1. 8 th G RADE OCR M ATHEMATICS M ISS R ODRIGUES WELCOME

2. A BOUT M E B ACHELORS DEGREE IN BOTH E DUCATION AND M ATHEMATICS WITH A S PECIAL E DUCATION C ERTIFICATION FROM M ONMOUTH U NIVERSITY S TUDENT TEACHING INTERNSHIP IN H AZLET  4 TH G RADE I NCLUSION  1 ST – 2 ND G RADE OCR T AUGHT IN F LEMINGTON FOR 1½ YEARS  1 ST – 4 TH OCR L ANGUAGE A RTS AND M ATHEMATICS T HIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT C ENTRAL S CHOOL !

3. C OURSE H IGHLIGHTS G RADE 8 M ATH T RIUMPHS  G RADE 8 C ONCEPTS WITH G RADE 6 C ALCULATIONS  F OCUSING ON THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS AND CONCEPTS  E ACH CHAPTER BEGINS WITH A DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY CONCEPTS AND SKILLS THAT STUDENTS MAY NEED TO REVIEW OR REINFORCE BEFORE INTRODUCING THE NEW CHAPTER Chapter 1: Integers Chapter 2: Patterns and Graphs Chapter 3: Expressions and Equations Chapter 4: Angle Measures Chapter 5: Ratios, Rates, and Similarity Chapter 6: Squares, Square Roots, and the Pythagorean Theorem Chapter 6: Squares, Square Roots, and the Pythagorean Theorem Chapter 7: One-Variable Data Chapter 8: Percents and Circle Graphs Chapter 9: Two-Variable Data

4. G RADING P OLICY G RADES WILL BE CALCULATED BY THE TOTAL POINTS METHODS. T HE GRADE WILL BE DETERMINED BY DIVING THE NUMBER OF POINTS ACHIEVED BY THE NUMBER OF POINTS AVAILABLE. G RADES ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING :  T ESTS : 100 POINTS EACH  Q UIZZES / C LASSWORK : 20-50 POINTS EACH  H OMEWORK : 2 POINTS EACH  P ROJECTS : 20-100 POINTS EACH

5. C LASSROOM E XPECTATIONS B E PREPARED  H OMEWORK, ASSIGNMENT PAD, PENCILS, NOTEBOOKS / BINDER, AND PAPER B E COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL F OLLOW CLASS RULES AND SCHOOL POLICIES AT ALL TIMES R EADY TO LEARN !

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7. I COULDN ’ T BE MORE EXCITED TO BE APART OF C ENTRAL S CHOOL AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR ! THANK YOU FOR COMING!