Welcome! This is my 8th year of teaching, my 7th here at Karcher Middle School. I teach 8th grade math in the Silver House. My wife's name is Jennifer Jones and she is a Kindergarten teacher in Racine. I coach a number of sports here in Burlington including, girls JV volleyball, 8th grade boys basketball, 8th grade girls volleyball and 7th and 8th grade track. I also help run our Friday Night Live events and help run the School Store. If you ever have any questions feel free to email or call me. I typically can respond to emails much faster than a phone call, but I will of course return all calls. If you want to check out the math program online, feel free to visit the following website. It does have parent and student help areas. This might be something useful to you as you try to help your son or daughter. http://www.phschool.com/cmp2/
Helpful Hints to be successful:
-Come to class everyday
-Bring ALL of your materials ALL the time
-Take notes
-Participate
-Study and do your homework My Grading Scale and Philosophy 90%-100% - A
80%-89% - B
70%-79% - C
60%-69% - D
59% and below is an F My belief is that if any student is putting forth their best effort and doing everything in their power to get a better grade, they do not deserve anything less than a C. That being said, the expectation is that all homework is turned in on time, quizzes and tests are corrected and notes are being taken during class. If all of this is done, I believe that students can and will succeed. One other thing that should be noted is that if students are not happy with a particular grade on a test or quiz, they do have the opportunity to make corrections and then receive 1/2 of the credit back for each problem they properly correct. Class Schedule: Advisory: 7:20-7:40
1st hour: 7:42-8:31
2nd hour: 8:33-9:19
3rd hour: 9:21-10:07
4th hour: 10:10-10:50 Team time (best time to get a hold of all the Silver House teachers at once.)
5th hour/6th hour: Prep time and Lunch Duty
7th hour: 12:50-1:36
8th hour: 1:38-2:25 | 
