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

2. Contact Ms. Gerrick mgerrick@kyrene.org
Room Number: D-9
Office Hours: Before school on Tuesday and Thursdays

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. CMS Norms

9. 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

10. 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