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Welcome to the 6 th Grade Yellow Team. And Room 238. 100 Point Club. Everyone starts with 100 points Points are lost for signing Discipline Log. Most infractions are 2-5 points Must have 60 pts. a t end of 9-weeks to attend the 100 Pt. Club celebration
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Welcome to the 6th GradeYellow Team And Room 238
100 Point Club • Everyone starts with 100 points • Points are lost for signing Discipline Log. Most infractions are 2-5 points • Must have 60 pts. at end of 9-weeks to attend the 100 Pt. Club celebration • Points start over at beginning of each quarter
Agenda Passes • All agendas have a page with 5 passes for each 9-week grading period • Passes primarily used for restroom and locker • Use all five passes and points are taken away to get things out of lockers • Encourage your kids to be as organized as possible!!!!!!!!
Electronics Policy • Cell phones should be OFF & AWAY • E-readers are fine as long as they’re for reading • Tablets are o.k for research in school • Morning detention for those breaking rules
Contacting Me/Us • Email quinlanb@centergrove.k12.in.us • Voicemail-not quick to respond • Team time M, T, Th, F from 1:00-1:50 • No team meetings on Wednesdays • Facebook- MSC Yellow Team
Things to Bring EVERY DAY • Pencil • Math notebook • Loose leaf paper • Dry erase marker • Math book
Math Homework Policy • Expect HW 3 nights per week. None Fridays • Missing homework = name in “book” and a zero in the gradebook • Turn HW in next day with no grade penalty • Turn in 2 or more days late = loss of 10% • Missing HW can be turned in until the last week of a grading period • No reminders will be given--RESPONSIBLE
Grading Procedures • HW = 30% Tests = 70% • All HW can be redone once to get 100% • Tests can be redone ONCE for ½ credit • Late work still loses 10% • Papers with % grade on them are in gradebook • Papers with # wrong are not in gradebook
Topics We Will Cover • Operations with decimals and fractions • Percents • Integers • Ratios and proportions • Evaluating expressions • Solving one-step equations • Graphing and analysis • Geometry-2D and 3D figures • Measurement-U.S and metric systems • Conversions
Topics We Will Cover-Honors • Some review-EL • Operations with integers • Rational numbers • Solving basic and multistep equations • Solving inequalities • Ratios, proportions, percents • Scale drawings/models • Calculating interest • Mult/div. monomials • Pythagorean Theorem • Angle relationships • Area, volume, and surface area • Graphs and statistics • Probability
Getting HELP • Mr. Q’s website for notes/videos • Rose Hulman HW Helpline 877-ASK-ROSE • Khan Academy website • Facebook questions • Extra credit
Honors Grade Expectations • Students enrolled in Honors classes are expected to maintain grades of 73% (C) or better throughout their enrollment in the classes. • If a student receives a 70-72% (C-) or lower at the end of the first, second, or fourth nine weeks grading period, he/she will be moved down a course level at the start of the following grading period. • If a student receives a 70-72% (C-) or lower at the end of the third nine weeks grading period, he/she will remain in the class through the school year, but moved down a course level at the start of the next school year.
Things to Remember • Don’t be a helicopter parent. You can’t come to their rescue forever. • Teachers have no reason to lie about what happens in school. • Be patient. • We are here for your children. Contact us with any questions.