Welcome to 7th grade

math!Mrs. Paluch

The Teacher…. Capri Paluch 13th year at MSN Teach 6th grade Math and 7th grade

Math Easiest way to reach me during the

day is email!

When am I available to help?

Before school (by appointment) After school (by appointment) Lunch Homeroom During class!!

The Seventh Grade Math Curriculum will focus on 8 Mathematical Practices!

1. Make sense of problems and persevere

in solving them When presented with a problem, I can

make a plan, carry out my plan, and evaluate its success.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

4. Model with mathematics

I can recognize math in everyday life and use math I know to solve everyday problems.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically

I know HOW to use math tools. I know WHEN to use math tools. I can reason: “Did the tool I used give me

an answer that makes sense?”

6. Attend to precision

7. Look for and make use of structure

I can see and understand how numbers and spaces are organized and put together as parts and wholes.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated

reasoning I can notice when calculations are

repeated. Then, I can find more efficient methods and short cuts.

Pre-Algebra Units of Study

Real Numbers, Exponents & Linear Equations

Pythagorean Theorem Applications

Linear Relationships & Functions Geometric Figures Statistical Applications

Standard Math Units of Study

Rational Number Operations Expressions, Equations, and

Linear Relationships Ratios and Proportions Data and Probability Geometric Measurement

Standard and Pre-algebra TEXTBOOK

The books are fabulous! They are a wonderful resource for your child.

There is an on-line textbook along with valuable resources at www.classzone.com

www.classzone.com

The Math Binder…. Students are responsible for keeping

an organized math binder to record all classroom notes and activities. This binder should have two sections: 1. Notes 2. Homework/Practice

The Homework…. Homework will typically be assigned daily. Each

homework assignment will be worth 5 points.

The homework will be posted on my website: You can locate my website through MSN’s staff

directory. www.lz95.org/msn

The purpose of each homework assignment will be to review what was taught in class.

Assessments

Scale Score

Percentage Score*

Description

4.0 100 More complex content, beyond what was taught in class

3.5 95  

3.0 90 Learning target

2.5 80  

2.0 70 Simpler content

1.5 65  

1.0 60 With help, partial success

Below 1.0 50 Even with help, no success

Standards Based Grading

E-School Please use E-school to monitor your

child’s grades. I try to post each day, but if I fall behind, it

will be posted by Friday. I will post late/ missing assignments as

well as notes on great accomplishments.

Thanks!!

Thank you for coming to Open House!

Please feel free to call me or email me at any time!

Have a great year!