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Welcome Back to School!
Calhoun Middle SchoolAn International Baccalaureate School
August 22nd, 2014
Presentation Contents
About meWhat are Thinkers and Communicators? What we curriculum we cover this yearSupplies needed this yearPoliciesHow to contact me
About Me…
My wife Kelley
My childrenDawson (6 yrs) and Benton (2 years)
B.S. Middle School Math/Science from UTAWorking on my MastersBIG Rangers FanCowboys and Sooners FanArmy Brat: 10 cities, 4 states, and 2 countries
What we cover in this class
• Expressions, Equations, and Real Numbers
• Solving Equations• Functional Relations• Percents and Unit
Rates• Graphing Linear
Equations and Functions
• Writing and Solving Linear Equations and Systems
• Solving and Graphing Linear Inequalities
• Properties and Exponents
• Probability, Sampling Methods, and Graphing Data
• Polynomials• Quadratic Equations and
Functions• Exponential and Rational
Functions• Intro to Radicals
Classroom Supplies Needed This Year:
• 3’ 3-Ring binder• 8 Pack of dividers• Pack of wide-ruled notebook paper• 2 Pencils with erasers• Red pen• Pack of AAA batteries• 10 pack of sheet protectors• 3 Dry erase markers
My grading and homework policy• Major Summative:
70%– IB Projects– Common
Assessments– Presentations– Performance Tasks– Unit Test– Portfolios
• Minor Summative: 30% – Thinking Maps– Quizzes– Class/Group Work– Exit Tickets (JFM’s)– Short pieces of
writing (Challenge Questions)
– Oral Responses
How to Contact Me…
• Email: [email protected]• Website:
http://www.dentonisd.org/Domain/5113• Room Phone: 940-369-2443
