1. Welcome to Pre-Algebra Ms. Sunday

2. Key Points for Curriculum Night O Curriculum Goals O Homework Expectations O Attendance and Assignments O Grading Policy

3. Students will continue to develop and apply focus concepts as they progress to achieve proficiency of the Common Core’s eight Standards for Mathematical Practice: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. (Deductive Reasoning) 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. (Inductive Reasoning)

4. General Areas of Focus – 1 st semester O Number sense - decimal, fraction operations O Ratio, rate, proportion O Writing/interpreting algebraic expressions, equations O Integers and coordinate planes O Volume, area of 2D and 3D shapes/figures O Graphing, analyzing statistical data

5. General Areas of Focus – 2 nd Semester O Percent, proportional reasoning, scale drawing O Rational number operations O Algebraic expressions, equations, inequalities O Area, circumference of circles, volume, surface area - 2D and 3D shapes/figures O Graphing, analyzing statistical data O Sampling, inference, probability

6. Homework O The purpose of homework is to practice, and/or reinforce concepts we are working on in class. Credit is given for completion, not perfection. O If your child has trouble with HW, he/she is expected to problem solve using any available resources (notes, textbook, websites, logic, reasoning). If they are unable to find a solution, they should come to class with any methods or strategies that were attempted and be prepared to ask questions. O Homework is assigned in class approximately 2-4 nights per week, and will be posted on the 6C website.

7. Absences Homework and assessments must be made up when absent. Students have one day for every day absent to make up homework for full credit. When absent, it is the responsibility of student to: O Check the 6C website for class information, assignments and/or notes. O Copy class notes, complete and turn in missed assignments. O See teacher to schedule a convenient time to make-up missed assessments.

8. Grades Grading Scale: O 100-90% = A O 89-80% = B O 79-70% = C O 69-60% = D O 59% = F O 80% of overall grade based on assessment scores O 20% of overall grade based on practice (homework and in class assignments)