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St.MarkSchool
20162017
MissHord
Teachercontactinfo:
Email:hord@stmarkwestpark.com
Teacherwebpage:www.hordkm.weebly.com
CourseDescription
In6thgrademathstudentswillconcentrateonthefourmainfocusesoutlineinthecommoncorestate
standards.Thefirstfocusareawillbeconnectingratioandratetowholenumbermultiplicationand
divisionandusingconceptsofrateandratiotosolveproblems.Studentswillcontinuetodeveloptheir
understandingofthedivisionoffractionsandextendtheirknowledgeofallrationalnumberswhich
includesnegativeintegers.Studentswillpracticewriting,interpretingandusingexpressionsand
equations,aswellasdevelopingandunderstandingofstatisticalthinking.
MaterialsNeeded:
Studentsshouldcometoclasspreparedwiththesematerialseveryday.
Amathnotebook,looseleafpaper,abinderorfolder,pencils,redpens,calculator,scissors,a
rulerandmarkersorhighlighters.
ClassExpectations:
Studentsareexpectedtotreattheteacherandotherstudentswithrespectatalltimes.Any
typeofdisrespectisnotacceptableinthisclass.
Studentsareexpectedtobeintheirseatsandpreparedforclasswhenthebellrings.Being
preparedforclassmeanshavingallmaterials,notebooks,pencils,etc.outandready.
Payattention.Talkingwhiletheteacherisinstructingorwhileotherstudentsarepresentingwill
notbepermitted.Listenthefirsttimedirectionsaregiven.
StudentswillbeinuniformaccordingtoSt.Markuniformdresscodeatalltimes.
AttendancePolicy:
Studentsmustcometoclasseveryday.Missingclassmeansmissingvaluableinstruction
andgroupactivitiesthatwillrequireextratimeonthestudentsparttocatchuponwhatwas
missed.
Forunexcusedabsences,studentswillreceiveazeroonanyhomeworkorinclass
assignmentsthatwereturnedin.
Forexcusedabsences,THESTUDENTisresponsibleforfindingoutfromtheteacherwhat
theymissed.Studentswillhavethesamenumberofdaystheywereabsenttomakeupand
turninthework.
Homeworkandmissingworkpolicy
Completingmathhomeworkisessentialtosuccessinmath.Expecthomeworkinmathat
least3to4daysaweek.Homeworkisnotapunishment,butavaluabletooltohelpyou
succeedinmath.Homeworkwillmakeupagreatdealofyourmathgrade.Allassignments
shouldbelabeledwiththestudentsfirstandlastname,date,andassignmenttitle.
Allstudentsareexpectedtoturninworkbythegivenduedate.Anyworkturnedinlatewillbe
deductedby25%perdaylate.
Istronglyencouragestudentstochecktheirgradesonlineonaregularbasistoseeifthey
haveanyassignmentsmissing.
AssignmentsandGrades
Studentswillreceivegradesandpointsintheformofhomework,inclassassignments,
quizzes,projectsandtests.
Someassignmentswillbegradedbasedoncompletionorparticipation,meaningIwilllookto
seethattheydidtheproblemsandshowedtheirwork.Otherassignmentswillbegraded
basedonaccuracy.
Studentswilloccasionallyhavetheopportunitytoregainahalfcreditfordoingquizandtest
correctionsaftertheyhavebeenhandedback.Thismustbedonewithinthetimeframegiven
bytheteacher.
Therewillbelittletonoextracreditopportunities.Workhardanddoyourworkthefirsttime
aroundandyouwillnotneedextracredit.
MISCELLANEOUS
Ifyouneedextrahelpoutsideofclassorwouldliketomeetwithmepleasesendanemailor
speaktomebetweenclassesaboutarrangingatimebeforeorafterschool.
BysigningbelowIacknowledgethatIhavethoroughlyreadthroughthissyllabusand
understandthepoliciesandexpectationsofMissHordsmathclass.
Studentsignature:
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