1. BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2015 September 3, 2015

2. CONFERENCE INFORMATION  Outside  Fill in your name, scholar, contact,preferred time for conference on 11/11/2015.

3. FOLDERS  Look at the folder on the desk in front of you. If the folder is yellow, the student is in my homeroom. If the folder is blue or red, then the scholar is in Mrs. Hill’s homeroom.  Look at the pocket in the back to the right, please update any contact information, if necessary.

4.  Hard Work + Effort = Success MR. EDWARDS

5.  Quarter 1:  Place Value & Properties of Computation  Quarter 2:  Computation & Introduction to Fractions 2015-2016 MATH PREVIEW  Quarter 3:  Fractions & Computations  Quarter 4:  Fractions, Geometry, & Measurement/Data

6.  Mathematics (2-3 days: Monday – Tuesday/ Wednesday)  Science (1-2 days: Wednesday-Thursday)  Health (1 day: Friday)

7.  Homework: 15%  Classwork: 35%  Assessments/Projects : 50%  Homework: 15%  Classwork: 35%  Assessments/Projects : 50% RUBRIC Math Science

8. HOMEWORK POLICY  Homework accounts for 15% of OVERALL grade (1 and a half letter grades).  Homework will be given in some form (after every topic 2-3 times per week).  Homework must be neat and complete, in order to be accepted.  Check Agenda books DAILY (Initialed or checked by an adult daily).  LATE HOMEWORK will NOT be accepted without a LEGAL excuse for the absence.

9. WAYS PARENTS CAN SUPPORT THEIR SCHOLARS  Practice concepts/standards/topics at home (found in the table of contents of your scholar’s journals).  Get on a Mathematics website such as:  ~ www.Studyisland.com, www.Studyisland.com  ~Big Ideas Math,  ~ mdk12.org (Common Core Curriculum), or  ~nyengage.org (Common Core Curriculum). {more to come}.

10. WAYS PARENTS CAN SUPPORT THEIR SCHOLARS  Access online textbooks and other online resources (student log-ins coming soon).  Check teacher webpage (coming soon, Edmodo or school webpage access needed).

11. CONTACT INFORMATION  Email: gregory.edwards@pgcps.orggregory.edwards@pgcps.org  School Phone # (301)599-2490