Welcome, Pre-Algebra students and parents!

Syllabus: The syllabus for the course is available at: http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/QSyllabi.html.  Note that there is a different syllabus for each semester.  

Pacing Guide: A suggested pacing guide is available at: http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/QPacingGuides.html.  Note that there is a different pacing guide for each semester.  

Math Help/Tutoring:  Math help is available at Mt. Everest at certain times.  These math help/tutoring times are NOT intended for instruction of new material.  Students are expected to have worked and studied at home, and they come to school for tutoring about concepts or procedures which they can not understand or with which their parents are unable to help.  The details concerning math help/tutoring at Mt. Everest can be found at http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/MathHelpTutoringHandout.pdf.

Monthly work: Important notes about the monthly math work:

• For best results when doing monthly work, read and follow http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/QMonthlyMathProgramGuidelines.pdf.  That covers more than just the monthly work, but the monthly work is only part of the monthly math program.
  
• Make sure that you complete all the work in the required exercises list from the math teacher (the yellow paper, which is also your cover sheet).  You receive that yellow paper each month when you take the test for the month before.  Copies are also available in room 3 and the front office.  Also, the monthly required work will be posted each month at this link: Required Monthly Math Work. 
  
• Remember to always show your work (show exactly how you arrived at the answer).
• For turning the work in:
  
• Use the yellow cover sheet/required work list, and follow the directions on the paper.
  
• Make sure you turn in this work on time. 
  
• Turn it in to your program instructor/supervising teacher, NOT the math teacher.
• Read "Important Math Dates" for when to turn in the monthly math work.

Month	Assignment (Chapters and Sections)
1. Sept.	Ch. 1, sections 1 through 10, Ch. 2, sections 1 through 5, and review basic skills. Required Math Work   Handout:   Order of Operations Handout:   Absolute Value Handout:   Adding and Subtracting Integers Handout:   Properties of Numbers
2. Oct.	Ch. 2, sections 6 through 10, Ch. 3, sections 1 through 7, and review from month 1. Required Math Work   Handout:  Decimal Operations, for Reference
3. Nov.	Chapter 4, sections 1 through 9,  and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout:  GCF and LCM
4. Dec.	Ch. 5, sections 1 through 9, Ch. 6, sections 1 through 4, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Note: These handouts are in .jpg format (pictures). Handout:  Ratio, Unit Rate Handout:  Rate Conversions Handout:  Proportions
5. Jan.	Ch. 6, sections 5 through 10, Ch. 7, sections 1 and 2, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout:  Percents, Fractions, Decimals     Handout:  Fractions in Mult-Step Equations    Handout:  Month 5 Section-by-Section Notes/Hints (from 08-09)
	END FIRST SEMESTER  (February 5, 2010) BEGIN SECOND SEMESTER  (February 8, 2010)
6. Feb	Sections TBD, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout:  Slope    Handout:  Graphing Linear Equations   Handout:  Trend Line Equation Steps     Handout:  Graphing  Systems of Equations and Systems of Inequalities
7. Mar.	Sections TBD, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout:  Geometry Vocab list (blank, for student to fill in)   Handout:  Month 7 Section-by-Section Notes/Hints (from 08-09)
8. Apr.	Sections TBD, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout:  Some Geometry Formulas
9. May	Sections TBD, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout:  Box and Whisker Plot     Handout:  Month 9 Section-by-Section Notes  (from 08-09)
10. June	Sections TBD, and review from prior months. Also, students must take the district End-of-Course Exam (not take home; date TBD). Required Math Work
11. June        (6/8-6/15)	Review. Required Math Work