Start of the year powerpoint 2014 2015
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Thursday
Agenda for Today
Attendance
Planners
Lunch tickets
Collect Kleenex
Schedule problems/ questions
Locker issues
Welcome to homeroom!
Math for the week of August 21-22
Thursday: Class supplies- Spiral NotebookPencil- ALL TESTS will be done in pencilPaper bag for textbook coverStudent workbookScientific CalculatorEarbuds
Friday: Expectations
Friday- Expectations
Day To DayStuff
Lesson Expectations
Activity Day followed by a Lesson Day
You take an active role in your learningTaking notesGive your best effort on example
problemsSharing ideas with others and the
class (even mistakes are ok)
Calculators
Located
Must be put away before you will be allowed to leave
Only tool that can be used on quizzes and tests
Cell Phones
Put them on the corner of your desk
Make sure they are turned to silent
You may use them on assignments
You may NOT use them on quizzes or tests
Bell Work
Every day you will have a bell work problem to answer in your notebook
Expectation is that you give your best effort and are willing to share you results
Class Notes
Students are expected to bring a notebook and student workbook everyday to class to take notes in.
All notes should be labeled with the date and the lesson topic. The notes should be organized and readable. The vocabulary, instructions and examples for each day should be included in your notes.
Homework ExpectationsAt the end of most days, you will be asked
to complete a homework assignment for independent practice over the skills/concepts presented. Failure to Prepare is Preparing to
Fail!Assignments should be done right after the
notes on the same page in the notebook.If you are absent, you need to take
responsibility and find out what you missed. It is also your responsibility to complete the practice assigned.
Exit Tickets
Will be given at the conclusion of each lesson
Work the problems out in your notebook and submit in Socrative
2-3 exit tickets will go in the grade book a week to let both you and your parents know where your understanding is
These will not be included in your overall grade.
End of class procedures
I will dismiss youRemain seated and working the whole
time
All calculators must be returned
8th Hour make sure trash is pick up and desks are back in order
GradingInformation
Quizzes
You will have quizzes throughout the units that will be announced.
The quizzes are feedback for you to know what you know and what you still need to learn.
The quizzes will be entered into the grade book.
They will not affect your grade.
Assessments Graded on an A,B,C,D,Il,I scaleStudents are allowed to retake a unit testFirst retake will be done in class after a
relearning opportunity You only have to retake the standard that
you did not masterThe front page of every assessment will
have a table section numbers and title, I can statements, mastered and not mastered – You are expected to fill this out and take with you for review.
Test will be included in your final grade
How do you earn an A?
You must show mastery on every testEarn an A on at least one test throughout
the trimesterThere will be a page of A work questions on
every test
Questions
Math homework for the week of August 25th
Monday: Expectations
Tuesday: Textbooks and
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Chromebooks
Used during bell work and closed when finished
Used when submitting exit tickets
During homework work time
Otherwise they should be closed!
Bookmark Websites
Socrativehttp://b.socrative.com/login/student/
Class websitelcmath8.weebly.com
Online bookwww.bigideasmath.com/students/
Blue book (Regular Pathway)
Twitter@lcmath8
Online text book
Log-in
Key Features
Study Help - Graphic organizers
Flashcards of the vocabulary
Lesson Tutorials - walks you through how to do a problem
Interactive Activities – (depending upon the unit of study)
Game Closet
Review Options – Fair Game Review, Skill Review and Basic Skills Handbook
Quick Check – Self Grading Quiz
Classroom Matrix
Classroom Layout
Calculators
Colored pencils / markers
Pencils – Return at the end of class
Highlighters
Extra paper and notebooks
Kleenexes
Round table
My desk area
Expectation Sheet
Please take home and share the information
Have your guardians fill out the form that is located on the website
Tuesday
Textbook Expectations
Keep it covered.
Don’t keep your notebook in the front cover unless you want to pay $10 to have it rebound at the end of the year.
It comes to class with you every day.
Don’t write it in.
Take care of it.
Be careful with how you put it in your locker.
Textbooks Put your first and last name on the inside cover of
your textbook.
Go to the class website and fill out check out form located under the home tab
Covering the textbook
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