About the course

What you need for class

  • 1 two-inch binder (a zipper binder is great for organization) with:
    • 2 packs of dividers
    • 2 packages of 4 Hilroy exercise copies (includes a blue, green, pink and yellow copy)
    • 1 package of graph paper
    • 2 duo-tangs
  • Pencils
  • 2 erasers
  • 1 ruler (30cm)
  • 1 calculator (regular functions)
  • 1 geometry set
  • 2-3 plastic sheet protectors
  • coloured pens for correcting


Math Binder Organization

Course content


  1. Area & Perimeter
  2. Fractions
  3. Average / Number Sense Review
  4. Decimals
  5. Percent
  6. Integers
  7. Lines and Angles
  8. Triangles
  9. Transformations
  10. Data Management
  11. End of Year Review

Evaluation information

OVERALL

Competency 1 (C1) – “Solves a Situational Problem”

  • 30% of each term
  • Represented by
    • Situational Problems

Competency 2 (C2) – “Uses Mathematical Reasoning”

  • 70% of each term
  • Represented by
      • Checks for Understanding [C4Us]
      • Quizzes
      • Tests
      • Assignments and projects

EXAMS

  • Mid-year Exam
    • 50% of Term 2
  • End of Year Exam
    • 50% of Term 3

PER TERM

Term 1

C1 (30%)

  • Situational Problem 1 (Sept) 40%
  • Situational Problem 2 (Oct) - 60%

C2 (70%)

  • C4Us 15%
  • Quizzes 15%
  • Tests 25%
  • Assignments 15%
  • End of Term Assessment 30%