1. Curriculum Night Mrs. Heather Pierce 7th Grade St. Martin de Porres School

2. Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics – Mount Saint Mary College 2004 Master of Science in Education – Mount Saint Mary College 2009 Professional Certification  Childhood 1 – 6  Students With Disabilities 1 – 6  Mathematics Extension 7 – 9  Mathematics 7 – 12

3. Expectations Respect Responsibility

4. Grading Summative Assessments (45%) Quizzes (25%) Classwork/Participation (20%) Homework (10%)

5. Grade 5 Math Decimals Multiplication and Division Order of Operations Graphing Fractions Volume

6. Honors Math Grade 6 (7 th Grade Curriculum) Rational Numbers Equations Inequalities Proportions Percents Angle Relationships Samples Probability

7. Honors Math Grade 7 (8 th Grade Curriculum) Functions Linear Equations Systems of Equations Laws of Exponents Scientific Notation Transformations Angle Relationships Pythagorean Theorem Scatter plots Volume

8. Honors Math Grade 8 (Algebra Curriculum) Polynomials Factoring Radicals Systems of Equations Systems of Inequalities Quadratic Equations

9. Honors Math Grade 8 (Algebra Curriculum) New Algebra I Textbooks Common Core Aligned

10. Midterm Exams Tuesday January 12 th – Friday January 22 nd

11. New York State ELA Tests Grades 3 – 8 Tuesday April 5 th – Thursday April 7 th

12. New York State Math Tests Grades 3 – 8 Wednesday April 13 th – Friday April 15 th

13. Algebra I Common Core Exam Honors Math Grade 8 Thursday June 16 th

14. Religion Grade 7 Personal Growth – The Human Person Jesus and the Gospel Message Sacraments Human Sexuality

15. Archdiocesan Religion Midterm Exam Thursday January 21 st

16. Archdiocesan Religion Exam Thursday June 2 nd

17. Vocabulary Grade 7 Vocabulary Workshop – Level B 15 Units Grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words Students will acquire and use words accurately

18. I-Pads Educational purposes only Students must charge at home nightly Students are responsible for assignments when absent Math – will still have workbooks in conjunction with the e-books

19. Contact Information Phone: (845) – 452 – 4428 E-Mail: HPierce@smdpschool.net Send a note

20. Questions?