Mr. James Vopal Mrs. Tara Garcia Mrs. Shayna Ponzo
(5th Grade Math) (Co-Teacher) (BSI Support Teacher)
Phone: 908.464.7100 Ext. 5164 Ext: 5203 Ext: 5152
Subject(s): Math
ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE POSTED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM. PLEASE CHECK GOOGLE CLASSROOM DAILY. ALL GRADES WILL BE POSTED IN POWERSCHOOL
Extra Help:
Monday - Friday 8:10-8:30 AM
Wednesday IDE 12:10 - 12:50
After School: By Appointment
Students should see me a day in advance before coming in for extra help to make sure I'm available unless he/she is signed up for the IDE period.
You may contact me through email, a phone call, or a note. =)
"Math is not a subject, it's a necessary language."
- Mark Love
Founder, Engineers Teaching Algebra
"The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple."
- Stanley Gudder
Mathematican
"La mathematica é l' alfabeto nel quale DIO ha scritto l' universo."
(Mathematics is the alphabet with which GOD has written the universe)
- Galileo Galilei
Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher
"The pleasure we obtain from music comes from counting, but counting unconsciously. Music is nothing but unconscious arithmetic."
- Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
German mathematician and philosopher
"Don't fear adversity. Welcome it as an opportunity to get better."
- Frank Allocco
Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, External Relations
University of San Francisco
"You can observe a lot by watching"
"Pair up in threes"
Yogi Berra
Former NY Yankee Catcher
HOMEWORK POLICY: Homework will be collected at various intervals throughout the marking period and counted as a quiz grade. Please make sure it is completed because you never know when it will be collected.