Class Expectations
RESPECTFUL
• Students
are to respect themselves and others,
listen when others are speaking, raise their
hand to talk or get out of their seat and keep their hands to themselves.
ACCOUNTABLE
• Students are to be in
their seats when the bell rings and come to class with required materials.
• Students should follow
all rules in the Code of Conduct.
PRODUCTIVE
• Students should submit
all work on time and complete.
• Students should come to
class with a positive attitude ready to learn.
PRESENT
• Student should be on time
to school and class.
• Present 180 days.
• In class, on time, prepared to learn.
Materials
Pencils, Binder
(with dividers if used for multiple
classes), and Notebook Paper
are required in class
every day. Other materials as listed on KGMS website are not required to have in class
each day but may be_ useful at home. **students should have access
to a basic 4-function calculator at home, but do not need to bring one to school as we have a classroom
set**
King George County Grading Scale
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D
60-69
F 59 and below
Homework
All assignments are due at the beginning of the period. All
problems must be attempted
to receive full credit and work must be shown. Homework must be done in pencil
or no credit will be given for that
assignment. There will be no partial
credit for homework. Absent students
must make up missing
assignments within 5 days of being absent.
Late homework will only be accepted
with
a pass.
Students will receive one homework paper each week consisting of the entire week’s assignments. Homework will be checked
for completeness each day.
Once the week’s
homework paper is complete,
the week’s homework will be collected
and graded for accuracy.
Homework
will
be reviewed the day
the assigned section is due. This allows the student a chance to ask questions, correct any mistakes, and to have the opportunity to receive full credit for accuracy.
Tests and Quizzes
Generally, there will be a Unit Quiz/Test
following each unit. Quizzes will- occur throughout the unit.
Quizzes range from 30-40 points and Tests range from 45-60 points. Students are expected to show
all necessary work to receive
full credit.
Classwork
Students will periodically have graded
classwork assignments. Classwork assignments will be 5-30 points, depending on length. Students will have vocabulary and homework time upon entering
the room and can also expect to have exit tickets or other
short assessments throughout the week.
Binders
Each student
is required to have a l-inch binder or a section
for
Math within a larger
binder. This will be
used to hold notes, homework,
classwork, quizzes/tests and vocabulary. Students
should keep these separated in different sections in their binders
using
either dividers, tabs or sticky
notes. There will be notebook quizzes
at the end of each quarter so students should maintain an orderly binder.
Calculators
In Math 7, there are some topics that are tested without a calculator. Homework is to be completed with/without a calculator as instructed. Students
will be assigned a calculator to use within
the classroom but should
have access to a calculator with basic functions
at home.
Passes
Each 9-week
grading period, students
will receive 3 homework passes. The homework pass may be attached to a completed,
late assignment to receive full credit for the late work. If a student has no
zeros for homework grades, any unused
passes may be turned in at the end of the grading
period for extra credit.
Each 9-week grading
period, students will also receive 4 bathroom passes. Any unused
passes may be turned in at the end of the grading
period for extra credit.
Parent Portal
This is the best way to check student
progress. Parent Portal should
be checked on a regular basis.
This shows current grades as well as missing assignments. Please be sure to read any comments
that are noted in the gradebook.
Website
The class website will be operational by the second
week of school. This
can be found by going to the KGMS
website under contact us. This will be updated weekly and will contain homework as well as daily
topics to be covered.
If there
are
any questions, please don’t
hesitate to contact me via email at swalters@kgcs.k12.va.us.
Looking forward to a great year!
Sarah Walters
