Math 8

Course Information
2015-2016

Welcome back to school! I am looking forward to a fantastic year together! A successful classroom is
built upon a foundation of mutual respect. With your cooperation, we will be learning a lot this year
and having a lot of fun!

Mrs. Roy

I expect that you will...

come to class everyday prepared with everything you need
be in your assigned seat every day ready to work - Chromebooks closed!
treat everything and everyone in the classroom with respect
wait until dismissed to pack up and leave the classroom

Textbook
There is not a textbook for this course. We will use a variety of resources to learn in the
best way possible. The best place to seek help will be the reference section of your binder.

What you need for class...

3 ring binder with dividers
pencil, pen, highlighter, whiteboard marker
calculator

BEHAVIOR CONSEQUENCES
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verbal warning
take a break, rejoin class when you are ready to be productive and appropriate
removal from class, sit in Mr. Celluccis classroom, parent contact
removal from Mr. Celluccis classroom, administrative referral

Grading SUMMARY
70% Summative Assessments (tests, quizzes, projects)
30% Formative Assessments (homework, classwork, reflections)
Grades will be regularly maintained on Schoology. Your parents will be able to access these
grades, also!

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT PoliciES

Students should be prepared to complete tests and quizzes in class during the allotted
time - there will be no time extensions. There will be opportunities to improve upon your
scores as necessary.
If you score 70% or higher, you can do corrections for up to half of your points back.
If you score below 70%, you can retake the assessment (with conditions met) to
achieve up to an 85%.
There are no retakes/corrections on projects.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT PoliciES

Classwork will be numbered and kept in our binders. It is your responsibility to keep up
with completing the classwork. At the end of each unit, there will be a binder check to
ensure that all assignments have been completed thoroughly.
Homework may be given nightly. It is the expectation that your homework is complete and
that you have
shown your work
! We will go over the homework at the start of most
classes, so it is important that you come prepared to correct your work and make
adjustments as necessary. It may be part of your binder check grade.

CHROMEBOOK USE
We are so fortunate to have ample technology available at the Galvin Middle School to
support our learning. Chromebooks are to be used explicitly for academic purposes. When
in class, the devices are to remain closed unless instructed. Students earn strikes by using
their Chromebooks inappropriately (without instruction or permission, for games,
disrupting class); three strikes will result in an office detention.

Absence Policy
It is the responsibility of the student to make up all work missed due to absence. Missed
work can be found in the class crate. You will have as many days as
you were absent to make up missed work.

Extra Help
Mrs. Roy is available for help on Tuesday mornings from 7:00 - 7:45.
She is also available by email (
erin.roy@wpsk12.org
). More after
school help is available from Mrs. Fenlon on Thursdays and Mrs.
Mansfield on [non-half day] Wednesdays, from 2:15 - 3:00pm.
Student Signature: ____________________________________
Parent Signature: ____________________________________