Foundational Math VI
Enrollment and Placement
To help ensure that students enroll in the correct course levels, Scholé Academy requires many students to complete placement evaluations. Placement evaluations are only provided to students after the corresponding course registration has been completed. A placement assessment will be required in the following situations:
- if the student falls outside of the stated age/grade range for the class.
- if the student needs to demonstrate a certain level of skill and proficiency for the course.
- if the student has completed prerequisite requirements somewhere other than Scholé Academy (e.g., at home or with another school). In this case, our instructors will need to verify that the student has adequately fulfilled the prerequisite requirements.
- if a placement assessment has been recommended by a Scholé Academy instructor.
First, read the available course descriptions, noting prerequisites, target grades, and course objectives. If you think your student is prepared for the course, go ahead and register. After registration, a placement assessment may be provided to students, depending on the course and the student’s previous enrollment with Scholé Academy. Parents are encouraged to connect with the Scholé Academy Principal and/or with the course instructor to make the best enrollment decision for their student.
Registration is not finalized until the student’s placement assessment has been returned by the course instructor with placement confirmation.
There is a $75 deposit built into the cost of each course.
- Withdrawals requested before May 1 are granted a full refund, including the full $75 deposit.
- On May 1 and before July 31 withdrawals are granted a full tuition refund less the $75 deposit.
- On August 1 and before the drop/add deadline, withdrawals are granted a ½ tuition refund
View our full assessment policies and enrollment and withdrawal policies in the Student-Parent Handbook.
Math Placement Process
For registered students, please anticipate contact regarding placement evaluations from instructors by May 15th and throughout the summer. Students must be registered in a math course to receive a placement assessment. Math classes have a detailed and specific placement process.
Read more about the math placement process here.
Watch the math placement process video with our department chair, Dr. Fransell Riley, here.
- Description
- Scholarship Skills and Prerequisites
- Course Texts
- About the Instructors
- Technical Requirements
Young mathematics students will develop and solidify their understanding of place value; learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers; gain fluency with their math facts for these four operations; and learn about different ways and places in which mathematics can be used (e.g., basic fractions, money, time, etc.).
Around 5th or 6th grade (at ages approximately 10-12), students will be ready to explore more complex concepts and skills of arithmetic and tackle problem-solving at a higher level. This course will guide students through a variety of topics, including:
- multiplying and dividing larger whole numbers;
- adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals;
- expressing data with different types of tables and graphs;
- identifying and solving measurements of angles, shapes, and solid figures;
- beginning to learn about percentages, ratios, and algebraic expressions.
This course is designed for students who have mastered the foundations of arithmetic and are ready to continue their studies into deeper mathematical understanding. Students entering this class should demonstrate a solid foundation of place value concepts, fluency of the mathematical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with 2- and 3- digit numbers, and have been introduced to basic concepts of fractions, money, time, and geometry.
Goals for students enrolled in this course are that they will grow in the love of the orderly beauty of math, come to appreciate how mathematics expresses God’s created world around us, and gain understanding and confidence in the mathematical foundations they will carry forward on their path of learning.
Syllabus (Sections 1 and 2)
Required Textbook: REVEAL Math Course 1
Required Course Materials:
• Textbook TBD
• Three-ring Binder
• Loose-leaf Filler Notebook Paper
• Loose-leaf Filler Graph Paper
• 5 Divider Tabs
• Sharpened Pencils, Erasers, Highlighter, Basic Set Colored Pencils/Crayons
• Ruler with Customary and Metric Markings
• Protractor
• Personal Size Dry-erase Board with Markers
• Additional materials and/or manipulatives may be requested prior to a particular class session
* Required materials not included with course purchase.
Joelle Riethmiller believes true education impacts the body, mind, and soul of an individual through all subject areas and promotes personal and virtuous growth through life-long learning. Mrs. Riethmiller received a BS in Mathematics-Mathematics Secondary Education from Grove City College (1999). While teaching seventh and eighth grade mathematics in public school, she earned a M-ED in Curriculum and Instruction from Gannon University (2002). Mrs. Riethmiller chose to step away from the classroom in 2003 to focus her attention on her young and growing family. In 2007, she embarked on the home education journey with two of her three children. Continuing that journey, she is still experiencing the humbling beauty and depth of true and real life-long learning.
She believes her 20 years of sacramental marriage, parenting and home educating her now four children, and her personal faith journey have cultivated a desire to seek truth, beauty, and goodness in all aspects of life.
Mrs. Riethmiller strives to ignite a love for learning and desire for virtue in her students that ex-tends beyond the study of mathematics. She is thrilled to participate in the Scholè Academy mission to cultivate student learning that endures. She and her husband, Brad, find joy in forging their family culture in their Catholic faith and in the classical Christian tradition, participating in their church community, their children’s school community, The Academy of Classical Christian Studies in Oklahoma City, and delighting in weekend family outings. jriethmiller.scholeacademy@gmail.com
Computer: You will need a stable, reliable computer, running with a processor with a speed of 1 GHz or better on one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X with Mac OS 10.7 or later; Windows 8, 7, Vista (with SP1 or later), or XP (with SP3 or later). We do not recommend using an iPad or other tablet for joining classes. An inexpensive laptop or netbook would be much better solutions, as they enable you to plug an Ethernet cable directly into your computer. Please note that Chromebooks are allowed but not preferred, as they do not support certain features of the Zoom video conference software such as breakout sessions and annotation, which may be used by our teachers for class activities.
High-Speed Internet Connection: You will also need access to high-speed Internet, preferably accessible via Ethernet cable right into your computer. Using Wi-Fi may work, but will not guarantee you the optimal use of your bandwidth. The faster your Internet, the better. We recommend using a connection with a download/upload speed of 5/1 Mbps or better. You can test your Internet connection here.
Webcam: You may use an external webcam or one that is built in to the computer. Webcam Recommendations: Good (PC only) | Best (Mac and PC)
Headset: We recommend using a headset rather than a built-in microphone and speakers. Using a headset reduces the level of background noise heard by the entire class. Headset Recommendations: USB | 3.5mm
Zoom: We use a web conferencing software called Zoom for our classes, which enables students and teachers to gather from around the globe face to face in real time. Zoom is free to download and easy to use.
To download Zoom:
- Visit zoom.us/download.
- Click to download the first option listed, Zoom Client for Meetings.
- Open and run the installer on your computer.
- In August, students will be provided with instructions and a link for joining their particular class.
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This registration will be finalized when the student's placement assessment has been returned by the course instructor with placement confirmation.