What's Going On? March 30th through April 3rd

Welcome Back from Spring Break!

I know that we weren't able to experience a normal spring break, but hopefully, everyone was able to take a step back and relax a little bit during our week away from school.  Like many of you, I was able to spend some extra time with my family.  I was also able to get some things done around the house, bake, and go on a few runs.  It's definitely been a change from the normal routine, but my family and I are doing our best to stay active and positive during these uncertain times.


What Is Expected from Honors Geometry Students?

As of today, we can expect to continue our virtual learning through April 24th, unless we hear otherwise from our governor.  This is longer than we had initially anticipated, and we must all do our best within our current changed circumstances.  At this point, I have been told that our class will continue to run according to our usual North schedule.  This means that during a "normal week", we will have our Honors Geometry class Monday through Thursday.  Students are expected to complete the following:

• Complete the Honors Geometry attendance form each day by 3pm
• See the agenda for the day.  At this point, I plan on creating an announcement on BlackBoard and sending an e-mail through Infinite Campus with the daily tasks for the day.  
• View the notes video and/or attend a live lesson session.  The time for the live lesson session will be listed within the daily agenda.  To begin with, I will schedule our live lesson for this week at 10am each day.  As other teachers and classes develop routines, I am flexible in changing this time, as needed.
• Complete the assigned daily homework.
• Ask questions!  I am here to help.  At this point, my official office hours are from 9-11am, but I am available at other points throughout the day by appointment.  Just ask!  Questions can be asked through WebEx teams, via email, or the assignments listed on Class Kick.
• Be flexible and ask for what you need!  We are all navigating a new virtual learning system and we are all trying to figure this out.  Please let me know what you need!  I am here to support you and your learning through this time.

Wrapping Up Unit 9: Circles

On Monday, students will be responsible for completing the attendance form and the unit 9 review assignment on circles.  This assignment can be completed either through the Reveal website or through Class Kick.  I will host a live session at 10am to answer questions.  Otherwise, students can leave questions for me throughout the day in our WebEx teams room or via email.

On Tuesday, students will be responsible for completing the attendance form and the unit 9 summative assessment on circles.  Barring any technical difficulties, students should expect to complete this assessment through the Reveal website.  Since this is a new format for assessments, students are welcome to ask clarifying questions during the summative, either via email or WebEx teams.

On Wednesday, we will begin our unit on area.  First of all, students need to complete the attendance form on Blackboard.  Then, students can either choose to attend the live lesson session at 10am or view the video lesson on how to find the area of parallelograms and triangles.  Students will need to complete the homework assignment and formative assessment on BlackBoard.

On Thursday, we will continue our area study and focus on finding the area of kites, rhombuses, and kites.  Students will start the day by completing the attendance form on Blackboard.  Then, students can either choose to attend the live lesson session at 10am or view the video lesson.  Students will need to complete the homework assignment and formative assessment on BlackBoard.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions!  I am here for you!

~Mrs. Kamenar

What's Going On? March 18th through March 20th

Virtual Learning

Due to the Covid-19 virus, we will be moving our learning to the virtual space.  Parents, teachers, students, and the community are all doing their best to navigate this change together.  I would ask for your patience as we work through this adjustment period.  I will be doing my best to support students as we continue learning in this new environment.

For this week, students are expected to work within their core classes which would include Honors Geometry. Teachers are required to take daily attendance for classes.  For now, I am managing this via a form posted on our BlackBoard website.  Students will need to complete the form by 3pm each day for the attendance check.   For this week, I will hold "office hours" from 9-11am each day.  This means that I will be available to answer questions, walk through a lesson, and interact with students virtually at this time.  I do not know exactly how this will look and I do not know when other teachers are planning to meet virtually with their students.  However, I have uploaded a video explaining the lessons for the week on BlackBoard and have the first assignment loaded into the app Class Kick, so that I can help students online.  The link for Wednesday's Class Kick homework assignment is https://app.classkick.com/#/login/DJMKO6.

Before we transitioned to this virtual learning space, we were piloting the "Reveal" curriculum.  We will continue to use this tool through the remainder of this circles unit as there are some interactive tools, a place for students to get immediate feedback on their work via lesson checks, and a place for students to digitally submit their homework.

Additionally, all students and teachers have access to an app called "Web Ex Teams" which will allow us to video conference, I can share my screen, and students can ask questions.  I have added all of my students from all of my different classes to a space called "Mrs. Kamenar's Office Hours".  We will start with this general area.  Please take a moment or two to check it out and send me a message if you can.  We will do our best to navigate this all together and make adjustments as necessary.

Please don't hesitate to reach out as we work through this change together!
~Mrs. Kamenar

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

Unit 9: Circles

This week, we will be starting our ninth unit of the year on "Circles".  This week, we will talk about the properties of circles, how to calculate the circumference of a circle, and how to determine measurements of arcs, angles, and segments associated with a circle.  Students should expect to see a formative assessment or two during the week so we can check our level of understanding.





For this unit, we will be piloting a new curriculum by McGraw Hill called "Reveal".  Students will be given login credentials for a new resource online.  The math department will be piloting a total of three new math resources between now and October so we can make our best choice for math. future curriculum.  Please reach out and let me know if you have any questions. 

What's Going On? March 2nd through March 6th

Modified Schedule: ACT Tuesday, March 3rd

On Tuesday, March 3, 2020 North will host an ACT test.  All sophomores and juniors will report to school at 7:30am on Tuesday for the ACT.  The sophomores will complete a practice ACT test while the juniors will complete the official test.  All other students (freshmen and seniors) will have the day off of school on Tuesday.

Due to the ACT on Tuesday, we will have a modification for our schedule at the beginning of the week.  Monday will be a "Tuesday"-style schedule.  This means that the school day will begin at 7:35am for students in CCR/JIT and at 8:10 for all other students.



Wrapping Up Unit 8: Triangles

This week, we will wrap up our 8th unit on triangles.  We will spend Monday's class working on non-right triangle trigonometry word problems.  We will spend Wednesday's class reviewing for our summative and complete the summative assessment on Thursday.  There will be two major targets for our test:

• 3d: I can solve for measures in right triangles
• 3h: I can solve for measures in non-right triangles

I will be available for extra help on Wednesday and Thursday morning from 7-8am in room 300 if students would like to stop by to get extra help.

Students who have all of their formative work completed before we take the summative assessment may be eligible for a retake if things don't go as planned. 

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

Early Release: February 28th

On Friday, students will have an early release day.  We will meet with our usual Friday classes, but for a shortened period of time.  Our last class ends at 12:05.  After that, students are welcome to stay at school for lunch or leave the building.  The busses will leave school at 1:12.







Continuing with Unit 8: Solving for Measures in Triangles

At the beginning of this week, we will continue our study of right triangle trigonometry.  We will apply our knowledge of the trig ratios SOH CAH TOA to solve for missing side lengths and angle measures in real-world problems.  At the end of the week, we will start working with non-right triangles.  For this, we will apply the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines.  Students should expect to see a couple of formatives this week so we can make sure that we're all on the right track.

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

Unit 8: Solving for Missing Measures in Triangles

This week, we will continue our study of triangles.  We will start off the week by investigating the properties of "special right triangles".  We will use the pattern relationships that exist within Isosceles Right Triangles (45-45-90) and 30-60-90 triangles in order to solve for missing measures.

Later in the week, we will dive into some right triangle trigonometry ratios.  Students will learn how to use the ratios of sine, cosine, and tangent in order to solve for missing side lengths and missing angle measures in right triangles.  To make sure that we are starting this unit on the right foot, students will complete a formative assessment or two.

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

Wrapping Up Unit 7: Similarity

This week, we will be wrapping up our first unit of the semester on similarity.  We will spend Monday's class looking at self-similarity and learning a little about the vocabulary associated with creating a fractal.

During class on Tuesday, we will review for our summative and complete the actual summative during class on Wednesday.  In order to be summative retake eligible, students must have all formative work (including homework) completed before we begin the summative.   Students who need some additional help, are invited to come in before school.  I am available each day from 7:00-7:30am and on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 7:00-8:00am.

During class on Thursday, we will begin our eighth unit.  We will focus our study on the Pythagorean Theorem.