Contact Information:                                                         If you have any questions or concerns, you may reach me at school at (406) 377-2356 during my prep period (12:51-1:37).  You may also contact me at my school e-mail.

Grading Information:                                                         I give grades based upon total number of points earned over the total number of actual points possible.  For instance, if there are 25 points possible, and a student had 4 errors, I would enter their score as 21 out of 25 (which figures out to be a 84% - B-).  At the end of the grading period, the number of points they have earned divided by the total number of points that were possible calculates grades. For example, if a student earned 903 points out of 1000 points possible, their score would be 90.3%, which would be the letter grade B.

I use the school district’s recommended grading scale to convert percentages into grades. It is as follows:

 93-100%  A                                                         94-92  B                                                                   74-83  C                                                           65-73  D                                                                   0-64 F

Supplies Needed:

Each day, a student is required to bring their agenda, a pocket-folder, a supply of paper which has been set up in the form that students will be shown, a pencil with an eraser, a red felt tip marker, a dry erase marker (which will be kept in the classroom), and their math book. They will at times need a ruler, colored pencils, and a pair of scissors.

ALL MATH WORK MUST BE DONE IN PENCIL – NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Material Covered:  

Over the course of the year, our studies will include, but are not limited to the following:

 *addition of whole numbers, decimal numbers, and fractions

 *subtraction of whole numbers, decimal numbers, and fractions

 *multiplication of whole numbers, decimal numbers, and fractions

 *division of whole numbers, decimal numbers, and fractions

 *math facts                             *number properties

 *place value                            *story problem solving

 *percentages                            *analyzing data/charts/graphs

 *basic geometry principles        *measurement

 *real life math applications        *basic algebra

Textbook:

The textbook we utilize in my class is the Saxon 76 Series.  These books were new during the 2002/2003 school year. Because we use these books every day in class, they do get more than their fair share of use. Students are required to keep their books covered at all times to prevent unnecessary damage.  Also, they must be sure to erase or repair any damages that they may cause throughout the year.

This book is unique in that it is constantly reviewing concepts learned in previous lessons.  One particularly nice feature is that each question is cross-referenced to the lessons that the particular concept was taught in. If your child doesn’t remember how to do a problem, they may look back in the lesson that was referenced to review how to do the problem.

Each lesson is set up so that they have some mental math work in a box.  We do these problems occasionally. The actual lesson involved sections of information to be read, along with diagrams, sample problems, and other information to solidify the concept. There are practice problems given with each lesson.  We do these problems together in class, and if your child is absent, they will be expected to do these problems as part of their make-up work, as they will be part of their grade.  Following the practice problems is the problem set.  There are generally 30 problems, however, I usually don’t assign the entire lesson. I ask that papers are set up in the format that I request and that work is shown in the work boxes, and answers are neatly written in the answer column.  Daily assignments are due the next school day unless otherwise noted.  Points will be deducted for late work.

In addition, I often assign Supplemental Practice lessons from the book or from other worksheets or books. Supplemental Practice Lessons may be found in the back of the book beginning on page 687.

Tests:

Following every 5 lessons, starting after lesson 10, there will be a 20-question test.  The tests cover information from the beginning of the book all the way up to 5 lessons prior to the test.  For example, the test following lesson 20 would cover information from lessons 1-15, and the test following lesson 65 would cover information from lessons 1-60.  The publisher has provided these testing materials, however, I have rewritten them to accommodate our needs.

Extra Credit:

Extra credit opportunities will be offered at least once per quarter.  I do not give extra credit for doing additional problems on the daily assignments (for example – doing all the problems instead of only the even ones) nor for correcting mistakes on old assignments. The extra credit I do is usually a worksheet that      deals with a concept that has been difficult for most students to master and I feel that extra practice would be beneficial. Extra credit will also be given to any student who has no late papers during the given quarter. The value of the no late work bonus is based on the number of assignments that we did.  For example, if we do 28 assignments in the quarter, those students who have no late work will be given 28 bonus points.

Once again, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at school. 

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