FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BY: CHYLA M. MILLER

MS. MILLER’S ROOM

ROOM 418 7TH GRADE PRE-ALGEBRA

“INTELLIGENCE PLUS CHARACTER- THAT IS THE GOAL OF TRUE EDUCATION.” –MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN ACCOUNTING, JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

• MASTER’S OF ARTS IN TEACHING, BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY

ABOUT ME

• THE LOVE FOR TEACHING

• THE LOVE FOR COACHING

• THE LOVE FOR MOTORCYCLES

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES: BEFORE THE BELL

• COME IN CLASS QUIETLY AND HAVE A SEAT AT YOUR ASSIGNED DESK

• TAKE OUT YOUR COMPLETED HOMEWORK AND PLACE IT ON YOUR DESK

• BEGIN WORKING ON THE WARM UP PROBLEM ON THE BOARD

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES: DURING CLASS AND DISMISSAL

• YOU MUST RAISE YOUR HAND AND BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING

• IF I NEED TO GET YOUR ATTENTION WE WILL USE THE CALL AND RESPONSE CLAPPING PROCEDURE

• NO ONE IS PERMITTED TO GO TO THE RESTROOM DURING CLASS SO USE IT BEFORE ARRIVAL *SOME EXCEPTIONS MAYBE MADE

• LISTEN AND PAY ATTENTION

• THE BELL DOES NOT DISMISS YOU, I DO

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES: HOMEWORK

• WHEN HOMEWORK IS GIVEN IT WILL BE TAKEN UP AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS

• WHEN YOU ENTER THE ROOM, TAKE YOUR HOMEWORK OUT AND PLACE IT ON YOUR DESK

• HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER IT IS PICKED UP

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES: ATTENDANCE

• TARDINESS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED• TARDIES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED WITH A WRITTEN PASS

FROM A TEACHER• IF ABSENT, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING ALL

MISSED ASSIGNMENTS• MISSED ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE LOCATED IN THE “MISSED

ASSIGNMENT” FOLDER WHICH IS ON THE TABLE FOR TURNING IN WORK

• BE RESPECTFUL

• BE ON TIME

• BE PREPARED

• BE ON TASK

• BE PATIENT

• VERBAL WARNING• WRITE UP• PHONE CALL TO PARENTS• CONFERENCE WITH PARENTS• REFERRAL TO PRINCIPAL

CLASS OBJECTIVES

• (1) DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPLYING PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS;

• (2) DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING OF OPERATIONS WITH RATIONAL NUMBERS AND WORKING WITH EXPRESSIONS AND LINEAR EQUATIONS

• (3) SOLVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING SCALE DRAWINGS AND INFORMAL GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTIONS, AND WORKING WITH TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING AREA, SURFACE AREA, AND VOLUME; AND

• (4) DRAWING INFERENCES ABOUT POPULATIONS BASED ON SAMPLE

GRADING POLICY

• TESTS 30%• ASSIGNMENTS 30%• QUIZZES/PROJECTS 30%• HOMEWORK 10%

IMPORTANCE OF THIS COURSE

• WHY IS PRE-ALGEBRA IMPORTANT?• MATH IS VERY IMPORTANT IN EVERY DAY LIFE. IT CAN BE AS

SIMPLE AS FIGURING OUT IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE PURCHASES AT THE STORE, OR AS COMPLEX AS CALCULATING YOUR MORTGAGE WHEN YOU GET READY TO PURCHASE A HOUSE.

LETS HAVE A GREAT YEAR

RESPECT

HONOR

INTEGRITY