Welcome to 6th GradeMath

Please pick up the green page and the 6th grade policies if you have not

received one yet.

Agenda

IntroductionGoalsMath CurriculumRoutinesCommunication – office hours,

email and class blog.Grading – As much as we can

Goals For the student: Ask questions, seek solutions.

For the teacher: To foster math thinkers, not just doers; to make math active, relevant and worthwhile.

Math Curriculum

Connected Mathematics Order of Operations Probability Statistics Rational Numbers (working with fractions,

decimals and percents) Two Dimensional Measurement Variables and Patterns

One-Step and Two-Step Equations Integers

Routines

Weekly Reviews Including an end of week mini-quiz

Problems of the WeekNightly Homework – approximately 30 minutes.

Office Hours

Math teachers are available Tuesday and Wednesday morning from 8:15 to 9:00 AM. It is helpful to send an email in advance, so that teachers are sure to be in their room during that time. Other appointment times can be arranged if needed.

Contact Information:jonesjm@wlwv.k12.or.usWebsite:

http://blogs.acms.wlwv.k12.or.us/staff/JonesJ/

Grading Summative Work (Tests, Quizzes and

Projects 70% of the grade) If a student scores an NYM on a test, they have

two options: 1. Correct the test for a 70% or 2. Correct and complete a retake for full credit.

Before retaking an assessment, students must complete a corrections sheet and present it to the teacher to receive the retake.

If a student scores below a 90% they have the option of making corrections and retaking the test for full credit.

Grading Problems of the Week (10% of the grade) While completing these students work on their

larger problem solving skills. We complete 3 a month. The 4th week of the

month students choose one of the earlier problems to revise based on initial feedback and turn back in.

If not completed on time, students lose an “on time” check-off, and the assignment still needs to be completed.

Grading Weekly Review (15% of the grade) Handed out on Monday and due on Friday,

they cover concepts from previous weeks. Quiz on Friday covers material on the

weekly review. Students can use the weekly review as a

note sheet for the quiz. No correction on the quiz – meant to give

us a “snapshot” on student’s skills.

Grading Homework/Classwork (5% of the

grade) Students receive feedback on a 1-5 scale

based on quality of work and completion of responses. This gets recorded in the grade book along with a check for “on-time” completion.

Late work still needs to be turned in, but students do not get the “on-time” check