Welcome to MVMS Mathematics

Mountain View Middle School 2400 Perry Avenue Bremerton, Washington 98310 360.473.0600

Welcome to MVMS Mathematics Grading Policy 2014-2015 Quizzes: Are used to help us determine if the students are We would like to welcome you to a great year in reaching the learning targets of the unit, or if more mathematics. Teachers in our math department can be instruction is needed. There may be multiple quizzes given contacted by phone or e-mail. All e-mail addresses are during a unit. the teacher’s first name followed by a period and then their last name, and has the school district identifier at Unit tests: Are assessments that measure what the student the end. For example: has learned in the unit, and provide the opportunity to [email protected] demonstrate mastery of a specific area of study. These Following is a list of our math teachers: assessments will carry the most weight on your student’s grade. Eighty percent (80%) or higher on assessments is the Tanya Snyder – 6th, Adv. Math standard students should be striving for. If a student scores Tim Aiken – 6th lower than this, or is not satisfied with his/her score, retakes Luke Grunberg – 7th, algebra are available as long as all homework was completed Jacqueline Thornton – 7th during the unit. Retakes must be taken before the end of Chris Stricklin – 8th, algebra, Geometry the next unit. Laurie Wagner – Math Agency 6-8 Stephanie Blotzer – Math Agency/Replacement 6-8 Projects: Are an extension of the learning in a unit, and are designed to take students deeper into a concept. They may Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any be individually directed or done with a group. questions. Interactive Notebook (INB): This is a key piece in the Essential Supplies for a Mathematician communication between parents, students, and teachers. Every day in class you will need: Every student will keep an INB that includes the target and  Sharpened pencils success criteria for each day of learning and daily notes that  Correcting pen and colored pencils will help them complete work at home, if necessary. All  Composition books (2) and notebook paper work and assessments for each unit will be taped into the  Scotch tape comp book. There will be a “My Test Scores” page that the  6” ruler with both standard and metric markings students will update as each assessment is returned to them. The INB will be collected at the end of each unit. It will be  Expo Markers graded on overall completeness, as well as the individual th th  Protractor (7 /8 only) components required in each entry. The INB is designed to  Scientific calculator (7th/8th only) keep the students organized and to teach them to take ownership of their learning, as well as to give parents one place to look to see how their student is doing in math. The Common Core State Process Standards will be in the front of the comp book. As the transition is made from K-8 Grading: Assessments (quizzes, tests, INB) will account standards to the Common Core, there will be a greater for 90% of the grade. Homework and Skills for Success focus on the processes that students use to solve problems will make up the other 10%. and their ability to justify their answers. These standards will be referenced during class discussions and lessons so that students can make a stronger connection to the “why” of their learning. In addition to these content standards, we will use the process standards to work towards teaching your student the skills that all good mathematicians should have. Both the content and process standards are assessed on the Washington state standardized tests.