Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Welcome Cougars!!!




Mrs. Himmel

Room 915
6th Grade Regular Mathematics 2019-2020
Math Website:  himmelsclass@blogspot.com

CLASSROOM RULES
Be in your seat and prepared for class when the bell rings.
Respect your peers, your classroom, and your teacher as you would want to be treated.
Follow all directions.
No gum, food, or candy in class. 
Handle class computers with care.  Classroom computers are an investment that you want to last. Respect your computer.

Classroom Policies
1.       Students must be in their seats when the bell rings ready to begin their work.
2.       Students must come to class prepared with all the necessary materials.
3.       Cell phones and other electronic devices not used for instructional use must be returned off and stored away.  They will be confiscated if brought out during class.
4.       EFFORT is required on a daily basis.
      
NOTES
·         Please bring math notebook, math binder, pencil, red pen and dry erase marker to class everyday.
·         Please keep all papers that are returned in your math binder/folder until the end of each quarter.
·         Please REDO all red X’s daily on homework and following tests and quizzes.
·         It is your responsibility to complete and check makeup work when you are absent.  You have 2 days from when you return to makeup the work or else it becomes a Z in pinnacle.
·         Please ask questions when you don’t understand something.




Do you need HOMEWORK HELP?
             You can attend Wednesday morning peer tutoring from 8:15-8:55 in Media Center weekly.  (Ask teacher for form)
Do you need extra practice with the textbook Units/Modules?
  You can access THE PERSONAL MATH TRAINER and the MATH ON THE SPOT on the online textbook trough my.hrw.com.  Find the icons on the textbook pages, click on it to practice questions and get immediate feedback with correct answers.
  To log into http://my.hrw.com/ to access textbook and online resources
                       Username = 10 digit student ID number
                        Password = (student birthdate) mmddyyyy
  Go to my website to find out what the weekly assignments are.  www.himmelsclass@blogspot.com
OneNote/Office 365 (http://login.microsoftonline.com) to access student email:
Username = 10 digit students ID number@my.browardschools.com
Password =  (student birthday)  PMM/DD/YYYY
  To log onto USA Test Prep (www.usatestprep.com/home) for extra practice for the FSA.
Account ID:  tequesta44
Username:  Student #
Password:  MMDDYYYY
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PARENTS

Do you want to check on your child’s progress in class?
§  Username: 10 digit student ID number@my.browardschools.com
§  Password = (student birthdate) PMM/DD/YYYY
Where to check on daily homework assignments:
v  Child’s agenda

OTHER IMPORTANT WEBSITES

o   http://www.ixl.com – individualized student practice (20 free questions a day per computer)
o   http://www.khanacademy.org/ - (My personal favorite.) a learning resource that offers practice exercises and instructional VIDEOS.
o   https://www.thatquiz.org/  - Sometimes used in class to practice multiplication or other math concepts.
o   https://www.browardschools.com/tequestatrace - Our awesome school website.







TequestA Trace Middle
Bell Schedule
First Bell   -  9:05
1st Period  -   9:10 -10:05
2nd Period  -  10:09 -11:02
LUNCH A-   11:06 -11:38
3rd Period  -   11:40 -12:40
4th Period  -   12:44 -1:44
5th Period  -   1:48 -2:42
6th Period  - 2:46 -3:40