What's Going On? February 1st through February 5th

Thought for the Week

Unit 7: Similarity

We will start off the week with a formative assessment check-in to gauge our level of understanding of similar figures and similar triangles. 

In the middle of the week, we will focus on similarity relationships that exist within right triangles.  Students should expect to see a short formative to check our level of understanding on this topic to start off Friday's class

At the end of the week, we will focus on similarity relationships that can be found in non-right triangles.

What's Going On? January 26th through January 29th

Thought for the Week

Second Semester Schedule

As we begin the second semester, please remember we are scheduled to be in classes five days per week.  Please check out the schedule we will follow:

Unit 7: Similarity

This week, we will begin our seventh unit on similarity.  We will start with talking about what it means for two figures to be similar and how to prove whether or not two given figures are, indeed, similar.  We will spend the rest of the week learning about triangle similarity shortcuts including AA Similarity, SAS Similarity, and SSS Similarity.

What's Going On? 1st Semester Exam Week

Semester Exam

Our semester exam will take place on Blackboard.  Students who attend class in the school building will complete their exams on their assigned cohort day.  Students who attend virtually have the option to complete the exam within the building but must notify me of their change in plans ahead of time. Students who are working "always virtually" will complete the exam during the cohort 1 day (Thursday).

Semester Exam Details

Our exam will be held on Thursday and Friday.  Students are expected to complete the exam during our scheduled exam time, even if learning virtually.  The exam will be unavailable outside of class time.  During our exam time, students will be required to complete the exam sections covering the following learning targets:

• 1d: Properties of Parallel Lines
• 1e: Proving Triangles Congruent
• 2a: Writing Equations of Lines

Students also have the opportunity to complete the following sections for their exam, if they wish to improve their scores.  Students will have one hour to complete all portions of the exam.

• 1a: Basic Geometric Vocabulary
• 1b: Logical Reasoning
• 2c: Quadrilaterals
• 3a: Segment and Angle Addition Postulate
• 3c: Solving for Missing Measures

For the exam, students should bring something to write with and a calculator.  Students are also permitted to bring a "cheat sheet".  This "cheat sheet" can be as large as an 8 1/2" by 11" piece of paper and can be handwritten on both sides.  Students can include formulas, definitions, sample problems, etc. on this sheet.  The "cheat sheet" will be handed in at the end of the exam period.  Students are expected to complete the exam by the end of the specified exam period.

2nd Semester

As you have probably heard, during the second semester we will transition back to five days per week face-to-face classes.  This is the schedule we will follow:

What's Going On? January 11th through January 15th

 Thought for the Week

Preparing for our Semester Exam

This week, we will focus on preparing for our semester exam.  During Monday's virtual class, we will meet within WebEx teams to discuss the details of the exam, I will share my version of the semester exam review, and take time for a question and answer session.  For the rest of the week, students will present their review activities for their assigned topics.  Students will have the opportunity to review each learning target during the 10-15 minute activity and will complete the group's homework assignment.

Semester Exam

Our semester exam will take place on Blackboard.  Students who attend class in the school building will complete their exams on their assigned cohort day.  Students who attend virtually have the option to complete the exam within the building but must notify me of their change in plans ahead of time. Students who are working "always virtually" will complete the exam during the cohort 1 day (Thursday).

Semester Exam Details

Our exam will be held on Thursday and Friday.  Students are expected to complete the exam during our scheduled exam time, even if learning virtually.  The exam will be unavailable outside of class time.  During our exam time, students will be required to complete the exam sections covering the following learning targets:

• 1d: Properties of Parallel Lines
• 1e: Proving Triangles Congruent
• 2a: Writing Equations of Lines

Students also have the opportunity to complete the following sections for their exam, if they wish to improve their scores.  Students will have one hour to complete all portions of the exam.

• 1a: Basic Geometric Vocabulary
• 1b: Logical Reasoning
• 2c: Quadrilaterals
• 3a: Segment and Angle Addition Postulate
• 3c: Solving for Missing Measures

For the exam, students should bring something to write with and a calculator.  Students are also permitted to bring a "cheat sheet".  This "cheat sheet" can be as large as an 8 1/2" by 11" piece of paper and can be handwritten on both sides.  Students can include formulas, definitions, sample problems, etc. on this sheet.  The "cheat sheet" will be handed in at the end of the exam period.  Students are expected to complete the exam by the end of the specified exam period.