welcome to the 6 th grade yellow team
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Welcome to the 6 th Grade Yellow Team. And Room 238. 100 Point Club. Everyone starts with 100 points Points are lost for signing Discipline Log. Most infractions are 2-5 points Must have 60 pts. a t end of 9-weeks to attend the 100 Pt. Club celebration - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the 6th Grade
Yellow Team
And Room 238
100 Point Club• Everyone starts with 100 points• Points are lost for signing Discipline Log. Most
infractions are 2-5 points• Must have 60 pts. at end of 9-weeks to attend
the 100 Pt. Club celebration• Points start over at beginning of each quarter
Agenda Passes• All agendas have a page with 5 passes for each
9-week grading period• Passes primarily used for restroom and locker • Use all five passes and points are taken away
to get things out of lockers• Encourage your kids to be as organized as
possible!!!!!!!!
Electronics Policy• Cell phones should be
OFF & AWAY• E-readers are fine as
long as they’re for reading
• Tablets are o.k for research in school
• Morning detention for those breaking rules
Contacting Me/Us
• Email [email protected]• Voicemail-not quick to respond• Team time M, T, Th, F from 1:00-1:50• No team meetings on Wednesdays• Facebook- MSC Yellow Team
Things to Bring EVERY DAY
• Pencil• Math notebook• Loose leaf paper• Dry erase marker• Math book
Math Homework Policy
• Expect HW 3 nights per week. None Fridays• Missing homework = name in “book” and a
zero in the gradebook• Turn HW in next day with no grade penalty• Turn in 2 or more days late = loss of 10%• Missing HW can be turned in until the last
week of a grading period• No reminders will be given--RESPONSIBLE
Grading Procedures• HW = 30% Tests = 70%• All HW can be redone
once to get 100%• Tests can be redone
ONCE for ½ credit• Late work still loses 10%• Papers with % grade on
them are in gradebook• Papers with # wrong are
not in gradebook
Topics We Will Cover
• Operations with decimals and fractions
• Percents• Integers• Ratios and proportions• Evaluating expressions• Solving one-step
equations
• Graphing and analysis
• Geometry-2D and 3D figures
• Measurement-U.S and metric systems
• Conversions
Topics We Will Cover-Honors
• Some review-EL• Operations with
integers• Rational numbers• Solving basic and
multistep equations• Solving inequalities• Ratios, proportions,
percents
• Scale drawings/models• Calculating interest• Mult/div. monomials• Pythagorean Theorem• Angle relationships• Area, volume, and
surface area• Graphs and statistics• Probability
Getting HELP
• Mr. Q’s website for notes/videos• Rose Hulman HW Helpline
877-ASK-ROSE• Khan Academy website• Facebook questions• Extra credit
Honors Grade Expectations
• Students enrolled in Honors classes are expected to maintain grades of 73% (C) or better throughout their enrollment in the classes.
• If a student receives a 70-72% (C-) or lower at the end of the first, second, or fourth nine weeks grading period, he/she will be moved down a course level at the start of the following grading period.
• If a student receives a 70-72% (C-) or lower at the end of the third nine weeks grading period, he/she will remain in the class through the school year, but moved down a course level at the start of the next school year.
Things to Remember
• Don’t be a helicopter parent. You can’t come to their rescue forever.• Teachers have no reason to lie about
what happens in school.• Be patient.• We are here for your children.
Contact us with any questions.