7th grade Math syllabus
Miss Toothaker
Welcome to 7th grade and Miss Toothaker’s math class. I am excited about the new school year and the opportunity to foster deeper connections with my students. It should be a productive year as we continue to explore mathematical relationships together.
1. Curriculum: Focal points for 7th grade math are numerical representations and relationships, computations and algebraic relationships, geometry and measurement, and data analysis and personal financial literacy.
2. Students need to stay on top of all math work, try not to miss class, and come in for help when you don’t understand something.
3. Cell phones: Cell phones should be turned off or silenced and left in backpack. Students will not need their phone in class; texting during class is at NO time acceptable for ANY reason.
4. Tools to be successful in 7th grade math:
· Monitor grades often on Skyward
· Have several study partners (meet to work on homework together, study for tests, quiz one another on review content)
· Commit to the course with your time, attention, and actions. There is no place for discipline issues.
· Take careful and neat notes. We will refer to them often throughout the course of the year, and you will be allowed to use them on certain quizzes/tests.
· Class information, agenda, and updates can be found on edmodo.com. Group code to join for students changes frequently (see Miss Toothaker). ***Parents: please see student edmodo page for your corresponding parent code to join. After joining, you will receive a weekly email with agenda.
· COMPLETE ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. Work must be shown as modeled in class and completed in spiral. Incomplete and/or missing work is subject to point deduction or given no credit (with the option to redo for a late grade).
· Pearson Online Homework: IF you have Wifi problems at home remember Lamar opens by 7:45am each morning and stays open late in the evenings (especially during sporting events) so take advantage of these opportunities. There are several local establishments that also offer free Wifi.
· Homework: Students should NOT save all homework for the night before it is due. Instead complete half the first night (30 minutes) and half the second night (30 minutes)
· Sign up for reminders about the course on Remind 101: Text @lms7m to 81010
5. Tutoring before school at 8:30 or after school until 4:45 on Monday & Thursday. This time is for asking questions, clarifying concepts from homework, and getting absent work. Attending tutoring on the assignment’s due date is not an excuse for incomplete assignments. If I am not available, please see Mrs. Collinsworth (next door).
6. Check edmodo/google calendar for absent work. It may be necessary for you to also pick up absent paper assignments before school during tutoring (Absent work will not be handed out during class). With the block schedule, it is crucial to not get behind due to absent work.
7. Correct test/quiz grades with scores below a 70. Test/quiz grades must be made up within TWO weeks of receiving the initial grade. Students who fail an online Pearson TEST will be required to come in for tutoring to take an online Pearson Re-Test.
8. Late work: students may submit late work the following class period for a maximum score of 70 (two days late for a maximum of a 50). After two days the grade will be a zero.
9. Grades: Grades are weighted as follows:
a. Daily 20% (homework & warmups)
b. Quizzes 30% (regular checks for content comprehension)
c. Tests 50% (2-3 per nine weeks)
10. Supplies: binder, math spiral, pencil, pen, notebook paper, earbuds, stylus, and charged Ipad (Ipad should be fully charged every morning).
**Notablility: this is my preferred note-taking App. It is my STRONG recommendation that students purchase this App. I will use this App in class and have the capability to share my notes with absent students digitally.