are based entirely on TESTS
- Tests over ‘Big Ideas’ (in bold on syllabus card) such as “Evaluate and Compare Whole Numbers and Exponents” are each worth 100 points.
- On some tests, ‘Big Ideas’ from previous chapters will be revisited. These retest opportunities will count as 25 points toward the summative grade. If a student does better on the retest opportunity than he/she did on the original test, the original score will be updated and replaced.
- After several ‘Big Ideas’ tests, we will have a Cumulative Assessment to measure the learning and retention of concepts previously tested.
- Work/Study grades and Social/Behavior grades (Commendable, Satisfactory, Needs Improvement) are based on formative grades and daily observations and performance in class.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
Please feel free to email me at sgreen@lps.org or to call the school at 436-1214 with questions or concerns for me. If your student is spending more than 40 minutes on math homework or is feeling overwhelmed by the curriculum, we can look at how we’re working at home and school to help support their learning.