Waukesha North Honors Geometry: What's Going On? September 13th through September 17th

Thought for the Week

Wrapping Up Unit 1: Basics of Geometry

We will start off this week by focusing on the last two topics of the unit.  Monday's class will focus on some more basic geometric vocabulary, including supplementary angles, complementary angles, vertical angles, and linear pairs.  Our Tuesday class will be devoted to applying our geometric knowledge to the coordinate plane.  We will apply the midpoint and the distance formulas in order to find the precise length and midpoint of line segments on a graph.  During class on Wednesday, we will review for our first summative.  Our Friday class will bring our first summative assessment for the year.  

Please remember: students who complete all homework assignments for the unit prior to our summative on Friday may be eligible for a summative retake.  

Need Some Extra Help?

Please see Mrs. Kamenar in room 300 in the morning (7:20-7:50) or during lunchtime JIT if you would like some extra help!

Waukesha North Honors Geometry: What's Going On September 7th through September 10th

Thought for the Week

Unit 1: The Basics of Geometry

This week, we will continue on with our study on the basic building blocks of Geometry.  We will spend Tuesday's class talking about some more Geometric vocabulary and we will have our first Geometry formative during class on Wednesday.  For this formative, we will focus on how to appropriately define and label basic geometric objects such as perpendicular bisectors, midpoints, lines, and more.  We will wrap up the week by learning how to perform constructions.  For this lesson, students will need to have a compass and a ruler.

Here is our formal plan for the week:

Please reach out if you have any questions!

Welcome to the 2021-2022 School Year, Honors Geometry Students!

 Hello Honors Geometry Students! Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! My name is Mrs. Kamenar
and I will be working with you during your Honors Geometry class this year. This year, I am starting my 17th year teaching math and computer science at Waukesha North. This year I will be teaching Honors Geometry, Math Readiness, App Development 1, AP Computer Science Principles, Programming the Web 1, and Yearbook. In addition to teaching, I am also the head women's cross country coach and yearbook advisor. I hope that everyone was able to find some time to relax this summer. Our summer included a few camping trips, lots of hiking, running, and playing with our dog Ranger.

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 whether we are learning virtually or face-to-face.

Where Can Students Find Everything?

One of the first things to keep in mind is that all of our class material will be found through our Blackboard class website.  This site will contain links to our content, assignments, and other resources.

School Schedule

Here is the schedule we will be following for the year.  Students who would like to get some extra help are invited to come in before school, during our lunch JIT time, or by appointment.

Unit 1: The Basics of Geometry

This week, we will begin our study with the building blocks of Geometry.  Students will be introduced to some basic vocabulary terms that we will be using throughout the entire course.  We will also work on connecting Geometry back to Algebra when we discuss the segment and angle addition postulates.  

I hope that everyone is excited to start a new school year.  I am here to help and I am very excited to work with you in Honors Geometry.  Please reach out if you have any questions.  You can email me at kkamenar@waukesha.k12.wi.us.  Let's have a great year!

What's Going On? June 1st through June 4th

  Thought for the Week

Unit 13: Probability

The first part of the week will be devoted to wrapping up our unit on Probability.  We will end the week by preparing for our final exam.  The exam will take place on Tuesday, June 8, 12:15-1:30.  I will be available for extra-help during the review/conferencing time and during the study time.

Exam Schedule

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

 Thought for the Week

Early Release: Friday, May 28, 2021

Unit 13: Probability

This week, we will spend some time working with probability.  We will refresh our memories about how to calculate the probability of a single event occurring.  We will then talk about how to calculate the probability of a variety of events that happen.  We will talk about how to calculate a likelihood when order matters (permutations) and when order does not matter (combinations).

Looking Ahead: Exams

End of the year Locker clean out

Lockers must be cleaned out by Wednesday, June 9th by 3:05 pm.  

Please make arrangements ahead of time to take items home. 

Any items left behind will be donated to a local charity.

Once cleaned out please put your padlock on backwards. Thank you. 

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

 Thought for the Week

Unit 12: Transformations

This week, we will wrap up our unit on transformations.  During Monday's class, we will talk about composite transformations.  This is a combination of the translation, rotation, and reflection that we talked about last week.  We will then apply our knowledge of transformations in creating a tessellation.  Students will create a small art project where we design a single puzzle piece that is able to repeat on our piece of paper without any overlaps or gaps.  On Wednesday we will spend the day reviewing and on Friday we will complete our Unit 12 summative assessment.

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

Thought for the Week

Unit 12: Transformations

This week, we will begin our twelfth unit of the year on transformations.  Students will learn how to apply several different transformations to figures, including translations, rotations, and reflections.  Students will learn how to apply the transformations on a graph and how to write a rule to define the transformations.  Along with this week, students should expect to see a couple of formative assessments so we can make sure that we are on the right track.  Students who need some extra help are couraged to see me during JIT time in room 300 or via WebEx.

Looking Ahead: Exam Schedule