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Dear Parents/Guardians,
My name is Mrs. Rennie and I am very excited to be teaching Mathematics at Shamont Schoo!.
"his i!! be my seventh year teaching in Phi!ade!#hia. Mathematics is a study that re$uires %u!!
#artici#ation %rom each student in order to achieve great things. "his year one great thing e i!! be
aiming to achieve is a &ig Goa!. "he &ig Goa! %or this year i!! be to receive an '() or better on every
assignment. *ach assignment is a ne chance to achieve this goa! and having a goa! i!! he!# our
students to dream big and ta+e ste#s to rea!i,e these dreams.
Supplies-
In order to accom#!ish this &ig Goa! the students i!! need the %o!!oing materia!s ith them every day-
. "extboo+ /student is res#onsib!e %or condition o% "extboo+0
. Straight edge or ru!er
. 1 2o#yboo+ /trave!s ith student used %or 3N45 math0
. 6 to #oc+et three #rong %o!der.
. Penci!s /I suggest mechanica! #enci!s because #enci!s cannot be shar#ened during
instructiona! time0
. Penci! Shar#ener ith shavings case
. Pens/ 7igh!ighters. to em#hasi,e im#ortant in%ormation
. 2o!!ege ru!ed note boo+ #a#er ith ho!es
. 8S& Drive %or any assignments done on a com#uter can be shared ith other c!asses
. 2o!ored Penci!s 3R Mar+ers
. G!ue Stic+
. 9 ho!e #unch
. Scissors
Attendance:
Students need to bring in an absent note and submit it to their homeroom teacher %or an absence. It is
the student:s res#onsibi!ity to get their ma+e.u# or+ u#on their return. I% they are absent %or one day
then it is due the day a%ter their return. I% they are absent %or more than one day they i!! need to set u#
a satis%actory schedu!e to turn in their or+. I% any or+ is not turned in %or any reason it i!! be
mar+ed as missing.
Homework-
. 7omeor+ i!! be given dai!y inc!uding ee+ends and is due the next day
. 7omeor+ is to #ractice hat e did in c!ass. It is graded on shoing or+ /9 #oints0 and
correctness /6 #oints0 *arn the #oints by trying every #rob!em
. 7omeor+ i!! be chec+ed during the Do No activity dai!y
o I% you do not have your homeor+ you must %i!! out a missing homeor+ s!i#
. ;!! or+ must be shon even i% a ca!cu!ator as used
. 7eading must be #resent inc!uding assigned number
. Missing homeor+ i!! re$uire students to %i!! out a missing homeor+ %orm and schedu!e a
meeting to ma+e u# the homeor+ but < #oints i!! be deducted %rom the score.
. I% you are absent you have one day a%ter return to ma+e.u# missing homeor+ 3N45 i% the
student has come and s#o+en to me about ma+e u# or+
Copybooks:
. 3n!y to be used %or math #ur#oses
. ;!! or+ is to be done in #enci! un!ess otherise directed
. "here i!! be random co#yboo+ chec+s using the co#yboo+ rubric that i!! be secured in
co#yboo+
. I% you are absent it is your res#onsibi!ity to get the notes, c!ass.or+, and homeor+ to
com#!ete
Grading:
I% you or your student have any $uestions #!ease %ee! %ree to as+. During c!ass #artici#ation is a must in
order to gras# the conce#ts, so as+ aay= I i!! usua!!y be around be%ore and a%ter schoo!. P!ease !et me
+no hen you #!an on coming to see me so I can be avai!ab!e to he!# you. ;%ter schoo! is a!so a good
time to catch u# on missed materia! i% you have been absent.
. 6<) . 2!assor+
. 6() . 7omeor+
o Grading %or 7omeor+
See homeor+ descri#tion
. 6() . Pro>ects/Pa#ers
o Grading %or Pro>ects/Pa#ers
Rubrics and directions i!! be given %or any #ro>ects
. 6() . ;ssessments /?ui,,es and "ests0
o "ests i!! be announced
o ?ui,,es may or may not be announced and can occur on any day
. 1<) . Partici#ation
Assignments:
;!! assignments shou!d have name, date, #eriod and the student:s assigned number. Points i!! be ta+en
o%% i% any o% these items are missing. ;!so, #a#ers shou!d be %ree o% ri#s, tears, and be in the same
condition in hich they ere given. Pa#ers that are not in #ro#er condition i!! not be acce#ted.
Conferences:
Shou!d a student need extra he!# or i% a student is having troub!e %o!!oing the ru!es and #rocedures o%
the c!ass an a%ter schoo! con%erence or !unch con%erence i!! be he!d. ;n a%ter schoo! con%erence begins
#rom#t!y at 9-1<#m. ;n a%ter schoo! con%erence i!! be 6( minutes in !ength. Parents i!! be noti%ied
o% an a%ter schoo! con%erence.
5ou can a!so emai! me at thughes6@#hi!asd.org
"here is a!so a ebsite that I i!! u#date #eriodica!!y %or hat e i!! be doing this year.
htt#-//rennieroom.eeb!y.com/
Agenda Book:
;!! students i!! receive an agenda boo+. 7omeor+ i!! be recorded here. It i!! a!so be used as a
%orm o% communication. 5our student i!! need their agenda boo+ each day. "here i!! be s#ot chec+s
%or #re#aredness.
Communication Folder:
; communication %o!der i!! be sent home on "hursday. It i!! contain communication %orm the o%%ice
as e!! as %rom c!asses. It is due bac+ on Ariday.
Special Request: "he su##!ies in my c!assroom are extreme!y !imited. I% you ou!d consider donating
any o% the items !isted be!o or anything you thin+ ou!d be use%u! %or dai!y use in the c!assroom it
ou!d be great!y a##reciated- co#y #a#er, construction #a#er, tissues, ta#e, %o!ders, #ens, #enci!s etc.
I !oo+ %orard to meeting you and he!#ing our students achieve great things.
Sincere!y,
Mrs. Rennie
"hughes6@#hi!asd.org
htt#-//rennieroom.eeb!y.com/
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