Mrs. Savage’s class, D2Email: tsavage@montgomerycatholic.orgWordPress: mcpstsavage.wordpress.com/

Classes taught: Math 7

Honors Pre-algebra 7Honors Pre-algebra 8

WELCOME!

Watch the student tutorial before starting at www.hawkeslearning.com.

Please enter your email address in the student profile section so you can receive reminders.

Most at home assignments will be practice, certifications and WebTests that are online.

Program offers audio and visual tutorials as well as an ‘explain error’function. Your child NEEDS to practice FIRST and use the Hawkes tools for help (if needed) before certifying.

Please encourage your child to finish certifications and WebTests on time. This can be checked online using their access codes.

More HLS information Recommend USB memory drive

Save access codeSave certifications

ALL work MUST be neatly shown and labelled in notebookCertifications and WebTests count 20% of gradeExpect it to seem harder at firstVeritas implications

1. No sharing of access codes---ever2. Help on practice (green background) is always acceptable3. Help on Certifications (yellow background) is never acceptable

EXAM Policy

Final exams are at the end of each semesterThey count for 10% of the semester gradeThe quarter grades indicate progress in classThe final semester grade includes:

45% for each quarter AND 10% for the final exam

Homework and NotebooksYes, they have homework almost EVERY nightNotebooks are required to be organized with all

notes, bell work and Hawkes work WebTests are usually ‘retestable’ with HLS

recording the highest gradeCertifications – 100% (if completed on time)

– 75% (if late)– 0% (if not done or incomplete)

Email REQUESTS1) ALL students need their original email

address used for HLS registration (Call Hawkes if you forgot it).

2) All students need to have their parent’s/guardian’s email address in their Hawkes profile for message reminders (Directions are on my WordPress page under “Hawkes information”).

Projects and TutorialsThere will be a project assigned every semester

Grading will be explained at the time of the project and dependent on its complexity.

Tutorials will be available in my classroom Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 7:00 am until homeroom starts.

A computer will be available to input certifications if a student was unable to connect to the internet.

Students can work on certifications on school laptops during tutorials and advisory.

WHAT: A math program and a science program for all interested problem solvers and science explorersWHEN: After school on alternating Wednesdays until 4:15pmWHERE: D-8, Mrs. Flowers roomNEEDED: Interested students, parent volunteersORGANIZATIONAL MEETING – AUGUST 27th, after school

PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!

and

Students with after school activities have their sponsors permission to come.

YOUR CHALLENGE:Talk up math. Suggestions are: look for bad math, balance

the check book, play Monopoly, Rummikube, cards, Suduko, puzzles, etc.

PRACTICE FIRST on Hawkes.Help your child use the extra help in tutorials

or on Hawkes.Keep your child trying. Use ‘explain error’on Hawkes or send

problem to the teacher using ‘Instructor Connect’. Have your child show his work in class or tutorials after you send it.

If you were “not good” at math, KEEP IT A SECRET!

Volunteers and DonationsPlease sign up of you are interested and available to: Organize snacks for MathCounts and Science Olympiad Help with MathCounts or Science Olympiad afterschool on

Wednesdays Donate pens, pencils, notebooks, scotch tape, balance

balls, give aways from your company for awards, etc.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just pour in our knowledge?

Of course not!According to Jacob Weatherly (a former student who received a full scholarship to Harvard, speaking about Mr. Frye’s class), he suffered, struggled, then discovered.

The point is that learning requires hard work and commitment. We need to help our students make learning math important. How many times do we correct grammar, but never talk about or play with math?

Overview of Important StuffCheck it out!! ALL policies are available on

WordPressHLS is a GREAT tool when used correctlyUse tutorials if neededMathCounts and Science Olympiad programsMAKE MATH IMPORTANT!!

HLS Questions?Support Options

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