Miss Stocker

6^th, 7^th, and 8^th Grade Math

Class Policies, Information, and Tips

Each marking period, your grade will be based on the following: homework, tests, quizzes, projects, notebook and warm-up book checks, portfolio, pop quizzes, and effort.

Homework (25%)

• Your homework grade is based on the percentage of homework assignments that have been completed. Depending on the amount of effort you have put forth on an assignment, you can earn either full-credit, half-credit, or no credit.
• Assignments will either be gone over in class or collected.
• If you fail to do your homework, you must fill out and hand in a “No Homework” sheet (found in the front of the room).
• When you miss school, for each day that you are absent, you have one extra day to make up your assignments.
• Above all, try! Some of the keys to understanding math are in practicing and thinking through problems. Refer back to your notes, textbook, warm-up problems, and previous homework for help.

Tests (20%) and Quizzes (15%)

• Test and quiz dates will be announced several days in advance.
• Study guides will be given prior to tests and quizzes, either in the form of notes or a handout.
• When studying, it will be helpful to refer to your notes, textbook, warm-up problems, and previous homework assignments.

Projects (15%)

• Throughout the course of the year, each student will be required to design one poster summarizing a current topic.
• Select projects will be technology-based.
• Project due dates are final.

Notebook and Warm-Up Book Checks (10%)

• Notebooks will be collected and checked on test days, and warm-up books will be collected on quiz days.
• If you are absent, be sure to find out whether you missed notes and get a copy from a fellow student. In your warm-up book, simply write the date and a note stating that you were absent.

Portfolio (5%)

• By the end of each marking period, all tests and quizzes must be signed and returned.

Pop Quizzes (5%)

• Pop quizzes will consist of the following: 1) brief quizzes given in class and 2) any collected homework assignments. (If you did not complete a homework assignment that was collected, you may still turn it in late to earn a pop quiz grade.)

Effort (5%)

• Effort will be tracked on a daily chart. Failure to come to class prepared, follow directions and classroom rules, or put forth effort in your work will result in a red dot on the effort chart. Your effort grade is based on the percentage of days in which you did not earn a red dot.