1st Period Only! Be sure to take a teacher university/alma mater paper to complete tonight. It will be collected on Thursday 8/3/17.

Welcome to Curriculum Night Math Teacher: Mr. Kevin Blomberg 8th Grade Linear Algebra

About me… I grew up in Durham, CT Came to AZ to go to ASU I got married two years ago I have three rescued cats 5th year teaching Math, 1st year in Kyrene I love Batman (obviously), the 80s, and most things nerdy Hobbies: Board games, sewing/leatherworking, RPGs

Norms for Middle School It is a student’s responsibility to write down their homework assignments and get makeup work if absent. Assignments and test dates are written on board in class and also will be available on Mr. Blomberg’s Website. This is the primary go-to reference for parents to get info on class. All students are expected to be in their 1st Period Class ready to learn with materials out. Bell rings at 8:25 and we begin at 8:30am everyday. Students must have all of their supplies with them every day.

Classroom Rules 4 Main Rules Listen and follow directions Raise your hand before speaking or leaving your seat. Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself. Respect your classmates and your teacher.

8th grade Rules School’s NO GUM POLICY. You will be sent to ISI for gum and given a time out referral. Repeat offenders will face further consequences. Please drink all Starbucks type drinks, Arizona Iced Tea’s, etc. at home or before the first bell. You will be asked to throw away these kinds of drinks when you enter the classroom. Discipline Warning Refocus ISI / Conduct Referral / Parent Contact

Supplies 3-Ring Binder 1” or 1½ ” size 5 Tabbed Dividers/Folders Composition Book (College ruled) LOTS of Pencils Erasers Pens Highlighters Optional: Sticky Notes/Flags Ruler Graph paper Scientific or Graphing Calculator

Requested classroom donations Please consider donating items to my classroom and for me to share with students in need! Highlighters Erasers Pencils Markers Colored Pencils Rulers Adult sized scissors Graph paper Clorox wipes Hand sanitizer Post its Glue

grading 80% Assessments Tests, quizzes, projects 20% Classwork Homework, bell work, in class assignments, etc. Gradebook Updated regularly Missing = 0, if absent (fixed) vs not absent (partial credit) Test retakes are permitted

Homework Expect homework 2-3 days per week.  It will usually take about 30 focused minutes to complete. If you don’t understand a problem or assignment, you still must attempt the problems showing work and effort. This is what it takes to avoid no credit if you are really confused.  On your homework, please show all of your work and all of the steps we discuss in class/write in notes.  Blank problem or No work =No points Homework will be graded for accuracy in class daily.  Some assignments are entered into the gradebook for completion credit and some earn points for accuracy.  Students are expected to grade assignments and correct wrong answers to keep as a study tool for tests.

My Website Will be updated often Will contain information on… Syllabus Homework and test dates Places for extra help Other important information

Course Info Carnegie Textbooks Consumables Student Centered learning Inquiry Based and Direct Instruction Mix Mathia Carnegie’s Online self paced program that follows our curriculum Additional work may be necessary as Homework Students must complete each unit as we take chapter tests in class and the percent score they receive on that unit in entered as a Mathia test score in the gradebook. If students do not score well on a unit in Mathia, they may recomplete the unit on their own time, inform me, and earn the new score

Linear Algebra Course Outline (8th grade level math) 1st QUARTER Solve equations 3rd QUARTER Parallel lines cut by a transversal Functions Line and angle relationships Calculate slope Solve systems of linear equations Solve & graph linear functions      2nd QUARTER 4th QUARTER Rational and irrational numbers Exponents & scientific notation Find squares, square roots, cubes & cube roots Volume & surface area of prisms Data Analysis (bivariate data & scatter plots) Pythagorean Theorem Identify & verify various transformations Non-linear equations Congruence Dilations  

In Conclusion… I am here to partner with you to help your child learn all they can this year. If you have any questions or concerns throughout the year, please call or email me: Email: kblomberg@kyrene.org Phone: 480-541-6349

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