Ms. Taormina

Office Hours Mondays 3:15 – 4:15 PM Room 2626

Class Expectations Comply with all KHS and WCPSS policies Be Respectful Be Responsible Participate

Phones DO: Use your cellphone for designated activities. Use your cellphone to check PowerSchool or PBworks. DON’T: Text. Listen to music. Charge your phone. This is your first and last warning.

Supplies 3-ring binder notebook paper pencils graphing calculator (TI-83 or TI-84 recommended)

The Breakdown 1 st Quarter: 40% 2 nd Quarter: 40% Final Exam: 20% Tests: 50% Quizzes: 25% Classwork/Homework: 25%

Tests Tests occur at the end of every unit. If you miss a test, you MUST schedule a makeup time during my office hours. All students are eligible to retake two tests each quarter. The maximum grade on a retake will be an 80%. To be eligible for a retake, all homework from the unit must be completed.

Quizzes Quizzes will be given throughout each unit. If you are absent for a quiz you will make it up the next day you are in class. Quizzes may be UNANNOUNCED!

Classwork Classwork will be assigned daily and checked for effort and completeness.

Bathroom Passes Go before or after class. If you have an emergency, you must go at a time that I am not teaching. You also cannot go during the first or last 15 minutes of class.

Makeup Work When you are absent or tardy, it is YOUR responsibility to copy the notes, obtain handout(s), and take any tests that you missed. All worksheets and handouts are posted online daily. If you lose your homework, you must download it from my website.

Knight Time Your class period will be extended one day each week for tutoring. You are required to stay for Knight Time if you are earning below 77%. If your grade is below 77% due to a missing assignment, it must be completed and turned in by Thursday of the previous week to ensure it will be included in your grade.

Definitions – write these down! Variable – a letter that stands for a number Expression – a mathematical phrase that uses variables, numbers, and operation symbols

Expressions Identify if the expression below is a variable expression or a numerical expression. 8 + x d + 43 – 9 5 – 7

What are some words that we use instead of… ADD SUBTRACT MULTIPLY DIVIDE EQUALS

Write an algebraic expression for each phrase. 1.Nine more than a number y y less than a number n n – 4 3. A number z times three 3z

Write an algebraic expression for each phrase. 4. A number a divided by 12 a/ times the quantity 4 plus a number c 5(4 + c)

The fastest dinosaur may have been Ornithomimus, which could run about 60 ft in a second. Write a variable expression for the distance Ornithomimus could run in a given time s. 60 feet in one second Let s = number of seconds 60s

Bagels cost $0.50 each. Write a variable expression for the cost of b bagels.

Write a variable expression for a balloon’s height h after rising 34 meters.