IB Pre-Calculus

2012 – 2013

Ms. Bandfield’sPolicies and Procedures

Rm. 1C03

Contact Information: If you or your parents need to reach me…

School Phone: 833-3614 – leave a message

email:

webpage:

Grades:

  1. Your semester grade =
  2. Your Quarter Grade is calculated as follows:
  3. Tests 70%

All tests are comprehensive so you can expect to see problems from any previous chapter on a test. Tests will be graded and returned within a week.

  • Quizzes 15%

Quizzes will be given with or without notice

  • Homework 15%

In most cases, homeworkis due the day after it is assigned at the beginning of class. Students may not go to their lockers to get their forgotten homework. Homework is graded on effort and organization and accuracy. Parents will be notified when your homework is consistently not completed.

Nine Weeks Test:At the end of the 1stquarter and the 3rdquarter, a cumulative exam will be given.

  1. You can check your grades on Gradebook. I will update grades weekly.

Make Up Proceedure

Being in class is important to your success! However if you cannot avoid missing a day, you must make up all material. If your absence is unexcused, no credit will be received for the assignments. Please check my website for the assignments.

  • If homework was collected, it is due the day you come back.
  • If homework was given, you have 5 days to complete and turn it in.
  • If you only miss the day before the test (review day), you will be expected to take the test with the class. Any makeup tests will be in a different format than the original test.

All assignments will be posted on my website – please regularly visit my website.

IB Portfolio Tasks

Next year in IB Mathematics SL, students will be required to turn in 2 types of portfolio tasks to IB. One task is on mathematical modeling and one is on mathematical investigation. We will start preparing for these tasks this year – maybe even complete one of them.

Student Responsibilities:

  1. Be nice.
  2. Be on time.
  3. Be prepared for class daily with the following materials:
  • Textbook - Advanced Math, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin (2003) $50
  • Notebook
  • Pencil
  • Notebook and graph paper
  • Graphing Calculators TI 83 (Plus), TI84,TI N-spire (non CAS) recommended.

Parents

Please keep track of your student’s progress. Their grades can be found online at This webpage has a link to “Information” and then to grades. The username to get on the account is your student’s ID number. The password is the last 4 digits of the student number.