Embedded Files
Dillard Drive Magnet Middle School
Dillard Drive Magnet Middle School
Mr. Merchant Math 7
Mr. Merchant Math 7
Talking Points: The first text message from the teacher will have a link to download the app. It is a great tool that automatically translates our messages to your native languages.
Talking Points: The first text message from the teacher will have a link to download the app. It is a great tool that automatically translates our messages to your native languages.
Course Description
Course Description
This course includes 9 units in the Open Up Resources curriculum:
This course includes 9 units in the Open Up Resources curriculum:
1. Scale Drawings
2. Introducing Proportional Relationships
3. Measuring Circles
4. Proportional Relationships and Percentages
5. Rational Number Arithmetic
6. Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
7. Angles, Triangles, and Prisms
8. Probability and Sampling
Students will learn better communication skills and the ability to identify problems. Students will do this by demonstrating critical thinking, innovative thinking, and collaborating with their peers.
Students will learn better communication skills and the ability to identify problems. Students will do this by demonstrating critical thinking, innovative thinking, and collaborating with their peers.
Dillard Drive Core Values & Expectations:
- Be present (on time, prepared and focused):
- Examples: Be on time, come in quietly, in your designated area, begin bell work. If finished early, work on HW, missing work or Choice board.
- Non-examples: Talking loudly, walking around the room, daydreaming
- Believe (in yourself, in education, and your future):
- Examples:Turn in homework, join and participate in your group work, strive to do your best on tests and quizzes.
- Non-examples: Talking, walking around the room, not going to the correct group.
- Show Kindness:
- Examples: Raise hand and wait for me to acknowledge you, Sit quietly at your desk until dismissed, offer to help others, respect others and their belongings.
- Non-examples: Talk out of turn, talk over someone else, get out of your seat
- Own it:
- Examples: Strive to act responsibly at all times, own your need to learn, let the teacher teach, clean up after yourself.
- Non-examples: Making a mess and not cleaning it up, walking out of room before being dismissed, not being quiet.
- Persevere:
- Examples: Keep trying, ask questions, ask for help, seek answers, move forward in your learning, be resilient in your effort.
- Non-examples: giving up, disengaging for a lesson, avoiding asking for help, not asking questions.
The WCPSS grading scale is as follows:
- A 90-100
- B 80-89
- C 70-79
- D 60-69
- F 0-50
Grading policy for the Dillard Drive Math Department:
Grading policy for the Dillard Drive Math Department:
Major (Tests, projects): 40%
Major (Tests, projects): 40%
Intermediate (Quizzes): 30%
Intermediate (Quizzes): 30%
Minor (Classwork, Homework): 30%
Minor (Classwork, Homework): 30%
Students will be assessed through a variety of methods including tests/quizzes/homework and class work.
Students will be assessed through a variety of methods including tests/quizzes/homework and class work.
Late assignments:
Late assignments:
Students are expected to complete all assignments and submit them on or prior to the established due date. Late work will be accepted up to one week following the original due date and no later than 3 days prior to the end of each grading. Points will be deducted for each day.
Students are expected to complete all assignments and submit them on or prior to the established due date. Late work will be accepted up to one week following the original due date and no later than 3 days prior to the end of each grading. Points will be deducted for each day.
Classroom Housekeeping Items
Classroom Housekeeping Items
Electronics:
Electronics:
Cellphones are not to be used in the school. With the accessibility of Chromebooks for all students, Dillard Drive is no longer a "Bring Your Own Device To Learn" school. All cellphones, headphones, ear plugs (pods), and other electronics must be silent and in the student’s backpack. Violations of this policy will result in the device being turned in to the office for a guardian to pick up.
Cellphones are not to be used in the school. With the accessibility of Chromebooks for all students, Dillard Drive is no longer a "Bring Your Own Device To Learn" school. All cellphones, headphones, ear plugs (pods), and other electronics must be silent and in the student’s backpack. Violations of this policy will result in the device being turned in to the office for a guardian to pick up.
Materials you will need:
Materials you will need:
- Sharpened Pencils
- Binder
- Spiral graph paper Notebook
- Colored Pencils
- Fully charged school Chromebook
Behavior Policy:
Behavior Policy:
- First Warning: Student is asked to correctly demonstrate Core Values behavior
- Second Warning: Student is asked to correctly demonstrate Core Values behavior
Student caregiver is contacted
Student caregiver is contacted
Lunch Detention for 1 day
Lunch Detention for 1 day
- Third Warning: Student is asked to correctly demonstrate Core Values behavior
Student caregiver is contacted
Student caregiver is contacted
Lunch Detention for 2 days
Lunch Detention for 2 days
- Fourth Warning: Student caregiver is contacted
Lunch Detention for 3 days
Lunch Detention for 3 days
Assistant Principal is notified of pending In-School-Suspension (ISS)
Assistant Principal is notified of pending In-School-Suspension (ISS)
- Final Warning: In-School-Suspension if first case of ISS
Student caregiver is contacted
Assistant Principal is notified
Out-of-School Suspension (OSS) if ISS has already been assigned
Out-of-School Suspension (OSS) if ISS has already been assigned
Page updated
Report abuse