Ms. Collins 7 th Grade Math and Social Studies Team Falcons

Ms. Collins  Graduated from Conner High School  Graduated from Thomas More College  Middle School Math and Social Studies  Joined the Army Reserves in 2008  Currently still serving until 2017  Have taught for 2 years at a private school teaching 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade Math and SS  Second year at OMS  Enjoy teaching, reading, and spending time with family and friends!

Content Covered in 7 th Grade  Number System  working on rational numbers and number sense  Expressions and Equations  pre-algebra  Ratios and Proportional Relationships  fractions, fractions, fractions  Geometry  shapes, surface area, and volume, angle measures, and spatial awareness  Statistics and Probability  Random sampling, chance occurrence, comparing populations.

My Expectations  Students are expected to come to class prepared, turn in their homework before class starts, and be ready for the warm up.  Absences—If a student is absent they have the same number of days of their absence to make up their work. It is the responsibility of the student to ask for assignments they missed and questions they may have.

Work policy  Grading  1 point per question for exit slips, 2 points per question for homework, higher points for tests and quizzes.  Late work  I will accept late work from students, but they MUST contact me. I do take away 10% of their grade for each day it is late and after the 10 th day, the grade is a zero.  Extra credit  Randomly picked problems every so often  Some worksheets are made for extra practice may be used for extra credit.

Class Website  Go to OMS homepage  Click Teacher Websites  Click Collins, Jennifer  On the left-hand side says 7 th Math  Click on link for Collins Math Website

Important Dates  September 7th – Labor day  Sept. 16th– Picture day  October 9 th and 12 th – Fall Break  November 3 rd – Election Day  November 25 th – 27 th – Thanksgiving Break  December 21 st – Jan 1 st – Winter Break

In school Dates  Tuesday, August 25 th  Star Math Test  Make up day is Thursday, August 27 th

BYOT  Red—No technology; place electronic devices in the holder  Yellow—electronic devices can be used for instructional purposes  Green-Free to use cell phone, but must adhere to code of conduct and AUP

My info  ing me is the fastest and easiest way for me to communicate with parents.  ext   Planning is from 08:20 – 09:30 a.m. Don’t forget the N!