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COURSE: Algebra 8 TELEPHONE: (203) 531-‐5700 INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. D’Elia EMAIL: lauren_d’[email protected] -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ MATHEMATICS VISION STATEMENT: The Greenwich Public Schools Mathematics program encourages all students to reach their highest potential by developing comprehension of mathematical concepts, operations and basic skills. Algebra 8 is the foundational course for advanced mathematics and provides a complete treatment of the standard topics in Algebra I. This course is modeled after the high school Algebra I course and we administer the standard midterm and final exams from that course. COURSE REQUIREMENTS – INFORMATION
1. Materials Required: Three-‐ring binder (at least 2”), loose-‐leaf paper, graphing calculator, #2 pencils, erasers, correcting pens (red, green, purple, etc.)
2. Grading Rationale
40% Tests 30% Quizzes 20% Homework 10% C.L.A.S.S./Preparation
3. Tests: There will be a test at the completion of each unit. If you are absent the day of a test, you have one week to make up the test. Students will not be allowed to make up test during class time. Extenuating circumstances will be handled at the teacher’s discretion. No test corrections are allowed.
4. Quizzes: Quizzes may include announced quizzes, graded homework assignments, binder checks,
and warm-‐up quizzes. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped each marking period.
5. Homework: Homework will be assigned each day to review and reinforce topics, concepts, skills, and information presented during the regular daily class instruction. Show all your work for full credit. If your homework is complete you will receive full credit (regardless of errors). It will be your responsibility to ask questions about your homework and correct any errors that have been made. No late homework is accepted unless you are absent. Homework assignments will be posted daily on the white board and online. Students are responsible for writing assignments in their assignment books.
6. C.L.A.S.S. (Refer to WMS C.L.A.S.S. Rubric)
Cooperate Listen Ask Questions Share Responsibility Serve Community
7. Preparation: All students are required to come to class PREPARED AND ON TIME. You will not be allowed to leave class to get any of your necessary items. Necessary items include math binder, pencil, completed homework, and assignment book. Preparation grade will be assessed using a rubric.
8. Absences: It is your responsibility to make up any missed assignments when you are absent. I will
help you catch up but YOU must take responsibility to make certain that you get all of the missed assignments.
9. Extra-Help: Extra help is available by appointment.
10. Communication: Communication is vital to ensure a successful year. Communication will be
provided throughout the school year through progress reports, report cards, phone calls, and emails. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. The best way to reach me is via email (lauren_d’[email protected] ).
11. All work should be done in pencil.
12. Textbook: McDougall Littell Algebra I (2007) Textbooks will be made available for use in school
and we will utilize the online version for homework assignments. If you are unable to access the online textbook, we will make other arrangements. Web Address: www.classzone.com
-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Please review these policies with you child and sign both copies. Return one copy to Mrs. D’Elia and have your child keep one signed copy in the front of their three-ring binder. Student’s Signature ________________________________________________ Parent’s Signature _________________________________________________
