Welcome to the 6th Grade Yellow Team And Room 238

100 Point Club Everyone starts with 100 points Points are lost for signing Discipline Log. Most infractions are 2-5 points Must have 60 pts. at end of 9-weeks to attend the 100 Pt. Club celebration Points start over at beginning of each quarter

Agenda Passes All agendas have a page with 5 passes for each 9-week grading period Passes primarily used for restroom and locker Use all five passes and points are taken away to get things out of lockers Encourage your kids to be as organized as possible!!!!!!!!

Electronics Policy Cell phones should be OFF & AWAY iPads are expected to be charged EVERYDAY. Set an alarm to remind them each night? Consequences for those breaking rules

iPad Tidbits Please DO NOT email your child during school & they shouldn’t be emailing you either. No alarms should be set that go off during class. Photos of other students shouldn’t be on the iPads without permission. iPads are to be off unless being used for class. That includes during passing periods. Set an alarm for charging them each night.

Contacting Me/Us Email quinlanb@centergrove.k12.in.us Voicemail-not quick to respond Team time M, W, Th, F from 8:00-8:45 No team meetings on Tuesdays Facebook- CGMSC Yellow Team Twitter-@MSCYellowTeam Math Blog-qthemath.blogspot.com

Things to Bring EVERY DAY Pencil Math notebook Loose leaf paper Dry erase marker Math book Charged iPad

Ron Clark Academy

Math Homework Policy Homework will be random. None Fridays Missing work = name in “book” and an F in the gradebook Turn HW in next day with no grade penalty Turn in 2 or more days late = loss of 10% Missing work can be turned in until the last week of a grading period No reminders will be given--RESPONSIBLE

Grading Procedures HW = 40% Tests = 60% All work can be redone once to get 100% Tests can be redone ONCE for ½ credit Late work still loses 10% Papers with % grade on them are in gradebook Papers with # wrong are not in gradebook

Topics We Will Cover Graphing and analysis Geometry-2D and 3D figures Long division Operations with decimals and fractions Percents Ratios and proportions Evaluating expressions Solving one-step equations Graphing and analysis Geometry-2D and 3D figures Measurement-U.S and metric systems Conversions

Getting HELP Mr. Q’s Canvas page for videos Rose Hulman HW Helpline 877-ASK-ROSE (275-7673) Khan Academy website Facebook or Twitter questions Extra credit

Topics We Will Cover-Honors Operations with integers Rational numbers Solving basic and multi step equations Solving inequalities Ratios, proportions, percents Scale drawings/models Calculating interest Mult/div. monomials Pythagorean Theorem Angle relationships Area, volume, and surface area Graphs and statistics Probability

Grading Procedures HW = 35% Tests = 65% All work can be redone once to get 100% Tests can be redone ONCE for ½ credit (1st semester) Late work still loses 10% Papers with % grade on them are in gradebook Papers with # wrong are not in gradebook

Honors Grade Expectations Students enrolled in Honors classes are expected to maintain grades of 73% (C) or better throughout their enrollment in the classes. If a student receives a 70-72% (C-) or lower at the end of the first, second, or fourth nine weeks grading period, he/she will be moved down a course level at the start of the following grading period. If a student receives a 70-72% (C-) or lower at the end of the third nine weeks grading period, he/she will remain in the class through the school year, but moved down a course level at the start of the next school year.