Mrs. Cindy Murray

1. Mrs. Cindy Murray Algebra I & Math 8 Room 113

2. Seating • You will sit where you are for now. • After I get your information sheets, I will move you to your permanent seat. • Please do not move my desks.

3. About me… • 9th year teaching in a classroom…I also owned a tutoring business. • Taught and/or tutored about every subject. Two years ago I taught S.C. History AND math! • 2 daughters, 21 (@USC) & 17 (@Brashier), and 1 son, 15 (also @ Brashier). • I have 2 dogs & 4 cats. • I love to read and listen to music! :)

4. Contact and Class Information • Email: csmurray@greenville.k12.sc.us • Telephone/voicemail 864-355-6183 • Conferences: Donna Harrington 864-355-6114 • My website: http://teachers.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/csmurray/default.aspx

5. Supplies • 3 Marble Composition Notebooks       Red Correction Pen                  • One Pack of Colored Pencils                Highlighters • One Pack of Markers                            Pencils--NO work in PEN! • Graph Paper                                         Loose-leaf Paper for quizzes • Roll of Clear Tape                                       Book Cover                       • LOTS of Erasers…maybe invest in a few BIG ones  :) • ALG I ONLY: TI-84 Plus Calculator…on sale at Wal-Mart and Target for around $90…TI-83 or TI-84 will do if you have an old one from a sibling, but if you do not, might as well go ahead and bite the bullet. This is the calculator that will take you all the way through college!  ;) • MATH 8 ONLY: 4-Function Calculator • If you want to use one of my calculators, you will need 2 or 4 AAA batteries. • MY WISH LIST • Tissues  • Hand Sanitizer  • Peppermints/Suckers/Small Candy for Treats  

6. What will we do this year? • We will review a lot of material from last year. • We will also expand on what you already know. • You will learn new concepts.

7. Grading—Math 8 • We will have major tests on each chapter. Sometimes, I break a chapter into 2 tests. We will also have a notebook test for each major test. We will have projects once a quarter, too. These count as 50% of your grade. • We will have quizzes…sometimes pop and graded worksheets. These count at 30% of your grade. • We have classwork/homework every day except for Fridays. It will be checked and is 20% of your grade.

8. Grading—Algebra I • We will have major tests on each unit…not by chapter. Sometimes, a unit may have 2 or 3 tests. We will also have a notebook test for each unit. We will have projects once a quarter, too. These count as 60% of your grade. • We will have quizzes…sometimes pop and graded worksheets. These count at 20% of your grade. • We have classwork/homework every day except for Fridays. It will be checked and is 20% of your grade.

9. Guidelines • Be in your assigned seat and working on the starter when the tardy bell rings. • Bring all books and materials to class and take them with you when you leave. • Treat everyone with dignity and respect. • Follow the directions the FIRST time they are given. • Follow all the rules of the school. • Be responsible for your actions and your reactions. • This is a “No Whining Zone.”

10. Consequences • Warning and documentation • Action plan form that you will fill out, we will discuss after class, and you will get it signed by your parent. I will call home if you don’t get it back to me. • Referral • Severe Clause: Any student who uses profanity, fights, damages school property, disrespects the teacher or another student will skip #1 and 2.

11. Procedures • After sitting in your assigned seat, put your homework on the corner of your desk for me to see. • Begin your starter. You have 5 minutes to complete it. • We will go over the starter. • We will go over the homework. • We will have a lesson and classwork. • You can start your homework.

12. How do I enter the room? • Enter the room quietly • Have a seat • Take out materials • Get your pencil sharpened • Be in your seat working by the time the tardy bell rings

13. What do I do if I am tardy? • Enter quietly • If it is an excused tardy such a pass from a teacher, put the pass in the basket • If it is an unexcused tardy, sign the tardy pad • tardy # 1, 2, 3 will be documented • tardy #4 will have lunch detention • tardy #5 will have a referral • Take your seat and begin work • It is up to you to get any make-up work after school. • Do not disturb any other student.

14. How do I know Mrs. Murray needs to talk? • She will stand at the front of the class with her hand raised.

15. Headers on your paper • Every paper you turn in should have a header. • It should look like this in the top right corner of your page. First and last name Period Date Page number and problems assigned

16. Homework • You will have homework every day except for Friday. • I will come around while you are working on your starter and check it. • Scoring: 100 if all done, 75 if mostly done, 50 if half done, 25 if a few done. • If you do not do your homework, you will have to give me a reason why. I will document your reason and you will receive a 0 grade. • Homework can not be made up unless you were absent; however, you may want to write down the answers for notebook tests. • Homework is due at the beginning of the class. ALWAYS correct your mistakes!

17. What do I do if I finish early? • First, you need to work for my class. That way I can help you if you need it. There will ALWAYS be some sort of project ongoing that you can work on. • You can work on homework from another class. • You can read a book.

18. What do I do if I am absent? • You will need to look at the board to see what we did that day. • On the starters, note your absence and the date. • You will need to get your notes and any missed worksheets from the notebook in the basket. • You will need to get the homework done and given to me to grade…5 days. • All tests can be made up before or after school.

19. Early Dismissal • Let me know when you enter the class • Pack up quietly • Leave at the designated time

20. Where do I turn in my papers? • All papers should be put in the white basket that matches to your period.

21. Leaving my room • I would like you to be a part of my class the entire time. • You have plenty of time to go to the restroom between classes. • If not, you may take a tardy to class, which will fall into the procedures we already discussed for tardies. • However, if you have an EMERGENCY, record it in your agenda and quietly leave the room.

22. Nurse • The nurse is there for emergency situations and for times when you are so sick that you need to go home. • Band-Aids are on the table. • If no one is available to take you home, there is not much reason to go to the nurse. • However, if you need to go to the nurse, write it in your agenda, let me sign it, take it with you. • I will not let you go to the nurse in the last 10 minutes of class.

23. Materials to bring to class • Book • Composition notebook • Calculator • Pencils • If your pencil breaks, go sharpen it. DO NOT INTERRUPT THE CLASS!

24. End of class • Do not pack your bags until the lesson is over. • Do not get up until I have told you that you can go. • I dismiss you…not the bell.

25. Substitutes • You are to follow the routine of our classroom as if I were here. • If the substitute writes your name down, you will serve detention after school on Friday. No questions asked.

26. Our year • Our year will be AWESOME! • I want to have a stress-free and fun learning environment. • Let’s work together as a team to make it work!

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