Most students have this done already, but to make it official:

Hours 0,4: Kermit coordinate plane picture
Hours 2,6: Butterfly coordinate plane picture

Students are freaking out a bit about their scores being so low. First off there is a mistake on the test, so they will get credit for one more question right than what shows up for them. More importantly they/we need to understand that this is a district assessment that was created by the math coordinators in Dearborn. Their goal is to create assessments that are “MSTEP-like”, meaning they are very rigorous. The hope is that if they see these types of questions all year, they will do better on the MSTEP in the spring. The problem is, their percentages are going to be lower than they are used to getting on tests. Getting 65% of an MSTEP test correct would get them in a very high bracket and they would be considered “advanced” most likely. A 65% on a normal grading scale, however, is obviously a “D” and most aren’t happy when they see a “D.” For this reason, I will be curving the results of the test, so that when I input their grades, it is converted to a grade that matches their performance on such a difficult test. I will share with them in class the new scale with the grades curved. You won’t be able to see them in the grade book until I switch over from the 1st card marking to the 2nd. I will do that after parent-teacher conferences.

Cheers

Mr. Suni

Hours 0,4:
Study Assignment 21
Complete Assignment 22

Hours 2,5,6:
Study Assignment 20
Complete Assignment 21

Test will be Thursday, October 20 for all classes. Study guide went out today, we’ll go over it tomorrow. Hours 0,4 will have a “part 2” of their study guide on Wednesday.

Khan Academy for October will be checked on the 31st for a formative grade. (Every month from now on I will be checking it on the last day of the month.) 120 minutes will be due, which covers October 1-31. If they did minutes early in October, they will count. I will be showing students their current October minutes after we are finished with this test.

Pete Suni

Not sure of the exact day yet. Study guide Monday, but if students want to start studying, it will cover everything they have in the main unit of their binder. It covers 7.NS1,2. Hours 0 and 4 also have EE1 on their test.
Will post again once I figure out the exact day.

This grade will be summative and will go on the 2nd card marking. Since this exam is created by the district and has some difficult questions on it, I will be grading it on a curve if I feel the need. (Only if it helps their scores, overall.) There will be no retakes for this exam.

Mr. Suni

Hours 0,4: Front and back of Assignment # 20
Hours 2,5,6: Front and back of Assignment # 19

Dear Parents,

If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL.

Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications from your teacher.

Sincerely,

Technology Department

Nothing will be accepted after Wednesday.

Mr. Suni

Link to Student bullying survey:
https://goo.gl/wzdOYB

384 minutes on Khan Academy is due Monday. This will count as a summative quiz grade, per the district.

Have a good weekend!

Directions to get on Khan:
-Go to gmail.com
-Log in with your school username (ex. 20067565@dearbornschools.org ) and password
-Open a new tab and go to Khanacademy.org
-Click the sign in with Google red bar and you will be automatically logged in.
-(Check in the corner for your name to make sure you’re logged in.)
-Click the bell at the top of the screen to see the missions/activities Mr. Suni has recommended for you!