Welcome to Math

What we will study:

Number Sense:

1. Factors, Multiples, Prime/Composite Numbers
2. Fractions, Decimals, & Percents
3. Fraction Operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
4. Decimal Operations (multiply & divide)
5. Percent Operations (calculate percent of numbers and angles, percent savings etc.)

Geometry:

1. Area & Perimeter of Quadrilaterals, Triangles, & Circle

Probability & Statistics:

1. Looking at Chance
2. Experimental and Theoretical Probability
3. Making Decisions Using Probability
4. Probability in Games

Algebra:

1. Making and Interpreting Rate Graphs
2. Writing & Solving Equations

Important Notes:

• Topics in RED font above will be REVIEWED at the beginning of the year. Teaching in the classroom and practice outside the classroom will be determined by individual and group weak areas.
• If you have Ms. Trafton for math, you will be using the Connected Math 2 curriculum. Students will be prepared for the 6th grade WASL and will move onto one of the two levels of 7th grade math the following year. On rare occasions students place into a high school level algebra class for 7th grade.

Where we will get all this information:

I am delighted to teach using the Connected Math Project 2 (CMP2) program at the sixth grade level. I have taught using these materials for 2 full years and I am very pleased with the rate, quantity, and quality of learning my students show. This program is very rigorous and your student will be working hard, yet goals are attainable and match well with state grade level expectations (GLEs).

Textbook: CMP2 6th grade books

For each unit (except the review unit--see notes above) you will sign out a thin paperback book that must be kept in a binder at all times. This protects your book (you'd hate to have to pay to replace it!) and ensures that you will have your book with you in class each day.

Books include classwork problems, homework problems, and glossaries.

Additional practice work will sometimes be given in the form of photocopies. Some of these will be from CMP2 resources and some will come from other sources.

For those students with internet access at home, the CMP2 website includes (see links page for link):

1. Help on specific homework problems
2. Multiple choice skill practice
3. Interactive exploration activities (for some units)
4. Vocabulary quizzes

What you will be expected to do:

In Class: You must be seated at the beginning of class with these materials. You will be expected to work on your own and in a group. You will also be expected to cooperate with students and with your teacher and to do your best.

At Home: You will have homework everyday. Each assignment should take you between a half an hour and an hour.

Your Grade: You will earn points DAILY for work completion and effort & teamwork. You will also earn points DAILY for homework completion & quality. The quality of your work and the effort you put forth to improve it will be reflected in your grades.

You will earn points once or twice every TWO WEEKS on quizzes and once every unit on tests. Quizzes and Tests can be retaken (within one week from hand-back date) in order to earn more points.

Approximately once each quarter there will be a larger project. Instructions and scoring rubric for these projects will be sent home and posted on this website. Points on these projects will be roughly equivalent to tests.

EXTRA CREDIT:

Warning: extra credit will in NO WAY replace the daily work in this class. If you have a low grade or low scores, make up missing assignments first, correct incomplete or incorrect assignments second, THEN consider extra credit.

Participation Grade: This grade will be equivalent to one large project per quarter. Your willingness to share, to be part of a team, and to carefully follow instructions will affect this grade.

What's My Grade: You can see your grade through the family access website. I do my best to update the website every 1 or 2 weeks.

Parents: If you do not have internet access or are not interested in watching student progress on the web, please let me know that you need paper copies on progress reports. The fewer paper copies that we need to make the less wasted paper there will be.

I look forward to an excellent year of learning and growth with you!

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