1. Welcome! Ms. Janet Steffenhagen Fremont Jr High MA08 Pre-Algebra
Phone:

2. Communication: Fremont Planners
*Daily homework assignments & upcoming tests
and quizzes recorded by student
MPS Parent Portal
*View grades and attendance
*Parent login name and password available
(480)

3. Communication (cont’d)
*Fremont website and calendars *Upcoming assessments for that week *Daily Lessons Remind *Please see blue handout.

4. Student Work…
*All late and/or missing work: *due 2 weeks after the last retake opportunity of that unit. *Incomplete work will not be accepted.

5. Quizzes and Tests…
*Quizzes and Tests can be retaken. *Request to Retest: Students must complete corrections and come in for a tutoring session prior to retaking a quiz. *Students have until two weeks after the Unit Test to retake. * Best score will be recorded.

6. Grading Scale…
*Tests = 45% *Quizzes = 35% *Daily assignments/Homework (mostly done in class)= 15% *Exit Tickets= 5% *Extra credit assignments will RARELY be given.

7. Interactive Math Journals…
*required in class every day *focus active student participation in creating notes *requires student construction of meaning from lessons *will be graded on completeness, legibility & organization…. through RANDOM Notebook Checks

8. Behavior…
*Guidelines stated in Fremont planner will be followed. *St.A.R Discipline Plan

9. Help Sessions…
*Provided weekly outside of class time *Schedule a help session with teacher or attend a regularly scheduled session. *Weekly scheduled sessions will be posted in classroom and sent out via Remind

10. Sequenced Units for Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards MA08 Pre-Algebra
* Unit 2: Transformations
* Unit 1: Equations
* Unit 3: Angles & Triangles
* Unit 4: Graphing & Writing Linear Equations
* Unit 5: Systems of Linear Equations

11. Sequenced Units for Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards MA08 Pre-Algebra
*Unit 6: Functions *Unit 10: Exponents & Scientific Notation *Unit 7: Real Numbers & the Pythagorean Theorem *Unit 8: Volume & Similar Solids *Unit 9: Data Analysis & Displays

12. What you can expect from me…
*a safe learning environment that fosters success
for all students
*a reply to your phone call, or note within
24 hours
*contact from me with any concerns as they
arise

13. Wish List: THANK YOU! Kleenex Composition Books #7 Lead
Disinfecting wipes
Expo Markers
Pink Erasers
Elmer’s Glue
Highlighters

14. Ms. Janet Steffenhagen E-mail (Preferred): jlsteffenhagen@mpsaz.org
Phone Number:
I am looking forward to a great school year!