Dear Parent, August 2011
Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! I am very excited to be working with your child. My name is Annie Enzbigilis and this is my fifth year as the Lakeview 7th grade math teacher. I am a former student of Center Cass School District 66 and Downers Grove South. After I graduated high school I studied at the University of Iowa and earned my bachelor degree in mathematics. I still love to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes play football every fall! I recently earned my masters degree in curriculum and instruction from National Louis University. It is wonderful to be back at Lakeview and to once again be a Spartan.
I believe that this will be a very exciting and successful year for all of us. The key to this success is working together to ensure that your child has an excellent year. You can expect an email when test grades and/or effort in my class have gone above and beyond expectations. I am sure I will be in contact with all of you often!
In order to provide a positive learning environment for all students I do hold the expectation that all students will follow the rules in the student handbook. I also insist on creating a community of respect in my classroom. Any student who does not follow these rules may receive a warning, a change in seating, a detention, parental notification, and/or a referral to the office.
The grades in math are earned by the following items:
Homework: Homework will be given practically every night. Homework is needed to let the students practice the skills that they have learned. Since the students are just learning the concept 3 points will be given for completion, not for accuracy. All review homework will be graded for accuracy and the students will be notified of this when the assignment is given. Students must show their work for all assignments. All homework from a chapter must be turned in by the test day.
Quizzes/Tests: Quizzes will be given three to four times during a chapter with at least two days notice. The quizzes will be graded and handed back in a timely manner so that they may be used as a study guide for the test. Tests are given at the end of each chapter, usually about every three weeks. Each quiz and test is graded on a point system.
Projects: 7th grade is a year for fun projects such as the scale drawing and the college cost projection project. The students will be given a grading rubric when assigned the project.
It is the responsibility of the student to make up any work missed by an absence. Band students must tell me at the beginning of class when they have to leave for a lesson. The student must also notify the band director when there is a test of quiz.
I have created a blog to keep the parents and students informed throughout the school year. I plan to update it weekly. The web address is enzbigilis.blogspot.com. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at aenzbigilis@ccsd66.org or call me at Lakeview, 783-5008.
Please go over this letter with your child. This is going to be a great year and I am looking forward to working with your child!
Sincerely,
Miss Enzbigilis
