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Welcome!
Math 6 (Periods 4,5)
6th Grade-Team A
Miss Kelley Peck
Room 205
Curriculum
Problem solving (all year long)
Whole numbers & decimals
Number Theory (Fraction Background)
Fractions (Fraction Operations)
Intro to Integers
Statistics
Plane & Solid Geometry and Measurement
Algebra Concepts
Ratio, Proportion, and Percents
Probability
Daily Materials
1/1.5 inch Binder with dividers
– MMM/notes/classwork, Homework-packets,
Tests/Quizzes
– Notebook (great for lesson help!)
Pencils
Colored Pen/Pencil (correcting/vocabulary)
Textbook
– Pearson/Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 1
Assignment book
Dry Erase Markers/Eraser
Classroom Portfolio (may be checked-out)
Homework
Homework is given daily!
Based on 100 points per quarter
– Missing/incomplete/etc = -5 points
– Completed/turned in late = +3 points
Reviewed in class and self-corrected with
colored pencil/pen/marker
Problems should be worked out NEATLY,
always in pencil
Homework can help or hurt final quarterly
grade
Math Facts
Math fact fluency helps students
understand concepts better
Not just about memorizing,
understanding how numbers are related
PRACTICE-PRACTICE-PRACTICE
Form due every Monday after at least 20
minutes practice the previous week
Goal: personal improvement
Links and options on teacher page
Grading System-Points
Homework
nightly
– 100 points per quarter
MMM
weekly
– 2 points per week
Quizzes
1-2/unit
– 20-45 points each
Tests
– 50-70 points each
Other
– Classwork/Projects/Miniquizzes
varies
1/unit
Tools
PIV – updated about 1/week on Fridays
– I try to enter tests & quizzes immediately
– Email me if you’re unsure!
Teacher Page – resources & links
– tesd.net/peck
Homework Page – updated each Monday
with current week’s assignments
Late work is always accepted
ADVISORY!
Communication
ALL tests/quizzes sent home to be
signed
Email (for students or parents):
– [email protected]
Voicemail:
– 610.240.1200 ext. 2241
Website (Homework/projects/links)
Thank you for coming!
I look forward to an exciting year
of working with your student(s)
and communicating with you.