COURSE SYLLABUS – ALGEBRA 2

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mrs. Rajpurkar and I will be your child’s Math teacher for this school year. I am excited about teaching your child and look forward to working with you to ensure your child’s success in my class.

In this class, students will develop insights into mathematical structures and abstraction and learn to think symbolically. Students will use tabular, symbolic, graphic and verbal representations to analyze and understand patterns involving quadratic functions as well as conic sections.

Making this year successful will require a team effort, in which your child, you and I are the members of the team. You may expect me to clearly communicate goals and be available to answer questions, provide timely feedback, provide instruction, guidance and support to help students reach the goals. I expect students to come prepared to the class, show respect to all people, actively participate in classroom activities, and follow all school rules.  You can contribute to their success in school by helping your child manage his/her time, allowing them to take lead in his/her learning and encourage good classroom behavior.

You may contact me at any time during school hours: (714)569-6300.

Web page : SAUSD>Saddleback>Teachers>Rajpurkar Anagha

Email : anagha.rajpurkar@sausd.us/anagha.rajpurkar@sausdlearns.net

 Sincerely,

Mrs. Rajpurkar

 ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS

Suggested Materials

Notebook or Ruled Paper (College or Wide)

Graph paper

#2 Pencils

Calculator (Scientific preferred)

Materials for special projects (will be specified in class as needed).

Ruler 

Class assignments

Students are required to take notes and participate in the class every day. 

Students will work in teams to consolidate their understanding and learn from each other.

Class assignments will consist of –

Warm up problems

Practice problems

Quizzes and tests

Reading/Writing prompts for content

Projects/Research 

Grading

The report card will include two grades: a cumulative academic grade and a citizenship grade.

Students earning a D/F are expected to avail of tutoring as recommended by the teacher.

Missed Work

Students returning from an absence need to request missed assignments and will get the same number of days to complete the assignment as the rest of the class.

Students must make an appointment to take missed quizzes/tests on the day they return to class. Students are responsible for obtaining notes from their teammates or accessing the recorded lesson.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS

Classroom Behavior

               Demonstrate respect for self, others and the classroom.

               Only one person talks at a time. Raise hand to participate and do so when recognized.

               Come to class on time and prepared to learn and with all materials.

               Try your best and be willing to ask for help.

               Comply with all guidelines set forth in the Student handbook.