1. Welcome to 7 th grade Math With Mrs. Weatherhead E-mail: cweatherhead1@kleinisd.net@kleinisd.net Phone: 832.249.5156 http://classroom.kleinisd.net/ webs/cweatherhead1

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3. General Expectations Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings. Sharpen your pencil before class—never when I am talking. Bring your completed homework to class each day Raise your hand to ask questions, and ask questions often

4. Supplies Bring to class each day Homework Pencils (sharpened before class) Interactive Notebook Red checking pen

5. Daily Procedures Warm-Up (must make it up if absent) Warm ups will be done in the Interactive Notebooks and graded each 6 weeks. --Use to study for tests Check homework Lesson Work on homework (if time)

6. Grading Guidelines Major (tests.) Our test days are Tuesday and Friday. -60% Daily (quizzes, graded assignments, etc.) -30% Homework -10% (there will be homework every night—even Fridays.) -PLEASE check gradespeed for current grades- it is your child's responsibility to make sure they are passing!

7. Homework Scoring Must have visible thinking Homework grades are entered daily and separately. Late work will be scored as follows: one day late–half credit two days late—NO CREDIT If you are absent, your homework must still be completed within one day.

8. Tutoring is available on an appointment basis at 8:20 am on Thursdays. Please view the online tutorials provided by the publishers of the textbook first. They can be quite helpful.

9. If your child fails a test: They MUST do test corrections & those corrections MUST be signed by a parent in order to Re-Test. The original test and the Re-test grades will be averaged together. The highest possible grade will then be a 70% There will be one day that they can re-test. It will be before school at 8:20. If they cannot make it before school they can test during their lunch.

10. Thank you for coming!

11. Websites for textbooks Math 7 & Math 8 http://my.hrw.com User name hilde2 Password mustangs