Welcome 7th Grade Math and Pre-algebra

 

Hello and Welcome Lakeside Lightning!

This is my 20th year teaching 7th grade math at Lakeside Middle School and I am excited to get to know you and your student this year.  I look forward to working together to ensure your student feels supported and successful in math class.

 

ILLUSTRATIVE MATHEMATICS

 

  

For the school year 2022-2023 we will be using the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum taught through the Desmos digital platform.  The Illustrative Mathematics curriculum is designed to develop conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.  As each unit progresses, students are systematically introduced to representations, contexts, concepts, language, and notation.  As their learning progresses, they make connections between different representations and strategies, consolidating their conceptual understanding, and see and understand more efficient methods of solving problems, supporting the shift toward procedural fluency.  The practice problems give students ongoing practice, which also supports developing procedural proficiency.

 

Students have opportunities to make connections to real-world contexts throughout the materials.  Carefully chosen anchor contexts are used to motivate new mathematical concepts, and students have many opportunities to make connections between contexts and the concepts they are learning.

 

Students who are absent, can access each lesson online through the links provided in their Google Classroom. The link below provides additional study and practice for the Illustrative Mathematics program.

 

 https://www.khanacademy.org/math/7th-grade-illustrative-math

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Resources

Please be sure to check out the links on the upper left of my page for additional helpful information.

 

I hope both you and your child will find the convenience of on-line materials convenient and helpful. 

 

GRADING POLICY

Mathematics Department

 

Daily Assignments 40%:  Practice Problems and Lesson Cool Downs.

Minor Assessments 30%: Practice Day Sets and Quizzes, Math Notebook

Major Assessments 30%: Unit Tests and Unit Projects

 

 

MPS District Late Work Policy (Revised 9/7/21

 

• A teacher will deduct a maximum of 5 points per day for the first 10 days.
• Work submitted after 10 days late will not be assessed higher than a 50.
• The absolute deadline for submitting late assignments is 3 days prior to the end of that particular marking period.

 

Mrs. Borchert's Daily Schedule

 

                     

 

                                                                   Homeroom:  8:20 - 8:34

          Period 1 Math:  8:34 - 9:30

             Period 2 Math:  9:32 - 10:28

                                     Period 3 PLC/Team Meeting:  10.30 - 11:23

                      Period 4A Advisory: 11:25 - 11:52

                    Period 4B Lunch: 11:54 - 12:19

              Period 5 Prep: 12.23 - 1:15

              Period 6 Math:  1:17 - 2:12

                          Period 7 Pre-Algebra:  2:14 - 3:10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This should be an exciting and challenging year.  Your continued support and encouragement will help to ensure that your child has a successful year in math.  Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.  [email protected].org