Rules/ Homework Guidelines
Requirements for Success: (Mr. Giles) Algebra I and Pre-Algebra (Math 8)
I. Have a good attendance record.
II. Be in your seat and prepared to work when the bell
rings.
III. Bring appropriate materials to class. This includes
your text, your three-ring binder with clean loose-leaf
paper, pencils, and agenda. (A TI-83 series graphing
calculator will be needed by the first week of
October and graph paper will be needed a short time
later.)
IV. Take notes whenever they are given and review them
regularly.
V. Actively participate in class. Take advantage of any
extra credit opportunities. Extra credit assignments
will be available each marking period. Returning
signed interims and other forms during the six weeks
will also earn extra credit points.
VI. Attempt each homework problem assigned. Ask
questions and correct missed homework problems
the following day.
VII. Be prepared for Homework Pop Quizzes
(unannounced).
VIII. Prepare for, take and correct your regular quizzes
and tests.
IX. Complete any work missed when absent. This
includes the following:
a) Copying class notes and correcting your
homework.
b) Completing the homework assignment
you missed.
c) Setting up a time to be tutored on missed
material and/or making up any quiz or test you
may have missed.
X. Take advantage of math study hall, provided each
Tuesday and Thursday(Activity Bus provided for
transportation) after school from 3:00 until 3:45.
(Note: I will also hold a second 4:00 – 5:00 session
or later as needed for those participating in late
extra-curricular events. Transportation will need to
be provided for the second session.)
Below is a General Assertive Discipline plan, which will be used in my classroom as necessary.
1. Non-verbal warning
2. Verbal warning
3. Alternative setting (i.e. colleague teacher’s classroom
for time-out period)
4. Parent contact
5. Administrative Referral
Homework/Grading Policy (Mr. Giles) Algebra I
I. Homework will be assigned each night,
including most weekends. Thirty to forty-five minutes
should be set aside for math homework every school
night.
II. Since class time is so limited, much of the
practice work must be done at home. Homework is a
learning tool. Homework will be checked daily and
collected. Class time will be set aside for questions.
Use this question/answer time in class to correct as
many missed problems as possible. By
correcting mistakes, more learning occurs.
III. If you have worked diligently on homework for
over forty-five minutes, without success, you should
stop and wait until the following day’s class meeting
to receive further assistance before completing
the assignment. You should NOT struggle with
homework for more than an hour. Although I do not
assess a penalty for homework which is submitted
well after the assigned date and with no stated
deadline, students should turn in assignments for
grading well before an upcoming quiz or test. These
returned papers make great study guides.
IV. Students are encouraged to work together
on homework assignments unless otherwise
instructed. Collaborative effort can be an extremely
effective learning opportunity, and I support both
working as a team and peer tutoring. I do not support
copying someone else’s homework.
V. To check on a homework assignment or to verify
an assignment, parents are asked to please feel free
to use my school e-mail address:
gilestl@lcsedu.net.
VI. Six-week grades will be calculated (SEE BELOW
for EXAMPLE) by averaging the
student’s:
A) Tests (34% of six-week grade)
B) Regular Quizzes (33% of six-week
grade)
C) Homework Pop Quizzes (HPQ’s) (23% of six- week grade)
D) Homework Assignments (10% of six-week
grade) with √+ (=97), √ (=90), √-(=85)
VII. Semester grades will be calculated by averaging the
student’s:
A) 1st Six Weeks Grade
B) 2nd Six Weeks Grade
C) 3rd Six Weeks Grade
D) Semester Exam (Counts as Six Weeks Grade)
VIII. Lynchburg City Schools grading scale:
94 - 100 A
86 - 93 B
78 - 85 C
70 - 77 D
Below 70 F
Example: Calculating Six Week Grade
Test Average (Average of Tests for Six Weeks): Grade 100
Quiz Average (Average of Quizzes for Six Weeks): Grade 100
Pop Quiz Average (Average of HPQ’s for Six Weeks): Grade 100
Homework Average (Average of Homework for Six Weeks): Grade 97
Compute:
Test Average X .34 = 100 X .34 = 34
Quiz Average X .33 = 100 X .33 = 33
Pop Quiz Av. X .23 = 100 X .23 = 23
Homework Av. X .10 = 97 X .10 = 9.7
Six Weeks Average = 34 + 33 + 23 + 9.7 = 99.7
FYI Website for extra assistance designed specifically for current textbook series:
Type the address: va.algebra1.com
Navigate as follows: (To get to your student edition)
(Use Access Code: C6961C5AD8, if needed)
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-Insert: (for User Name) ALG1VA05
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-Press ENTER or Press SUBMIT
-You now have full access to your textbook and all of its different lessons. By clicking Table of Contents, the contents page from the book comes up and you may access the sections by clicking the name on the page. You may wish to navigate through the book by searching for a specific word or phrase or by going to a specific page using the Page Navigator.
-Returning to the options page allows you to access other resources at this site such as Lesson, Chapter, Unit or Additional Resources. Use these options as needed.
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The information below pertains to Pre-Algebra (Math 8) students:
Homework/Grading Policy Math 8
I. Homework will be assigned each night and on some
weekends. Students are reminded to copy homework
accurately from the in-class homework charts.
Homework may sometimes consist of the reading of the
upcoming section. Thirty to forty-five minutes should be
set aside for math homework each school night.
II. Since class time is so limited, much of the practice
work must be done at home. I believe that homework is
a learning tool. Homework will be checked daily and
class time will be set aside for questions to be
answered based on your effort to work the problems.
Use this question/answer time in class to correct as
many missed problems as possible. By correcting
mistakes more learning occurs. Students that need
more time correcting homework may submit it later
without penalty.
III. If a student has worked diligently on homework for over
forty-five minutes, he/she should stop and write down
questions to ask in class the next day to obtain
clarification of the procedures. Students should NOT
struggle with their homework for over an hour. If an
assignment takes that much time, then we will correct
the difficulty with further explanation the next day.
IV. To check on a homework assignment or to verify an
assignment, parents are asked to please feel free to
use my school e-mail address:
V. Students are encouraged to work together on
homework assignments unless otherwise instructed.
Collaborative effort can be an extremely effective
learning opportunity. I support both working as a team
and peer-tutoring. I do not support copying someone
else’s homework.
VI. Six week grades will be calculated by averaging
(SEE BELOW for EXAMPLE) the student’s:
A) Tests (34% of six week grade)
B) Regular Quizzes (33% of six week grade)
C) Homework Pop Quiz (HPQ) (23%) plus
Assignments (10%) = (33% of six week
grade)
VII. The Lynchburg City School grading
scale:
94 - 100 A
93 - 86 B
85 - 78 C
77 - 70 D
Below 70 F
Example: Calculating Six Week Grade
Test Average (Average of Tests for Six Weeks):Grade 100
Quiz Average (Average of Quizzes for Six Weeks):Grade 100
Pop Quiz Average (Average of HPQ’s for Six Weeks):Grade 100
Homework Average (Average of Homework for Six Weeks):Grade 97
Compute: Test Average X .34 = 100 X .34 = 34
Quiz Average X .33 = 100 X .33 = 33
Pop Quiz Av. X .23 = 100 X .23 = 23
Homework Av. X .10 = 97 X .10 = 9.7
Six Week Average = 34 + 33 + 23 + 9.7 = 99.7
FYI
Website for extra assistance in Math 8 class with access to internet:
Address: va.msmath3.net
Navigate as follows:
(To get to your student edition)
- (Click) Online Student Edition
-Insert: (for User Name) MAC3VA05
-Insert: (for Password) Ba6eP2ec
-Press ENTER or Press SUBMIT
-You now have full access to your textbook and all of its different lessons. By clicking Table of Contents, the contents page from the book comes up and you may access the sections by clicking the name on the page. You may wish to navigate through the book by searching for a specific word or phrase or by going to a specific page using the Page Navigator. - Returning to the options page allows you to access other resources at this site such as Lesson, Chapter, Unit or Additional Resources. Use these options as needed.