Teacher: Sr. Oznur

Phone: (919) 821-1699 ext. 439

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As-Salamu Aleikum Dear Parents of our terrific middle schoolers !

Ramadan Kareem, May Allah accept our fastings!

Welcome to the new school year at Al Iman School. My name is Oznur Hatip and I am the math teacher for 6^th, Math Tech II, Algebra, and Geometry classes. This is my second year in the Al Iman School and I am very excited to meet you and share this year together enlightening our minds in math. It is important that we have a classroom community where everyone can learn and meet their potential. We will work and learn together like a family. Therefore, kindness and respect are very essential to understand others, even if we do not always agree.

Class Rules

1. Be the best Muslim you can be

2. Be respectful

3. Be a good listener

4. Be prompt

5. Be prepared

Expectations

Every day each student is expected to

• have his or her math folder, calculator, pencil, and a  red, or blue pen only for correcting. No gel pens are allowed for correcting or homework.

• do math work in pencil only.

• be in his/her seat when the class starts, with their notebook open doing the day’s five-minute activity, along with his or her homework ready to be corrected, sitting quietly taking notes, and raising his/her hand to participate in the class discussion.

Class Grading Weight

40 % Test/Project

30% Class Work

15% Drills

10% Homework

5% Class Participation/Attendance

How Students are graded

Homework:

• Homework will be assigned Monday – Friday. Yes, that means you will have homework on the weekends.
• Projects will be discussed and assigned at least one month prior to due date.  (One project per quarter)
• I will check all homework at the beginning of the period. All assigned work must be completed, in your folder, and on your desk at the beginning of class.
• I will come by your desk once. If your homework is not on your desk at that time, it will be marked late.

Late Work

• Once I have reviewed the answers, late work will be annotated accordingly.
• I will accept late assignments on projects up to five days after the due date. Students lose a letter grade for each day the assignment is late.
• Students will not be allowed to turn in bulk work at the end of the term.

Work must be shown and homework is to be done in pencil. Failure to do so will result in me asking the student to redo the assignment.

Test/Priojects: Tests will be worth 100 points and will be given after we have done the review at the end of the chapter. Parents have to sign them and return them the next day. Each quarter a project will be assigned to groups.

Retests

Students who did not do well on a chapter test have the opportunity to re-take their test.  The student must schedule the time with me at least two days prior to the retake exam.  Test must be signed by the parent before a retake is made available.

NO RE-TEST WILL BE ALLOWED FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE QUARTER.

Quiz: Students will be given four short five to ten point quizzes for each chapter. Quizzes will usually cover the past concepts of the module we are working on during the week.

Attendance and Participation: Each student is expected to quietly enter the room on time with all of their materials. If a student is absent, he/she is responsible for assignments, tests, or quizzes. The responsibility for making up missing work lies solely with the student. Twenty absences, excused or unexcused, from any given class in one academic year may result in the need for the child to repeat the class Unexcused absences will result in disciplinary action as well.

Conclusion

I look forward to working with you during the school year and am excited about the success we can have in the 2010– 2011 school year. If you participate by taking notes, studying, asking questions you will do very good and enjoy learning math. I encourage communication between school and home. Please feel free to contact me by email or phone. You may leave me a message at the school’s main office or email me. I will get back to you in 48 hours.

Working together as a team, we can make this your best year ever!

Developing good study habits

• Create an environment that is conducive to doing homework. Youngsters need a permanent work space in their bedroom or another part of the home that offers privacy.
• Set aside ample time for homework.
• Establish a household rule that the TV set stays off during homework time.
• Supervise computer and internet use.
• Be available to answer questions and offer assistance, but never do a child's homework for her.
• Take steps to help alleviate eye fatigue, neck fatigue and brain fatigue while studying. It may be helpful to close the books for a few minutes, stretch, and take a break periodically when it will not be too disruptive.
• If your child is struggling with a particular subject, and you aren't able to help him or her yourself, a tutor can be a good solution. Talk it over with your child's teacher first.

Study and homework tips provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics

Please keep checking my home page and calendars for the upcoming events and important dates !

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6th GRADE

PRE-ALGEBRA

ALGEBRA

ALGEBRA LINK:

TRANSLATING WORD PROBLEMS INTO EQUATIONS