School Year 2018/2019

Course Name	6^th Grade Math	Course Code	27.0210002
School Name	Peachtree Charter Middle School	Teacher Name	Lesley Watkins and Rhonda Smith
School Phone Number	678-676-7702	Teacher Email	Lesley_d_watkins@dekalbschoolsga.org Rhonda_n_smith@dekalbschoolsga.org
School Website	http://www.peachtreems.dekalb.k12.ga.us/	Teacher Website	http://peachtreems.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Lesleywatkins.aspx

Course Description

Curriculum Overview

The following academic concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Unit 1 – Number Fluency

Unit 2 – Rates, Ratios and Proportions

Unit 3 - Expressions

Unit 4 – Equations and Inequalities

Unit 5 – Geometry

Unit 6 – Statistics

Unit 7 – Integers

BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Title	Carnegie Learning, Middle School Math Solutions: Course 1
ISBN	978-1-60972-878-6
Replacement Cost	$25.00
Online book and/or resources	https://www.carnegielearning.com/login/index.html
Online student access code (school specific)

GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.

GRADING CATEGORIES

*GRADE PROTOCOL

Pre-Assessments Prior to Learning (Formative Assessments) - 0%

Classwork – 30%

Tests and Quizzes 40%

Homework – 15%

Final Exam – 15%

A 90 – 100 ~P (pass)

B 80 – 89 ~F (fail)

C 71 – 79

D 70

F Below 70

Notes:

*English Learners (ELs) must not receive numerical or letter grades for the core content areas in elementary and middle school during their first year of language development. A grade of CS or CU must be assigned. This rule may be extended beyond the first year with approval from the EL Studies Program. English Learners must receive a grade for ESOL courses.

~Elementary schools will utilize P (pass) and F (fail) in Health/Physical Education, Music, World Languages, Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
STUDENT PROGRESS	Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half weeks into each semester. The progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board Policy IH.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY	Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook.
HOMEWORK	Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or adaptation of a classroom experience. Homework is at all times an extension of the teaching/learning experience. It should be considered the possession of the student and should be collected, evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB.
MAKE-UP WORK DUE TO ABSENCES	When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or when the absence is apparently beyond the control of the student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up work must be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA. Make up work will be in a folder at the front of the class and it will be UP TO THE STUDENT to ask the teacher for missing work.
SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS	Come on time, be prepared, do your work and be respectful to everyone. No Food or Drink (Except Water) will be allowed in class. No slime or other distracting objects. No phones. Come to a class with a curiosity and open mind… Everyone CAN learn math!!
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES	Paper, Pencils, more pencils, erasers, basic calculator, binder, graph paper, NO PENS!!!,
EXTRA HELP	In room 614, from 8:15 to 8:45, every Monday and Thursday
PARENTS AS PARTNERS	Please talk with your student, every evening, and ask them what they are learning in math. You should also be asking them what homework they have on a daily basis. Finally, if you could also ask them periodically, maybe weekly, about what supplies they may need for class. They tend to quickly run out of pencils and paper quickly. They need this DAILY! THANK YOU!!

Math – Watkins and Smith – Room 614

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