Math 7 (Period 6)

Student and Parent Contract for Mrs. Ponciano’s Math Classes

E-mail: [email protected]  •  Phone: (562) 801-5137  •  Room: 702  •  npms.erusd.org  

Materials Required in Class Everyday:

• Pencils & erasers
• Spiral notebook:  Buy three 70-page notebooks for the entire school year
• Book: CPM Core Connections, Course 2 
• Red pens & colored pencils
• Protractor or transparent ruler
• Graph paper
• Scientific calculator: TI-30X IIS (optional)  

Grading Policy:

1/3 – Assignments (33%)

1/3 – Quizzes (33%)             

1/3 – Tests (34%)

All students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA (from 6^th through 8^th grade) in order to be eligible to participate in all end of the year activities for both 7^th and 8^th grade, including the promotion ceremony.

Citizenship:  

Any student who receives more than one U (unsatisfactory) for citizenship may be excluded from participating in field trips and/or school activities such as the fall festival, the 7^th grade beach field trip and Lancerpalooza. Students will receive a U for things such as:

• demonstrating inappropriate, disruptive and/or disrespectful behavior in class
• accumulating 5 or more tardies during the semester.

Assignments (Classwork & Homework):

• All assignments are to be completed in a spiral notebook, in pencil.
• Any assignment completed in pen will lose points.
• No late assignments will be accepted unless a student was absent. 
• It is the student's responsibility to request and submit missed assignments immediately, upon return.
• There will be no extra credit assignments. 
• Missing homework assignments can be completed for full credit only during after school math clinic.

Homework Resources/Help:          

• Homework Assignments Online:       

npms.erusd.org → Classes/Homework → Math → Period # (Mrs. Ponciano)

• CPM Homework Help:

http://homework.cpm.org/cpm-homework/homework/category/CC/textbook/CC2

• After School Math Clinic with Mrs. Ponciano:

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45 to 3:45pm

Quizzes & Tests:

• All students are allowed one retake of any quiz or regular test.
• The retake grade will replace the original grade only if there's an improvement.
• Students may only retake quizzes and tests during after school math clinic with Mrs. Ponciano.
• There will be one mid-term and one final exam each semester (each worth twice as much as a test).