What's Going On? September 17th through September 21st

Finishing Up Unit 1: The Basics of Geometry

This week, we will finish up our first unit of the year.  During class on Monday, we will learn about self service" on their iPads and use our class code to get into the assignment.  This is a great way for students to do a last-minute check-in before the test.  I will also be available before school on Wednesday from 7:35-8:05 in room 300.
our last concept of the unit: how to classify polygons.  On Tuesday, students will complete our first review assignment.  I will also offer a "Class Kick" session on Tuesday night from 7:30-8:30pm.  Students can log into their iPads and receive help virtually from me.  In order to do this, students will need to download "Class Kick" from "


Unit 2: Reasoning and Proof

Once we finish our introductory unit, we will move into reasoning and proof.  During this unit, students will be introduced to the skill of crafting a logical argument.  We will start by connecting this formal reasoning to Algebra.  Once we get the hang of it, we will work on crafting arguments for Geometry.

What's Going On? September 10th through September 14th

Unit 1: Basics of Geometry

This week in Honors Geometry we are going to focus on more geometric vocabulary, including
midpoints, angle bisectors, perpendicular bisectors, linear pairs, and vertical angles.  Once we have discussed the terminology, we will learn how to construct some of these items using a compass and ruler.  We will also spend some time this week talking about Geometry in relationship to the coordinate plane.  This will include focusing on the midpoint and distance formulas.

Formative Assessments

Last week students took our first online assessment through our BlackBoard class website.  Many of our BlackBoard formative assessments will be set up so that students can complete the assessment multiple times and clear up any misunderstandings before our summative assessment.  Students who were not pleased with last week's score can take the assessment again. 

This week, students will complete a more traditional formative assessment on paper.  Students will only receive one attempt on this formative.


Open House

This Friday, North will be hosting an open house from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.  All freshmen teachers will be available in the building from 5:00pm - 6:30pm.  If you would like a chance to connect with me, please see me in room 300.

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 fourteenth year teaching at Waukesha North.  This year I will be teaching Honors Geometry, App Development 1 & 2, AP Computer Science A, Programming the Web 1 and Yearbook.  In addition to teaching at North, I am also an assistant 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, cherry picking, going to the library and swimming.

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.

What's Going On? June 4th through June 7th

Our Final Week of School

It's hard to believe that it's our last week of school!  With our last week of school brings a different schedule.  Monday will be a normal "Monday-style" schedule, followed by our exam week schedule.

Final Exam

Students are required to complete the following three sections for the exam:

• 3c: I can calculate the area of geometric figures (including area and surface area)
• 3d: I can solve right triangles
• 3g: I can calculate the volume of geometric solids.

Students must choose AT LEAST TWO additional sections on the exam:

• 1f: Similar Figures
• 1g: Similar Triangles
• 2d: Dilations
• 3h: Non-Right Triangles
• 2b: Writing equations of circles
• 3e: Solving for measurements in circles
• 3f: Circumference
• 2f: Transformations

For the exam, students are expected to bring in a calculator and a "cheat sheet".  The "cheat sheet" can contain definitions, formulas, and sample problems.  It will be turned in at the end of the exam.

In order to prepare for the exam, students should complete their selected exam sections from the study guide available on our BlackBoard class website.  To aid with studying, an answer key is also posted.

Need Extra Help?

I will be available starting at 7am each morning if you would like some help preparing for the exam.  Feel free to come in to get your questions answered!

What's Going On? May 21st through May 25th

Finishing Up Unit 12: Transformations

During class on Monday, we will spend the class period reviewing for our unit 12 summative.  On Tuesday, we will not have a regularly scheduled class due to MAP testing.  We will hold our usual "Class Kick" session as well for students to get some last-minute help before our summative.  Wednesday's class will bring our unit 12 summative.  Students who have our review assignment by the start of class will be eligible to use a formula card about transformation mapping.  On Thursday, we will start a few days of study with probability.

Final MAP Testing of the Year

On Tuesday, students will complete their final math MAP test for the year.  Students will report to their testing location at the start of the school day and remain in the testing session until it is complete.  All sophomores that are enrolled in our Honors Geometry class will report to the West Lecutre Hall for attendance.  During this time, students can work on reviewing for our summative or finishing up our "tessellation quilt".

Here is a list of room assignments:

Service Learning Day & Community Day

Friday will be our service learning day and community day.  On this day, students will not attend classes.  Instead, students will participate in a large-scale volunteer day and will contribute to more than 3000 hours of volunteering in one day!  Many students will be volunteering outside, so be sure to bring water!  Also, be sure to wear activity-appropriate clothes and bring work gloves along if you have them and it makes sense for your assigned activity.  You wouldn't want to wear your best clothes if you are assigned to be outside mulching!

Here is the schedule for the day:

Textbook Return

We will be returning our textbooks to the Media Center on Wednesday, May 30th.  Please be sure to bring your textbook to class this day to avoid any fines related to the book.

What's Going On? May 14th through May 18th

Unit 12: Transformations

This week, we will continue our study of different types of transformations.  During class on Thursday, students investigated line and rotational symmetry.  We were also introduced to the term "isometry", which is a transformation that results in the same sized and shaped figure.

This week, we will talk more about different isometries.  We will focus in on translations, rotations, and reflections.  We will work on the properties of each of these transformations and we will apply our knowledge to transformations on the coordinate plane.  Students should expect to see a worksheet for homework each day of the unit in order to practice our skills.  This is a pretty short unit, so students should expect to see a summative assessment during the early part of the week of May 21st.  Before we get to that point, students will see a formative assessment or two so we can make sure we are on the right track.

What's Going On? May 7th through May 11th

Finishing Up Unit 11: Volume

At the beginning of this week, students will wrap up our 11th unit on surface area and volume.  Students who complete the review assignment will be eligible to use a formula sheet for the Tuesday's summative assessment.

In preparation for the summative, we will hold a Class Kick session on Monday night.  During this session, I will be available to go over any last minute questions related to the summative review and the "Tiny House" project.  We will spend Monday's class reviewing and will have our summative assessment on Tuesday.  Students will also be turning in their summative "Tiny House" projects on this day.

Please Note: The math department policy states that a student must attempt each summative in order to receive a grade for the course.  This means that the Tiny House project must be completed to receive a passing grade for the class!

Unit 12: Transformations

Once our summative is complete, students will start our transformation unit.  We will start off Wednesday's class by talking about the different symmetries that exist and students will go on a "Geometry Symmetry Scavenger Hunt".  This will take place outside, weather permitting.  Thursday's class will focus in on translations and vectors.