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Back To School Night

2012-2013Brian Fili

8th Grade Math Teacher

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Textbooks

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Mark your calendars!!!SHMS Math Night

Learn more about the Math in Focus Program

Wednesday, October 3rd

7:00pmAuditorium

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On Line Resources

my.hrw.com

Username: 8grade30

Password: s7k6h

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Classroom Supplies

• Spiral Notebook or Binder• Folder• Graph Paper (optional)• Covered Textbook• Pencils and a graphing calculator.

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SHMS Grading Policy

• Tests: 40% **• Quizzes/check ups: 30% ** (both announced and

unannounced)• Homework: 15% Homework is given typically

Monday-Thursday night. Sometimes it is checked for completion and other times checked for accuracy. Homework questions will be addressed in class if students had a problem with their assignment.

• Other: 15%• **We usually assess the students on either

Wednesdays or Fridays

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Grading Policy

• For information on homework or upcoming assignments, my website is updated daily. However, all assignments are written on the board in the classroom, and is expected to be in your agenda before leaving the room.

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Contact Information

• Best way to contact me is through email

[email protected]• Phone number 610-892-3470 ext

7314

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Website

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Need Help?

• We are available for help after school on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

• Tuesdays and Thursdays, the 8th grade honors students as well as high school tutors are available in my room for additional support.

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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• Focus – Move away from “mile wide, inch deep” curricula; Narrow scope of content

• Coherence – Build on solid conceptual understanding; Think across grades & link to major topics within grade

• Rigor – Conceptual understanding; Procedural skills & fluency; Problem solving

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Mathematical Practices1. Make sense of problems & persevere

in solving them2. Reason abstractly & quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments & critique

the reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for & make use of structure8. Look for & express regularity in

repeated reasoning

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SHMS Math Mission Statement

The mission of the SHMS mathematics program is to:

1. Inspire intellectual curiosity and aesthetic appreciation of mathematics as a body of knowledge

2. Promote critical thinking and problem solving skills to solve real world problems

3. Develop computational fluency and understanding of mathematical algorithms in order to apply known facts to unknown situations

4. Encourage students to be active participants in a life-long learning process as independent thinkers

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Problem Solving in Math in Focus

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Thank you for coming!!

Enjoy your evening!

• Looking forward to a wonderful year!!


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