Curriculum Night PowerPoint Presentation Math CC 7

(This presentation is posted on our class website.) Math Common Core 7 Mrs. Rebecca Toborg toborgr@issaquah.wednet.edu (email is the best way to contact me) Class Connect Website: Maywood Website: Staff Websites: Math: Mrs. Toborg http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/middle/maywood/default.aspx (425) 837-6987 Portable 1 (Rm P1) (This presentation is posted on our class website.)

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Curriculum Middle School Math in the Issaquah School District uses Connected Mathematics Program 3 (CMP3) This course content aligns with the Common Core standards. Updated CMP Program. Individually, group, and whole class problem solving. Daily lessons on PowerPoint/Flipchart which can be reviewed from our class website. iPads activities (coming in October!) NEW students TEXTBOOKS have been checked out, taken home and will be due back in June.

Units The parent letter for Shapes & Designs was sent home Units The parent letter for Shapes & Designs was sent home. Future unit letters w/concept review will be sent via email. All unit letters are available on our Class Connect Website. CC 7 units: Shapes and Designs (SD) Two dimensional Geometry Accentuate the Negative (AN) Integers & Rational Numbers Stretching and Shrinking (SS) Understanding Similarity Comparing and Scaling (CS) Ratios, Rates, Percents, Proportions Moving Straight Ahead (MSA) Linear Relationships What Do You Expect (WDYE) Probability & Expected Value Filling and Wrapping (FW) Three Dimensional Measurement Samples and Populations (SP) Making Comparison & Predictions

Addtionally, students will do individual online Coming soon: Math XL Addtionally, students will do individual online Math assignments with MathXL for students: Students work at their own pace. Links to online Math resources are on our class website

Homework will be self-graded New Homework Correcting Procedure: Homework will be self-graded each night online with a red pen Answers will be posted on our Class Connect Website. (If for some reason they are not posted, you should be able to find them on Mr. Ciraulo’s site or Mrs. Armstrong’s site.) Students will get immediate feedback, then come prepared to class with questions. If you do not have internet access at home, be sure to let me know asap so we can work out a good solution!

All problems are neatly completed with work shown in pencil, but HWRS 5 points: All problems are neatly completed with work shown in pencil and corrected with a pen All problems are neatly completed with work shown in pencil and corrected with a pen 5 points All problems are neatly completed with work shown in pencil, but NOT corrected 3 points Incomplete 0 Points 3 points: All problems are neatly completed with work shown in pencil, but NOT corrected 0 points: Incomplete * 3 late passes per trimester Problems I struggled with were…

Tests and Quizzes – 65% of Grade Classwork, and Homework 35% of Grade CC 7 Grading Policies Tests and Quizzes – 65% of Grade 1 - 2 mid-unit check-up quizzes and 1 Unit Test. No quiz retakes. Unit Test retakes are available for most units. (Parents must send a signed note verifying he/she has studied.) Classwork, and Homework 35% of Grade Homework every night M-F (Friday also!) Student participation, teamwork and classwork. Exit tickets, Partner Quizzes, etc. Students should keep their binders and notes well organized for each unit.

Late Work Policy Students will receive 3 “late-work” passes each trimester. Each pass can be attached to one late assignment for full credit. Once the passes are used during the trimester, no late work will be accepted.

Absent Work Policy It is the student’s responsibility to “get caught up” after an absence. Check our class connect website or call a classmate for missed assignments. Absent students do not need to use a late pass.

How you know what’s going on: Review these things with your child. Class Connect website Family Access Grades & Progress Reports Homework Record Sheet (HWRS) Email Distribution List your (Keep your email addresses updated on Family Access.)

Homework Help Math Lab: Thursdays General After School Support: Staffed by a rotating Maywood Math Teacher 2:10pm – 3:10pm in Room 119 (Mrs. Buck’s rm) You can ride the Activity Bus home General After School Support: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in MMS Library With Mrs. Toborg: Before or after school by appointment

Helping at Home Support good study and organizational skills: Review hw / HWRS Review Family Access grades Review class notes in math spiral Encourage organization If a student is stuck on a homework problem, encourage him/her to: Review the day’s PowerPoint lesson plan posted on the Website. Go to the online resources.

My Contact Information Mrs. Rebecca Toborg Maywood Middle School – Portable 1 toborgr@issaquah.wednet.edu (425) 837-6987 Thank you for attending!