Mrs. Stevens

8th Grade Math

About Me

• I live in Sanger, Texas• I graduated from the University of North

Texas• I have been married for five years• I was born in Alaska• I have lived in Mississippi, California, Cuba,

and Texas• I have traveled through over half of the United States by car• I collect/love butterflies

I have a little boy named Tyler Thomas Stevens born July 23, 2008. I also have a little girl named Samantha Rae Stevens born February 3, 2010.

And this is them now!!!!

I have a sheltie named Abby who thinks she is my child as well

Class RulesAll school rules apply!

I only have a few additional rules:1. Respect EVERYONE2. Learning MUST be taking place3. In your seat working when the bell rings4. The bell does not dismiss you, I do

Consequences

I will follow the schools procedures for consequences.

Warning Detention with Mrs. StevensOffice Referral

Tutorial TimesEveryday after school, or by

appointment

After school – 3:35 - 4:15

Tutorials will start before school when football season is over. I will let you know when that is.

Classroom Procedures

• Absent – Hanging Pocket Folders–Website

• Late work – Turn in to black late work box table– Highest grade is a 75– After 3 Days it is a 0

• Turning in/Returning work – Black box (with the exception of tests and quizzes)

Grades

• Daily Grades - 30%– Homework (Graded randomly)– Class Participation– Test Reviews– Warm ups

• Quiz Grades - 20%– Pop quizzes– Notebook quizzes

• Tests/Project Grades - 50%– Test corrections

A Typical Day in Mrs. Stevens Class

– In your seat when the bell rings with homework completed on desk–Warm up/Grade homework/Planner–Questions –Notes/Activities/Learning–Homework/More Questions

~~~ALL Math work must be done in Pencil, NO EXCEPTIONS!!!~~~~

Class Interruptions

• Announcements• Visitors• Phone Calls• Stepping out into the hall

What will you learn in 8th grade?• Scientific Notation• Similar figures• Dilations• Pythagorean Theorem• Integers• Fractions• Decimals• Percents• Squares and square roots• Order of operations• Graphs• Coordinate Plane• Coordinate Points• Proportions• Problem Solving• Algebraic Expressions and

equations

• Perimeter, area, volume, and circumference

• Metric conversions• Angles• 3-D geometric figures• Translations, reflections,

and rotations• Nets• Top, side, front views of

figures• Surface Area• Measurement• Mean, Median, Mode and

Range• Use of mathematical

language and symbols• Mathematical Properties• Probability

What you will learn in algebra?• Functions

• Solving Equations/inequalities

• Domain/Range (new meaning)

• Graphs (linear, parabola, parent functions, manipulating graphs…)

• Inequalities

• Expressions

• Mathematical Properties (distributive, commutative, associative…)

• Factoring

• Binomials

• Order of Operations

• Ratios/proportions• Slope• X and Y intercepts• Reading/Understanding/

interpreting a graph• Working with graphing calculators• Scatter plots• Exponential growth/decay• Polynomials• Systems of equations• Quadratic formula• Quadratic functions• Inverse variation

Last but certainly not least…

LEARN MATH AND HAVE FUN DOING IT!!!