1. EIGHTH GRADE MATHEMATICS Missy Smart North Buncombe Middle School

3. WHO IS MISSY SMART? I am married to Rusty Smart, a barber and part-time minister. I have three children, Coleman, Cameron, and Caylee. We live in Barnardsville. I graduated from Western Carolina University in 1995. I have been teaching for 16 years. In 2004, I became National Board Certified.

4. OUR CURRICULUM http://www.phschool.com/cmp2

5. About Connected Math  Connects strands  Connects the subjects areas  Connects to real life situations  Connects to earlier investigations and develops deeper understandings The Goal of CMP is to make students…  researchers  communicators  free thinkers

6. CMP2 HOME PAGE

7. PARENT WEBSITE

8. STUDENT WEBSITE

9. STUDENT ACTIVITIES PAGE

10. Aligned with NC State Standards

11. DAILY CLASSROOM SUPPLIES  Journal  Textbook  Pencils  Paper  Graphing calculator  4-pack of AAA batteries for your graphing calculator

12. GRAPHING CALCULATOR  You do not have to purchase a graphing calculator, but if you do we recommend: TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus

13. TI-83 PLUS

14. TI-84 PLUS

15. GRADING SYSTEM  Warm-ups & mini-assessments10%  Homework & Classwork 20%  Quizzes30%  Tests40%

16. HOMEWORK  Given daily Monday-Thursday  Unless it has been a snow week or something out of the ordinary, I do not give homework on Friday  Homework should not be a list of answers; explain thinking

17. After School Tutoring  There are no funds available for after school tutoring at this time.  If a student needs help, I am available some afternoons, but not on a consistent basis.  Student should solicit the help. Parent should never force a student to come or it will be a waste of my time and theirs.

18. TEACHER WEBPAGE

19. CONTACT INFORMATION  Melissa.Smart@bcsemail.org Melissa.Smart@bcsemail.org  School phone 645-7944  Planning time 1:30-3:00 PM  After school until 4:00 PM most days except Tuesdays