Welcome Back to School!

Calhoun Middle SchoolAn International Baccalaureate School

August 22nd, 2014

WE ARE COUGAR PROUD!

Welcome to 8th Grade Mathematics Learning

Community With Mrs. Wilburn’s

Presentation Contents

1) About me2) What is IB and the Middle Years

Program? 3) What curriculum we cover this year4) Supplies needed this year5) Policies6) How to contact me

About Me…

Michael

Shamika

Reyes Makayla

Junior

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: swilburn@dentonisd.org• Website:

http://www.dentonisd.org/Domain/5113• Room Phone: 940-369-2389