MRS. VICKI BLAIR’S MATH CLASS ROOM 218 WELCOME TO ECHS MRS. VICKI BLAIR’S MATH CLASS ROOM 218

MATH CLASSES Pre-Calculus (PC) Business Math (BM) Algebra (A1)

Resources for Algebra 1 aleks.com (online) Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces usatestprep.com (online test review questions for Algebra 1) pearsonsuccesnet.com (online textbook and resources) Acuity state predictive tests and review

BLAIR’S BASIC RULES BE IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT WHEN THE BELL RINGS AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL DISMISSED BY THE BELL OR THE TEACHER FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE TEACHER THE FIRST TIME GIVEN

BLAIR’S BASIC RULES KEEP HANDS, FEET, AND BELONGINGS TO YOURSELF DO NOT TALK WITHOUT PERMISSION-RAISE YOUR HAND ALWAYS BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR

BLAIR’S BASIC RULES (Simplified) Be Here Be On Time Be Prepared Be Respectful Be Positive

SEATING CHARTS WILL BE ASSIGNED 1-4 2-4 3-4 4-4 5-4 6-4 1-3 2-3 3-3 4-3 5-3 6-3 1-2 2-2 3-2 4-2 5-2 6-2 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1

TARDIES QUIETLY ENTER THE ROOM. SIGN THE “IN-OUT” LOG – LOCATED ON THE TABLE BY THE DOOR. IMMEDIATELY GO TO YOUR SEAT AND BEGIN WORKING WITH THE CLASS.

TARDIES TARDY POLICY WILL BE ENFORCED!

Borrowing Pencils Mrs. Blair will SELL pencils for $.25, then buy them back when they are returned. Or, trade a pencil for a personal item and re-exchange at the end of the period.

GRADES 50% OVERALL PROGRESS (TESTS) 20% PROGRESS ON ASSESSMENTS (IMPROVEMENT ON TESTS) 15% CLASSWORK 15% NOTEBOOK

CLASSWORK – 15% TIME ON TASK WEEKLY TOPICS CLASS QUIZ WORKSHEETS PARTICIPATION MUST SHOW WORK AT ALL TIMES PENCIL ONLY (10 PTS. PER ITEM)

LATE CLASSWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED (UNLESS YOU FORFEIT A PASS!)

CLASSWORK – MAKE UP WORK TIME ON TASK TOPICS MASTERED INTERMEDIATE OBJECTIVES YOU MUST MAKE UP TOPICS MISSED WHEN ABSENT…or, WHEN NOT WORKING ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER AT HOME OR, BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL IN A MATH CLASSROOM OR, SATURDAY AM IN ROOM 218 OR A WORK DETENTION WILL BE ASSIGNED!

CLASSWORK-PARTICIPATION 10 POINTS PER WEEK ARRIVE ON TIME & WITH MATERIALS INCLUDING A COMPLETED ASSIGNMENT. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO TEACHER &/OR OTHER STUDENTS WORK CONSTRUCTIVELY DURING WORK TIME PARTICIPATE BY ASKING & ANSWERING QUESTIONS

NOTEBOOK – 15% REQUIRED WILL BE LEFT IN THE ROOM GRADED EVERY SATURDAY 10 POINTS

NOTEBOOK ASSESSMENT NOTES AND WORK PAPERS SHOULD BE DATED, LEGIBLE AND IN ORDER. EVERY DAY YOU SHOULD COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 20 PROBLEMS ON ALEKS. YOU MUST SHOW WORK – ANSWERS ONLY ARE NOT ACCEPTIBLE. ALL PROVIDED REFERENCES SHOULD BE AT THE FRONT OF YOUR NOTEBOOK.

NOTEBOOK – 15% PASS ECA 564 END OF YEAR THE 15% NOTEBOOK GRADE WILL BE REPLACED THE LAST QUARTER BY WHETHER YOU PASS THE ECA OR NOT! PASS ECA 564

GROWTH – 20% OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU WILL SHOW GROWTH ON EACH ASSESSMENT. ASSESSMENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED FOR EVERY TWO WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION. GROWTH GOALS WILL BE 10% IMPROVEMENT OVER PREVIOUS TEST SCORE.

OVERALL PROGRESS – 50% ALEKS ASSESSMENTS, BENCHMARK TESTS, ACUITY TESTS & END OF QUARTER TEST ALEKS TEST GRADE BASED ON CURRENT STATED GOAL QUARTERLY GOALS: Semester 1 50%, 90% Semester 2 60%, 90%

PROGRESS ASSESSMENTS (PA) QUARTER 1 – Algebra 1A PA 1 8/19 20% PA2 9/2 30% PA3 9/16 40% PA4 9/30 50% QUARTER 2 – Algebra 1A PA5 10/28 60% PA6 11/11 70% PA7 11/24 80% PA8 12/9 90% QUARTER 3 – Algebra 1B PA9 1/20 30% PA10 2/3 40% PA11 2/17 50% PA12 3/2 60% QUARTER 4 – Algebra 1 B PA13 3/16 70% PA14 4/13 80% PA15 4/27 90%

GRADE CALCULATIONS NINE WEEKS GRADES WILL BE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF STATED CATEGORIES. SEMESTER GRADES WILL BE 50% FOR EACH NINE WEEKS (WE WILL NOT HAVE A SEMESTER TEST INSTEAD THE END OF THE QUARTER TEST IS PART OF THE NINE WEEKS GRADE).

EXTRA CREDIT IS AVAILABLE AND WILL BE PART OF THE CLASSWORK GRADE! PARENT SIGNATURES SPECIAL PROBLEMS NON-USED PASSES

Passes: EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE THREE PASSES TO BE USED DURING EACH NINE WEEKS PERIOD. YOU MAY NOT USE PASSES FROM THE PREVIOUS NINE WEEKS. ONCE YOU USE ALL PASSES YOU MAY LEAVE THE ROOM BUT MUST MAKE UP TIME IN DETENTION. 5 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANY PASSES NOT USED DURING THE GRADING PERIOD. STUDENT ORGANIZER PASS IS ALSO REQUIRED. ALWAYS SIGN THE IN/OUT LOG.

SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS WE HAVE 30 “TI30 Multiview” FOR YOUR USE IN THE ROOM DURING SECOND SEMESTER. YOU MAY NOT BORROW THEM FOR OVERNIGHT.

ALGEBRA 1 DO NOT CHEAT YOURSELF OF YOUR DIPLOMA! NOW YOUR GRADUATION QUALIFYING EXAM – ISTEP + TO BE GIVEN AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE. ALL STATE STANDARDS WILL BE STUDIED. DO NOT CHEAT YOURSELF OF YOUR DIPLOMA!

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