1. { Miss Megan McGrath M4 – Advanced Mathematics Room 215 Topcats 2015-2016

2.  Grew up in Plum, PA  B.A. in Middle Childhood Education (Math and ELA) from Marietta College  M.Ed. in Reading Specialist (Cal U)  Taught 3 years of Fifth grade Math in Ohio  6 th year teaching  3 rd year at Ingomar and North Allegheny About Me Wellston

3.  Kala Johns  Raised in Pittsburgh, PA  Currently attending Robert Morris University  Will graduate with a B.A in Middle Level Education with a concentration in Mathematics  Will be in the classroom with Ms. McGrath until December 4 th. About the Student Teacher

4.  Be Prepared  White board outside room details what students need each day  PENCIL always needed!  Be On Task  Focus on what we should be doing – no side conversations or doodling  Follow Directions  Be respectful Class Expectations

5.  Chapter 1: Number Sense, Patterns, & Algebraic Thinking  Chapter 2: Decimal Operations  Chapter 4: Number Patterns and Fractions  Chapter 5 Fraction Operations  Chapter 10: Geometric Figures  Chapter 3: Data & Statistics  Chapter 6: Integers  Chapter 7: Equations, Inequalities & Functions  Chapter 8: Ratios & Proportions  Chapter 9: Percents  Chapter 11: Measurement and Area  Chapter 12: Surface Area and Volume Curriculum

6.  Warm Up  Homework Checks  Flocabulary/BrainPop/Study Jams  Notes  Quizzes/ Tests What’s going on in the classroom?

7. Textbook 6 th Grade Math Course 2  Text: McDougal Littell Course 2  Website: www.classzone.com Website: www.classzone.com Website: www.classzone.com  @HomeTutor  eWorksheets  Section Quizzes  ALL STUDENTS HAVE A LOG-IN FOR THE ONLINE TEXT BOOK

8.  Assigned most nights  Given 2 points for completing on time  Given 1 point for late assignments  Homework grades will be compiled and posted at Midterm and End of Term  Absences – students are responsible for making up any missed work  Posted Daily Online  www.northallegheny.org www.northallegheny.org  IMS Page  Building Staff  Megan McGrath Homework

9.  Higher expectations  Leveled homeworks and tests  Higher levels of thinking  More challenging in class assignments  More open-ended questions  Faster pace How is this different than M3 Academic Math?

10. Syllabus

11.  Any questions/concerns  Please feel free to contact us:  mmcgrath@northallegheny.org mmcgrath@northallegheny.org  kjohns@northallegheny.org kjohns@northallegheny.org Thank you for coming!