RiversidePublicSchool

7thGradeMath
20162017SchoolYear

Instructor:Mrs.ShelbyAnderson
EmailAddress:shelby.anderson@riversideps.org
Phone:4028401393(cell)

CourseDescription

Thiscoursereinforcesmathematicalskillstaughtinthe6thgradewhilebuildinginnew
skills.Listedbelowareasampleofthebigobjectiveswewillbecoveringthisyear.

CourseObjectives

Bytheendoftheyear,studentsenrolledwillhavehadanopportunityto:

Representrelationshipsinnumerical,verbal,geometricandsymbolicform.
Knowthepropertiesof,andcomputewith,integers.
Solvelinearequationswithonevariable.
Representandusenumbersinavarietyofforms.
Extendunderstandingsofoperations.Add,subtract,multiply,anddividetosolve
fractionproblems.
Useratioandproportionalitytosolveproblems,includingthosewithtablesand
graphs.
Solvepercentproblemsusingratiosandproportions.
Usemeasuresofcentraltendencyandrangetodescribeasetofdata.
Createandreadgraphsthatdepictdata.
Useprobabilityandproportionstomakepredictions.
Identifyanddescribepropertiesoftwodimensionalfigures.
Useformulastodetermineareaandvolumeoftwoandthreedimensionalfigures.
Deriveanddeterminetheareaofacircle.
FindthelengthofasideofarighttriangleusingthePythagoreanTheorem.
Findsurfaceareasofrectangularprismsandcylinders.

Textbook
MathConnectsCourse2,GlencoeMcGrawHillsuppliedbythedistrict

CourseSchedule**

Weeks13
Introductions/Syllabus,Chapter1,sections110,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestupon
completionofchapter.

Weeks46
Chapter2,sections18,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks79
Chapter3,sections17,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks1012
Chapter4,sections19,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks1315
Chapter5,sections17,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks1618
Chapter6,sections19,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks1921
Chapter7,sections18,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks2224
Chapter8,sections19,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks2527
Chapter9,sections18,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks2830
Chapter10,sections110,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks3133
Chapter11,sections110,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

Weeks3436
Chapter12,sections15,quizhalfwaythroughthechapterandtestuponcompletionofchapter.

**Thisisatentativescheduleandcouldchangewheretheteacherseesfit.**

GradingPoliciesandAssignments
Homework(30%ofoverallgrade):
Studentswillhavedailyassignmentsandareexpectedtoshowtheirwork.The
workneedstobeshownsotheteachercanreproducetheresultsstepbystep.1point
willbeawardedforeachcorrectworkandanswer.pointwillbeawardedforagood
effortonaproblembutamistakemadeinthework.0pointsawardedfornoattemptof
theproblemorananswergivenwithnoworkorexplanation.Homeworkisassigned
dailyandistobeturnedinthefollowingday.Ifhomeworkislate,10%ofthepointswill
bedeductedfromthefinalscoreand1%perdayafterthat.Allassignmentsaretobe
completedandworkshownorexplanationsgiven.
Quizzes/Tests(70%ofoverallgrade):
Quizzeswillbeannouncedbutaretobeexpectedhalfwaythroughthechapter
withpointsawardedasinassignments.Thequizzesusuallyhave10questions.For
missed/retakequizzesandteststheymaybetakenbeforeschoolorduringlunch.The
studentmustmakearrangementswiththeteacher.Theretakeofaquizmustbedone
beforethechaptertestisgivenandaretakeofatestmustbedonebeforethenexttestis
given.Onlyoneretakeisallowedperquizandtest.Itisrecommendedbeforearetake
thatthestudenthaveastudysessionwiththeteacherorprovetotheteacherthatthe
studentisbetterpreparedtotaketheretake.
AttendancePolicy
Studentsareexpectedtoattendeveryclassandbepreparedtoparticipatefullyinallclass
work.Participationwouldincludebutnotlimitedtohavinghomeworkcompleted,
askingandansweringquestions,doingproblemsinclass,listening,etc.Ifastudentis
absent,thepersonwillmisstheopportunitytolearnthedailymaterial.Ifyouhave
questionsaboutmissedworkIamavailableafterschoolorattheCedarRapidssite
beforeschool.Cometalktomeandwecansetupatimetomeet.
FoodandDrink
Themathroomhasnewercarpetsopleasenofoodintheroom.Also,onlywaterina
closedbottleisneeded.
CellPhones
Cellphonesarenottobeusedduringclassunlessinstructedtobytheteacher.Theyare
tobeleftinyourbookbag(outofsightoutofmind).Iftheteacherdeemsitisnecessary
forastudenttousethecellphoneduringclass,shewillgivepermission.Thiswouldbea
veryrareoccasion.Perhapsoneinstancewouldbetoletastudent,whoisabsent,know
whatwedidinclass.

RulesoftheClassroom
Showcourtesyandrespecttoothersandtheirproperty.
Payattentioninclass,participateandtakenotes.
Keeptheschoolpropertyi.e.books,desks,floor,wallsetc.cleanandfreeofmarks.
Doyourownhomeworkwhenassignedandturninwhenitisdue.
Followallrulesandregulationsinthestudenthandbook.
Beontimeandpreparedforclass.
Beinyourseatwhenthebellringsandstaythere.
Keephandsawayfromthewindowarea,teachersdesk,suppliesetc.
Bringneededsupplies:textbook,notebook,calculator,pencils,andlooseleafpaper.
Sharpenpencilsbeforeclassorduringstudytime.
Ifyoubreakarule,awarningwillbegiven.Ifyoucontinuetobreaktherule/s,thena
detentionwillbeservedduringlunchorafterschoolforagivenamountoftime.The
morerulesyoubreakthelongerthedetentionwillbe.Ifyouforgettocomeinafter
school,thenyouneedtocomeinbeforeschoolthenextday.Otherwise,youwillservea
doubletimedetentionthefollowingdayafterschool.