Honors Mini Project

Please see emailed version for exact specs...
Students must create a roadmap of HWY 19 in Chiefland that lists businesses and other landmarks on the intersections (see the example of Archer Rd in Gainesville given).
Project must be done in pen or marker on poster board.
There must be at least 3 cross streets and 10 landmarks on the map.
After drawing the map, students must write a statement to identify 1 of each type pair of landmarks (corresponding, alternate interior, alternate exterior, same side interior, vertical, and adjacent).
Both the map and the statements will be part of the final grade which counts as a quiz grade.
There is some creative flexibility allowed in the exact placement of larger buildings (like Walmart) or buildings that don't sit exactly on a corner. This will make the drawing of the map easier on the end result.

Friday Honors HW

WB p.47-48 #2, 5,6, 9-11, 13, 15-18

Thursday HW

WB p.39 #1-10

Honors Quiz Thursday

There will be a quiz for the Homors class only covering sections 2.1, 2.1, and 2.3. This will be on Thursday 9/27

Monday HW

Regular...p.94 #1-22
Honors...WB p.?? 2-20 even the page is Sect. 2-3 practice

Geo HW from after quiz

P.87 #1-20 "GetReady" ch.2

Honors Wed HW

Geo Wed HW

Tuesday Geo HW

Honors geo Thursday hw

WB p.28?? #16-22 even #29

Geo hw Thursday

WB p.19-20 #2-18 even, #20-27

TESTS MONDAY

There will be a test in BOTH Honors and regular Geometry on Monday 9/17. 
The regular test will cover material including points, lines, planes, segments, angles, and angle pairs. 
The Honors test will cover everything mentioned above as well as Midpoint and Distance formulas. 

Email List for Notes

I have started a sign up list for students who wish to receive a supplementary copy of notes in addition to the notes they take during class.  This will not replace their obligation to take notes on their own; however, some students find it helpful to have the full version of notes available to them.  If a student is interested, they simply need to add their name and email to the list and I will create an email list and email each set of notes as it is finished which may mean it is the following day. 

Wednesday Honors HW

Honors HW for Wednesday
WB p. 27 #2-14 EVEN

Thursday HW

Honors Thursday zHW

Thursday Geometry HW

Wednesday Geometry HW

Hobbies Wednesday HW

Geometry HW Tuesday

Honors HW Tuesday

Monday Honors HW

First week update

This has been a great first week. Students should have brought homean information sheet for parents/guardians to fill out and sign. This form is due back no later than Friday. Students have also been issued textbooks and are working on a pretest. I know that sometimes the knowledge banks meted a little dusting off, so that is something we will work together on. There have been 2 additional HW assignments (get to know you assignments) and those will be posted on Skyward as soon as possible.

Honors HW

Welcome Back!

June, July....wow!  August is here already?!?!  That means heading back to school and lots of learning and another challenging year to prepare our students for life after high school.  If you don't already know me, you'll find that I often deliver my messages maybe less eloquently than others, but most people can relate to me.  If I can offer one piece of advice to parents (and being a parent myself, I feel qualified to do this), BE INVOLVED in your child's schooling.  I fully understand that for some people there comes a point where the "help" that you may be able to offer on homework, might not actually qualify as help anymore.  That doesn't matter.  If you are simply interested and keep up to date on your child's grades by keeping in touch with their teachers, and at least checking to see if homework is DONE, as a teacher...I promise that will make a world of difference.  I'm looking forward to this year and hopefully it will turn out to be a smooth year because I don't know too many people who like bumps in the road.  Look for more updates coming real soon.

Mrs. I

P.S. If you don't already have your student's Skyward information, be sure to get it from the front office. 

4th Quarter Updates

Financial Algebra
All students should be working diligently on a ABC Book project for their final exam.  We have approximately 5 in class work days but some work will have to be completed at home in order for this project to be completed successfully.  Remember that exams count as 20% of a students final grade and several students have reached 10 absences and MUST pass the exam to earn credit. 

We are working on a fun final unit related to couponing.  It involves several of the skills we studied this year including budgeting, planning, and making choices.  This hopefully will prove to be an excellent useful skill for students to apply as they venture out on their own after graduation. 

Geometry
We have made it past the End of Course Test after some grueling and exhaustive review.  Please remember that this test counts for 30% of students' final grade and if a student has met 10 or more absences, then they must pass that test (on the scaled score) to earn credit. 

For the remainder of the 4th quarter, we will be working IN CLASS on an ABC book.  I will be setting weekly targets for the students to keep them on track.  If they are not meeting the weekly targets in class, then it is their responsibility to catch up at home.  The requirements for the book are listed below and each student received a copy of these requirements today in class.  The final product will count for 3 test grades and each day in class will count for an assignment grade. 

 “My Little Math-a-bet Book” Final: May 30, 2012

Final product counts as 3 test grades with intermittent checks during class time.

You will be creating a children’s style alphabet book using only Geometry related words that we have covered this year in class.  You will create one full-sized, computer page for each letter (excluding up to 6 letters).  These should be one sided only.

Guidelines for alphabet page:  Each page should include ONLY 1 letter/1 topic.  (i.e. A is Angle Bisector, B is for Biconditional Statement ).  Each page should include: 

1.       The word in bold/color/bubble/scrapbook letters (not just written in pen/pencil/marker).

2.       An example that defines/illustrates the word in its true context.

3.       Each page should be done in full color.

4.       You must have at least 5 topics that you can show some sort of calculations in your example.  (Think of an Angle Bisector problem with algebraic expressions and having to solve for x, etc. )

Once you have each page of you Math-a-bet book completed, create a cover for your “book” and either staple the book together or put into a report cover to be submitted for a final grade.  Please do not submit your book in a binder, as these take up a lot of space that I do not have available to me. 

You will start with 100 points.  If you are missing any of the “calculations” pages, you will have 6 points deducted per page missing.  If you are missing a letter (minus the 6 you are allowed to omit), you will lose 4 points per page missing.  If your pages are not complete (missing color, no example, or word not illustrated) you will lose 2-5 points depending on the completeness of the page.   The cover of your book is worth the final 10 points, it will be graded on the same guidelines as each individual page.

You MAY use crafting supplies like scrapbooking letters, cutouts, stickers, “ransom letters” etc to help give your pages the extra “oomph” needed for a perfect 100 if your artistic skills are not up to par. 

The topics you choose should be appropriate levels for the class also.  For example, choosing “S is for Square” is fine as long as your example illustrates a high school level understanding of the properties of a square.  “A is for Angle” would need to at LEAST compare the different types of angles.  You should avoid words that are very closely related such as A for Angle, O for Obtuse Angle, R for Right Angle, etc.  You will submit a topic approval list to me by May 4, 2012 so I can approve your words.

All work will be done in class and there is no need to take this home unless you really are taking extra time to pile on the details.  This is be mostly what we do for the entire month of May around the other tests.

Have fun with your Math-a-bet Book and good luck!  You must have your book submitted to me NO LATER THAN the end of your period on May 30, 2012.  This deadline is set in stone.  If you return the grade sheet with your book, you will receive 5 extra credit points for a total of 105.

Amnesty Day

Amnesty Day was today, please make sure your student completes their missing work so that they can receive partial credit for it.

Monday geometry hw

Geometry test thursday

Geometry Extra credit

Geometry Wednesday HW

Finish vocabulary chart for isosceles triangles

FinAlg Monday HW

Geometry HW Monday

Financial Algebra Test Friday

We will be having a test on Friday covering Paying Taxes and the associated tax forms (you will only have to pull information off of the forms, not fill them out yourself). Tomorrow we will review. 

Geometry HW Friday

If you did not get finished with the crossnumber puzzle sheet in class, please finish over the weekend for homework and return on Monday.  We will begin our exam review sessions on Monday in class.