Students are expected to come to class ready to work when they enter the classroom. The student must bring their assignment notebook, completed homework assignment, Math Notes, and pencils. Learning is facilitated by attentiveness. Students are expected to display good work habits and courteous behavior at all times.
Course Grade
Please keep all returned coursework until you agree with the grade posted in the classroom and online. If a student believes a posted grade is incorrect, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the teacher and proof to the contrary.
90.0% - 100% A 80.0% - 89.9% B 70.0% - 79.9% C 60.0% - 69.9% D 0% - 59.9% F
Grading Policy
Homework
1. Homework will be assigned nightly, including Fridays, and handed in class the following class period. It is designed to give students an opportunity to apply and practice concepts learned in class.
2. Calculators will be NOT allowed to be used for homework or in class.
3. Homework must: a. be neatly written in pencil, with a proper heading: name and date and written in the upper left hand corner b. be properly labeled, including assignment details. c. all work must be shown 4. To see if homework has been assigned, view the course website (masmath6-8.wikispaces.com).
Tests and Quizzes
Tests consist of material from the current chapter are usually given every two to four weeks. Because many chapters build on concepts learned in previous chapters, students are urged to continue to review material from earlier topics on their own. Students will have a short daily quiz to check for understanding on the previous day’s homework.
Online Grades Grades may be accessed at http://ps.mascience.org/public Grades are updated often, so feel free to check your child’s progress in math frequently.
Absence Policy
It is a student’s responsibility to pick up any missed handouts or returned papers. All assignments are written on the homework board. It is also the student’s responsibility to check with the teacher or a classmate to copy missed notes.
Academic Dishonesty: At times it is okay to talk through problems with someone in order to understand the question or to decide on the next step. However, the goal must be that each person understands the problem and be able to do it on his or her own. Copying work from another student or from an answer key is academic dishonesty. Sharing your answers or letting others copy your work is also academic dishonesty. Students caught cheating may be given a zero, their parents and school administrators notified, and consequence served.
Teacher: Elizabeth Gotstein
Phone: (414) 933-0302 ext 3311E-mail: egotstein@mascience.org
Course Website: www.masmath6-8.wikispaces.com
Course Materials
Required: spiral notebook(s), loose-leaf notebook paper, binder, pocket folders, pencils, carrying pouch.Text: Saxon Math Course 1 & 2
General Expectations
Students are expected to come to class ready to work when they enter the classroom. The student must bring their assignment notebook, completed homework assignment, Math Notes, and pencils. Learning is facilitated by attentiveness. Students are expected to display good work habits and courteous behavior at all times.Course Grade
Please keep all returned coursework until you agree with the grade posted in the classroom and online. If a student believes a posted grade is incorrect, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the teacher and proof to the contrary.90.0% - 100% A
80.0% - 89.9% B
70.0% - 79.9% C
60.0% - 69.9% D
0% - 59.9% F
Grading Policy
Homework
1. Homework will be assigned nightly, including Fridays, and handed in class the following class period. It is designed to give students an opportunity to apply and practice concepts learned in class.2. Calculators will be NOT allowed to be used for homework or in class.
3. Homework must:
a. be neatly written in pencil, with a proper heading: name and date and written in the upper left hand corner
b. be properly labeled, including assignment details.
c. all work must be shown
4. To see if homework has been assigned, view the course website (masmath6-8.wikispaces.com).
Tests and Quizzes
Tests consist of material from the current chapter are usually given every two to four weeks. Because many chapters build on concepts learned in previous chapters, students are urged to continue to review material from earlier topics on their own. Students will have a short daily quiz to check for understanding on the previous day’s homework.Online Grades
Grades may be accessed at http://ps.mascience.org/public Grades are updated often, so feel free to check your child’s progress in math frequently.
Absence Policy
It is a student’s responsibility to pick up any missed handouts or returned papers. All assignments are written on the homework board. It is also the student’s responsibility to check with the teacher or a classmate to copy missed notes.Academic Dishonesty: At times it is okay to talk through problems with someone in order to understand the question or to decide on the next step. However, the goal must be that each person understands the problem and be able to do it on his or her own. Copying work from another student or from an answer key is academic dishonesty. Sharing your answers or letting others copy your work is also academic dishonesty. Students caught cheating may be given a zero, their parents and school administrators notified, and consequence served.