7th Grade Math 1 Accelerated Math Mrs. Gina Rye

About Me My Family Background Husband Tom Rye teaches math at Ferris Son Jensen is a sophomore at Ferris Son Spencer is a 7th grader at Sacajawea I grew up in Spokane. Background In education almost 20 years I have a degree in mathematics and LOVE math Second year at Chase Previous 6 years, I coordinated the district math program (working with teachers, principals, the state, curriculum committees) Prior to that I taught MS and HS in Vancouver, WA

HomeBase / Connections A place to make connections A quiet way to enter the day A place to take care of school details Navigation 101 Who am I? What have I accomplished? College and Career planning Student Led Conferences Thurs Nov 17 – Tuesday Nov 22nd

You can contact me Students can get help ginary@spokaneschools.org 354-5071 Ginary.edublogs.org (Assignments and Resources) Students can get help Before School Wednesday’s during Connections 8:45 – 9:05 During lunch Afterschool Activities Homework help on Mondays and Wednesdays 5:15 activity bus, snacks, permission slip, starts October 3

Learning Targets Washington State Math Standards (Performance Expectations) Important Concepts by Unit (CMP2)

Grading - PowerSchool 4 Exceeding standard Student shows exemplary and complete understanding of the learning target and can clearly communicate this in a variety of ways. 3 Meeting Student shows a solid understanding of the learning target, but there may be minor flaws. 2 Approaching standard Student shows partial understanding, but has not yet mastered the content. 1 Below Student shows little to no evidence of understanding (yet). A 3.5 – 4.0 (88% - 100%) B 3.0 – 3.5 (75% - 87%) C 2.5 – 3.0 (63% - 74%) D 2.0 – 2.5 (50% - 62%) F 0.0 – 2.0 (0% - 49%)

You Can Help Check the planner Did they complete their homework? Ask them what they are learning? Check the blog See the assignments Access to lots of resources Check their grades SpokaneSchools.org/Chase (PowerSchool) Homework No more than 30 minutes No crying