MRS. OCHSNER

Welcome to your Math Class!

Mrs. Maggie Ochsner

4th year at IHMoNorthern Kentucky University

o Bachelor of Art in Middle School Math EducationoTeaching runs in the familyoCurrently live in Mt. Washington, Ohio with my husband, Andrew, and our Westies, Lamborghini Murcielago (Lambo) and Enzo FerrarioI love sports! Seeing people defy the odds amazes me!

o What is a Student Athlete?

Class Rules: You will show CARE in my class by..

1. Be nice 2. Tell the Truth 3. Offer to Help 4. Clean Up 5. Don’t Give Up

Same as other teachers, I expect you to know what these mean already…

Housekeeping

Where to go and when to go there:Tornado Drill

Formation Office

Fire Drill Out the MUSIC ROOM DOORS (Left) Stay with ME

ALICE (We will discuss more on Friday) Alert: AirHorn Lockdown: Go by the cabinets Escape: Ollie’s

Daily upon arrival Go to your seat, get out your homework (or planner if you don’t

have it) and get started on your Bellringer/Spiral Review

Contact

I check email often. Please feel free to email me at Ochsner.m@ihomschool.org

I update my website all the time! Please check Progress Book.

I want to talk with you before I talk to your parents. This is your Education, be responsible

for it.

Materials

1 three ring binder5 subject dividers for the binder

Front Pocket: Tonight’s Homework or anything you plan to Recycle

Notes Bellringer Practice WordWall Glossary/Index

Pencil ONLY! Extra Notebook paper CALCULATOR – I only have so many Textbook Tablet You need to come prepared for class with the above items

DAILY unless instructed otherwise.

Locker Policy You have 3 minutes

Routinely have to go to the bathroom? Get two sets of books the class period before!

Bellringer

EVERY Bell, we will begin class with a bellringer. You should immediately write the Date and Objective for the

day --------------------------------------------------------- If you finish early work on your Spiral Review Once we have 5 Bellringers on the sheet I will either roll or

choose to see if we are taking those 5 for a grade. 1 or 2: No Grade, file it away in your binder 3 or 4: Completion Grade ( I check for a problem and date for each day) 5 or 6: Accuracy Grade (I will chose one day to grade for accuracy)

We will go over the bell ringer to begin our notes. EASY POINTS HERE PEOPLE!

Grading ASCEND: I routinely update ASCEND over

the weekend. Monday would be the most up to date to access

the most accurate grade. If you see a mistake, please contact me

immediately and I will mark in my gradebook to be updated as soon as possible.

Extra Credit/Financial Fitness: Lead by Mr. Gundrum Sign up when you see it by the homework

board (only room for 25) Use their recess/lunch period to eat,

discuss, and interact with topics ranging from the stock market to budgets and banking.

May have additional worksheet as ADDITIONAL extra credit

DO THE REGULAR CREDIT FIRST

That being said…

Homework

Can be video notes or practice problems. practice problems will be a 5 point grade:

4 points are received for attempting all questions in full (all parts included).

1 point is received for the correct and complete answer the questions taken for accuracy.

Spiral Review: These review problems cover topics from previous Units (including the previous grade). Spiral Review will be due each Monday. You can ask questions during bellringer, homeroom, or

recess Not having your homework will result in an

Academic Notice 2 Academic Notices is a Point

3 missing assignments at the end of the trimester in all subject areas keeps you off honor roll!

We have a Interactive textbook

Go math textbooks are “Write in” We will tear out Unit by Unit.

Before learning a Unit: kept in closet While learning a Unit: Torn out and in Binder After Tested: In storage and passed back before Exam

I CAN take my notes if I need them but I should always put them back to stay organized.

Video Notes

Your homework may be to watch a 10-15 minute long video about our content.

You will have a question about the video notes as your bellringer the next day.

Your first Video Notes will be a practice

Tips from former students to succeed in our Flipped Classroom:

LISTEN and RELISTEN to the video notes. You can pause and rewind as much as you want. Fast forwarding to just write down the answers is

not a good idea.Write down or mark any questions you have for the

next class.If you have a technical issue, email Mrs. O

immediately and follow up the next morning

Make Up Work

I am very tempted to give a POP QUIZ on these procedures FYI!

If you are Absent: the paper goes into the “Absent” hanging folder on the windowsill.

YOU are responsible for anything that you miss in class. Tests must be made up during recess the day you return to

school. It is YOUR responsibility to set up a time to make-up a test.

Late Work

I will accept late work for ½ credit. After one week it will become a 0% in the grade book.•All work is due at the beginning of class.

•I put any extra copies of handouts in my “extra copies” bin

•BOTTOM LINE: TURN IN YOUR WORK ON TIME! It reduces hassle for you and myself.

Tests

Tests will be announced at least one week in advance for students to prepare.

Information for tests and quizzes will be taken from but not limited to video notes content textbook content graphic organizers and foldable previous homework and classwork.

Recycling

If you are unhappy with a test/quiz grade you are able to recycle for ½ of your points back Anyone can recycle, no matter the grade Recycling is done AT RECESS

ALL Tests and Quizzes are kept in storage until the end of the Trimester/Year You Exam content comes from your tests and Quizzes You will turn tests and quizzes back in after Exams

WordWall

You will get a file folder, this is your word wall. Remember those 20 minutes of studying if you finish

your homework at school? This is Perfect for it!

It’s concept is very simple: We meet a new word, it goes on the wall.