What's Going On? October 15th through October 19th

Parent-Teacher Conferences

This week, we will be holding parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday night in the Field House from 5:00-7:00pm.  Please stop by!




Unit 3: Parallel Lines

This week, we will be finishing up our third unit on parallel lines.  We will start off Monday's class
with a formative assessment on writing equations of parallel and perpendicular lines.  After this, we will spend the rest of the class period talking about spherical geometry.

During class on Tuesday, we will review for our summative assessment.  We will have a Class Kick review session on Tuesday night from 8:00-9:00pm.  Students can log in during this time to get some extra help before our summative.  Our summative assessment is scheduled for Wednesday's class.  We will finish up the week by reviewing our summative assessment and beginning our fourth unit where we will focus on triangle proofs.

What's Going On? October 8th through October 12th

Unit 3: Parallel Lines

This week, we will focus on our third unit of the year.  Students will investigate relationships formed when parallel lines are cut by a transversal.  Students will then use this information in order to prove relationships between angle measures or to prove that two lines are parallel. 

This semester, we will focus a lot on Geometric proof.  This is typically a difficult skill for students to pick up on, and we will make sure that we get a lot of practice along the way.  Any students who feel like they are struggling are invited to see me for extra help.  During the month of October, I will be available in room 300 on Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 7:35-8:05.  Please stop by if you have questions!

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

Unit 2: Reasoning and Proof

This week, we will finish up our second unit on Reasoning and Proof.  We will spend Monday's class period reviewing proof and taking a short formative assessment so that I can give specific feedback on proofs.  Students will be able to use their notes for this assessment. 

We will spend Tuesday's class reviewing for our summative assessment that will cover two learning targets:

• 1b: I can use the basic language of logic.
• 1d: I can prove theorems about lines and angles.

I will also hold a "Class Kick" session on Tuesday night from 8:00-9:00pm.  Students can log into the app during this time and receive real-time help from me.  I will also be available Wednesday morning before school in room 300 if students would like to check in before Wednesday's summative.  

I will be out of the building on Thursday to attend an AP conference, so students will go through their notes via a video that I provide for them.  We will talk about any questions during our next class on Monday.

What's Going On? September 24th through September 28th

Happy Homecoming Week!

If you didn't see the change, our spirit days have been modified for Homecoming week.  Here is the updated information:

Please be sure that you join in the fun of Homecoming.  Be safe and make good decisions!

Unit 2: Reasoning and Proof

This week, we will continue our study of reasoning and proof.  We will focus on the laws of deductive reasoning, how to use indirect reasoning, and how to justify each step when solving an Algebra problem.  Students should expect to see a formative assessment or two to check in on our progress this week.  I am available for extra help on Wednesday and Thursday morning this week from 7:35-8:05 in room 701 if anyone needs to check in!

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.