welcome to applied math w ith mrs. mcnelis and mr. moody
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Welcome to Applied Math w ith Mrs. McNelis and Mr. Moody. * Please come up to the front and get a fact sheet, then… * Please find your seat (name on sticky note). About Mrs. McNelis (Senske). * Grew up in Philly and NJ. * Went to Virginia Tech (LOVE college football!). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Applied Math
with Mrs. McNelisand Mr. Moody
* Please come up to the front and get a fact sheet, then…* Please find your seat (name on sticky note)
About Mrs. McNelis (Senske)* Grew up in Philly and NJ* Went to Virginia Tech (LOVE college football!)
* Enjoy running and sports* Coach XC, Winter Track, Spring Track* Teach AP Stat, Applied Math, Algebra2, Stat & Data Analysis
* Graduated with degree in Math, minors in Spanish and Statistics
* 7th year with CB
About Mr. Moody* Grew up in Bucks County* Went to St. Joseph’s/LaSalle University
* Live locally with my wife and 2 boys in North Penn School District
* One in 2nd grade/One in Kindergarten
* Enjoy running/sports
* Been with CB for 11 years
About Applied Math…* “Real World” math* “Business” math
* Prepare you for the kind of math that you will do in your everyday lives
* “When will I ever use this stuff??” EVERYDAY!* Need this to graduate?
* Income* Checking and Savings Accounts
What will we be learning about?
* Credit Cards* Buying a car* Interest* Loans and Mortgages* Insurance* Taxes
* 3 ring binder (lots of handouts!)* Book (will keep in class)
Materials
* CALCULATOR (scientific, 4 function)
Policies* Expectations* Food* Cell phones* Dress code
* Absences* Lates
Attendance
* Cuts
Homework/Classwork* Amount * Grading* Receiving credit* Late assignments
* Announced/unannounced* Calculators
Tests and quizzes
* Hats/sunglasses
Projects* Amount/type* Grading* Lateness
* Classwork = 70%* Tests/Quizzes/Projects = 30%
Grading
* Borderline grades (79.48%)* Normal grading scale (93% = A, 90% = A-, etc.)
Extra Help* McNelis = before school & 4th block & after
school thursdays
* Moody = after school & 3rd block
* Final Exam: MC, at end of course* Performance assessments (2) : in class
Final Exam/Performance Assessments
Final Course Grade* MP1 = 40%* MP2 = 40%* Final Exam = 14%* PA 1 = 3%* PA 2 = 3%
Wikispaces* Please write this down!
http://mcnelis.wikispaces.com
• Please get out your laptop from the cart in the back of the room.• Log in to your computer• Go to Mrs. McNelis’ wikispace• Go to the “Applied Math- Rvw” page• Click on the pre-assessment on the page and complete the pre-assessment• The secret word is…..?