Thursday, March 18, 2010
new home work policy for grade 9 mathematics students
Dear Grade 9 Parents:
As you know, students receive regular homework in Grade 9. Although this work is not always formally assessed, it is reviewed daily in classes and is meant to give students an opportunity to practice new skills and develop new ones. Unfortunately, I am finding that not all Grade 9 students are taking this opportunity and need some additional incentive to do the work that has been set. After a consultation with our Head of Department and my colleagues in the Maths Department, we have agreed that the following guidelines will be in place for Grade 9 Maths homework until the end of the year.
* Homework will be assigned twice a week. Unclear questions will be discussed in class. I will regularly check to make sure that homework is done and set up consequences for students who are consistently missing work or turning it in late.
* In order to increase students’ responsibility and also analyze students’ readiness to the Grade 10 Mathematics course, three dates will be chosen by the Math department between now and June, to assess homework as a home test.
* H/work will be collected and marked against suitable criteria (mostly Criterion A)
* In order to encourage the students to review material studied in class on another three days between now and June, our Head of Department, Dr. Isakova, will come in and give a surprise quiz. These ³pop quizzes² will allow us to look at student performance so that we can prepare them
Appropriately for grade 10.
I am hopeful that these additional measures will encourage all students to work consistently on building their math skills and to take responsibility for getting homework done in a timely manner. As always, I appreciate your support at home and look forward to hearing from you if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pierre Gravel
Maths Teacher
As you know, students receive regular homework in Grade 9. Although this work is not always formally assessed, it is reviewed daily in classes and is meant to give students an opportunity to practice new skills and develop new ones. Unfortunately, I am finding that not all Grade 9 students are taking this opportunity and need some additional incentive to do the work that has been set. After a consultation with our Head of Department and my colleagues in the Maths Department, we have agreed that the following guidelines will be in place for Grade 9 Maths homework until the end of the year.
* Homework will be assigned twice a week. Unclear questions will be discussed in class. I will regularly check to make sure that homework is done and set up consequences for students who are consistently missing work or turning it in late.
* In order to increase students’ responsibility and also analyze students’ readiness to the Grade 10 Mathematics course, three dates will be chosen by the Math department between now and June, to assess homework as a home test.
* H/work will be collected and marked against suitable criteria (mostly Criterion A)
* In order to encourage the students to review material studied in class on another three days between now and June, our Head of Department, Dr. Isakova, will come in and give a surprise quiz. These ³pop quizzes² will allow us to look at student performance so that we can prepare them
Appropriately for grade 10.
I am hopeful that these additional measures will encourage all students to work consistently on building their math skills and to take responsibility for getting homework done in a timely manner. As always, I appreciate your support at home and look forward to hearing from you if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pierre Gravel
Maths Teacher
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
grade 8 and 9 third quarter journal deadlines
All journals to be returned on Monday March 15, in time for marking before the quarter reports.
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