Welcome to Math 7!

Instructional Syllabus 2014 - 2015

Instructor: Ms. Veal
veala@fultonschools.org
www.vealsvenue.weebly.com

Textbook: On Level text: Mathematics Course 2, Prentice Hall (Replacement Cost $71.97).

Materials: Composition Notebook 3-ring binder 2 sharpened pencils 1 pen/marker
Throughout the school year supplies will need to be replenished.

Interactive Notebooks: All notes, class, and homework assignments will be completed and kept in the students
composition and spiral notebook. This will be their lifeline to seventh grade math. Students often use 2-3
notebooks throughout the course of the year. If this notebook is lost, it needs to be replaced immediately.

Topics & Timeline
Unit 1: Operations with Rational Numbers 6 weeks
Unit 2: Expressions and Equations 6 weeks
Unit 3: Ratios and Proportional Reasoning 6 weeks
Unit 4: Geometry 4 weeks
Unit 5: Probability 4 weeks
Unit 6: Data and Inferences 4 weeks

Standards of Mathematical Practice
In addition to the information covered in class, students will spend the year using the eight Standards of
Mathematical Practice (SMP) established by the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards. The following
eight practices are positive habits of mind that mathematicians use in their work.
SMP 1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
SMP 2: Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
SMP 3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of
others.
SMP 4: Model with mathematics.
SMP 5: Use appropriate tools strategically.
SMP 6: Attend to precision.
SMP 7: Look for and make use of structure.
SMP 8: Look for and express regularity in
repeated reasoning.

Want more information? For more on.
Unit Overviews and CCGPS visit https://www.georgiastandards.org/pages/parents.aspx
Common Core State Standards & SMPs visit http://www.corestandards.org/
How to support you student at each level of math visit https://www.georgiastandards.org/pages/parents.aspx

Homework:
Homework will be assigned daily. However, most homework assignments begin in class. Therefore, on most
occasions, students are able to complete homework assignments in class.

Teacher/Parent Communication:
An open line of communication is encouraged between teachers and parents. Email communication is likely to
receive the fastest response. Conferences may be scheduled by contacting veala@fultonschools.org.

Grading Procedure:
The final grade in this class will be determined by using the following weights for each category:
Tests 20% Quizzes 20%
Projects 10% Class work 20%
Homework 15% Participation 15%

Absence/Make-Up Procedure:
Assignments missed because of excused absences are due 2 class meetings upon the students return to class. It is
the responsibility of the student to ask for missed assignments and to schedule makeup sessions with me for
missed quizzes/tests within 1 week of returning to school.

Extra Credit:
I do not offer Extra Credit. However, a week or so before each report cards grades are due, I will announce what
missing work I will still accept and how many points will be deducted from the assignment for lateness.

Recovery:
Opportunities designed to allow students to recover from a failing cumulative grade will be allowed when all work
required to date has been completed and the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course
requirements including attendance. Teachers will determine when and how students with extenuating
circumstances may improve their grades. Recovery work will be assigned with four weeks remaining in the
semester and is due two weeks before the end of the semester. (FCBOE Procedure IHA)

Procedures & Expectations:
At Sandtown Middle School, we believe that every student has the right to learn and that every teacher has the right
to teach. To this end, students will be expected to be responsible, be prepared, be respectful, be cooperative,
and give your best effort every day! Students in this class are expected to adhere to the rules and policies of
Sandtown Middle School and Fulton County as stated in the SMS Student Handbook/Agenda and the Fulton County
Guidelines for Student Behavior.

Discipline Guidelines: The Golden Rule
Respect yourself, your classmates, your teachers, and any guests to our classroom. No insults based on ethnicity,
race, native language, gender, sexual preference, religion, appearance, family background, or academic
performance will be tolerated. It is unfair to destroy someone elses physical and emotional comfort. We all have
the right to be treated with respect. In addition, no insults to yourself, or attacks on your own abilities or
intelligence, will be tolerated either. We are all intelligent people, who are perfectly capable of learning and
succeeding. You can do whatever you set your mind to do.

Attitude:
I will do my best to make our math lessons engaging and interactive. However, as academics come first, be
prepared to think positively about working hard. I will do my best to reward excellence in a variety of ways that do
not interrupt the small amount of class time that we have together.


This syllabus is a general outline of the course. As the instructor, I reserve the right to change policies and
procedures as I deem necessary.




Student Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: _______________________


Parent Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ____________________