GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS Missy Smart North Buncombe Middle School

Joshua Hughes-Social Studies Kerri Hampton- English/Language Arts Missy Smart-Mathematics Allison Singleton-Science

WHO IS MISSY SMART? I am married and have three children. We live in Barnardsville. I am a graduate of Western Carolina University. I have been teaching for 20 years. I am also National Board Certified.

Art of Collaboration Team

End-of-Year Assessments  READY EOG Assessments (Paper-and-Pencil) – Grades 3–8 Math and ELA  READY EOG Assessments (Online) – Grades 5 and 8 Science Sample forms of the new READY End of Grade (EOG) assessments are available online. See Education Links on my teacher webpage.

OUR CURRICULUM

About Connected Math  Connects strands  Connects the subjects areas  Connects to real life situations  Connects to earlier investigations and develops deeper understandings The Goal of CMP is to make students…  researchers  communicators  free thinkers

CMP 3 Student Log In

Grade 8 Common Core State Standards Grade 8 Common Core State Standards (See p. 52)

Standards for Mathematical Practice

DAILY CLASSROOM SUPPLIES  Binder w/dividers  Pencils  Graph paper  Optional supplies include personal calculator, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, etc.

GRAPHING CALCULATOR  You do not have to purchase a graphing calculator, but if you do we recommend: TI-Nspire TI-83 Plus TI-84 Plus

TI-83 PLUS

TI-84 PLUS

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GRADING SYSTEM  Homework10%  Classwork20%  Assessments (Tests)70%

HOMEWORK  Keeping Skills Sharp  Given out on Mondays and due on Fridays  Graded on effort (scale of 0-5)

After School Tutoring  There are no funds available for after school tutoring at this time.  If a student needs help, I am available some afternoons, but not on a consistent basis.  Student should solicit the help. Parent should never force a student to come or it will be a waste of my time and theirs.  See me for information about private tutors.

Remind 101 Text and Alerts  I send out alerts periodically to remind students of important upcoming events (Open House, announced quizzes, tests, deadlines, school picture day, etc.).  You can subscribe to receive the alerts (specific for each period).  It is completely safe. I never see your number. It is all processed through Remind101.  You can cancel at any time.  Instructions are posted on my teacher website.

TEACHER WEBPAGE

Conferences  To schedule a conference today, please sign up on the conference calendar.  Later in the year, please contact any of the teachers on the team. The best method is by . addresses are NOT case sensitive.

CONTACT INFORMATION   School phone  Planning time 1:30-3:00  After school until 4:30 PM most days