Parent Information

Dear Parents and Students:

Welcome to 8th grade Math/Algebra I. I am excited about having your child in my class. I look forward to a great year. Here are some things that you need to know to have a successful year.  Your child also received this same information on the first day of school and "clicked" the box that they have read and are familiar with this information.

 

Parents, it is very important that you take an active roll in your child's education. Take a little time to help them with any homework and talk about their day. I look forward to a very productive year. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Everyday students are to act in a way that allows all students to learn and the teacher to teach at all times.  Students should be respectful and kind to everyone in the room at all times.  Please be familiar with the dress code and dress appropriately everyday.  There will be no food and drinks in the classroom other than water in a clear bottle.  You should be on time everyday; You will get a break the first time, after that you serve a morning detention for being tardy. Leave cell phones and smart watches turned off and in your backpack or your locker. IF I SEE THEM they go to the office and you can get them after school. IF you appear to be out of dress code you will be sent to the office to let them decide! The Jim Ned Middle School discipline plan is in the student code of conduct for you and your student to be familiar with. You can also defer to the code of conduct for information not on this sheet.

 

IF you cannot do what you are supposed to do when you are supposed to do it and how you are supposed to do it (especially as it relates to the dress code, tardies, and the cell phone policy...and now smart watches), you may be moved to a new seat and/or assigned morning detention or sent to the office. 



A small package of Notebook paper and Graph paper 

Pencils (all work will be done in pencil) 

One box of Kleenex

One package of four AAA batteries (unless you furnish your own calculator) 


Each student will be issued a textbook. A student may also use the online textbook. The book (Algebra book only) should be returned in the same condition it was issued.  The 8th grade math books are textbook/workbooks and are the students to keep, they will not turn them in at the end of the year.  This means it is very important to keep up with their book and not lose it.  There will be a charge to replace the book if it is lost.

The instructions for the online textbook are on the textbook page.

We will have daily assignments in a textbook or from worksheets. Some class time will be given to work on homework. If an assignment is not complete, students will need to bring it home for homework. The following day we will grade homework and/or take a homework quiz. 


     Homework/Homework Quiz 50%
    Tests 50% 

 

  

IF you miss class for any reason the first thing you should do is check Google Classroom!

Everything you need to know is there as well as a video of a class lecture.

 

It is the responsibility of the student to get all work due for a school absence and complete it in a timely fashion.  Students will have as many days as they were absent to complete missing work.  Missing work that is not turned in is averaged as a zero.  IF you are checking your grades online, a missing grade will show up as an "M", but is averaged as a 0 until it is turned in.

 

8th grade math students have the opportunity to retake a test that has a failing grade and raise that grade to a 70. All retakes must be done before an appointed time set when we pass back the original test.

 

Late work will not be accepted.  However, the lowest non-test grade will be dropped.  

 

 

  E-Mail: jharrell@jimned.esc14.net

School phone # 325-554-7870

Conference time: 11:00 - 11:30

Students needing help, tutoring is available...

I get to school every day by 7:30 and am more than happy to help with whatever questions you have!!

 

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