Dear Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! My name is Mr. Jones and I look forward to being your child’s math teacher this year. Pre-Algebra can be a rigorous course, but I am confident your child is up to the challenge.
To help with communication, please consider signing up with www.remind.com so you can receive daily alerts about your student's homework and progress on your cell phone and/or by email.
Please encourage your child to complete classwork and homework assignments in a timely manner. www.IXL.com is a web-based program the district uses to help strengthen child' math skills. The students are responsible for completing three to four assignments per week for homework. If students are unable to use the internet at home, they have several alternatives to completing their assignments:
1) Attend the C.A.R.E or the Afterschool Academy programs (chromebooks and/or computer lab availability.)
2) The Pleasantville Public Library (open Monday through Saturday).
3) Student may use smartphone with internet access.
4) Student may stay after school (most days with advance notice) with me and use my extra chromebooks.
If none of these options are possible, please either call or email me the reason(s) why, and I'll have an alternate homework option for your child.
Homework:
Will be given out Monday through Thursday. At least 3-4 assignments a week. Homework is worth 5% of total grade. These assignments are not due until the following Monday.
Class Participation / Class Work:
There is a class work assignment every day that covers the day’s lesson. This is turned in at the end of the class period. Class work is worth 10% of total grade.
Teacher Made Assessments (Tests & Quizzes):
Quizzes are given at least once a week, and at times, without warning (Quizzes are worth 20%). Tests are given at the end of each unit (plenty of notice will be given.) Each is worth 25% of total grade.
Performance Assessment & Project Based-Assessments:
There will be one Performance assessment at the end of each unit (there are 4 units throughout the year.) Project-based assessments correlate with the unit standards. There is one given at the end of each unit. Each are worth 25% of total grade.
Benchmark Assessments are given at the end of each marking period and are worth 15% of total grade.
Supply List:
10 pencils, 1 subject notebook, 1 pocket folder, 1 mechanical pencil sharpener, 1 calculator (optional) and a box of tissues.
Check your child's assignments:
You can check your child’s progress on OncourseConnect.com. Usernames and passwords will be made available during our Back to School Night which is September 23, 2023 from 5:00-7:00pm.
If you ever have any questions, please feel free to call me at (609) 328-6525 or email me at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Mr. Jones