Hello Scholars and Families,

My name is Alex Tharinger and I am the project manager for 6th grade Math courses at the ASK Academy. This is my 6th year with the academy and 11th year teaching overall. I was born and raised in Rio Rancho and graduated from RRHS in 2007. I am married and have two young sons. My wife is the STEAM lab teacher at Joe Harris Elementary. I am passionate about everything involving sports and have recently taken up the game of golf again. I look forward to working with all of you throughout this school year.

-Alex Tharinger

SYLLABUS

COURSE TITLE: 6th Grade Math   

PROJECT MANAGER: Alex Tharinger

PHONE:  505-891-0757 x  602          

EMAIL: [email protected] 

CLASS EXPECTATIONS: Scholars are expected to do their best to keep up with all assigned work. Math is a course subject where one concept builds on top of prior concepts so consistent effort is required to have success. To keep up with this pace there is not ample time for review with the exception at the end of each semester in preparation for final exams. Scholars are expected to enter class each day ready to work for the entire class period and will follow all classroom procedures and rules accordingly.   

STANDARDS:  This course is aligned with the New Mexico Public Education Standards. 

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION: 

Quarter Grades: Assessment/Project: 60%        Practice: 40%

Semester Grades - Scholar’s semester grades will be calculated as follows:

Quarter 1 – 40%      Quarter 2 – 40%      Semester Final – 20%

Quarter 3 - 40% Quarter 4- 40% Semester Final - 20%

 GRADING SCALE:   The grading scale will follow the ASK Academy standards:

A+ = 96-100 % 

A = 90-95 %

B = 80-89 %

C = 70-79 %

N/C(No credit) = Below 70 %

HOMEWORK POLICY: Scholars will be expected to complete all homework assignments on time to the best of their ability in order to keep up with the pacing of the class.  Homework will be assigned through google classroom but will be completed in a small variety of methods (ALEKS, Google Forms/Slides). Accounts for ALEKS will be given to scholars in the first weeks of school. All homework assignments will be assigned and completed digitally so please make Mr. Tharinger aware if you have complications with devices or accessing the internet at home.

LATE WORK POLICY: Scholars are expected to complete all assignments by the required due date. It is understandable that as scholars adjust to the expectations of middle school this can be difficult though. A majority of assignments will have time to be completed during class time and scholars should use this time to work diligently to avoid having to finish assignments outside of class. If a due date cannot be met the scholar should communicate with the project manager to discuss options available to get the assignment completed. A reduction in points given may be necessary to emphasize the importance of turning in assignments on time. 

ABSENCES:  Absences that are known ahead of time should be communicated with Mr. Tharinger in advance to minimize loss of learning time. Unexpected absences will be dealt with on an individual basis and the expectation is to make up missed assignments during one of the support sessions in the afternoon or on Fridays. 

PROJECT EXPECTATIONS: Projects in pre-algebra will be assigned in both individual and group formats. When working with a group the expectation is that the scholar will contribute to the best of their ability and be available to work when the group requests.