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WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class

Join Mrs. Matthews for a challenging high school math class that will expand and stimulate your knowledge, geared towards lovers of mathematics and those pursuing math-intensive careers. See supply list and classroom rules.

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WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class

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  1. WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class INSTRUCTOR: Lisa-Marie Matthews Email: hymanla@scsk12.org(that is a lowercase ‘L’) Website: mrsmatthewsclass.yolasite.com

  2. WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class I have high expectations for all my students. This is a high school credit class! When you enter these doors, you are in high school! This is a challenging course and it is geared towards lovers of mathematics, and towards those who want to enter into a career that depends heavily upon mathematics. This course will expand and challenge your knowledge of mathematics while stimulating and exciting your intellect!

  3. WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class The eye opener! This will be the most challenging class you have ever taken. If you want to earn an ‘A’ in this class…you must WORK for it! Some 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! Remember that you are skipping a year of math instruction to be in this class. Each year, there are students who have met the criteria for this class, but they are identified as being better suited for Honors 8th grade Pre-Algebra. Tutoring/extra practice is always recommended. Khan academy Kuta software

  4. WELCOME TO Mrs. Matthews’ Class Daily planner board Spotlight Board Cubby Holes Diary Before the bell rings At the end of school Teacherease Parent Connect Eureka Daily class examples on website

  5. Mrs. Matthews’ Class SUPPLY LIST: All supplies are due by Monday August 19th! Five Star 5-Subject notebook 24 pencils 2 Blue inked Pens 1 Pack of graph paper (leaves only) 1 shatterproof ruler TI-84 Calculator (Optional, strongly recommended) 2nd Period: Hand sanitizer or Disinfectant wipes 3rd Period: 1 roll of Paper towels 5th Period: 2 BLACK Dry Erase Markers

  6. CLASSROOM RULES You must Work hard! Be a participant You must Show respect! Be polite No gum chewing You must Maintain self-control! Be polite You must Strive for excellence! Be prepared Take this time to write the rules down! NOTE: Anything written in italics MUST be written!

  7. CLASSROOM PROCEDURES Enter 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. Begin the Bell Work! Raise your hand to ask questions! Raise your fist if you have a personal concern, ex. need materials. Use restroom/drink water between classes! You may drink water during class. Reasons 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.

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

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

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

  11. Grading Home-Work Approximately 5-10 problems will be assigned 3-4 nights per week. HW is due the next class period. HW is peer graded using a blue inked pen. 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.

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

  13. Grading Home-Work 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. So there are 3 HW grades: Full credit (5 points) Half credit (2½ points) No credit (0 points) 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. Note: If you have been absent, there is no penalty. **Except Study Island** 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. A zero grade will remain until you have submitted the absent work.

  14. Grading Home-Work There will be weekly Study Island HW assignments. 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 ribbon by the due date. Half credit (5 points) – you complete less than 20 problems and/or do not receive a ribbon 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 lessontutorial 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.

  15. 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!

  16. Grading Notebook check: 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 and anything written in italicsmust be written. Anything else that is said or demonstrated that you deem important should also be written.

  17. 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%

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