Welcome to Back-to-School Night Ms. Alison Sweeney asweeney@rbrhs.org missasweeney.weebly.com

IB Math SL This course is a rigorous course in mathematics, focusing on major topics such as: Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, and Statistics. We will also be studying Sequences, Series, Vectors, Lines, and Planes. Students will be completing an Internal Assessment, consisting of a 6-12 page paper, exploring a topic of interest in mathematics. The course culminates with the IB External Assessment, described at the end of this document.  

Supplies Needed for the Classroom What your child will need in class EVERY DAY: Notebook and Folder (or a 3-ring binder – I give a lot of worksheets so a binder is ideal) Pencil or Pen Their Minds Ti-83 or Ti-84 Graphing Calculator

Grading Policy Homework/Classwork 15% Quizzes 35% Test/Projects 50% Homework will be given. Late work will be accepted at half credit for up to one week. I will not remind you to complete missed assignments. We will be doing various assignments during class throughout each marking period. Classwork will be graded on participation and correctness. Quizzes 35% Quizzes will usually be worth between 25-35 points each (depending on length and difficulty). Mini Quizzes will be 15 points. Quizzes will be given more often than a test. They are used to tell both you the student and I the teacher where you are at understanding-wise with the material. PLEASE use them to study from. Test/Projects 50% Tests will be worth 100 points each. Projects can be worth one or two test grades, depending on the length and difficulty.

Make Up Work If your child misses an assignment, it is to be made up as soon as possible after they come back. I will mark the assignment as MISSING in the gradebook until it is made up. This is a motivator to make up all work that missed. Tests/Quizzes will also be marked as MISSING until made up. This may drastically change your child’s grade but again, it is a motivator to make the test up. If a week passes and the test is still not made up, a phone call/email will be sent home to the parent. I will be posting all homework assignments and notes on my website.

Internal Assessment This is a short mathematical exploration completed individually by each student. The emphasis is on mathematical communication, including formulae, diagrams, and mathematical processes, about a topic of the student’s choice. The topic should have meaning to the student and is an element of the grading scheme. The Internal Assessment is scored internally, and monitored externally by IB. Makes up 20% of the IB Final Grade.

External Assessment External Assessment – Paper 1 (40%) – Scheduled for May Paper 1 is a 1.5 hour assessment consisting of short-response and extended response questions designed to cover the full syllabus of the course. Showing work is optional for short-response questions. Showing work is required for extended-response questions. No calculator is allowed on Paper 1.   External Assessment – Paper 2 (40%) - Scheduled for May Paper 2 is a 1.5 hour assessment consisting of short-response and extended response questions designed to cover the full syllabus of the course. Showing work is optional for short-response questions. Showing work is required for extended-response questions. Students are allowed to use a TI-83+/84 graphing calculator for Paper 2. More information on the IB Final Assessment can be found at www.ibo.org.

How to Reach Me Email: asweeney@rbrhs.org My website: missasweeney.weebly.com Phone Call – Ext. 268 Parent/Teacher Conferences – 11/19/15 Consult Genesis for current grades