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Welcome Back to School!. Calhoun Middle School An International Baccalaureate School August 22 nd , 2014. WE ARE COUGAR PROUD!. Welcome to 8 th Grade Mathematics Learning Community With Mrs. Wilburn’s. Presentation Contents. 1) About me 2) What is IB and the Middle Years Program?
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Welcome Back to School! Calhoun Middle School An International Baccalaureate School August 22nd, 2014
WE ARE COUGAR PROUD! Welcome to 8th Grade Mathematics Learning Community With Mrs. Wilburn’s
Presentation Contents 1) About me 2) What is IB and the Middle Years Program? 3) What curriculum we cover this year 4) Supplies needed this year 5) Policies 6) How to contact me
About Me… Michael Shamika Junior Reyes Makayla
What we cover in this class • Expressions, Equations, and Real Numbers • Solving Equations • Functional Relations • Percents and Unit Rates • Graphing Linear Equations and Functions • Writing and Solving Linear Equations andSystems • Solving and Graphing Linear Inequalities • Properties and Exponents • Probability, Sampling Methods, and Graphing Data • Polynomials • Quadratic Equations and Functions • Exponential and Rational Functions • Intro to Radicals
Classroom Supplies Needed This Year: • 3’ 3-Ring binder • 8 Pack of dividers • Pack of wide-ruled notebook paper • 2 Pencils with erasers • Red pen • Pack of AAA batteries • 10 pack of sheet protectors • 3 Dry erase markers
My grading and homework policy • Major Summative: 70% • IB Projects • Common Assessments • Presentations • Performance Tasks • Unit Test • Portfolios • Minor Summative: 30% • Thinking Maps • Quizzes • Class/Group Work • Exit Tickets (JFM’s) • Short pieces of writing (Challenge Questions) • Oral Responses
How to Contact Me… • Email: swilburn@dentonisd.org • Website: http://www.dentonisd.org/Domain/5113 • Room Phone: 940-369-2389