Welcome to Mrs. Chandler's Class

Below you will find my weekly calendar, grading procedures and course descriptions.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments, questions or concerns.

The Week of May 9 - 13

B Block:  Accelerated Freshmen Math

C Block:  Senior Advanced Math

D & H Block Algebra I

G Block:  Algebra I

Grading Procedure

o       Notebooks (10%) – students will make review notebooks at the end of each unit.  Each will be graded on the day of the test.

o       Homework (20%) – will be assigned on a daily basis.  If a student does not have assigned work, they will need to go to homework club.

o       Class work (10%) – any work done in class

o       Projects/school wide rubric (10%) – we will do at least one project/ longer assignment per quarter and we will also do a few assignments that will be graded using the school wide rubric. 

o       Quizzes (20%) – will be given regularly and will cover a smaller amount of material.

o       Tests (30%) -  will be given more infrequently and will cover a larger amount of material.

 

Course Overview:

 Algebra I is a one-year course that emphasizes the language of Algebra including symbols and operations.  Topics that are discussed include, but are not limited to:  solving, graphing, and writing linear equations and inequalities, exponents, quadratic equations and functions, and polynomials.  Graphing calculators are used for investigating and extending certain topics.