. Welcome to Mrs.Shehan's 7th Grade Math Class

 

Please see bottom for grading criteria. Pre-Algebra Unit 4   Tues Oct 14th- Lesson 2.1 Properties   *** recieve project                       due on Monday Wed Oct 15th - Lesson 2.1 Properties ***PSAT Thurs Oct 15th- Lesson 2.2, 3.3, 3.4 Adding like terms Fri Oct 16th- Lesson 3.7 solve one-step equations Mon Oct 20th -   Lesson 3.7 solve one-step equations/                         Lesson 2.6&2.7 model verbal expressions                         ***  Project Due Tues Oct 21st- Lesson 2.6 & 2.7 Model verbal expressions Wed Oct 22nd  MAPS    ****PLEASE BE PRESENT  Thurs Oct 23rd - Lesson 2.8 Verbal expressions and equations Fri Oct 24th- Lesson 2.8 Verbal expressions and equations     Mon Oct 27th - Lesson 2.9 Variables and Inequalities Tues Oct 28th - Lesson 2.9 Variables and Inequalities Wed Oct 29th - review Unit 4 Thurs Oct 30th  Unit 4 test Fri Oct 31st   Unit 4 test/ Math Halloween Games .****We have now started the Algebra units for this class. It is very important that your child know all the rules and vocabulary from unit 2 and 3 in order to be successful in the future units.   Regular Math Unit 4 Tues Oct 14th- Lesson 6.4 Convert verbal expressions to                       algebraic expressions               **** Extra credit offered on bulletin board due Friday Wed Oct 15th - Lesson 1.5 add and subtract equations Thurs Oct 16th - Lesson 1.5 Multiply and divide equations Fri Oct 17th - Lesson 6.3 Solve two-step equations                        *** Extra credit Due Mon Oct 20th - Lesson 6.3 solve two-step equations Tues Oct 21st - Lesson 6.5 Solve one-step inequalities and graph Wed Oct 22nd- MAPS  **** Please be present Thurs Oct 23rd- Lesson 6.5 Solve two-step inequalities and graph Fri Oct 24th- Review   Mon Oct 27th Review Tues Oct 28th Unit 4 Test I am listing some web sites that your child can go to for some extra practice if they need it. 1.    www.glencoe.com    Go to South Carolina. Click student/parent. Click mathematics. then click Math:Applications and connections. then Course 2 2001. Go to online study tools. then go to pre-algebra 2005 edition. Go to self check quizzes and it will list the different chapters. This will help give extra practice.  2. www.studyisland.com  Type in your first name  last name ( no space) .gms    Password: gms. Then click on the activity you want to answer. Dear Parent/Guardian,                 This year is going to be a very exciting year for your child.  I have a variety of activities planned throughout the year, which will boost their knowledge in math as well as relate to their everyday lives.  For your child to be successful in my class, I have some expectations with which your child is to comply. 1)    Bring all materials to class 2)    Wait patiently for their turn to speak (raise hand) 3)    Stay on task and don’t disrupt others 4)  Complete all assigned homework and class work on time   If your child cannot follow these expectations my consequences, include. 1)    Warning 2)    Parent Conference 3)    After School Detention 4)    Office Referral For your child to be successful they not only need to be well behaved, but they need to be concerned about their academics as well.  This is a very challenging class which requires a lot of hard work and dedication. We will be moving at a rather rapid pace in order to cover all the material your child will need to be successful in Algebra 1. Therefore, I am enclosing my grading process and the grading scale. Grading Process   Homework:   -Each homework assignment is worth 5 points. In order to get credit all work must be shown -Each child will start with a 100 for homework each nine weeks. If a homework is missed then 5 points will be deducted from that 100. If half of a   homework is missed then 2 points will be deducted. The number of points left at the end of the nine weeks will be their homework grade. - Homework is given Monday-Thursday. They will have some type of  homework every night (very few nights will have nothing) Quiz:                       Quizzes count as one test grade and can be given any day of the week. -The material being covered will determine the amount of quizzes given during that chapter. Notebook Test      Your child will be given 5 boardwork questions at the beginning of class each  day, which we  will go over as a  class.  After completing 10 days of  board work your child will be tested on questions from those ten days.                                         Since the material will be covering a variety of topics I will select 25 questions for your child  to review but only ten of those questions will be on the test.          If your child is absent it is their responsibility to ask either me or a classmate for the questions and answers covered.   Chapter Test: -   Chapter test grades count as 2 grades in my grade book.                              - Most chapter test will be given on Fridays. Projects:                 Projects are assigned both in and out of class. The amount of time needed to complete the project will determine whether it willl count for one or two test  grades. *** All assignments are due on their assigned dates. Failure to do so will result in a reduction of points. *** Any assignment completed in pen will receive a zero for the grade. *** Any assignment turned in with no name will receive a zero for the grade. Grading Scale: 93-100    A 85-92         B 77-84         C  70-76         D  0- 69       F   Materials Needed For The Start of The Year: -notebook Paper -Pencils ( NO PENS) -3 inch-3 ring binder -15 tab dividers