Ms. Chisholm, 2007-2008
 

Welcome to Math 8. Prepare yourself for some challenging work that will move you further along in your study of mathematics. We are very fortunate to have textbooks that are directly correlated to the Tennessee Mathematics Curriculum Standards. Students can find a variety of extra help on the Internet by accessing the online study tools referenced on their textbook pages.

Here are some important expectations. You will:

I Come prepared daily with textbook, notebook, pencils, graph paper, and calculator.
2 Try your best to attend each class.
3 Attend math help when necessary.
4 Write each assignment in your planner.
5 Complete each homework assignment and then check and correct it in class the next day.
 

Notebooks
Math notebooks will have five sections. Each section will have its own tab.

These include:

I Warm-up- work started on as soon as class begins. It will be dated every day.
2 Homework-middle school heading on each page
3 Class work-example and practice problems will be worked and each day’s work will be dated
4 Reflections-writing assignments will be given throughout each nine weeks
5 Tests/Quizzes-all test and quizzes for each nine weeks will be kept in this section. Students will keep an updated average on the grading chart kept in this section.
 

Grading

Grades are based on tests (100 points each), quizzes (25 or 50 points each), homework, notebook check (50 points), and extra credit (50 points). Homework is checked daily for completeness. Students check and correct their homework each day and ask questions when necessary. Unexcused late homework is given a grade of 70% the next day and no credit after that. At the end of each nine weeks, a test grade is given for the completed homework. Homework quizzes are given throughout each nine weeks where students copy certain problems from homework assignments that have been checked and corrected. Notebooks will be checked each nine weeks for a quiz grade. Each nine-week’s grade is calculated by the student’s total points divided by the total possible points.

Extra Credit

At the beginning of each nine weeks, there will be one extra credit opportunity. The assignment will be due no later than the end of the sixth week of that grading period. If successfully completed, the extra credit will count as a quiz grade of 50 points out of 50 points. Since this is an extra credit opportunity, the student may choose to complete it or not.
 

Math Help

Students may come for math help on Tuesday morning at 7:30 am or
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 pm.
 

End-of-the year testing

Students will take Algebra readiness tests to help determine placement into either Foundations of Mathematics or Algebra I. In addition to the results on these indicators, the student’s academic performance will also help in placing each student.
 

Please keep this information in the back of your test and quizzes section of your notebook for the entire year.
 

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