Agora Cyber Charter Middle School

Syllabus
Foundations 2 Angela Lavin
2013-14 215-964-6786
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Studets build ad rei!orce !oudatioal "ath s#ills to $re$are the" to sol%e e&$ressios ad
e'uatios( $roble" sol%ig usig addig( subtractig( "ulti$lyig ad di%idig itegers(
ratios( $ro$ortios ad $ercets) *hey lear "ulti$le re$resetatios !or co""uicatig
i!or"atio such as gra$hs ad statistical data ad dis$lays) *hey +ill i%estigate $atters
i%ol%ig additio( "ulti$licatio ad a$$lyig u"ber theory ad co"$utatio) Studets
+ill e&$lore ad lear ho+ to use e&$oets( s'uare roots as +ell has e&$ad u$o their
already uderstadig o! !ractios)
SUPPLIES:
,MS -lie School. $ecil. oteboo#. co"$uter. calculator( +or#ig "icro$hoe

CLASSROOM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:
ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION
*he Agora Cyber Charter School attedace $olicy is desiged to $ro"ote "a&i"u"
achie%e"et( de%elo$ ti"e "aage"et s#ills ad !oster success i the olie
e%iro"et) /e +ill be !ollo+ig the Attedace 0olicy as outlied i the studet hadboo#)
0lease see the studet hadboo# !or details)
*he teacher caot e&cuse abseces) All otes ad techical e&cuses "ust be set to
the attedace o1ce %ia 2-"ail)
GRADING POLIC:
0lease re!er to hadboo# !or "ore i!or"atio)
Middle S!"ool Due Date and Deadline Poli!#
Course teachers +ill set suggested due dates !or the sub"issio o! assess"ets ad $ro3ects
throughout each 'uarter) Studets are ecouraged to !ollo+ all due dates) *he deadlie !or all
+or# sub"issios +ill be the 4al day o! that 'uarter) 5ata has sho+ that studets are "ost
success!ul +he they !ollo+ assess"et ad +or# sub"issio due dates) *his allo+s teachers to
$ro%ide ti"ely !eedbac# ad additioal e6ecti%e assistace to esure all studets achie%e their
!ull $otetial) Studets are $er"itted to sub"it +or# $rior to due dates)
Su$%itting &o'( $e#ond t"e !lose o) a *ua'te':
*eachers +ill acce$t +or# +ithi t+o 'uarters) Studets are $er"itted to sub"it +or# due i the
4rst 'uarter util the close o! the secod 'uarter) At the begiig o! the third 'uarter( +or#
!ro" the 4rst 'uarter +ill o loger be acce$ted) Studets are $er"itted to sub"it +or# due i
the secod 'uarter util the close o! the third 'uarter) At the begiig o! the !ourth 'uarter(
+or# !ro" the secod 'uarter +ill o loger be acce$ted) Studets are $er"itted to sub"it +or#
due i the third 'uarter util the close o! the !ourth 'uarter) /or# !ro" 'uarters oe ad t+o +ill
ot be acce$ted i the !ourth 'uarter) *he close o! the !ourth 'uarter is the 4al deadlie !or all
+or# sub"issios) Additioal ti"e caot be grated beyod the close o! the !ourth 'uarter) All
studets are ecouraged to !ollo+ due dates ad deadlies !or the sub"issio o! assess"ets
ad $ro3ects throughout each 'uarter) 7t is ureasoable to e&$ect the "astery o! a !ull year8s
cotet ad s#ills to be achie%ed i the closig +ee#s o! the !ourth 'uarter) 5ata has sho+ that
studets do ot achie%e "astery o! cotet ad s#ills outside the +ido+ o! t+o 'uarters)
Assign%ent Re+Ta(e and Revision Poli!#
At Agora Middle School( +e belie%e ad su$$ort a "astery "odel o! educatio) 7! a studet does
ot achie%e a $assig grade o a assess"et( the studet is e&$ected to uderstad the errors
"ade through re%ie+ o! the "aterial or re"ediatio !ro" the teacher ad should the reta#e
that assess"et) 7! the studet still does ot recei%e a $assig grade a!ter that secod atte"$t(
the studet is ecouraged to coect or recoect +ith their teacher to arrage !or a
o$$ortuity to i"$ro%e the grade) *eachers are ecouraged to hold s"all grou$ ad oe-o-oe
re"ediatio sessios be!ore $er"ittig studets to re-sub"it assig"ets or assess"ets !or
third ad subse'uet atte"$ts) Studets are ecouraged to atted teacher led s"all grou$
re"ediatio sessios $rior to re'uestig a oe-o-oe sessio +ith a teacher) *he t+o 'uarter
deadlie $olicy a$$lies to the re-sub"issio o! assig"ets ad assess"ets)
,+- GRADE PROMOTION
Studets +ill recei%e a grade re$ort each 'uarter) *he 4al course grade +ill be a a%erage o!
the 'uarter grades) All studets "ust $ass 3 out o! the 4 core courses 9Math( :glish( ;istory
ad Sciece< +ith a letter grade o! 5 or better i order to be $ro"oted to the e&t grade le%el i
the !all) Studets "ust also $ass a se"ester 9'uarters oe ad t+o -= 'uarters three ad !our<
o! 0hysical :ducatio i grades 7 ad 8) All $ro"otio decisios are "ade at the coclusio o!
the school year) Studets +ho eter Agora Cyber Charter School a!ter the 4rst se"ester o! the
school year +ill ha%e their $re%ious grades a%eraged +ith the grades eared at Agora to
calculate a 4al grade)
GRADED ASSIGNMENTS>
?rades !or this course +ill be deri%ed !ro" a list o! +eighted categories)

./0 o! your grade +ill be deri%ed !ro">
@it *est icludig -$e :ded 'uestios gi%e at the ed o! a uit
1. 0 o! your grade +ill be deri%ed !ro">
AuiBBes
2. 0 o! your grade +ill be deri%ed !ro" >
ScatroC 5ora Ada" co"$letio
Co"$letio o! 0ractice sectio o the ,MS !or Math course)
o Dor e&a"$le> i! +e co"$lete 15 lessos i Auarter 1 ad you
oly co"$lete 3 o! the 0ractice lessos( the your score +ill be a
3C15 i Sa$$hire)
Additioal assig"ets icludig( but ot li"ited to >
o :&it tic#ets
o -$e :ded 'uestios gi%e at the ed o! a uit
o *eacher created assig"ets
CLASS E3PECTATIONS>
Studets +ill AC*7E:,F $artici$ate i daily li%e sessios)
o Studets should also be $artici$atig i class usig the "eas that the teacher
has re'uired. +hiteboard tools( chat( brea#out roo"s( etc)
Studets +ill co"$lete daily assig"ets ad -,S lessos by due date)
Studets +ill chec# 2-"ail at least t+ice a day)
Studets +ill cotact the teacher +he co"$letig late +or#)
Studets are as#ed to try their best e%ery day( o "atter +hat)
7! you ha%e ay 'uestios about your child8s $rogress i the class or other
cocers( $lease 2-"ail "e or call "e at 215-964-6786