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Megan McGregor
Room O-202
Agenda
 About McG
 Class Expectations
 Basic Materials
 Using teams
 How can you help
 CPM Website
 Tutorial time
 Important Dates
 Test Re-take
 Student Lead conferences
 Contacting me
Ms. Megan McGregor
About ME
MY Goals In the Classroom
 I enjoy working with
 Understand Math
your students
CONCEPTS – build
thinkers
 I enjoy watching them
understand and apply
 Set a goal for the
their knowledge
year: Everyone
passes my class
 I believe that ALL
students can pass my
 “It takes two…”
class
 I work and they work
Basic Materials & Expectations
 Books stay at home. We have class sets.
 How the books work
 Graph paper, pencils, dry erase marker
 A positive attitude
 Be on time! The tardy policy.
 HW Assignment Sheet
 When do you get this?
Using teams in the Classroom:
 Students now have multiple resources with the
teacher as the ultimate resource.
 About 38+ students in each class…
 FIND/SEEK the answer, ASK A PARTNER
 Teacher can give more individualized
instruction to groups and students.
 If students have to explain their understanding
they definitely know it.
 For their future: many jobs required colleagues
to collaborate and work together.
By William Glasser
What Can You Do To Help?
 Ask your child to show you his/her agenda (planner).
HW SHEET ON TEACHER WEB SITE
 Read through the problem with them and discuss the
main points of the problem. Ask questions.
 Don’t understand what the problem is asking them to do.
 Encourage your child to see me during the first half of
lunch (Advisory)
 Utilize the online resources.
 CPM Webpage
 Teacher Webpage
Resources
math.com: Geometry
Mathisfun.com
CPM website:
www.cpm.org
Test Re-take Policy
My student didn’t perform very well on a test.
What can he/she do?
Come to the re-test day!
Friday or Saturday Morning (TBA)
A specified time, date, and location will be
announced in regards to the next Retest
day.
WILL BE POSTED ON TEACHER WEBSITE.
Student Led Conferences
This is a great way to see the work your child
has accomplished in math and a chance for
them to take on the role of teacher!
Date: Nov. 16 or 17
Dates will be announced on the website
and an invitation will be sent home
with your student.
Contacting me is easy!
 By phone (562) 698-8121 ext. 6076.
 Please call between the hours of
7 – 7:45am or 3 – 4pm
 By e-mail (preferred)
megan.mcgregor@wuhsd.k12.ca.us