Welcome! Math 6 (Periods 4,5) 6 th Grade-Team A Miss Kelley Peck Room 205

Curriculum Problem solving (all year long) Problem solving (all year long) Whole numbers & decimals Whole numbers & decimals Number Theory (Fraction Background) Number Theory (Fraction Background) Fractions (Fraction Operations) Fractions (Fraction Operations) Intro to Integers Intro to Integers Statistics Statistics Plane & Solid Geometry and Measurement Plane & Solid Geometry and Measurement Algebra Concepts Algebra Concepts Ratio, Proportion, and Percents Ratio, Proportion, and Percents Probability Probability

Daily Materials 1/1.5 inch Binder with dividers 1/1.5 inch Binder with dividers –MMM/notes/classwork, Homework-packets, Tests/Quizzes –Notebook (great for lesson help!) Pencils Pencils Colored Pen/Pencil (correcting/vocabulary) Colored Pen/Pencil (correcting/vocabulary) Textbook Textbook –Pearson/Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 1 Pearson/Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 1Pearson/Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 1 Assignment book Assignment book Dry Erase Markers/Eraser Dry Erase Markers/Eraser Classroom Portfolio (may be checked-out) Classroom Portfolio (may be checked-out)

Homework Homework is given daily! Homework is given daily! Based on 100 points per quarter Based on 100 points per quarter –Missing/incomplete/etc = -5 points –Completed/turned in late = +3 points Reviewed in class and self-corrected with colored pencil/pen/marker Reviewed in class and self-corrected with colored pencil/pen/marker Problems should be worked out NEATLY, always in pencil Problems should be worked out NEATLY, always in pencil Homework can help or hurt final quarterly grade Homework can help or hurt final quarterly grade

Math Facts Math fact fluency helps students understand concepts better Math fact fluency helps students understand concepts better Not just about memorizing, understanding how numbers are related Not just about memorizing, understanding how numbers are related PRACTICE-PRACTICE-PRACTICE PRACTICE-PRACTICE-PRACTICE Form due every Monday after at least 20 minutes practice the previous week Form due every Monday after at least 20 minutes practice the previous week Goal: personal improvement Goal: personal improvement Links and options on teacher page Links and options on teacher page Links options Links options

Grading System-Points Homeworknightly Homeworknightly –100 points per quarter MMMweekly MMMweekly –2 points per week Quizzes1-2/unit Quizzes1-2/unit –20-45 points each Tests1/unit Tests1/unit –50-70 points each Other Other –Classwork/Projects/Miniquizzes varies varies

Tools PIV – updated about 1/week on Fridays PIV – updated about 1/week on Fridays –I try to enter tests & quizzes immediately – me if you’re unsure! Teacher Page – resources & links Teacher Page – resources & links –tesd.net/peck tesd.net/peck Homework Page – updated each Monday with current week’s assignments Homework Page – updated each Monday with current week’s assignments Late work is always accepted Late work is always accepted ADVISORY! ADVISORY!

Communication ALL tests/quizzes sent home to be signed ALL tests/quizzes sent home to be signed (for students or parents): (for students or parents): Voic Voic – ext Website (Homework/projects/links) Website (Homework/projects/links)

Thank you for coming! I look forward to an exciting year of working with your student(s) and communicating with you.