1. Welcome! Math 7 (Period 4,8) 6 th Grade-Team A Miss Kelley Peck Room 205

2. Curriculum  Problem solving (all year long)  Decimal Numbers  Integers  Order of Operations & Properties  Exponents, Factors, & Fractions  Fraction Operations  Equations & Inequalities  Ratio, Rate, & Proportion  Percents  Probability  Geometry (includes self-study vocab review)  Measurement  Data Analysis

3. Daily Materials  Classroom Folder (may be checked-out)  1/1.5 inch Binder with dividers  POW/miniquizzes/classwork, Homework-packets, Tests/Quizzes  Notebook (great for lesson help!)  Pencils  Colored Pen/Pencil (correcting/vocabulary)  Textbook  Pearson/Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 2 Pearson/Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 2 Pearson/Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 2  Assignment book  Dry Erase Markers/Eraser

4. Homework  Homework is given daily!  Based on 100 points per quarter  Missing/incomplete/etc = -5 points  Completed/turned in late = +3 points  Reviewed in class and self-corrected with colored pencil/pen/marker  Problems should be worked out NEATLY, always in pencil  Homework can help or hurt final quarterly grade

5. Grading System-Points  Homeworknightly  100 points per quarter  Quizzes1-2/unit  20-45 points each  Tests1/unit  50-70 points each  Other  Classwork/Project/POW/Miniquizzes  varies

6. Tools  PIV – updated about 1/week on Fridays  I try to enter tests & quizzes immediately  Email me if you’re unsure!  Teacher Page – resources & links  tesd.net/peck peck  Homework Page – updated each Monday with current week’s assignments  Late work is always accepted  ADVISORY!

7. Communication  ALL tests/quizzes sent home to be signed  Email (for students or parents):  peckkelley@tesd.net peckkelley@tesd.net  Voicemail:  610.240.1200 ext. 2241  Website (Homework/projects/links)

8. Extra help  Students should have basic math facts & operations mastered  Students will be held accountable for material covered in previous math classes  Review Materials always available

9. Thank you for coming! I look forward to an exciting year of working with your student(s) and communicating with you.