1. Welcome to
Mrs. McGovern’s
7th Grade Level 1
Mathematics Class

2. Course Description
This course is an accelerated, challenging course designed to prepare students for 8th Grade Algebra I. The students will increase their problem solving skills and develop the ability to think abstractly. Students will complete the grade 7 Common Core curriculum. There will be an emphasis on integers, linear equations and the algebraic process throughout the year.

3. Mrs. McGovern’s Website
You can currently find the following information on my website: - Policies and Procedures - Daily Homework Assignments - Links to Math Websites - Supply List - Worksheets assigned for homework Please use it as a resource to keep up to date with your child’s homework and upcoming assignments. I am continually adding new features so check back often.

4. Homework Homework assignments can be found :
On the whiteboard in front of the classroom
On the binder sheet students are given at the beginning of a unit
On my website
Students are responsible for writing assignments in their agendas.
WORKSHEETS
I upload the worksheets that students have been assigned for homework. They can be found under the “FILES” section of my website. Students will be able to print them if they forget their homework at school. However, students are still responsible for bringing the assigned worksheet home each day.

5. Grading Your student’s grade is determined using a points system.
- Tests Quizzes
End of each unit Usually two per unit
Worth 100 points Worth 50 points
Unit Review Packet Warm-ups
End of each unit Randomly collected
Worth 50 points Worth 5 – 10 points
Mathemagics Pages Projects
End of each unit Worth 50 or 100 points
Points determined by page content
Daily homework
- Worth 100 points
Extra Credit: There is an extra credit problem on every test

6. Extra Help
Tuesdays - 2:20 – 2:50
SAT (12:05 – 12:28) – except B days

7. Make-up Work
Students need to get any missing assignments from the “While You Were Out” folder.
The school policies for making up missing assignments, quizzes and tests are in the Student Handbook.
It is the student’s responsibility to hand in any work he/she may have missed due to an absence.
Students are encouraged to attend Extra Help to go over concepts missed when absent.

8. Daily Operations Displayed on Board Dates of quizzes and tests
Agenda for the day
Objective for the day
Homework for the week
First 10 minutes of class
Complete Warm-up (if given)
Check homework with answers displayed
Write homework assignment in agenda

9. Contact information
Call the school and leave a message
ext. 115 or
me at

10. Thank you very much for coming this evening.