Mrs.+Nackel+Parent+Handbook+Information

Mrs. Nackel-Room 407  7th Grade Math School phone: 529-8250 Ext. 1407 Direct phone: 525-7073 Email: sherrie.nackel@franklin.k12.wi.us Wiki: www.mrsnackel.wikispaces.com

** Supplies: ** Math textbook Binder (1 in) Pencils Looseleaf paper Notebook TI-34II Calculator Highlighter Correcting Pen *You will also be required at times to bring a ruler, protractor, scissors, tape, colored pencils, or markers.

** Daily Routine: ** 1) ** Warm-up: ** This will be on the SMARTBoard or chalkboard. Students are expected to come into class and start the warm-up right away.

2) ** Assignment Check: ** Completed assignments will be stamped and receive 2 pts. Answers to the assignment will be on the SMARTBoard. Students are responsible for checking their own work and asking questions if they do not understand any problems. I will work out any problems that are requested or that I feel need further explanation. It is imperative that students make sure they understand concepts they had problems with on homework prior to any assessments.

3) ** Lesson, Activity, or Assessment: ** Students are responsible for taking notes and for participating in discussions and activities. Material presented in class will be covered on assignments and assessed through quizzes and tests. Our text is activity based so students will be actively involved in the learning process and participation by all is an expectation.


 * Assignment: ** Every effort will be made to give students some time to begin homework in class. This is done to assure the students have an opportunity to ask questions about the assignment before they leave for the day. Due to the length of some explorations this is not always possible.

** Organization: ** Organization is a very important skill at the middle school level. In order to facilitate improved organization in all students, math papers handed out in class will be three-hole punched and color-coded by section. This will make papers easy to locate in the binder. Examples of handouts that will go into the math binder are: notesheets, labsheets, and worksheets. Homework will be done on looseleaf paper. The math notebook will be used for warm-ups and other in class activities.

I will also have an assignment board that will have the daily agenda as well as the homework assignment listed. Students are expected to use their assignment notebooks on a daily bases to record assignment due dates.

** Homework assignments: ** Daily assignments are worth 2 points. Students will receive a completion grade. If the assignment is complete with all necessary work shown the student will receive a grade of 2. Things that will cause point deductions include, but are not limited to: not showing work, incomplete homework, not labeling answers, and not following directions. HOMEWORK MUST BE DONE IN PENCIL TO RECEIVE A GRADE.

In the event of an absence it is the student’s responsibility to turn in any missing work and also to find out the assignment given out that day. There will be a file kept in the classroom with all absent work. It is the student’s responsibility to check the absent work file for his/her class hour and collect the absent work.

If a student misses class due to a school sponsored activity s/he is required to hand in that day’s assignment PRIOR to the activity. The assignment given on the day of the absence should be turned in the next day as if the student had been in class.

** Grading ** Grades will be weighted this year in all 7th grade math classes based on the following percentages: Tests 45% Quizzes 35% Assignments 15% In Class Work 5% ** SMARTboard ** We are very fortunate to have a SMARTboard in our classroom due to a grant funded by the Franklin Educational Foundation. There will be many opportunities in class for all students to use this highly engaging technology throughout the year. Students are not to touch the SMARTboard without teacher permission and supervision.