Classwork/Participation Policy : Classwork and textbook homework will be completed
in your notebook. Classwork and class participation will count as 25% of your grade.
Please click on the rubric below to see the criteria used for this portion of your grade.
Homework Policy : Homework will be given daily, with few exceptions. Homework will
be posted on the homework page every day and remain up for the week. If the
assignment is from your textbook , you will be required to
- Date your notebook page
- Include the page and problem numbers for the assignment
- NEATLY copy the problem in your notebook
- Show all your work
- Check your odd answers - mark each problem with a red check and make
corrections if possible
If the assignment is a worksheet it will be available for download on the homework page,
by date. Your work is to be done NEATLY on the worksheet if there is room, or on
looseleaf and stapled to the worksheet. All work must be shown to receive credit.
Homework will be collected or checked daily.
The trimester homework grade will be averaged as one test grade.
Homework is graded, as per the criteria above:
- complete - 4pts,
- incomplete - 2pts
- no homework - 0pts.
Homework may be submitted late with a 50% reduction in your grade for that assignment.
NOTE: If you are absent, you should see me to talk about making up missed work.
The homework will remain on the homework webpage for the entire week.
Make sure you check the webpage daily.
Quizzes : There will be a section "Quick Quiz" after every one or two sections.
Quizzes count as 25% of your overall grade. There will be a weekly basic facts
quiz every Monday.
Chapter Tests : There will be one Chapter Test at the end of every chapter. Test problems
will primarily come from your homework and the Quick Quizzes. These will count as 50%
of your grade. Tests will be announced at least 5-7 days in advance and we will spend
at least one day reviewing for all major tests. If you are absent on the day of a test or
quiz you must see me the day you return to school to schedule a make-up. Remember,
it is all about PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!!
Extra Help: Every morning from 7:30-8:00 (find me in the faculty room) Weekly extra
help: must sign up in book on my desk if you are coming - Tuesday 2:15-3:00 pm.
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The attached links provide some excellent
video and/or visual instruction which
students may use to reinforce a new
concept or review something previously
learned. It is like having a teacher in your
home! Yourteacher.com is a website that I
subscribe to and make available for my
students. They have the necessary
username and password. Please email me
with any questions.
MathHelp.com - Username: gscirocco
PW: sjaisthebest
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We will be using IXL for several types of problems. Every week you will be given either a new or basic concept to complete using IXL. This will serve as a refresher for concepts you have learned in previous years such as working with fractions, decimals and percents or an extra practice for newly learned concepts. These problems must be completed by the following Sunday night at 6pm. You should aim to achieve a SmartScore of 100, however, you do not have to spend more than 20 minutes a week on the assigned problems. You can do this in one day or spread it out over the week. It is imperative that you log in for your score to be recorded. I will check the reports weekly.
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There will be 5 extra credit assignments
attached hereevery chapter. They will
be added at the beginning of the chapter.
I will let you know when you should be
able to complete the worksheets as we go
through the chapter. They are due on the
same day as the final cumulative test for
that chapter. You will receive 1 point
added to your test grade for every
assignment you turn in for a total of 5
points. These extra credit worksheets
will also help you prepare for the test.
There will be reminders posted on the
homework page well in advance. Come and
see me early if you need help with the
extra credit!!
**I strongly urge you to start extra credit
early and come and see me or hand
them in as you complete them so I can
pick up on any errors you may have.
READ DIRECTIONS on
EACH WORKSHEET!
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There are several ways to approach taking standardized tests. You need to find the strategy that works best for you. I like to use a "Reverse Triage" (starting with the easiest) method as follows:
- READ THE DIRECTIONS!!!!
- Look over the whole test or section. This will reduce some of your natural anxiety as soon as you realize you REALLY do know some of the answers.
- Start at the beginning. Do the easy ones first - As this is a timed test it will give you more time to spend on the more difficult problems.
- As you come to a difficult problem, if you can't solve it right away, find a way to mark it in your test booklet - a light star or circle and MOVE ON.
- **Be sure you answer the next question in the right spot on your answer sheet as these are usually a scan sheet and if you miss one, all the rest of your answers will be wrong.
- Go back to the circled ones and try to figure them out. Always be mindful of the time you have remaining.
- If time remains, go back over & review all the questions, even the easy ones. Sometimes you will spot a common mistake. Remember, the testing companies will use common mistakes in their answer choices.
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