Bellwork Spiral is graded every week. This is BELLWORK the first few minutes of class. It contains math problems that are review work and repetition to master the skills that are being taught in Pre Algebra or Algebra 1 for extra practice. The Bellwork Spiral needs to be in class daily for bellwork!
Agenda book will be checked every Friday for the first semester. It must be filled out completely for their core subjects and signed by an adult weekly. Parent signature accounts for 10% of the grade! Exit questions and math reviews. Math Homework is required to be done or attempted AT HOME! The Learning Strategies class is not a math homework class. It is necessary for students to complete their HOMEwork so that I can use class time to clarify questions from homework. Full assignments will not be done in class. Exit questions are usd to check class mastery of a concept and is a grade. Student Tracker Sheet records progress report and final grades every quarter as well as FSA math and reading scores. Students meet with me at the beginning of the year to discuss what areas they need to work on for FSA. It is updated and graded quarterly as a way to track grades and set goals. This also teaches long term responsibility as they have to maintain a neat Tracker Sheet and keep it safe and updated all year. It is collected at the end of the year for a final grade. Students learn to calculate their GPA on the Tracker each quarter and for their final cumulative GPA, a skill they will need for high school and beyond. Lastly, students will receive a “Work quality & Completion” grade weekly. It reflects the effort on the homework and classwork that they have completed for the week in all of their core classes. |