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

Wrapping Up Unit 13: Probability


Welcome to the last week of the school year!  This week, students will complete the probability
review on Monday and Tuesday of this week.  Our summative assessment is scheduled for Wednesday.  Students have until Thursday to complete and submit any missing work for the semester.  I will be calculating final semester grades during the day on Friday.

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

I have really enjoyed working with you this year.  Have a great summer!  I hope to see you soon!

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

Our Final Unit: Probability

This week, we will begin our final unit on Probability.  Earlier this year, before winter break, we had a couple of days where we began our study of probability: the likelihood that an event will occur.  We will spend our last two weeks of the school year digging in a little deeper.  This week, we will focus in on Permutations, Combinations, and the Probability of Compound Events.  This will leave our review and last summative assessment for the year to take place during the final week of the year.

What's Going On? May 18th through May 21st

Wrapping Up Unit 12: Transformations

This is a very short unit and we are already preparing to wrap it up!  Monday's video lesson is on our last topic: the composition of transformations.  In other words, applying more than one transformation to get to our final image.  On Tuesday, we will have our traditional review assignment, and Wednesday will be our summative.  Please reach out if you have any questions.  I am here to help!

Looking Ahead: Schedule Changes

Friday, May 22nd is a "work day" for teachers and an "off day" for students.  Monday, May 25th is Memorial Day, so we will not have school.  This means that the remainder of that week (Tuesday through Friday), we will have school.  We will not have our "catch up" day on Friday, instead, we will have our regularly scheduled classes.  For the purposes of our Honors Geometry class, we will "meet" Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Please Note: Our last day of school will be Friday, June 5th.

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

Unit 12: Transformations

This week we will begin our twelfth unit on transformations.  We will specifically focus on "rigid-transformations", or transformations that result in figures that are the same size and same shape.

We have three lessons for the week focusing on symmetry, translations & vectors, and reflections & rotations.  With each lesson, students should view our video lesson and complete the notes template.  There is also a homework assignment and a formative check-in.  I have scheduled a lesson for Monday through Wednesday of this week to help with pacing, but students are "on pace" for our class if all work is completed by Friday.  Attendance for the day will be taken based on work completion and can be adjusted through Friday.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.  I am here to support you and your learning!

What's Going On? May 4th through May 8th

Wrapping Up Unit 11: Surface Area and Volume

This week, we will wrap up our 11th unit on Surface Area and Volume.  Monday and Tuesday will be devoted to reviewing for our summative assessment. There is a review assignment posted on Blackboard and Class Kick that has been assigned and will be entered into the grade book.

There is also an optional Kahoot Challenge that will take place through 5pm on Tuesday.  Rumor has it that Mr. Syverson's Honors Geometry students will also join us for this challenge.  Who wants to claim bragging rights for the highest score?  Head on over to kahoo.it and enter in challenge code 03490070 or click on this link to play: https://kahoot.it/challenge/03490070?challenge-id=7156a0b7-b499-4b27-804e-40a210a2b6cc_1588189890728

Our summative assessment is scheduled for Wednesday's class.  Please be sure to complete both parts of the summative.  One is on "surface area" and the other is on "volume".  With our "catch up day" on Friday, it is expected that all summatives are completed by the end of the day on Friday.

What's Going On? April 27th through May 1st

New Virtual Learning Schedule

As you probably heard, starting on Monday we will follow a new schedule.  We will no longer hold a "Monday"-style schedule during a typical week.  Instead, Monday will be a Tuesday-style schedule, Tuesday will be a Wednesday-style schedule, Wednesday will be a Thursday-style schedule, and Thursday will be a Friday-style schedule.  Friday will be a day to get caught up on work for both students and teachers.  For our Honors Geometry class, this means that we will have class on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.

Changes to Attendance

There will also be changes to attendance that come with this new schedule.  The good news is that you will no longer have to fill out a daily attendance form.  Instead, attendance will be taken based on work completion. What does that mean for Honors Geometry?  Well, typically we have had a lesson video, homework, and formative check each day.  If I see evidence of progress, you will be marked as "present" for the day.  I have usually been taking attendance at around 3pm each day.  This means that moving forward, I will check for work completion around this time.  If an assignment and/or formative has been completed I will mark you "present".  If not, you will be marked absent.  Please note: THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT HOMEWORK MUST BE COMPLETE BY 3PM.  I understand that different people have very different schedules at this time.  If you complete the homework later in the day, I can alter your attendance the next day.  In fact, as long as the work is completed by Friday, I will adjust your attendance for the day earlier in the week.


Pacing Guide for the Week

Now that we are able to be more flexible with attendance, you have more control over when to complete the assignments.  So, if you want to complete all of the assignments for the week on Monday morning, go for it.  If Tuesdays are really busy for you and you need to skip Honors Geometry for the day, that's fine.  Our goal is to have our work for the week completed by Friday.  Work turned in = attendance for the day. 

Here is a suggested pacing guide for the week to keep you learning and moving forward.  Feel free to modify it as necessary, with the goal of having all work for the week completed by Friday.


Monday, April 27, 2020: Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
View the video and take notes, complete the homework, and the formative check-in.

Tuesday, April 28, 2020: Volume of Pyramids and Cones
View the video and take notes, complete the homework, and the formative check-in.

Wednesday, April 29, 2020: Surface Area and Volume of Spheres
View the video and take notes, complete the homework, and the formative check-in.





Please keep in mind that I am here to support you and your learning.  You don't have to do this all on your own.  I would be happy to schedule small-group or individual lessons.  Just let me know.  I was offering Web Ex Teams sessions at 10am, but no one has attended one in quite a while.  If you would like to see this return, please let me know.

Stay Healthy! 

What's Going On? April 20th through April 24th

Wrapping Up Unit 10: Area


Our assignment for Monday's class is to finish our preparations for the Unit 10 Summative on Area. 
This summative will have two parts:

1. Finding the area and measurements of polygons and circles 
2. Finding the circumference and arc length of circles

Students may choose to participate in a self-paced Kahoot challenge.  It is a Kahoot like we would play in class, but you can play at your own time and pace.  The challenge is open until 5pm and some bragging rights are on the line.  Students who want to participate in this challenge can use this link: https://kahoot.it/challenge/01839912?challenge-id=7156a0b7-b499-4b27-804e-40a210a2b6cc_1587069612709.

Our summative assessment on area is scheduled for Tuesday's class.  The assessment will be on Blackboard in a format very similar to the formatives we have taken throughout the unit.

Unit 11: Surface Area and Volume

Once we wrap up our unit on area, we will focus on finding the surface area and volume of three-dimensional shapes.  Wednesday will focus on finding the surface area of prisms and cylinders while Thursday's class will focus on finding the surface area of pyramids and cones.  Each day will have a video lesson, a notes template, homework assignment, and multiple-attempt formative assessment.  If you are feeling stressed, there is no need to spend more than 20 minutes on the homework.  Once you hit the 20-minute mark, feel free to turn in the assignment.  I will offer a "live" lesson each day at 10am in WebEx Teams if anyone is interested in working through the notes together.  Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional help.  I am here to support you and your learning.