Math » Math Department

Math Department

Welcome to Mesa Middle Math  
If you wish to contact your Math teacher, please use the emails listed below.
 
Math 7 Essential Standards:
  • Apply and extend previous understandings of operations to add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers.
  • Apply and extend previous understandings of rational numbers.
  • Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.
  • Solve problems using linear equations.
  • Solve problems using linear inequalities.
  • Analyze proportional relationships.
  • Solve problems involving angles and circle relationships.
  • Solve real world problems involving percents.
 
Math 7 Essential Standards:
  • Apply and extend previous understandings of operations to add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers.
  • Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.
  • Solve problems using linear inequalities.
  • Analyze proportional relationships.
  • Solve real world problems involving percents.
  • Solve problems involving angles and two-dimensional geometric figures.
  • Solve problems involving three-dimensional geometric figures.
  • Analyze and identify properties of linear relationships.
  • Evaluate and simplify expressions using operations with real numbers and Pythagorean Theorem

 

Math 8 Essential Standards
  • Simplify algebraic expressions
  • Analyze and solve linear equations
  • Identify functions by analyzing graphs, tables, and ordered pairs and translate between forms of relations
  • Analyze linear patterns
  • Analyze, graph and write linear equations  
  • Analyze and evaluate rational numbers
  • Apply basic rules of exponents (in isolation not compounded)
  • Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing measurements in a right triangle.
 
Algebra Essential Standards
  • Analyze and solve linear equations.
  • Recognize and interpret functional relations.
  • Analyze, write and graph linear functions.
  • Solve systems of equations.
  • Use properties of exponents to simplify expressions.
  • Analyze Polynomials
  • Factor Polynomials
  • Analyze and Graph Quadratics
  • Analyze and Evaluate Rational Numbers
  • Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing measurements in a right triangle.
 
Math Information and Policies
When and How to Get Help
Ms. Beekman: Come by at lunch on Th by appt for help.
Ms. Jackson: Parents and students are encouraged to email me with any questions or concerns, as soon as they arise.
Ms. Agius: Students and families can email me to make an appointment to get help!
Mr. Marx: Students and families can email me to make an appointment to get help!
Makeup Work
Ms. Beekman: Late assignments can be turned in up until the end of the unit.
Ms. Jackson: Students will be allowed to turn in late homework assignments, or make up missed assessments up until the end of the unit.
Ms. Agius: Students can turn in late work until that unit's assessment.
Mr. Marx: Students can turn in late work until that unit's assessment.
Grading Policies
Algebra- Grading on this course will be based on two categories. Academic engagement- 25% Learning Proficiency- 75%
Math 8- Grading on this course will be based on two categories. Academic engagement- 30% Learning Proficiency- 70% In both classes, classwork will be selected at random to be graded.
Math 7: Grading in this course will be based on two categories. Assessments 70% and Assignments 30%.
Accelerated Math 7: Grading in this course will be based on two categories: Assessments 70% and Assignments 30%.
Contact Information
7th Grade
 
8th Grade
Ms. Beekman: [email protected]
Ms. Jackson: [email protected]
 
 
Link to Syllabus