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Syllabus

MATHEMATICS

 

Course Scope:

In Math class, your student will be taught based on the Arizona State Standards for Mathematics. We will be using Saxon Math for our Math curriculum, but I will also be incorporating a variety of teaching methods to ensure that each student’s learning style is met. We will do variety of group work as well as individual work in class. Students will further their learning by hands-on activities, visual aids, and additional practice using the computer program Study Island.

 

Course Goals:

At the end of this school year, our fourth graders are expected to:

  • Extend understanding of place value to multi-digit numbers and fluently add and subtract multi-digit numbers.
  • Develop competency with multi-digit multiplication, and develop understanding of dividing to find quotients involving

      multi- digit dividends.

  • Develop understanding of fraction equivalence, addition, and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of

      fractions by whole numbers.

 

Textbooks:

Saxon Math Intermediate 4

 

Recommended Student Supplies:

Students are recommended to have and maintain the following supplies all year:

Agenda Notebook 

1 Composition Notebook 

 

SCIENCE

 

Course Scope:

In Science class, we will be using the Arizona State Standards for Science in order to learn the fundamentals of science and prepare for success of each student in 4th grade and beyond. We will be using MyPals are here Science 4 as the reference for the entire year. Students will utilizing, creating and analyzing an interactive science notebook in order to support their learning, They will also be engaging in in hands-on activities and projects in class as a way to deepen their understanding of various science topics, as well as show how science can be fun!

 

Course Goals:

At the end of this school year, our fourth graders are expected to:

  • Organize standards around thirteen core ideas and develop learning progressions to coherently and logically build scientific literacy from kindergarten through high school.
  • Connect core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices, to make sense of the natural world and understand how science and engineering are practiced and experienced.
  • Focus on fewer, broader standards that allow for greater depth, more connections, deeper understanding, and more applications of content.

 

Textbooks:

MyPals are Here Science 4

 

Recommended Student Supplies:

Students are recommended to have and maintain the following supplies all year:

Agenda Notebook 

1 Composition Notebook 

1 Plastic Folder 

 

Attendance/Tardy Policy:

Each student is responsible for attending all classes. Research shows that good attendance increases the opportunity for students to achieve academically, participate in extracurricular activities, and improve self-esteem.

 

Attendance Requirement:

 

Arizona State Law (A.R.S. 15-803) requires that children of certain ages must attend school during the hours school is in session.  Parents/Guardians are responsible for ensuring their children attend school every day.

 

A student is “habitually truant” if he/she has:

 

  • Five or more unexcused absences or
  • Is absent more than 18 days (excused and unexcused) of the required number of days per year.

 

Grading Policy:

Our goal is to ensure parents are constantly informed of their student’s academic performance in school. Progress reports and report cards will be sent home based on the school calendar progress report dates and end of quarter dates. At the end of each semester, quarter grades will be averaged to create a semester grade in each class. The grading scale is as follows:

 

            90-100% A

            80-89% B

            70-79% C

            60-69% D

            59%-below F

 

Report cards/progress reports will be sent home the week following the end of every quarter (10 weeks). The quarter end dates are 10/8/20, 12/18/20, 3/12/20 & 6/10/20. Parents are encouraged to contact the school any time they have questions following the reports at the end of each quarter.

 

*Student will not receive a grade higher than 100%.

 

Description of Grading Practices:

Each assignment will have a percentage value and then will be further weighted based on the category in which it falls:

            Summative Assessments (Breakdown is stated below)                          80%                                        Comprehensive Final or Capstone Project                                         80%    

            Informal Assessments (Breakdown is stated below)                               20%

              Homework                                                                                          10%

                         Projects                                                                                              10%

*Semester grades will be weighted evenly (50/50).  Final exam and/or benchmarks growth and goal progress will be included in the summative assessment category.

Incompletes are only for tests, quizzes, etc., and are NOT for homework. 

 

Make-up Work Practice:

Homework is an essential part of the curriculum.  Some courses, mathematics for example, may require daily assignments to be worked on outside the allotted class time. No credit will be given on make-up work to any student who has an unexcused absence.

 

For an excused absence, students are given full make up privileges. No make-up work will be accepted after the last day of each quarter.

 

Students that choose not to complete their homework assignments can be required to attend a tutoring session at the teacher’s discretion to make up assignments not turned in.  Students are required to make-up exams by the end of the appropriate grading period.

 

A zero will be inputted into the gradebook for a late and/or missing assignments and tests until the assignment and/or test has been turned in and/or completed.

 

When students are absent, please follow these suggestions:

  • Review assignment sheet, if available
  • Review class website, if available
  • Email teacher
  • Arrange a “study buddy” in each class
  • Attend Friday tutoring session
  • Make arrangements to make-up work and/or exams

 

Redos/Retakes Practice:

  • Benchmarks – either provided by AMS or created by the teachers
    • No retakes are allowed
  • Tests and Quizzes – only applies to written tests and quizzes
    • Retakes must happen by teacher appointment (complete within 1 week)
    • Any student may retake a test or a quiz, regardless of the grade they originally received
    • Students must provide proof of preparation (specific details will be supplied by the teacher)
    • If a student receives a better grade on the retake than on the original assessment, the original grade will be replaced with the new grade. If a student receives a lower grade on the retake than on the original, use the original test score.
  • Projects
    • Retakes/redos are not permitted
  • Practicum (arts performances, labs, etc.)
    • Retakes, redos, or makeups are not permitted
  • Homework/Classwork (assignments)
    • Redos are not permitted

 

Late Work Practice:

  • Student grades are not affected if work is submitted late.
  • All late work is to be submitted prior to the end of the quarter in which the assignment was assigned.

Extra Credit Practice:

No extra credit may be offered