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September 9, 2015Dear Parents and Guardians of Community Partnership Charter School,Welcome back to Community Partnership Charter School! We are your 7th grader’s Mathematics teachers, Mrs. Townsend and Mr. Stutt. We are looking forward to working with you and your child in the upcoming school year. Mrs. Townsend comes to Community Partnership Charter School with one and a half years’ experience teaching Middle School Mathematics and Science. She attended the College of Staten Island, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and her Masters of Science in Adolescence Education-Mathematics. Mr. Stutt comes to us after a long career with Goldman Sachs. He has served as a Trustee and Treasurer of the school since it’s inception, but this year he is thrilled to transition and join this dedicated group of professionals as a faculty member. He has a BS in Finance from the University of Vermont. He lives in Park Slope with his wife and three children.In this letter, please find the units/chapters we will cover and important date windows for tests, quizzes, and projects for the 1st Quarter Marking Period. The 1st Marking Period ends on Friday, November 6, 2015. In the first quarter of the school year your child will be learning the following units/chapters/ standards in Mathematics.The Real Number System: Math in Focus Chapter One7.NS.1 Apply and extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram. a. Describe situations in which opposite quantities combine to make 0. For example, a hydrogen atom has 0 charge because its two constituents are oppositely charged. b. Understand p + q as the number located a distance |q| from p, in the positive or negative direction depending on whether q is positive or negative. Show that a number and its opposite have a sum of 0 (are additive inverses). Interpret sums of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts. c. Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the additive inverse, p – q = p + (–q). Show that the distance between two rational numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, and apply this principle in real-world contexts. d. Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract rational numbers. 7.NS.2 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division and of fractions to multiply and divide rational numbers. a. Understand that multiplication is extended from fractions to rational numbers by requiring that operations continue to satisfy the properties of operations, particularly the distributive property, leading to products such as (–1)(–1) = 1 and the rules for multiplying signed numbers. Interpret products of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts. b. Understand that integers can be divided, provided that the divisor is not zero, and every quotient of integers (with non-zero divisor) is a rational number. If p and q are integers, then –(p/q) = (–p)/q = p/(–q). Interpret quotients of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts. c. Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide rational numbers. d. Convert a rational number to a decimal using long division; know that the decimal form of a rational number terminates in 0s or eventually repeats. Rational Number Operations: Math in Focus Chapter Two7.NS.1 Apply and extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram. a. Describe situations in which opposite quantities combine to make 0. For example, a hydrogen atom has 0 charge because its two constituents are oppositely charged. b. Understand p + q as the number located a distance |q| from p, in the positive or negative direction depending on whether q is positive or negative. Show that a number and its opposite have a sum of 0 (are additive inverses). Interpret sums of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts. c. Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the additive inverse, p – q = p + (–q). Show that the distance between two rational numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, and apply this principle in real-world contexts. d. Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract rational numbers. 7.NS.2 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division and of fractions to multiply and divide rational numbers. a. Understand that multiplication is extended from fractions to rational numbers by requiring that operations continue to satisfy the properties of operations, particularly the distributive property, leading to products such as (–1)(–1) = 1 and the rules for multiplying signed numbers. Interpret products of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts. b. Understand that integers can be divided, provided that the divisor is not zero, and every quotient of integers (with non-zero divisor) is a rational number. If p and q are integers, then –(p/q) = (–p)/q = p/(–q). Interpret quotients of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts. c. Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide rational numbers. d. Convert a rational number to a decimal using long division; know that the decimal form of a rational number terminates in 0s or eventually repeats. 7.NS.3 Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers. The following are the testing windows for tests and quizzes for the 1st quarter marking period. You will be notified of any changes and dates can be verified on our class website. Please make sure your child is reviewing his/her notes on a daily basis in addition to completing homework. You must sign and return each quiz and assessment your child receives.31299158890TestsChapter 1 Test: week of October 2, 2015Chapter 2 Test: week of November 6, 201500TestsChapter 1 Test: week of October 2, 2015Chapter 2 Test: week of November 6, 2015026670QuizzesQuiz #1: week of September 22, 2015Quiz #2: week of October 20, 2015Quiz #3: week of October 26, 2015Quiz #4: week of November 4, 201500QuizzesQuiz #1: week of September 22, 2015Quiz #2: week of October 20, 2015Quiz #3: week of October 26, 2015Quiz #4: week of November 4, 2015 Your child will be assigned his or her 1st quarter marking period projects during the weeks of October 1, 2015 and October 26, 2015. The projects will be related to the Number System. You will be notified of the details of the projects once they are assigned and any changes or due dates can be verified on our class website. If a project is submitted late, it will lose 20 percentage points per day.We have created a website for you and your child to access at home. The website includes all homework assignments for Math; important dates to remember provided under the calendar; and resources for Math. The website can be accessed using the following web browser: following websites are online resources your child can utilize to practice and review skills and topics he or she is learning in class:The following categories will be utilized to arrive at your child’s grade:? Tests: 60% ? Homework: 10% ? Projects: 10% ? Quizzes: 10%? Class Participation: 10%If you have any questions or concerns or need to speak with us, please feel free to contact the school at (718) 636 - 3904 or email us at ttownsend@ or dstutt@. Thank you for your time and attention to these matters and we look forward to meeting you soon.Sincerely,Mrs. Townsend and Mr. Stutt ................
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