Welcome to Ms. Snow’s class Open House Welcome to Ms. Snow’s class 6th & 7th Grade Math GTA

My Background I completed my Bachelors in the College of Education from the University of Houston I have taught 7th Grade Math, 8th Grade Math, Algebra as well as Geometry at the Middle School level in LCISD. I graduated from Stephen F. Austin High and am pleased to return to FBISD. This is my first year at QVMS and am loving every bit of it so far. I am deeply passionate about teaching! Children seem to bring out the best in me and I intend to do the very same for them.

How to contact me E-mail: Snober.Tazani@FortBendisd.com

Classroom Expectations Be prompt Be prepared Be polite Be positive Be productive

Here at the “Q” We do not celebrate A’s or 100’s. We celebrate hard work, dedication and most importantly, intellectual growth. Gifted Students in particular need to know that falling short of expectations is OKAY! “Sometimes we lose a battle, and that’s okay because we’ll win the war.”

A typical day with Ms. Snow Handouts Objectives and Homework Directions/Warm-Up Turn In Work Sharpen Pencil

A Flipped Classroom A newer technique that allows for learning to take place at home and guided practice to take place at school. Successful with Gifted and Talented Students.

Around the Room Sparkling Snowflakes Raider Pride Absent Bucket Lost and Found Feel at Home Text Books

Units of Study in 6th Grade GT Math Grading Period Unit Name   Readiness Standards Estimated Time Frame 1st Nine Weeks Numbers & Operations 6.2D, 6.7A 8 days Integers 6.3D, 6.7A 12 days Operations with Rational Numbers 6.3E, 6.7A, 7.3B 17 days 2nd Foundations of Proportions 6.4B, 6.4H 20 days *2 days included for BM Percent Application 6.4G, 6.5B 7.4D 13 days 3rd Multiple Representations 6.11A, 6.6C 7.7A 18 days Equations & Inequalities 6.7D, 6.10A 19 days Measurement 6.8D 16 days *1 day included for DA 4th continued Data & Statistics 6.12C, 6.12D, 6.13A,7.12A Personal and Financial Literacy *2 days included for state testing

Units of Study in 7th Grade GT Math Grading Period Unit Name TEKS (RS bold) Estimated Time Frame 1st Grading Period Real Numbers 7.2A, 7.3B 14 days Proportional Relationships 7.4A, 7.13A, 7.13E, 7.13F Similarity and Transformations 7.5A, 7.5C 2nd Grading Period continued Linear Relationships 7.7A 10 days Equations and Inequalities 7.10A, 7.10B, 7.10C,7.11A, 7.11B 18 days * 2 days included for BM 3rd Grading Period 2-D Figures:  Circumference & Area 7.5B, 7.8C, 7.9B, 7.9C 11 days 3D Figures: Surface Area & Volume 7.8A, 7.8B, 7.9A,7.9D 24 days Data & Probability 7.6A, 7.6B, 7.6C, 7.6D, 7.6E, 7.6H, 7.6I 16 days * 1 day included for DA 4th Grading Period Data & Probability (cont.) Continued Data & Statistics 7.6F, 7.6G, 7.12B, 7.12C * 2 days included for STAAR writing Financial Literacy 7.13B, 7.13C, 7.13D, 15 days   Geometric Concepts * 2 days included for STAAR math & rdg

Grades for each nine weeks Minor Grades -Daily work, homework average, pop/quizzes, minor projects -Minimum of eleven minor grades Major Grades - Major tests, papers, projects - Minimum of three major grades

Retest Policy If a student receives below a 70 on a major grade Test, they are required to attend a minimum of one tutoring session as well as they are required to retest within one school week of the test being returned for a maximum grade of a 70. If a student receives below a 75 on a major grade Test, they are welcome to come for tutoring and have the opportunity to retest. Daily grades and projects cannot be “redone” for a passing grade. Retests can be taken Monday after school from 4:00pm – 4:50pm

Late Work Policy Late work is accepted for a maximum of 4 days. Each day late, the grade will be deducted 10% On the 5th day, it is an automatic zero.

Absences It is the student’s responsibility to: Find missed notes/assignments from Edmodo or the “Absent Bucket” upon returning Schedule a time before or after school, to makeup any tests or quizzes that were missed Schedule a time for help if they are unclear on anything covered in their absence

Tutoring Hours Day AM (7:30 – 8:15) AM (8:10-8:45) PM (4:10 -4:45)   Monday (6th & 7th GTA) Tazani (8th) Wilson Tuesday (6th) Martin (6th) Kirk (6th GTA) Khandwalla Wednesday (Algebra I and Geometry) Jones (Algebra I) Biddle (8th) Perry Thursday (7th) Kent (7th) McCray (7th GTA) Washington (Algebra I) Perry

Edmodo.com Each student should register for Edmodo using the class code provided to them. Copies of the homework, classwork, notes as well as other information such as reminders, will be found on Edmodo Parents may get their own access code for Edmodo by looking on the login screen of your child’s account.

Remind This is a way to register to receive text messages/email messages with reminders, assignments, and other class information. When you sign up, it will not share your phone number/email address so everything stays private! To Register: For 6th Grade: Send the text message “@staz” to 81010 For 7th Grade: Send the text message “@staza” to 81010

Skyward Please Check Skyward for missing assignments or low grades on a regular bases. Homework Completion Average: There will be 25 Homework Assignment that will span the course of each nine weeks. Each nine weeks your child will have a 100 average for homework. With every missing assignment, they will lose 4 points that they always have a chance to redeem those points by turning in the HW.

Thank you for Attending.