What's Going On? September 30th through October 4th

Happy Homecoming Week!

If you are interested in participating in our spirit week, here is a list of the themes:

Wrapping Up Unit 2: Logic and Reasoning

This week, we will be wrapping up our second unit of the year.  We will spend the first class periods

of the week focused on an introduction to Geometric proof.  During class on Tuesday, students will participate in "tutorials", where they will work together to solve problems that have caused confusion.  Hopefully, this will help clear up any misconceptions related to introductory geometric proofs.  We will spend Wednesday's class reviewing and will complete our second summative assessment during class on Thursday.

What's Going On? September 23rd through September 27th

Unit 2: Reasoning and Proof

This week, we will begin our second unit of the year on reasoning an proof.  We will start off the
week discussing conditional statements.  Students will practice writing several statements including the converse, inverse, and contrapositive.  Understanding these statements will help students decode future theorems and definitions of geometric properties.  Additionally this week, students will learn the basics of creating a formal argument and will be introduced to a two-column proof and indirect proof.  Students should expect to see a couple of formative assessments throughout the week so we can check our level of understanding.

What's Going On? September 16th through September 20th

Wrapping Up Unit 1: Basics of Geometry

This week, we will be finishing up our first unit of the year on the basics of Geometry.  That means
that students will complete a summative assessment (test) at the end of the week.  We will begin the week by diving into our last two topics: Classifying Polygons and Connecting Geometry with the Coordinate Plane.  During class on Monday, we will talk about how we can classify polygons based on the number of sides, the properties of their sides and/or their angle properties.  During class on Tuesday, we will see how Geometry can connect with the coordinate plane through the midpoint and distance formulas.  Wednesday's class will be dedicated to reviewing and we will take our summative assessment during class on Thursday.


Class Kick Session!  Wednesday, September 18th!

Need to get a few last-minute questions answered?  Log into "Class Kick" on Wednesday night from 8-9pm.  I will be available to interact with you through your iPad to answer questions and check work.  Be sure to log in!  Not available from 8-9pm?  Make sure you log in before that time with your questions and "raise your hand".  I can leave feedback for you to check later.  https://app.classkick.com/#/login/YOJXD8


Summative Assessment Retake Policy

We all have bad days, right?  Making sure that you are eligible for a summative retake is like an insurance policy for your final Honors Geometry grade!

As a reminder, students will need to have all formative work complete, including homework and "quizzes", prior to Thursday's summative assessment date in order to be eligible for a summative retake.  Students who are not satisfied with their summative score could retake one or more learning targets covered on the assessment.  Students can retake up to 2 summative assessments per semester.

Steps for Earning a Retake

1. Complete all formative work (homework and quizzes) prior to the day of the test
2. If you are interested in a retake, contact Mrs. Kamenar via e-mail (kkamenar@waukesha.k12.wi.us) to request extra practice for your selected learning target(s).  Mrs. Kamenar will send personalized extra practice to work on the skills necessary for improving understanding.
3. Complete your extra practice.
4. Complete the summative retake before the next summative assessment.

Please note, the grade earned on the retake will be entered into Infinite Campus, even if the score is lower than the original.

What's Going On? September 9th through September 13th

Unit 1: The Basics of Geometry


This week, we will continue our study of the basic building blocks of Geometry.  We will start the
week spending time with more vocabulary terms, including perpendicular bisector and median.  On Tuesday, students will take a short formative assessment to check in with our content we talked about so far this year.  Students will also be working with constructions, so students will need to bring their protractors, rulers, and compasses for this class.  We will finish the week by talking about Geometry on the coordinate plane, including the distance and midpoint formulas.

Welcome Back, Honors Geometry Students!

Welcome back to school!  My name is Mrs. Kamenar and I will be working with you in your math
class this year.  This will be my fifteenth year teaching at Waukesha North.  This year I will be teaching Honors Geometry, App Development 1 & 2, AP Computer Science Principles Programming the Web 1 & 2 and Yearbook.  In addition to teaching at North, I am also the women's cross country coach and the school's yearbook advisor.

I hope that everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing summer.  This summer went by too fast, but I
guess it always seems that way.  This summer I got to spend a lot of time with my husband and my two kids, Jack and Laura.  We spent our time going to the zoo, going to the library and swimming.  I also had an amazing vacation with my mom and sister to the Galapagos Islands where I got to swim with sharks, turtles and sea lions, hike some volcanoes and learned to surf.

My goal is to keep you up to date with what's going on in the classroom through this blog.  Between the blog and our class schedule of events that will be posted on our BlackBoard class website, it is my hope that all students and parents will be informed about what's going on in the classroom.  On Tuesday we will ease into the year by talking about inductive reasoning and patterns.  During Wednesday's class, we will talk about the "Basic Building Blocks of Geometry", and on Thursday we will talk about Segment and Angle addition.

I am really excited to get to work with you this year.  I hope we are all able to learn a lot and have some fun along the way!  If you have any questions as we move through the year, please don't hesitate to contact me.  If you have questions, feel free to e-mail me at kkamenar@waukesha.k12.wi.us.  You can also follow me on Twitter: @MrsKamenar.