Welcome to Math 10 Welcome to Math 10 AcademicAcademic

Term 2: November 12Term 2: November 12thth – February 1st – February 1st

Agenda for TodayAgenda for Today All about youAll about you Contact Info: What do I do if I am sick or miss a Contact Info: What do I do if I am sick or miss a

day?day? Get to know one another Get to know one another Course ExpectationsCourse Expectations Class RoutinesClass Routines Class Outline : Units of study, important dates, Class Outline : Units of study, important dates,

evaluation processevaluation process Pre-AssessmentPre-Assessment (if time) Fractions Review(if time) Fractions Review

All About YouAll About You

The coloured sheet you received when The coloured sheet you received when you arrived please fill out as best you can.you arrived please fill out as best you can.

Purpose:Purpose: I would like to know more about your Math I would like to know more about your Math

background so I know where your pitfalls background so I know where your pitfalls may be in this course.may be in this course.

Contact InformationContact Information

Elizabeth McCoombsElizabeth McCoombs Room 204Room 204

Email: Email: emccoombs@staff.ednet.ns.caemccoombs@staff.ednet.ns.ca

Website: emccoombs.hrsbteachers.ednet.ns.caWebsite: emccoombs.hrsbteachers.ednet.ns.ca

Bedford FLECs #: 832-8630Bedford FLECs #: 832-8630

*If you are sick please email or call the school so *If you are sick please email or call the school so we can document your abensce. If you want an we can document your abensce. If you want an excused absence, you must bring in a note the excused absence, you must bring in a note the day following your absence.day following your absence.

Course OutlineCourse Outline

What is a valid excuse? Something that What is a valid excuse? Something that you can document (illness, doctor’s appt, you can document (illness, doctor’s appt, court appt)court appt)

What is not a valid excuse? Work, What is not a valid excuse? Work, sleeping insleeping in

Important DatesImportant Dates

Important Dates to put in agendaImportant Dates to put in agendaNovember 23November 23rdrd: No Classes (PD : No Classes (PD

DAY)DAY)December 13December 13thth: Midterm Reports: Midterm Reports

December 20December 20thth: Last day of class before : Last day of class before breakbreak

January 3January 3rdrd: First day back after break.: First day back after break.January 30January 30thth and 31 and 31stst : Regular Exams : Regular ExamsFebruary 1February 1stst: Marking Day: Marking Day

Get to Know One AnotherGet to Know One Another

It is important to have a good relationship It is important to have a good relationship with the other students in the class.with the other students in the class.

You will be doing group work and partner You will be doing group work and partner work throughout the term.work throughout the term.

Each student will receive a bingo card, go Each student will receive a bingo card, go around and introduce yourself and have around and introduce yourself and have the other students sign appropriate spots the other students sign appropriate spots on your bingo card.on your bingo card.

Each student may sign your card twice.Each student may sign your card twice.

Course ExpectationsCourse Expectations

I have high expectations for you in this I have high expectations for you in this course:course: Be here on time everydayBe here on time everyday Try and pass in all formative and summative Try and pass in all formative and summative

assessments.assessments.

In groups of 2-3 I would like you to come up In groups of 2-3 I would like you to come up with 3 -4 more expectations you have for with 3 -4 more expectations you have for yourself, and others in the class.yourself, and others in the class.

Then come up with 2-3 expectations you have Then come up with 2-3 expectations you have for me as your teacher.for me as your teacher.

Course OutlineCourse Outline

Attendance is crucial in any academic course Attendance is crucial in any academic course due to the amount of work to cover in a short due to the amount of work to cover in a short time. time.

There are 41 days to fit in a whole course, any There are 41 days to fit in a whole course, any day you miss it is your responsibility to get day you miss it is your responsibility to get caught up. Look in your folder, talk to people in caught up. Look in your folder, talk to people in the class, come to extra help.the class, come to extra help.

If you miss a test, you need a valid excuse to do If you miss a test, you need a valid excuse to do a re-write. The excuse must be in within 24 a re-write. The excuse must be in within 24 hours of your return and the test will be made up hours of your return and the test will be made up the date of your return during lunch time. the date of your return during lunch time.

Course OutlineCourse Outline

Evaluations:Evaluations:• There will be 3 major Unit tests in this course. I will try to give There will be 3 major Unit tests in this course. I will try to give

you more than a week’s notice in order to prepare.you more than a week’s notice in order to prepare.• There will be constant outcome assessments throughout the There will be constant outcome assessments throughout the

course. There are 87 outcomes so there will be a formative course. There are 87 outcomes so there will be a formative assessment every 2-3 days. You will not always have prior assessment every 2-3 days. You will not always have prior notice of these assessments until that day so attendance is notice of these assessments until that day so attendance is crucial.crucial.

• There will also 8 in class assignments and 4 journal entries. There will also 8 in class assignments and 4 journal entries. You need to be in class in order to complete these You need to be in class in order to complete these assignments. Cannot be done at home. If you miss an assignments. Cannot be done at home. If you miss an assessment you will be expected to do it at lunch the next assessment you will be expected to do it at lunch the next day you return.day you return.

Class RoutinesClass Routines

Everyday will usually start with a warm up, this Everyday will usually start with a warm up, this may be material we have just covered or older may be material we have just covered or older material. These warm ups are good to hold on to material. These warm ups are good to hold on to as they make excellent assessment questions.as they make excellent assessment questions.

Homework: It is your responsibility to finish any Homework: It is your responsibility to finish any practice question on your own time if you do not practice question on your own time if you do not finish in class. finish in class. The key to Math 10 : the The key to Math 10 : the more time you put into the course in more time you put into the course in and out of school, the better your and out of school, the better your understanding and mark will be.understanding and mark will be. Use Use lunch time if you don’t have time afterschool.lunch time if you don’t have time afterschool.

Class RoutinesClass Routines

You will be receiving a folder where you You will be receiving a folder where you will be putting all summative assessments.will be putting all summative assessments.

When an assessment is due you will hand When an assessment is due you will hand in your folder.in your folder.

At the end of the term, this folder will be an At the end of the term, this folder will be an excellent tool for exam review.excellent tool for exam review.

Pre-AssessmentPre-Assessment

Coming into Math 10 Academic leads to a Coming into Math 10 Academic leads to a provincial Math exam in Grade 12 so there provincial Math exam in Grade 12 so there are are NONO exemptions in any academic Math exemptions in any academic Math courses.courses.

Please complete the Grade 9 Math Please complete the Grade 9 Math assessment as best as you can. I will not assessment as best as you can. I will not answer any questions.answer any questions.

We will mark it afterwards together. If you We will mark it afterwards together. If you receive a low mark, it is advisable to come receive a low mark, it is advisable to come in for extra help to review these concepts in for extra help to review these concepts so you don’t fall behind in Math 10.so you don’t fall behind in Math 10.