th 7 Grade Math 1 Accelerated Math Mrs

th 7 Grade Math 1 Accelerated Math Mrs. Gina Rye

About Me Ø My Family l l Ø Husband Tom Rye teaches math at Ferris Son Jensen is a sophomore at Ferris Son Spencer is a 7 th grader at Sacajawea I grew up in Spokane. Background l l l In education almost 20 years I have a degree in mathematics and LOVE math Second year at Chase Previous 6 years, I coordinated the district math program (working with teachers, principals, the state, curriculum committees) Prior to that I taught MS and HS in Vancouver, WA

Home. Base / Connections A place to make connections Ø A quiet way to enter the day Ø A place to take care of school details Ø Navigation 101 l Who am I? l What have I accomplished? l College and Career planning Ø Student Led Conferences Ø l Thurs Nov 17 – Tuesday Nov 22 nd

You can contact me ginary@spokaneschools. org Ø 354 -5071 Ø Ginary. edublogs. org (Assignments and Resources) Ø Students can get help Before School Ø Wednesday’s during Connections 8: 45 – 9: 05 Ø During lunch Ø Afterschool Activities Ø Homework help on Mondays and Wednesdays Ø 5: 15 activity bus, snacks, permission slip, starts October 3 Ø

Learning Targets Ø Washington State Math Standards (Performance Expectations) Ø Important Concepts by Unit (CMP 2)

Grading - Power. School 4 Exceeding standard Student shows exemplary and complete understanding of the learning target and can clearly communicate this in a variety of ways. 3 Meeting standard Student shows a solid understanding of the learning target, but there may be minor flaws. 2 Approaching standard Student shows partial understanding, but has not yet mastered the content. 1 Below standard Student shows little to no evidence of understanding (yet). Ø Ø Ø A B C D F (88% - 100%) (75% - 87%) (63% - 74%) (50% - 62%) (0% - 49%) 3. 5 – 4. 0 3. 0 – 3. 5 2. 5 – 3. 0 2. 0 – 2. 5 0. 0 – 2. 0

You Can Help Check the planner l Did they complete their homework? l Ask them what they are learning? Ø Check the blog l See the assignments l Access to lots of resources Ø Check their grades l Spokane. Schools. org/Chase (Power. School) Ø Homework l No more than 30 minutes l No crying Ø