WELCOME BACK, RAMS!

Precalculus Periods 1, 2, and 7

Mrs. M. Biediger

F201Please fill out the information sheet.This will help me get to know you!

EXPECTATIONS -1) You will do nothing that keeps the

teacher from teaching.

2) You will do nothing that keeps others from learning.

3) You will do nothing that keeps yourself from learning.

Learning is the most important thing we do every day!

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS CLASS 1” three ring binder (with dividers) Notebook filler paper (wide- or college-ruled) Graph paper Pencils (wood or mechanical) Large eraser Red pen for correcting work Textbook (covered) Box of tissues Pack of AAA batteries 6”ruler TI Graphing Calculator

BRING WITH YOU DAILY… Binder with notes, assignments, test/quiz, filler

paper, graph paper

Covered Textbook

Graphing Calculator

PENCIL – all work must be done in pencil

Large eraser

Assignment(s) due

Red pen

IN ORDER FOR LEARNING TO OCCUR… You must take good care of yourself! Eat healthy foods Drink plenty of water (avoid carbonated

beverages) Exercise daily Avoid harmful substances Sleep at least 8 hours each night Reduce your stress level (get organized!)

Optimal learning can only happen if you are in good health!

COLLABORATION IS EXPECTED You will develop a deeper and more

permanent understanding of the material by discussing it with others who are studying the same material

Collaboration means all persons involved participate and contribute and all persons leave the team with new knowledge or understanding

GRADE COMPOSITIONDaily Practice 40%

Test 60%

Quiz 2 daily practice grades

All assignments must be turned in on time!

UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCESIn the event that something unusual

occurs, please come talk to me either before or after class.

I cannot make informed decisions if I am not informed!

ABSENT - If you are absent, to return to class you MUST

have an admit slip from the attendance office.

I will not permit you to be in class without the admit slip!

Make up work is to be placed in the appropriate basket on top of the bookshelves in the back of the room!

If you miss a test due to illness, you must make that test up within two make up sessions.

MORE ABOUT MAKE UP TESTING Make up math tests will be administered

in room F232 on Tuesday morning (7:55-8:45) or Wednesday afternoon (4:10-5:00)

A Marshall Student ID is REQUIRED; if you don’t have one, get one ASAP!

If the absence is unexcused, the maximum grade you can receive on the test is a 70.

MORE ABOUT MAKE UP TESTING If you do not make up the test in the

allotted time, the grade will remain a zero!

Any bonus question(s) will not add to the score of a make up test

For unusual circumstances, please TALK to me!

CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE Comments and questions during a class

learning session must remain on topic. If you are asking about something that ONLY pertains to you, save it for after the presentation!

Do NOT write on the desks, walls, floors, calculators, shelves, windows, etc. Damaging school property is a major offense and will result in an office referral.

Throw trash in the proper receptacle. Recyclable paper should be placed in the recycle bin. There is NO excuse for leaving your trash/paper on the floor, shelves, desks, or anywhere other than the trash receptacles!

PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES Cell phone use (aside from being

prohibited by district policy) is VERY rude and distracts from our primary goal, learning. By choosing to use a cell phone at an inappropriate time, you are choosing to have it CONFISCATED.

MP3 players are STILL prohibited on campus.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS STRATEGIES Attempt EVERY practice problem

assigned Ask questions in class Attend tutoring as often as necessary!

Tutoring available in room F210 Monday –Friday 8:00-8:45AM Monday 4:10-5:00PM

Tutoring available in F201 (w/Biediger) Monday 4:10-4:45 PM Wednesday 8:15-8:45 AM

ACADEMIC SUCCESS STRATEGIES Take notes – write down as much as you

can in class!

Review your notes! You write them down so that you can look at them/learn from them!

Compare what you know to what the book says about the topic

Use the internet to find more information

ACADEMIC SUCCESS STRATEGIES Form a collaborative team and

exchange phone numbers/email addresses now! Rely on your team to help you when you have to be out of class

Attend class as often as possible. If you have a choice, schedule doctor appointments during times that you do NOT have math class!

FORMS TO BE TURNED IN WEDNESDAY Calculator Contract

FORM TO TURN IN TODAY Student information sheet – Completed!

AGAIN, WELCOME

BACK!It’s going to be a wonderful year!