Welcome to Meet the Teacher Night & Curriculum Night Welcome to Meet the Teacher Night & Curriculum Night! Centennial Middle School

Contact Ms. Gerrick mgerrick@kyrene.org https://www.kyrene.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=46906 Room Number: D-9 480-541-6549 Office Hours: Before school on Tuesday and Thursdays

About Ms. Gerrick 8th Grade Math and Algebra I have taught for 3.5 years I am from Carol Stream, IL Family : 1 brother- Carl I got a puppy this summer Hobbies: Playing basketball, Running, Swimming, playing golf, Hiking, and Reading

Classroom Expectations Listen to directions Enter and Exit Prepared Always try your best Respect others No Excuses! & Always be prepared, polite and perform to the best of your ability.

Curriculum- Linear Algebra Carnegie Quarter 1: Transforming Geometric objects Transformations, Dilations, Translations, Reflections and Flips Quarter 2: Developing Function Foundations Proportions to Linear Relationships Quarter 3: Continue Developing Function Foundations Introduction to functions, Patterns, and Solving Linear Equations Quarter 4: Compound Probability, Expanding the Number system, and Applying powers Real numbers, Pythagorean theorem, Scientific Notation, and Volume of curved Figures Textbook: Workbook Supplies needed: Pencil, AVID Binder, and loose leaf paper MATHia

Curriculum- Algebra Carnegie Quarter 1: Searching for Patterns Quantities and Relationships, sequences, Linear Regressions Quarter 2: Exploring Constant Change Linear Functions, Solving Linear Functions and Inequalities, System of Equations & Inequalities Quarter 3: Investigating Growth & Decay Functions Derived from Linear relationships, exponential functions, and exponential equations Quarter 4: Maximizing and Minimizing and Describing Distributions Quadratic Functions, One-variable statistics, two variable categorical data Real numbers, Pythagorean theorem, Scientific Notation, and Volume of curved Figures Textbook: Workbook Supplies needed: Pencil, AVID Binder, and loose leaf paper MATHia

Classwork/Homework Classwork: completed with collaboration, small group or independent Homework: Each night students will have assigned problems to extend on learning from classwork.

CMS Norms

Advisory WHAT? Work on organizational skills through agenda and binder checks College Word of the Week Social and Emotional skill building, and College Readiness lessons Learning Log/Grade Checks Team building activities Grade monitoring AVID Strategies

CMS Assessment Retake Policy *At Teacher’s Discretion *Retake form completed by student, signed by parent *Must be completed in a timely manner (within 1-2 weeks of original assessment) *More details can be found on website