1. Welcome Parents to SEMS Mr. Bennett’s 6 th grade Pre-Algebra, Math, and Science

2. Contacting Mr. Bennett Email – tim.bennett@smusd.org (This is the best way to contact me.)tim.bennett@smusd.org Phone – 760 290-2800 Ext. 3252 During the day you will have to leave a message. (Contact the office if you need immediate help.)

3. Checking your student’s grades Go to http://www.mygradebook.comhttp://www.mygradebook.com Log in will be period#-bennett-1011 For example – First period Pre-Algebra will be 1-bennett-1011 This will access the class. Your child’s password will be their student ID#.

4. Math Policies Homework -almost every night for Math and Pre-Algebra Homework is 25% of the grade. Tests – at the end of each chapter and benchmarks at the end of each unit Tests are 75% of the grade.

5. Math Textbook Holt California Mathematics Course 1: Numbers to Algebra Website: my.hrw.com index.jspmy.hrw.com index.jsp User Name – bstudent358 Password – n9u9w

6. Pre-Algebra Textbook Textbook for Pre-Algebra -Mathematics Course 2: Pre-Algebra Website: my.hrw.com index.jspmy.hrw.com index.jsp User Name – bstudent358 Password – n9u9w

7. Pre-Algebra curriculum Expressions and Integers Solving Equations Operations with Rational Numbers Equations and Rational Numbers Solving Multi-step Equations Solving Inequalities Exponents Roots

8. Pre-Algebra curriculum Ratios, Rates, and Proportions Similarity and Scale Percents and their application Functions Graphs Basics of Geometry Data and Statistics Polynomials

9. Math Curriculum Math Curriculum Ch1 Algebraic Reasoning Ch2 Integers Ch3 Number Theory and Fractions Ch4 Operations with Rational Numbers Ch5 Proportional Relationships Ch6 Percents Ch7 Collecting, Displaying, and Analyzing Data Ch8 Probability Ch9 Geometric Figures Ch10 Measurement and Geometry Ch11Multi-Step Equations and Inequalities

10. Earth Science

11. Contacting Mr. Bennett Email – tim.bennett@smusd.org (This is the best way to contact me.)tim.bennett@smusd.org Phone – 760 290-2800 Ext. 3252 During the day you will have to leave a message. Contact the office if you need immediate help.)

12. Checking your student’s grades Go to http://www.mygradebook.comhttp://www.mygradebook.com Log in will be period#-bennett-1011 For example – 2nd period Science will be 2-bennett-1011 This will access the class. Your child’s password will be their student ID#.

13. Science Policies Homework, class work and projects will be 40% of the grade. Tests and quizzes will be 60% of the grade. Extra Credit will be worth an additional 2%. This is only available to students who have turned in everything. No late homework will be accepted, unless the student has been away from school due to illness or family needs.

14. Science Textbook Prentice Hall California Focus on Earth Science, 2008. On-line textbook – http://www.phschool.com http://www.phschool.com Student log-in will be first initial and last name, for example John Smith would be jsmith and password is student ID#.

15. Homework Cornell Notes and workbook will be done for every chapter. Upcoming project – topographic map

16. Science Curriculum Unit 1 – Earth Systems and Processes Unit 2 – Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure Unit 3 – Weather and Climate Unit 4 – Ecology and Resources

17. Moodle CSUSM has granted my Earth Science the opportunity to use Moodle in my classes Students can submit work by uploading or sending me links to their work Most college classes use something similar (blackboard used at SDSU) Moodle (abbreviation for Modular Object- Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) Closed to the public