Mr. Mathis 7M Texas History
Johnston Middle School
August 24 th 2015
Dear Parents:
My. Name is Mr. Mathis and I would like to welcome your child to 7 th Grade Texas History! I’m excited about the opportunity to get to know you, as well as you child, and I’m looking forward to a happy and productive school year.
This year we will focus on the following curriculum areas:
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Primary and Secondary Sources
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Texas Geography
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Native Americans
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Early Explorers
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Texas Pioneers/Cattle Ranching
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Texas Revolution
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Government
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20 th Century Texas
Please have your child bring the following supplies by Wed./Thurs., August 26 th & 27 th .
Please note that all of the supplies mentioned below will be brought to class each day.
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One Subject Spiral College Ruled Notebook with pockets (100 Sheets) – 11in.x9in.
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One Folder with pockets
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#2 or Mechanical Pencils
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Blue or Black, & a Red grading pen
The following are my classroom policies:
Homework & Late Work
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All homework assignments are due at the beginning of the next class period unless otherwise specified.
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Failure to turn in homework by the next class period will result in an assigned after school detention where the student will make up their assignment. Late work will receive a maximum grade of a 70.
Make Up Work (Excused Absence)
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Students will have five school days to make up all assignment missed due to an excused absence. It is the student’s responsibility to check the make-up work binder and sign for the work that they missed if they are absent.
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Any work not made up within the five school days immediately following a student’s absence will receive an assigned after school detention where the student will make up their assignment.

Classroom Expectations
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Take your seat and begin working as soon as you enter my classroom.
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Raise your hand with the appropriate signal to speak and/or to leave your seat.
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Bring all materials to class every day.
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No talking while I am talking. (This is something I take extremely seriously)
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Respect your teacher and classmates at all times.
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“Students, I will not hesitate to contact parents regarding your discipline.”
Consequences
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Verbal Warning
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Seat Change & Reflection Time Out assignment (Will be sent home and returned signed by parent)
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Email or phone Call to parent
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Detention 1 HOUR after school.
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Team Parent Conference
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Discipline Referral to student’s house principal
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Severe disruptions will result in an immediate referral to a student’s house principal.
Grading Policy
My grading policy is as follows:
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Classwork 35%
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Homework 10%
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Quizzes 20%
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Test/Performance Assessments 35%
*Students will be given a grade sheet to keep track of their grades.
**Parents are encouraged to sign up for GradeSpeed & enable grade triggers on their mobile phone.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me by email. I will do my best to respond within
48hours. I also welcome appointments with our entire House 7M Team. You can contact me at smathis1@hosutonisd.org
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Let’s work together to make this the best year ever!
Mr. Mathis
Room: 213