Math 7

 

Miss Arnold

Room B137

Phone:  507-263-6800 Ext. 3302

 

Text:  McDougal Littell’s Middle Grades MathThematics Book 2

 

Course Description:

 

MathThematics is an integrated curriculum with a thematic approach to studying real life applications of mathematical concepts.  Students develop the ability to reason, problem solve, and communicate with mathematics.  Exploration through hands on activities helps the students make connections to and become confident using math. 

 

Materials:

 

          1.         Agenda book                          5.         Book cover

            2.         2 Spiral notebooks                 6.         Scientific calculator

            3.         3-Ring binder                         7.         Pencils

4.                  Loose leaf paper                    8.         Folder

 

Expectations:

 

1.                  COME PREPARED

-Have all your materials and be ready to learn

2.                  BE RESPECTFUL

-Be on time, be in your seat, and raise your hand

-Respect yourself, others, property and the teacher

-Respect other’s right to learn

3.                  FOLLOW DIRECTIONS

-Listen, do what you’re told, and ask questions

4.                  DO YOUR BEST

-Give 100% effort

 

*In addition to classroom expectations, please refer to the Cannon Falls Middle School Student Handbook for other school-wide behavior expectations.

 

 

 

Consequences:

 

1.                  Verbal Warning

2.                  Refocus Form

3.                  Conference with Teacher

4.                  Teacher detention (1/2 hour before or after school) 

5.                  Office detention

6.                  Removal from class

 

*At any level of consequence, the classroom teacher reserves the right to advance to a higher step in list to accommodate the severity of the misbehavior.

 

**The classroom teacher will make contact with the office and the parents or guardians for ongoing and/or severe misbehavior.

 

Tardiness:

 

When a student is tardy to the school day, he/she must report to the office immediately to get a tardy slip.  When the student has an unexcused tardy to my class throughout the day, he/she will face the following consequences:

 

1.                  First tardy=Warning

2.                  Second tardy=Warning

3.                  Third tardy=office detention

 

Absences:

 

Either before an absence or upon return from an absence, it is the responsibility of the student to get make-up work.  Students can get make-up work from the school website, from their peers in class, or directly from the teacher.  Parents or guardians can request make-up work for pick up in the office during a student’s absence.  Teachers will provide the make-up work to parents in this manner when a reasonable amount of time is given.  If make-up work is completed within a reasonable amount of time, there will be no penalty to the student’s math grade.  Check the mailbox in the front when returning from being absent for make-up work.  

 

Passes:

 

Each quarter, students are issued three passes in math class to use for bathroom visits, locker visits, to get a drink, or to go to the nurse.  When a student has used his/her three passes, he/she may no longer leave the classroom.  In emergency situations, exceptions will be made.  When a student has a pass from the office or another teacher, he/she may leave the room when it’s convenient.

 

Food/Beverages:

 

Students may bring clear water bottles into math class.  Pop and other beverages are not allowed.  Students may chew gum in math class as long as it isn’t visible, but candy and other food items are not allowed.  The teacher may designate exceptions for special occasions.

 

 

 

 

 

Strategies for success:

 

First of all, students are expected to pay attention, listen well, and take good notes during class.  They are also expected to ask lots of questions if they don’t understand what they are learning.  In addition, students are expected to copy down the assignment correctly and read all directions carefully.  They are also expected to put their name on all their schoolwork.  For math assignments, quizzes, and tests students are expected to show all their work because partial credit may be given for showing work.  The more work shown, the easier it is for the teacher to understand what the student was thinking.  Even if the answer is wrong, the process may have been correct.  Lastly, students are expected to complete all problems.  Problems on math assignments, quizzes, and tests should never be left blank.  Students should guess, even if it may be completely wrong.  Success cannot occur if no attempt is made.

 

Academic Honesty:

 

In math class, it is expected that each student’s schoolwork is a true and accurate representation of his/her own effort and knowledge.  Academic dishonesty or cheating is defined as “using someone else’s words, work, answers and/or ideas in claiming them as your own.”  Cheating in math class may include but is not limited to copying answers from the back of the text, copying answers off of peers’ papers, or using a calculator when instructed not to.  Any violation of this academic expectation will result in a zero credit for the schoolwork submitted.  Any student involved in an incident of cheating is subject to this consequence.

 

 

GRADING

 

Daily Warm-Up Problems: 10%

 

Warm-up problems will be given at the beginning of almost every class period.  Students are expected to come in, sit down and start the warm-up problems without talking to their peers.  We will correct them as a class afterwards and will be worth 5 points. 

 

 Completion Points/Homework Questions:  20%

 

Completion points:  Each section will be checked that it was completed.  These include all class work problems which we do together in class.  If you are absent, YOU are responsible to do the class work problems on your own.

 

Homework questions:  You will be assigned problems from each section which will reflect what we did in class together.  They will be put together as a packet when the section is finished and turned in to be graded.  You will get them back and have a chance to fix anything that was wrong for FULL credit the next day. 

 

 

 

 

Quizzes/Projects:  30%

 

There will be a quiz given at the end of each section after the homework questions have been graded.  These will prepare you for the module test at the end of the quarter.  There will also be projects throughout the school year (cartoon enlargements, tessellations, stock market, and the history of math). There will be NO RE-TAKES on these.

 

 

Tests:  30%

 

There are only two (2) tests per quarter (a mid-module test and a final module test).  If you are having problems on your homework questions or quizzes, make sure you are asking for help because there will be NO RE-TAKES on the tests.

 

Notes Test:  10%

 

At the end of each quarter there will be an open notes test over the key concepts for that module.  Keep your key concepts organized and don’t lose them (a good place to keep them is in the notebook you use for math class and don’t tear them out, or leave them in your classroom folder which is left in the classroom).