Math 7 Plus Syllabus

Dillard Drive Magnet Middle School

Mr. Merchant Math 7 Plus

Email: rmerchant@wcpss.net

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 our native languages.

DDMMS Bell Schedule and Calendar

Course Description

This course includes 12 units in the Open Up Resources curriculum:

1. Measuring Circles

2. Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities

3. Angles, Triangles, and Prisms

4. Rigid Transformations and Congruence

5. Dilations, similarity, and Introducing Slope

6. Linear Relationships

7. Linear Equations and Linear Systems

8. Functions and Volumes

9. Exponents and Scientific Notation

10. Pythagorean Theorem and Irrational Numbers

11. Probability and Sampling

12. Association in Data

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:

Major (Tests, projects): 40%

Intermediate (Quizzes): 30%

Minor (Classwork, Homework): 30%

Students will be assessed through a variety of methods including tests, quizzes, homework, and class work.

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.

Classroom Housekeeping Items

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.

Materials you will need:

Sharpened Pencils
Binder
Spiral graph paper Notebook
Colored Pencils
Fully charged school Chromebook

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

Lunch Detention for 1 day

Third Warning: Student is asked to correctly demonstrate Core Values behavior

Student caregiver is contacted

Lunch Detention for 2 days

Fourth Warning: Student caregiver is contacted

Lunch Detention for 3 days

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

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Math 7 Plus Syllabus

Dillard Drive Magnet Middle School

Mr. Merchant Math 7 Plus

Email: rmerchant@wcpss.net

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 our native languages.

DDMMS Bell Schedule and Calendar

Course Description

This course includes 12 units in the Open Up Resources curriculum:

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.

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.

A 90-100

B 80-89

C 70-79

D 60-69

F 0-50

Grading policy for the Dillard Drive Math Department:

Major (Tests, projects): 40%

Intermediate (Quizzes): 30%

Minor (Classwork, Homework): 30%

Students will be assessed through a variety of methods including tests, quizzes, homework, and class work.

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.

Classroom Housekeeping Items

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.

Materials you will need:

Sharpened Pencils

Binder

Spiral graph paper Notebook

Colored Pencils

Fully charged school Chromebook

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

Lunch Detention for 1 day

Third Warning: Student is asked to correctly demonstrate Core Values behavior

Student caregiver is contacted

Lunch Detention for 2 days

Fourth Warning: Student caregiver is contacted

Lunch Detention for 3 days

Assistant Principal is notified of pending In-School-Suspension (ISS)

Final Warning: In-School-Suspension if first case of ISS

Out-of-School Suspension (OSS) if ISS has already been assigned