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LaSal LaSalle le-Peru Town wnship ship H High Sc igh Scho hool 8th

th Gr

Grade ade Algebra 1 1 Honors Honors Orientat ation ion

Program Contacts

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• Dr. S

teven Wrobleski - S uperintendent

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• Mr. Dan Marenda – Interim Principal

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• Mr. S

teve S ash - Associate Principal of Operations

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• Mrs. Ingrid Cushing - Associate Principal of Teaching & Learning

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• Mr. Nickolas S

tevenson – LP Math Division Chair/ 8th Grade Algebra Instructor

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• Mrs. Angela Hartman – 8th Grade Algebra Instructor

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• Mrs. Kaitlin Monahan – 8th Grade Algebra Instructor

Purpose

Offer high school credit to 8th graders

upon the completion of the Algebra 1 Honors course.

Extend opportunities for advanced

math or non-math courses in future high school years.

Earning High School Credit

 In order for t he st udent t o earn high school credit and have t he

course grade calculat ed int o t heir high school GP A he/ she must have a:

• Minimum of 70%

earned for a course grade

 Any st udent not reaching t he goal will not receive high school

credit for Algebra 1 Honors and will not have t he course grade calculat ed int o t he st udent ’s high school GP A.

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ince t he course t aught wit h an Honors Curriculum, t he grade will be weight ed.

Future Mathematics Courses

 The table below is a general guideline for a student’s future

enrollment based on achievement in the 8th grade Algebra 1 course.

 This table serves only as a guideline for future course placement and

does not guarantee that a student will be placed into the freshman year course associated with the 8th Grade Algebra I course grade. Teacher recommendations and other anecdotal information may be utilized to more accurately place a student in subsequent mathematics courses.

S tudent Grade Portal

 Parents will be able to access their child’s

grades through PowerS chool, the online grading portal.

 Each student and parent will be given login

access so they can track the progress of their students.

Discipline Policies

 While we do not expect there to be any discipline

problems, please note the following interventions/ outcomes for discipline:

 Cheating – Zero for the assignment/ test with no

possibility for make-up; Phone call to parents and home

• school. A second occurrence will result in the student

being dropped from the class.

 Misbehavior – Phone call to parents and home

• school. Persistent issues will be reported to the

home school’s administrator in order for him/ her to determine the consequences. If misbehavior continues, the student may be dropped from the class.

S tudent ID’s

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tudents will be issued an LPHS school ID and a lanyard.

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tudents are required to wear it to board the LPHS bus and while in the building per the LPHS S tudent Handbook policy.

Student Attendance

 All student absences will need to be reported to

the LPHS Attendance Office.

 All students will attend class based on the LPHS

• Calendar. S

tudents will also take semester exams based on this calendar.

 If the student’s home school is not in session, the

student will still attend Algebra at LPHS .

Curriculum

 With the goal of the course to help our

students reach the higher level math courses, this course will be taught using our Algebra 1 Honors curriculum.

 The goal is for students to be ready for

Geometry Honors in the Fall of 2020.

Curriculum to be Covered

 Linear Equations  Linear Inequalities  Functions  Graphing Linear

Equations

 Writing Linear Equations  Systems of Linear

Equations

 Properties of Exponents  Polynomials  Quadratic Equations  Radicals  Linear, Quadratic,

Exponential Models

 Transformations

Grading Policy

 S

emester Grade – 85%

• f Course Grade

70%

• Outcome Assessments (Unit Tests)

25%

• In Class Work(Mini-Quizzes,

entrance/ exit tickets, etc.)

5%

• Homework

 Exam Grade – 15%

• f Course Grade

A+ 100 – 97 A 96 – 93 A- 92 – 90 B+ 89 – 87 B 86 – 83 B- 82 – 80 C+ 79 – 77 C 76 – 73 C- 72 – 70 D+ 69 – 67 D 66 – 63 D- 62 – 60 F 59 – 0

Assessments

 All unit and final assessment will be

provided by LPHS .

 All students in 8t h grade Algebra 1 will take

the SAME common assessment as our Honors Algebra 1 courses.

Homework Policy

 S

tudent’s Responsibility

 Will be completed using IXL.com, deltamath, or paper  Will count as 5%

• f the student’s grade

 Entry ticket into retaking assessments

Test Retake Policy

 Complete 85%

• f homework by the day of the test

 S

et up a time before school to make test corrections with teacher

 All math labs are available to 8th graders  Within 10 school days of original test retake the exam  New score will be the score counted for a grade

Technology

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tudents will be issued an LPHS email account and LPHS network access.

 S

tudents will also use 8th grade Algebra Google Classroom regularly.

 Usage of this technology will require the completion

• f the District’s technology forms.

 If the student’s middle school doesn’ t provide

technology (i.e.: Chromebook) then students will use LPHS

• technology. S

tudents will be subj ect to the LPHS Technology Policy.

Before School Procedures

 If you are driving your child to school, the drop off is at 6th

S

• treet. S

tudents must enter at the main entrance.

 Buses will drop off on 6th S

treet near the tennis courts and students must enter using the main entrance.

 Places to go before school: Earliest arrival time is 7:00 am –

S uggested arrival time is 7:30 am

 Before 7:30: Math Lab in Room 343  After 7:30: Teacher’s classroom

After Class Procedures

 Buses will pick up on 6th S

treet near tennis courts.

 Parents will pick up on 6th S

treet near the main entrance.

 S

tudent’s whose buses will be arriving after the scheduled end of class will go to the S tudent Commons to wait for their bus.

Questions ? ? ? ? ?

Classroom Visits

 Meet your teacher  Learn more about the specific procedures

in your classroom

 Complete the necessary paperwork  Receive the S

tudent Planner