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Welcome to Team

Barracuda
Meet your Math Teacher
 Name: Mr. Vincent Pienaar
 Nationality: South African
 Experience:
 26 years of teaching experience in Math.
 6 years in the USA

6 Months in the UK as Math Teacher.

6 years - Administrator in South Africa -
Principal of an Elementary School
My Mission Statement

 To instill…

respect

patience

diligence

dedication

and desire for Math
…in my students.
This happens everyday in
Math
 Class routine

· Warm up when you enter the class(5 Minute


Check)
· Check homework from the previous day
· Lesson and writing of Journal
· Class work
· Homework in agenda·
 Week by Week Essentials (due on Fridays)
Your Math Grade consists
of…

 40% - Tests
 30% - Daily Assignments
 10% - Class Starter (5 Minute Check)
 10% - Week by Week Essentials
(Fridays)
 10% - Journal (Every Day during
Lesson Presentation)
Homework
 Homework will be on my
voicemail after 4 pm in the
afternoon.
 Homework will be on my
Website @
http://vincentpienaar.wikispaces.com/
You will also find lesson
plans, videos of lesson and
assignments on Website.
Comments/Notes are
permitted on website.
 Homework, on whiteboard,
should be copied into agenda
every day.
Progress Reports
 Every 2nd Thursday (except 2 weeks before/after
official Progress Reports/Reports cards are due) the
students will receive a Progress Report
(Math only)

 It will be in the student’s agenda.


 Parents/guardians have to sign it and
return it to class on Fridays.
How to hand in
assignments?
 Assignments are to be
turned in on a Daily
Bases.
 Usually a student will
collect the assignments
and put in the
appropriate box.
 Students, individually,
can put their assignments
in the appropriate box if
so desired.
What if I am absent?
 If Parents/Guardians inform
the school of long term
absents the Core Teachers will
leave the homework at the
front office for them to pick up -
Remember website – Math
 Students who are absent
should get the assignment
from the “Extra Assignment
Box” and put the completed
work in the appropriate box
What do I need for Math
Class?
 Students must bring their:
• Agenda,
• 3-Ring notebook,
• Pencils,
• Pens (Red),
• Whiteboard marker and
Eraser …to class every
day.
 The 3-ring binder dividers
are:
• Assignments,
• Warm-Up,
• Week-by-Week Essential.
In General
 All tests must be signed by parent/guardian and student may correct for
half credit. Corrections should always be done on a separate sheet of
loose-leaf paper and show all work.
 Homework is assigned every night and occasionally on weekends
 Students may do corrections on completed assignments that receive a
grade less than 85% for partial credit.
 Up to three (3) late assignments will be accepted each nine (9) weeks
for a maximum grade of 70%. The late assignment is due the next school
day. In emergencies when homework cannot be completed, a note from a
parent/guardian the day the assignment is due, will allow the student to turn
in the assignment one day late for full credit
 Week by Week Essentials are given on Fridays and are due the
following Friday. They are problem solving grade level review questions
for the End of Grade Test that are completed only by the students. (Here is
your chance for extra credit)
 Journals are completed every day during a new lesson. (See Journal
Guidelines for more information.) Journals can be used to help you with the
Warm Up in the beginning of a lesson
Thanks!!

Thanks…
for attending this…
Open House

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