Class+Rules+and+Expectations

=__**Course Descriptions**__= ====This course is designed to prepare students for the advanced study of math at the high school level, including Pre-AP. The curriculum for the 7th grade Pre-AP course combines content from both 7th and 8th grade TEKS. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of topics some will be covered with more emphasis than others. Remember this is a fast paced course so please come prepared everyday.==== = = =**__Class Materials__**= Pair of scissors Composition books Pencils ( regular or mechanical, if mechanical, need lead) 1 ½ inch binders to keep in class 2 inch take home binder “EXPO” markers Notebook paper

=__**Class Rules**__= = = =__Course Syllabus__= =__1st Six Weeks__=
 * Respect Others
 * Respect your school and classroom
 * Be ready to work
 * Be ready to learn
 * Sign out before leaving the room
 * ===__Numbers and Operations__===
 * __Rational vs. Irrational Numbers__
 * __ Operations with Rational Numbers __
 * __ Scientific Notation __
 * ===** __Proportionality__ **===
 * __ Rates and Ratios __
 * __Percents__

=__ **2nd Six Weeks** __=
 * ===__ **Proportionality Continued** __===
 * __ Proportional Relationships __
 * __Representing Linear Relationships__
 * __Defining and Comparing Functions__
 * ===__ Expressions, Equations and Relationships __===
 * __Equations__
 * __Inequalities__
 * __Linear Equations__

=__ **3rd Six Weeks** __=
 * ===__ Expressions, Equations and Relationships Continued  __===
 * ===__ Geometry __===
 * __Angles__
 * __Circle__
 * __Pythagorean Theorem__
 * __Congruence__
 * __Similarity__

=__**Class Policies**__= 1. All math work must be done in pencil. No pen allowed except to grade assignments. Work done in pen will not be accepted.

2. Paper headings will need first and last name, class period and date.

3. Assignments will be checked daily. Students and/or teacher will grade assignments. Problems on assignments with no work shown will be counted as an incorrect answer. Work must be shown on all problems to receive full credit for assignment.

= 4. Late Papers: When a student does not have at least 50% of their assignment completed, they will receive a “missing work” slip. The student will be required to take the slip & missing assignment home to complete & return before school the following day. If the student still does not have the assignment complete, they will be assigned a lunch detention. Students are required to attend the detention to complete their work. At the end of the detention, the paper will be graded. Any answers still not completed and wrong answers will be marked as incorrect. STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN ALL MISSING ASSIGNMENTS (FOR THAT DAY) DURING THE DETENTION PERIOD. 7th grade teachers will hold detention during lunch each day.=

5. A review sheet will be given for each Unit Test. This review sheet will be similar to the test.

6.Students are permitted to take retests on any test he/she has failed with an exception of a unit test. The higher of the two grades will be recorded with final grade recorded being no higher than 70.

7. You will be required to keep a math binder. This binder will contain classwork, homework, quizzes and review sheets.

8. You will be keeping an interactive notebook. The purpose of keeping this notebook is to be creative and express you’re learning and thinking during math. Mathematicians use notebooks to record data, make drawings and ask/answer questions. Your mathematics notebook will be used daily, so please make sure you bring it to class EVERYDAY. It may also be beneficial to you on some quizzes, and if you are absent you are responsible for making up any pages you miss.

9. Current __progress reports__ will be handed out every three weeks. I will give each student one progress report in between that time period for a total of two per six weeks. Each progress report is to be returned to the teacher by Wednesday of the same week. Parents may also access student grades on the GISD website under Parent “txConnect”. You may obtain your student’s ID number from their schedule or the office.

10. When working with manipulatives, computers, etc., students __PLAYING__ and not on task, will be warned 1 time. On the 2nd time, you will no longer be allowed to use the manipulatives, computer, etc. for the rest of the school year, but will be required to draw what the rest of the class is doing or do any calculations by hand without the use of the learning aid.

11.__If you are absent,__ you will be allowed one day for each day absent to make up missing work. If you are absent two days, you will have two days to turn in you work and so on. If you are absent on a planned test day, you will be required to take the test the day you come back. Students are responsible for requesting their missed work due to an absence. Remember it is your responsibility to make sure you make-up your missing assignments, so please check the “While You Were Out” crate.

**__Grading Policy__**
>> ===40% Daily===
 * Classwork
 * Homework
 * ==60% Test==
 * ==Unit Test==
 * ==Quizzes==
 * ==Projects==

=**__Tutorials__**= =I offer tutorials everyday of the week.= = = =Come to tutorials with an idea of what questions you need answered.=
 * =Monday/Wednesday/Friday - 7:30 am - 7:53am=
 * =Tuesday/Thursday - 4:00pm - 4:30pm=