1. 7 th Grade Math Mrs. Tara Stepanian

2. My Name Sta – pan – yunSta –pan –ee - un Mrs. S 5 th year at Central School

3. The Curse of Room 13 There is NO CURSE! Suggestion box

4. Teacher Contact Information BEST via email – 24-hours Phone Suggestion box tstepanian@longhill.org

5. About Me Bachelor’s Degree - Muhlenberg College Master’s Degree - The College of Saint Elizabeth NJ State Certificates: Math Specialization Grades 5-8 Special Education K-12 Elementary K-8 Science Specialization Grades 5-8 Highly Qualified in Language Arts K-8

6. Math Experience Outside of School Chyten – SAT/ ACT Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus

7. Home Life Family has resided in LHT for over 30 years Chatham, NJ

8. Expectations Of Students Prepared Assignment pad, homework, binder, pencil Open Mind EVERYONE can do math Respectful

9. Goals for Students Confidence Self-advocate Effort

10. Homework Given 4-5 days a week Should not take hours (20-30 min only) To reinforce skills learned in class Checked for completion Accepted late, but with significant point reduction Posted on the website www.longhill.org

11. Student Information Teacher Website: Genesis:

12. What will you learn? Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems. Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions. Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations. Draw construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them. Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume. Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population. Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations. Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models

13. Grading The following percentages will be used to calculate students’ marking period grades. – 35% Tests – 25% Quizzes – 15% Classwork – 15% Projects – 10% Homework

14. How it all works Homework Passes Bathroom Passes Notes home Disrespectful behavior

15. I am looking forward to a great year together!