1. Tara Merchiore Mathematics Department Maple Point Middle School 2014-2015 Welcome Parents! Please take a yellow paper and fill it out.

2. The curriculum has been aligned to the Common Core Standards. Topics: –Order of Operations –Equations & Inequalities –Integers & Exponents –Rational & Real Numbers –Ratios –Percent –Analyzing Data –Probability –Geometry –Sequences & Functions Curriculum: Pre-Algebra

3. Marking period grades will be determined by the number of points you earn on the following things: –Tests (usually one per chapter) –Quizzes (at least one per week) –Homework (typically given every night) –Notebook Quiz (one per marking period) –BPO (Bonus Point Opportunities) Report cards and progress reports are sent home electronically. Grading

4. Homework grades are updated daily. Please update your e-mail address. Home Access Center

5. Assignment Log –Updated daily Calendar –Lists upcoming tests/quizzes –Indicates chapter & section being covered each day. Link to Holt Online Website

6. Before school on Tuesdays & Fridays (7:15-7:45 am) –A clinic pass must be obtained in order to attend. –Please check my calendar for availability. Study Hall Day 4 during 4 th period Homework Club: will be held after school on Tuesdays & Thursdays. There will be a 4:00 pm bus to take students home. Extra Help

7. MAP Testing, or the Measure of Academic Progress, is a computerized adaptive test which helps teachers, parents, and administrators improve learning for all students and make informed decisions to promote a child's academic growth. –Testing Windows –9-15 to 9-30 –1-5 to 1-23 –5-13 to 5-24 –Taken during school day District Quarterly Test –End of First and Second Marking Periods –Literacy Indicator #1(SLO) –Performance Indicator #1(SLO) –Taken during school day Assessments

8. PSSA English Language Arts and Math/Science: The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) includes assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics which are taken by students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The English Language Arts and Mathematics PSSAs include items that are consistent with the Assessment Anchors/Eligible Content aligned to the Pennsylvania Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The Science PSSAs include items that are aligned to the Assessment Anchors/Eligible Content aligned to the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Science, Technology, Environment and Ecology. –Taken during school day Assessments Continued