Quarter 4

10) Circles

11) Circumference & Area

12) Surface Area & Volume 

Lesson Day

• Warm-Up (~10 minutes)

  • Review or skill check related to current or previous concepts.

• Whole-Class Lesson (~35 minutes)

  • Guided notes, worked examples, and interactive practice.

• Wrap-Up (~5 minutes)

  • Summary of key points, answer questions, and preview next day’s practice.

Independent Practice Day 

• Warm-Up (~10 minutes)

  • Quick problems or review to reinforce previous lesson.

• Independent Practice (~30 minutes)

  • Students complete practice problems from notes, worksheets, or textbook with teacher support available for questions.

  • Practice is ungraded but essential for mastering concepts.

  • Some problems will appear on graded assignments or tests.

• Wrap-Up (~10 minutes)

  • Go over select problems, address common errors, and prepare for upcoming lessons.

Procedures: 

• Provided STAAR Reference Sheet allowed.

• Desks cleared; only school-provided calculators may be used.

• Calculator memory must be cleared and shown before testing.

• Assessments take the entire class period. No extra time unless stated in a 504/IEP.

  • All accommodations will be followed.

• You must show all work to receive credit. No work = no credit.

Absences & Assessments

• If absent the day before a test (review day), the test is still taken on the assigned day.

• Extra day given only if an instructional day is missed.

• If absent on a test day, take the test immediately upon returning to school.

Retests - 

• Eligible if score is 79% or lower (quizzes not eligible).

• Retest score capped at 80%.

• Points earned back only for questions corrected.

• Must complete and turn in test corrections before retesting.

• Retests held on scheduled days; student must attend a designated session.

• Must retest within 5 days after score is posted in Skyward.

30% - Daily Grades 

• Daily Checks (DC)

20% - Quizzes 

• Learning Check Quizzes (LCQ) 

50% - Major Grades

• Chapter Tests

• Major Projects