1. Algebra Mrs. Harrison Welcome Back Pandas! About your teacher: This is my third year at Pershing Middle School and my 14 th year teaching. I am married and have a daughter Hannah who is in 11 grade. When I am not at school, I am usually at the softball field watching my daughter play. I love animals, fishing, the beach, spending time with my family and of course MATH! I hope to pass my love for Algebra on to each of you and look forward to a fun and exciting year! High School, HERE WE COME! Expectations: Be Prepared (Pencil, 1” Math Binder, Dividers, Textbook, Agenda, Hand Held pencil sharpener, Checking Pen, Eraser Students not bringing materials will result in a reduction in conduct grade. Be On Time! Tardiness will be handled by administration RESPECT! Yourself and Others!! *Students not exhibiting appropriate classroom behavior and cannot be corrected by a warning will be assigned detention and parent will be notified. Grading: Homework 10% Classwork 40% Tests, Quizzes, Projects 50% Make-Up Work: It is the students’ responsibility to take care of missing assignments. Students will be given the number of days to complete the work as were excused. Late work will have a 10% grade reduction for each day it is late. Missing or incomplete assignments are to be made-up during a tutorial session. Failure to attend/complete assignment will result in an academic detention handled by administration. Homework: Homework will be assigned daily to reinforce material learned. Homework will be turned in the following day at the beginning of the period. Students will begin the grading period with a 100 for their homework grade. Each assignment not turned in will result in a 5 point deduction in their grade. Students will receive 2 homework grades per six weeks. Tutorials: Each student will be given a tutorial pass that will be stapled inside their agenda. Any time a student scores below a 70 on an assignment, they have the opportunity to redo the assignment to raise the grade to a 70. They will be required to attend a morning tutorial session before being allowed to make up the assignment. If the student needs to come in on a morning that is not a normal tutorial session, it is the students responsibility to make arrangements with me. PRACTICE DOESN’T MAKE PERFECT, IT MAKES PERMENANT!! My email address is dharri20@houstonisd.org. Feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions.dharri20@houstonisd.org Please return this bottom portion ONLY keep the top for your records. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Parent Signature_________________________________________ Email Address __________________________________________ Hm.____________________________wk._____________________________cell__________________________ 100% Mission Possible

2. About your teacher: My name is Mrs. Harrison. This is my first year at Pershing Middle School and I am very excited to join such an awesome family. I am married and have a daughter Hannah who is in 9 th grade this year. When I am not at school, I am usually at the softball field watching my daughter play. I have a chocolate lab named Libby, a weenie dog named Copper, a cat named Witty, and a bunny creatively named, Mr. Buns! I hope to pass my love for math on to each of you and look forward to a fun and exciting year! Rules/Expectations: Every student will be expected to behave appropriately in my math classroom. If for some reason this is not the case the consequences will go as follows… 1 st offense-verbal warning 2 nd offense-sign agenda (parent signature required) 3 rd offense- detention will be assigned (parent contacted) 4 th offense-office referral Grading: Daily grades 60%-consist of homework, in class assignments, participation, spirals and quizzes Major grades 40%-consist of tests, take-home projects, in class projects. Supplies: Spiral 3 to 5 subject-wide ruled with pockets Glue sticks Pencils Checking pen or pencil Pencil Sharpener (no battery operated please!) Erasers Agenda *Students will keep everything in their spirals. They will need the glue sticks to glue in loose papers. I will do random spiral checks for daily grades to make sure students are keeping up and staying organized. Organization is one of the first steps to being successful in math! Homework: Assignments for the week will be recorded in agenda each Monday/Tuesday. These will include homework assignments, test dates, project due dates, etc. Homework grades will be given based on effort and completion. I encourage parents to check the agenda each night but especially Monday/Tuesday night for an overview of the weeks assignments. Students will have math homework EVERY night except Friday unless there is something that my need to be finished over the weekend. PRACTICE DOESN’T MAKE PERFECT, IT MAKES PERMENANT!! My email address is dharri20@houstonisd.org. Feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions. I will be creating a parent email list. Please list your email address below if you would like to be added to this list.dharri20@houstonisd.org Parent Signature_________________________________________ Email Address __________________________________________ Home____________________________wk._____________________________cell__________________________ Panda Math News Cluster 8-2 Mrs. Harrison Welcome Back Pandas!