Math 7

COURSE SYLLABUS MATH 7: 2023-2024

Teacher Contact Information:

Name:  Ms. Michelle Stein

Room:  B214

Email:  mstein@greenville.k12.sc.us

Phone:  (864) 355-6958

Google Voice Phone: 864-214-5176 (can call or text this number and it goes directly to my phone)

https://sites.google.com/greenvilleschools.us/ms-steins-website/home

(See website and google classroom for all weekly lesson plans, upcoming assignments, important testing dates, supplies, etc.) 

*Google classroom code will be given in class and are only for current students per Greenville County rules. 

Extra Help Availability:  available Mon-Thurs after school upon request

Textbook: Carnegie Learning Course 2 (provided)

*Students will be given a two volume Carnegie workbook to bring home. They will also have access to their textbook online. Students must bring their Carnegie workbook to and from school every single day (all notes and classwork will be taken in this book). Students will also utilize a software called MATHia, that is designed to be used with the Carnegie Learning units. This online program is tailored to each students’ needs and their progress is recorded. MATHia is accessed through student Backpack.

Supplies: pencils, headphones, highlighters, dry erase marker, charged Chromebook, TI-30 XIIS scientific calculator, hand sanitizer, reusable water bottle, colored pencils, glue stick

Course Description:

In grade 7, students are making the transition from number to variable and from arithmetic to algebra.  These concepts will be taught in the context of real-world applications through the processes of problem solving, reasoning, communication and connections, using available and appropriate resources to include manipulative materials and technology software. The instructional approach concepts of Carnegie Learning consists of  three main components: engage, develop, and demonstrate. Students will be learning together and individually. 

Grading Policy:

Major Grades- 50%

·         Unit Tests, Projects

Minor Grades- 50%

·         Quizzes, homework assignments, classwork assignments, etc.

Units of Study: 

1. Thinking Proportionally: Circles and Ratios, Fractional rates, Proportionality, and Proportional Relationships. 

2. Operating with signed numbers: Adding and subtracting rational numbers, Multiplying and Dividing rational numbers.

3. Reasoning Algebraically: Algebraic expressions, Two-step equations and Inequalities, Multiple Representations of Equations

4. Analyzing Populations and Probabilities: Intro to Probability, Compound Probability, Drawing Inferences.

5. Constructing and Measuring: Angles, Triangles, & Quadrilaterals, 3D Figures.

Benchmark assessments will be at the end of each quarter.

Statement: The teacher will monitor and adjust classroom procedures and schedules as needed.  For specific course objectives and standards, please visit the South Carolina Department of Education at www.ed.sc.gov.

Make-Up Work Policy

Students are responsible for missed work in the event of an absence. In accordance with District policy, students have 7 days upon returning to school to complete missed work within the quarter the work was assigned.  Missed assignments will be noted in the gradebook as missing until complete. For example, if missing work occurred during the end of Q1 and Q2 has already started and the 7 days allowed overlaps from Q1 to Q2 the work will be accepted during Q2 because the days allowed fall within the 7 days make up time frame. If the 7 days ends on a Saturday or Sunday the assignment will be due the next school day the student is present. Recap: students have 7 days from the absence to submit missing work, no more than 7 days unless admin approval.   

Re-do Work Policy

• Any student can redo a major assessment one time, if the request is within five school days from the date they received their grade/returned assessment. 

• A teacher does have the discretion to allow a redo more than five school days if they choose, but a student should be allowed at least five days to request a redo.

• A type of remediation activity, determined by the teacher,  must be completed by the student prior to the assessment retake.

• The grades for the 1st and 2nd attempts of the assessment will be averaged together (regardless of whether the 2nd attempt is higher or lower than the 1st attempt). If either assessment score is below a 50, the teacher will use the grade floor of a 50 to average into the final assessment grade.

• Redo attempts should happen outside of class time (i.e.,advisory, tutoring time, Panther Success, etc.).

• The teacher should receive a parent/guardian written note, email, or phone call prior to the student being granted a redo attempt. A teacher can waive this requirement at their discretion if the parent/guardian is unreachable via phone or unable to return a note/email granting permission for the test retake.

Late Work Policy

Schools will accept late work with no penalty to the student up to 5 days after the original due date or the end of the grading period, whichever comes first. A teacher may extend the late work acceptance deadline upon administration approval of extenuating circumstances but may not reduce the time. The work, although submitted late, will not receive a point reduction. Assessments must be about mastery of content and if graded, the goal is to assess mastery, not behaviors. Work can be accepted late across grading periods by special exception and approval of administration.