1. Warm Springs Middle School 7 th and 8 th grade Math and Science

2. Classroom Behavior  I expect that the students:  come prepared (paper, pencils, pens, notebooks, silent reading book)  to participate in class lessons/discussions and pay attention!  be organized: student work should be neat and done according to the directions.  Do their own work.

3. Grading Policies  Absent Work: Students have the number of days absent to make up assignments. It is the students’ responsibility to get his/her make-up work! Please contact me regarding absences.  Late work will be accepted but possibly penalized 10% for each day it is late.

4. Math Homework  Students will be required to complete homework daily.  Homework will be from the workbook  Quizzes every Friday. Will correct their quizzes as homework  Chapter Test

5. Math first semester  1 Simplifying algebraic expressions  2 Order of operations  3 Absolute Value  4Fractions  5 Decimals  6 Properties with Variables  7One, two, and multi step equations  8One and multi-step inequalities  9simplifying fractions with exponents  10 mean, median, and mode

6. 7 th grade Science Semester 1  Ch 1 Studying life  Ch 2 Living Things  Ch 5 Cell Structure and Function  Ch 6 Cell Processes  Ch 7 The Microscopic World  Ch 11 Evolution –Just know it. You don’t have to buy it.  Ch 12 Earth History  Ch 15 Animals

7. 7 th grade Lab  Marble Launcher  Brine shrimp  Cow Eye  Frogs  Microscope  Classroom participation is part of lab

8. 8 th grade Lab  Measuring time and distance  Systems and Variables using photogates  Energy  Density  The Phases of matter  Atoms, radioactivity  Chemical bonds, reactions  Organic chemistry  Astronomy

9. Contact Me  Email is the easiest way to contact me  Webpage my email address is posted mrodriguez@murrieta.k12.ca.us  Call and leave a message (951) 696-3503 x8102

10. Grades Online  ABI is an on-line service that allows you to see your child’s grades, performance, and homework assignments at any time.  Grades are updated daily/weekly.

11. Please contact me with any questions and/or concerns at any time. mrodriguez@murrieta.k12.ca.us phone: (951) 696-3503 X8102 mrodriguez@murrieta.k12.ca.us