*Class+Policies+&+Procedures

=Teacher: David Ziegelbauer = Phone: (414) 933-0302 ext 3319  Alt. (414) 301-3319 E-mail: dziegelbauer@mascience.org Course Website: **www.masmath8.wikispaces.com**

Course Materials
Required: spiral notebook(s), loose-leaf notebook paper, pocket folders, pencils, carrying pouch, colored pens, & Texas Instruments TI-30XIIS calculator.

 **Text**: Holt McDougal Mathematics Grade 8

=Course Contents = Math 8 will cover Rational Numbers, Graphs and Functions, Exponents and Roots, Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity, Geometric Relationships, Geometry and Measurement, Multistep Equations, Graphing Lines, and Data Prediction and Linear Functions. Successful completion of this course, as defined below, will allow students to advance to High School Math next year.

Students are expected to come to class ready to work when they enter the classroom. The student must bring their agenda, completed homework assignment, Math Notes, pencils and a red pen for correcting homework. Learning is facilitated by attentiveness. Students are expected to display good work habits and courteous behavior at all times.
 * General Expectations **

=Course Grade = Please keep all returned coursework until you agree with the grade posted in the classroom and online. If a student believes a posted grade is incorrect, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the teacher and proof to the contrary.

 90.0% - 100% A <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;"> 80.0% - 89.9% B <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;"> 70.0% - 79.9% C <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;"> 60.0% - 69.9% D £ <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;"> 59.9% F

=<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Grading Policy =

<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif;">Homework
<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">1. Homework will be assigned nightly, including Fridays, and checked in class the following class period. It is designed to give students an opportunity to apply and practice concepts learned in class.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">2. Calculators will be allowed to be used for homework or in class for __most__ lessons.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. Homework must: <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">4. To see if homework has been assigned, view the course website (masmath7.wikispaces.com).
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">a. be neatly written __in pencil__, with a proper heading: name, date and class period written in the upper left hand corner.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">b. be properly labeled, including assignment details.

=<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tests and Quizzes = <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tests consist of material from the current chapter are usually given every two to four weeks. Because many chapters build on concepts learned in previous chapters, students are urged to continue to review material from earlier topics on their own. Students will have a short daily quiz to check for understanding on the previous day’s homework <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 9pt;">.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Grades may be accessed at [] Grades are updated often, so feel free to check your child’s progress in math frequently.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Online Grades **

=<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Absence Policy = <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">It is a student’s responsibility to pick up any missed handouts or returned papers. All assignments are written on the homework board. It is also the student’s responsibility to check with the teacher or a classmate to copy missed notes.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Academic Dishonesty: **<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;"> At times it is okay to talk through problems with someone in order to understand the question or to decide on the next step. However, the goal must be that each person understands the problem and be able to do it on his or her own. Copying work from another student or from an answer key is academic dishonesty. Sharing your answers or letting others copy your work is also academic dishonesty. Students caught cheating may be given a zero, their parents and school administrators notified, and consequence served.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tutoring will take place throughout the year on designated nights after school. As the dates and time are subject to change, please watch for updates coming home.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Schoolbook',serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tutoring **