Back to School Night with Mrs' McKenney

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Back to School Nightwith Mrs. McKenney

• Mount View Middle School
• Thursday, September 27, 2007

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Parent DrillDirections Complete the drill for
your class period.

• Periods 1, 3, 6
• Express 3 and seven hundredths as a decimal.
• Express 2 3/4 as an improper fraction.
• Name the place value of the underlined digit
  5.1306

• Periods 2 4
• Express 13.506 in exponential form.
• Express the prime factors of 72 in exponential
  notation.
• Write 1.2345 in word form.

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Solutions

• Periods 1, 3, 6
• 1. 3.07
• 2. 11/4
• 3. Ten-thousandths

• Periods 2 4
• (1 x 101) (3 x 100) (5 x 10-1) (6 x 10-3)
• 23 32
• One and two thousand, three hundred, forty five
  ten-thousandths

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Who am I?

• Seventh year of teaching.
• 3rd year at MVMS
• I spent 4 years at WFES as a fifth grade teacher
• Certified K - 8 and Middle School Math
• BS from SU in Elementary Education
• MS from TCNJ in Educational Technology
• Currently working toward a Certificate in
  Mathematical Leadership through UMBC

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Math Path

• MSM1
• MSM2
• Pre-Algebra
• Algebra 1
• Geometry
• Algebra 2
• College Algebra/ Statistics (Trig) OR
  Pre-Calculus

• MSM2
• Pre-Algebra
• Algebra 1
• Geometry
• Algebra 2
• College Algebra/ Statistics (Trig) OR
  Pre-Calculus
• Pre-Calculus OR Calculus

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Curriculum

• Number Relationships Computation/Arithemetic
• -decimals, fractions, ratios, proportions,
  percents, rational numbers, place value,
• Measurement
• -area, perimeter, volume
• Geometry
• -points, lines, rays, line segments, planes,
  angels, circles, triangles, polygons, congruency,
  transformations

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Curriculum Continued

• Algebra, Patterns, Functions
• -coordinate plane, expressions, equations,
  inequalities, sequences, function tables
• Statistics
• -graphs, tables, plots, mean, median, mode,
  range, misleading and faulty data
• Probability
• -sample space, independent events, predictions,
  theoretical and experimental probability,

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Resources

• Email kristin_mckenney_at_hcpss.org
• My Website
• http//web.hcpss.org/kristin_mckenney
• MVMS www.howard.k12.md.us/mvms
• SMART www.hcpss.org/SMART
• Textbook www.glencoe.com

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Materials

• Pencils
• 2 Subject Spiral Notebook for daily drills and
  homework
• Math Section in Binder
• -5 Tabs labeled Warm-ups, Notes, CW, HW,
  Quizzes/Tests
• Correcting Pen
• Looseleaf
• Agenda Book

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Binder Organization

• Pencil Case
• Agenda Book
• To Do Folder followed by Done Folder
• Communication Folder
• SAM Manual
• Plastic Pocket Dividers for all subjects (Labeled
  and in the order of each period)
• Related Arts/Folder (if needed)
• Paper Should be in each section of your binder

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Grading Policy

• MSM1 MSM2
• Homework 15 10
• Class Work 40 40
• Quizzes Tests 40 40
• Quarterly Assessment 5 10

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Homework

• Assigned most days
• Worth 5 points
• To receive full credit, problems must be copied
  and work must be shown
• Incomplete papers will be scored accordingly
• Missing assignments may be completed for 3/5
  credit
• Answers to textbook ODD problems SHOULD be
  checked (selected response section in text)

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Absences

• Students are expected to make up all missed
  homework, class notes, class work, quizzes and
  tests.
• Students have the same number of days of the
  absence to make up work.
• Homework will be posted on class website.
• Missed work will be posted on the What Did I
  Miss? bulletin board.
• Pre-arranged absences must be approved through
  the front office. Work may or may not be
  available in advance.

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Communication

• Email
• kristin_mckenney_at_hcpss.org
• Agenda Book
• Phone Calls
• Conferences

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Core

• A time for Band, Orchestra, Academic Skills, and
  Enrichment
• Basic Weekly Schedule
• Character Building
• Academic Day
• Enrichment/Organization/Study Skills
• Academic Day
• D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read
• Special Topics No-Putdowns, Japan, Student
  Service Learning, Keyboarding, Sign Language and
  Computer Work, etc.

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SAM Manual

• Student Achievement Manual
• Accentuate the Positive!
• Were on the lookout for students who
  are Respectful
• Responsible
• Ready
• Talon Tokens-reward slips to show student
  appreciation
• Talon Tokens may be used each Friday at Talon
  Town to purchase prizes or raffle tickets. A
  celebration of all students will be held each
  quarter.

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• Thanks
• for
• Coming!!!
• Go REDSKINS!