Transcript Welcome to Cooley Middle School*s First Annual Curriculum Night!

Welcome to the Cooley Middle School
Curriculum Night!
Mrs. Roderick & Miss Rykaceski
7th Grade Math
Mrs. Roderick
& Miss Rykaceski
• From Ohio – O-H! Have
lived in Arizona since 7th
grade
• Bachelor’s Degree in
Elementary Education
• I come from a huge family. I
have been married to the
most wonderful man for 17
years and we have one
adopted son who is now
grown.
• We enjoy our Chocolate Lab,
Yellow Lab and Sweet Kitten
• From Pittsburgh, PA Go
Penguins!
• Bachelor’s Degrees in:
-Elementary Education
-Special Education
-Mathematics
• Master’s Degree in:
Administration
• My family includes my fiancé
and 2 lazy bulldogs
Grading Policy
Standards Based Grading is Heavily Weighted on
Assessments:
• 70% Assessments
• 20% Quarterly Benchmarks and Semester Finals
• 10% Assignments
Rubric Grading
4 – Advanced understanding of the standard
3 – Proficient mastery of the standard
2 – Developing the skills of the standard
1 – Not Yet understanding or using the skills
of the standard
It is our expectation that students will
work on reaching proficiency of a
concept with a score of 1 or 2 and then
retest to replace the score.
Year Outlook
Quarter 1:
Number Systems, Expressions & Equations
Quarter 2:
Expressions & Equations, Ratios & Proportions
Quarter 3:
Ratios & Proportions, Geometry
Quarter 4:
Geometry, Statistics & Probability
Remind 101
Please register to receive our class reminders and
messages:
 Text: @rjrmath to 81010
 Email: send an email to [email protected]
 App: Remind 101 app, create an account then enter
our class code; rjrmath
Cooley Connection
Please register to receive the
E-alerts from Cooley Middle School.
In addition to a weekly newsletter of
announcements and campus news,
you will also be reminded of
upcoming events and school wide
due dates.
Recommended Reading:
Growth Mindset - Carol Dweck
Q & A time