R-Math 3

2014/2015

Instructor: Lesa Whitehead
E-mail: lwhitehead@alpinedistrict.org
Phone Number: (801) 610-8815 ext. 413
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 7:15-7:45 or 2:15-2:45
Class Webpage: whslwhitehead.weeble.com

Course Description: Students will deepen and extend understanding of the number system,
expressions and equations, functions, geometry, and statistics and probability.
Classroom Expectations and Policies:
Be Respectful - Treat others and yourself professionally in actions and language. Shut
off electronics-you may place electronics in backpack or on the top of the desk in the
upper left hand corner turned off. If your actions are disrupting the learning environment
- Don't Do It.
Be Prepared - Come prepared to learn and give your best. Bring a pencil and have
learning materials at your desk before the tardy bell rings.
Clean-up after Yourself - The room should look as good as you found it or better.
Represent yourself well.
Be Honest - Do your own work and give your very best effort.
Participate - Ask questions and contribute to classroom discussions. Have fun and enjoy
learning.

Attendance and Dress Code:
This classroom upholds all district and school rules and policies. http://whs.alpineschools.org/

Equal Opportunity:
Westlake High School is an equal opportunity institution. It has a continuing policy of
nondiscrimination on the basis of sex, race, creed, or national origin in all of its educational and
activity programs.

Needed Supplies
5- Tab Paper Dividers to organize Math Binder
Pencils
Paper and other materials needed to complete assignment.

Grading Scale:

94 -100 A 75-79 B- 57-59 D+
90-93 A- 70-74 C+ 53-56 D
85-89 B+ 65-69 C 50-52 D-
80-84 B 60-64 C- 0-49 F



Curriculum:
Instructional planning will be based on State Core Standards with consideration of Individual
Progress to ensure all students are provided opportunity to advance toward their educational
goals. Because each student has been tested and currently has an IEP, there may be times
when students are working on individual concepts while still following the text.

TERM 1
August 19 - October 24
Decimals and Fractions, Rational vs Irrational (Classify & Put on Number Line), Square Roots,
Cubed Roots, Exponents, Comparing, Ordering & Converting Scientific Notation, Operations with
Scientific Notation

TERM 2
October 27 - January 12
Solving Equations, Parallel Line Relationships and Vocabulary, Triangle Theorems, Pythagorean
Theorem, Functions

TERM 3
January 13 - March 20
Slope, Initial Value vs. Slope, Graphing Lines, Writing Equations, Comparing Linear Functions,
Scatter Plots & Lines of Best Fit

TERM 4
March 23 - May 29
Volume, Graphing Systems & Recognizing Number of Solutions, Substitutions and Contextual
Problems, Transformations, Review for Comprehensive Final Exam

This Classroom upholds Westlake High Schools TMU Policy:
A TMU is a grouping of assignments (i.e., quizzes, homework, class work, labs, etc) and
assessments (i.e., projects, essays, tests, etc.) in a given unit. A class may have one or more
units in a term, depending on the subject area being taught. Students will show their knowledge
of each unit through quality completion of the assigned work in each class and by mastering the
assessments required.
In order to facilitate grading procedures, Westlake High School teachers will divide their grades
into two main categories, each weighted at 50% in Skyward:
Assignments: includes all assignments given in the unit. This is the average grade for all work
(assignments and assessments) in a given unit.
Mastery: EX or 0. Students who reach mastery on all assessments in the TMU will see an
EX in this category. Students who dont reach mastery on any of the TMU assessments will
see a 0 until each assessment is remediated/corrected.
Students who do not reach mastery in the unit will receive an F in their grade until mastery is
reached. Once the student shows mastery, the F grade will be dropped, and their earned grade
will be posted. Teachers will use Advisory/Remediation Time to help students achieve mastery
in the given assessments and assignments so that they may accomplish mastery each term.

Parent/Guardians Signature____________________________________________________