Welcome to Winter Break. See you all January 2nd.
IMP 1
The garden posters were due on 12/6 and we did our TESA testing this week
IMP 2
Homework 23 was dues 12/14
Their was a test on 12/14 covering factoring, distributing and solving equations.
POW number 3 was assigned over the break for those how would like to replace their test scores.
IMP 3
Packet 2.3 was due on 12/14
Their was a test on 12/14 covering epsilon delta arguments for continuous function, finding delta sub epsilon for any given epsilon and review of quadratic functions.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Article from the Portland Tribune
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=116103559210520500
Homework 12/10 and Announcements
IMP 1 :
-on 12/11 your final Garden presentations are due
IMP 2:
-Factoring worksheet is due on 12/12
-Homeworks 22 and 21 are past due
-I'll be assigning a POW on Thursday.
IMP 3:
-Packet 2.3 is due on 12/12
-Packet 2.2 and the epsilon/delta graphs are past due.
-I'd like to have a test on Thursday, what do you all think?
Math and Art:
-Perspective drawings are due 12/13
Other:
-IMP 1 students are going to be pulled A1 and A2 for TESSA testing Monday and Wednesday
-Kirks Writing class is being pulled B1 for TESSA Tues and Thurs
- Ninth graders not tested will be pulled B2 for TESSA
- All students not tested will be pulled throughout the schedule including A3 and B3
- I may be out of class B2 this next week for testing.
The Early Dismissal Policy goes into effect 12/11. Requiring parent signatures for high school early dismissal. It clarifies expectations when leaving and also defines the campus to include Patron Park.
-on 12/11 your final Garden presentations are due
IMP 2:
-Factoring worksheet is due on 12/12
-Homeworks 22 and 21 are past due
-I'll be assigning a POW on Thursday.
IMP 3:
-Packet 2.3 is due on 12/12
-Packet 2.2 and the epsilon/delta graphs are past due.
-I'd like to have a test on Thursday, what do you all think?
Math and Art:
-Perspective drawings are due 12/13
Other:
-IMP 1 students are going to be pulled A1 and A2 for TESSA testing Monday and Wednesday
-Kirks Writing class is being pulled B1 for TESSA Tues and Thurs
- Ninth graders not tested will be pulled B2 for TESSA
- All students not tested will be pulled throughout the schedule including A3 and B3
- I may be out of class B2 this next week for testing.
The Early Dismissal Policy goes into effect 12/11. Requiring parent signatures for high school early dismissal. It clarifies expectations when leaving and also defines the campus to include Patron Park.
Friday, December 1, 2006
testing
Testing will begin this week. MS-9th grade will be testing in Reading and MS-10th will be testing in Math. 10th graders will do a paper and pencil test shortly in English.
HW 12/1
IMP 3 Draw a picture of epsilon delta gragh dues tues
IMP 2 hw 2.2 due Tues
IMP 1 garden step 2 due Mon
IMP 2 hw 2.2 due Tues
IMP 1 garden step 2 due Mon
Conferences
I'm doing sign-ups for conferences they are starting on Monday Dec 4th ending on the 15th. I've got appointments for 3:30, 4, 4:30 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the 8th. Tuesday the 5th I can meet at 4:45pm, Tues the 12th I can meet at 3:30, 4, 4:30 and at 5pm. Friday the 15th I can start meetings at 1:30pm going until 5pm. Please let me know what works for you all.
I am having difficulty contacting my new students so if any contact information is known please pass it on.
I am having difficulty contacting my new students so if any contact information is known please pass it on.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Homework week of 11/27
IMP 1:
Due 11/29 Finish Garden Design Step 1 (group work from class)
Math and Art:
Work on perspective drawing
IMP 2:
Due 12/8 POW Strings
Due 11/30 TBA
IMP 3:
Due 11/30 Chapter 2.1
Due 11/29 Finish Garden Design Step 1 (group work from class)
Math and Art:
Work on perspective drawing
IMP 2:
Due 12/8 POW Strings
Due 11/30 TBA
IMP 3:
Due 11/30 Chapter 2.1
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Jess' November Newsletter
Hi All,
I've finally got my blog up and running, sorry about the delay. So, now our communication can be all the better.
There are a few things you should all know about regarding this next quarter. Trillium will begin our state testing soon and I'm supposedly in charge of that. Hopefully, it will be a painless process. A new quarter begins on Monday and you should be receiving progress report within the next two weeks. Now that the building is 90% up and running we'll finally be having our open house. Also we'll be holding conferences right before winter break. However, if you need a longer meeting (more than 30 minutes) to discuss an issue than we can schedule that meeting separately.
In the world of Math we will be diving into and taking over the world of Art. It never saw us coming. My room will slowly be transforming into a more creative project space and will be open to all upper school students working on Art projects during ILP time. So if anyone has large locking cabinets my sanity would greatly appreciate them. This project space might at some point be reclaimed and relocated back down into the art room but until then I'll be enjoying the math art mix. Also if anyone wants to help setup a productive art space I've got a drill and some ideas.
One that note. I hope you all doing well.
Jess
I've finally got my blog up and running, sorry about the delay. So, now our communication can be all the better.
There are a few things you should all know about regarding this next quarter. Trillium will begin our state testing soon and I'm supposedly in charge of that. Hopefully, it will be a painless process. A new quarter begins on Monday and you should be receiving progress report within the next two weeks. Now that the building is 90% up and running we'll finally be having our open house. Also we'll be holding conferences right before winter break. However, if you need a longer meeting (more than 30 minutes) to discuss an issue than we can schedule that meeting separately.
In the world of Math we will be diving into and taking over the world of Art. It never saw us coming. My room will slowly be transforming into a more creative project space and will be open to all upper school students working on Art projects during ILP time. So if anyone has large locking cabinets my sanity would greatly appreciate them. This project space might at some point be reclaimed and relocated back down into the art room but until then I'll be enjoying the math art mix. Also if anyone wants to help setup a productive art space I've got a drill and some ideas.
One that note. I hope you all doing well.
Jess
Monday, November 20, 2006
Math and Art
Q2 Syllabus for Math and Art
Jess Brooks
jess@trilliumcharterschool.org
Time: Monday and Wednesday from 12:35pm to 2:05
Objective: Students will use their understanding of mathematical principles to create art. We will cover perspective drawing which will incorporate similar triangles, ratios and scale. Then we will discuss ratio as they relate to historical and current aesthetics. The students will use this information to study the golden ratio, figure drawing and architecture. We will also look at the cultural use of geometric patterns and fractals with the students working to create their own fractal images and self-referencing patterns.
Materials: A three ring binder, compass, protractor, calculator, and graph paper.
$15 materials fee due the first week of class.
Grading: Students grades are determined based off of four main areas each worth 25% of their final grade. They are:
Participation- Determined by class work and attendance.
Homework- Late homework is worth a third less. If a student comes in during ILP to work they will earn back missed points.
Assessment- Art Projects
Portfolio- Which should be a culmination of the quarter and a useful way to keep the students work organized for later reference.
Jess Brooks
jess@trilliumcharterschool.org
Time: Monday and Wednesday from 12:35pm to 2:05
Objective: Students will use their understanding of mathematical principles to create art. We will cover perspective drawing which will incorporate similar triangles, ratios and scale. Then we will discuss ratio as they relate to historical and current aesthetics. The students will use this information to study the golden ratio, figure drawing and architecture. We will also look at the cultural use of geometric patterns and fractals with the students working to create their own fractal images and self-referencing patterns.
Materials: A three ring binder, compass, protractor, calculator, and graph paper.
$15 materials fee due the first week of class.
Grading: Students grades are determined based off of four main areas each worth 25% of their final grade. They are:
Participation- Determined by class work and attendance.
Homework- Late homework is worth a third less. If a student comes in during ILP to work they will earn back missed points.
Assessment- Art Projects
Portfolio- Which should be a culmination of the quarter and a useful way to keep the students work organized for later reference.
Syllabus IMP 3
Q2 Syllabus for the
Integrated Math Program Year 3
Jess Brooks
jess@trilliumcharterschool.org
Time: Tuesday and Thursday from 12:35pm to 2:05
Objective: Students will continue through Professor E McSquared’s Calculus Primer. Thus far have covered what makes a function, set notation, some basic math language and reviewed some Algebra. We are now moving into a discussion of limits and slope. We will define epsilon and delta in this discussion. Then hopefully cover the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Materials: A three ring binder, compass, protractor, calculator, and graph paper.
Grading: Students grades are determined based off of four main areas each worth 25% of their final grade. They are:
Participation- Determined by class work and attendance.
Homework- Late homework is worth a third less. If a student comes in during ILP period to work on math they will earn additional homework points.
Assessment- Tests
Portfolio- Which should be a culmination of the quarter and a useful way to keep the students work organized for later reference.
Integrated Math Program Year 3
Jess Brooks
jess@trilliumcharterschool.org
Time: Tuesday and Thursday from 12:35pm to 2:05
Objective: Students will continue through Professor E McSquared’s Calculus Primer. Thus far have covered what makes a function, set notation, some basic math language and reviewed some Algebra. We are now moving into a discussion of limits and slope. We will define epsilon and delta in this discussion. Then hopefully cover the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Materials: A three ring binder, compass, protractor, calculator, and graph paper.
Grading: Students grades are determined based off of four main areas each worth 25% of their final grade. They are:
Participation- Determined by class work and attendance.
Homework- Late homework is worth a third less. If a student comes in during ILP period to work on math they will earn additional homework points.
Assessment- Tests
Portfolio- Which should be a culmination of the quarter and a useful way to keep the students work organized for later reference.
IMP 2 Syllabus
Q2 Syllabus for the
Integrated Math Program Year 2
Jess Brooks
jess@trilliumcharterschool.org
Time: Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 10:20 or from 10:25am-11:45
Objective: Students will continue through the IMP material for year two. Once we finish the unit “Solve it” the students will have a clear understanding of factoring, the distributive property and linear modeling. We will then move on to “Is there Really a Difference” where we will study population growths and probability.
Materials: A three ring binder, compass, protractor, calculator, and graph paper.
Grading: Students grades are determined based off of four main areas each worth 25% of their final grade. They are:
Participation- Determined by class work and attendance.
Homework- Late homework is worth a third less. If a student comes in during ILP period to work on math they will earn additional homework points.
Assessment- Problem of the Week or tests
Portfolio- Which should be a culmination of the quarter and a useful way to keep the students work organized for later reference.
Integrated Math Program Year 2
Jess Brooks
jess@trilliumcharterschool.org
Time: Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 10:20 or from 10:25am-11:45
Objective: Students will continue through the IMP material for year two. Once we finish the unit “Solve it” the students will have a clear understanding of factoring, the distributive property and linear modeling. We will then move on to “Is there Really a Difference” where we will study population growths and probability.
Materials: A three ring binder, compass, protractor, calculator, and graph paper.
Grading: Students grades are determined based off of four main areas each worth 25% of their final grade. They are:
Participation- Determined by class work and attendance.
Homework- Late homework is worth a third less. If a student comes in during ILP period to work on math they will earn additional homework points.
Assessment- Problem of the Week or tests
Portfolio- Which should be a culmination of the quarter and a useful way to keep the students work organized for later reference.
IMP 1 Syllabus
Q2 Syllabus for the
Integrated Math Program Year 1
Jess Brooks
jess@trilliumcharterschool.org
Time: Monday and Wednesday from 9am to 10:20 or from 10:25am-11:45
Objective: Students will continue through the IMP material for year one. Once we finish the unit on patterns the students will have an understanding of substitution and evaluation and the beginnings of basis geometry. Summation notation will also be reviewed.
Materials: A three ring binder, compass, protractor, calculator, and graph paper.
Grading: Students grades are determined based off of four main areas each worth 25% of their final grade. They are:
Participation- Determined by class work and attendance.
Homework- Late homework is worth a third less. If a student comes in during ILP period to work on
math they will earn additional homework points.
Assessment- Problem of the Week or tests
Portfolio- Which should be a culmination of the quarter and a useful way to keep the students work
organized for later reference.
Integrated Math Program Year 1
Jess Brooks
jess@trilliumcharterschool.org
Time: Monday and Wednesday from 9am to 10:20 or from 10:25am-11:45
Objective: Students will continue through the IMP material for year one. Once we finish the unit on patterns the students will have an understanding of substitution and evaluation and the beginnings of basis geometry. Summation notation will also be reviewed.
Materials: A three ring binder, compass, protractor, calculator, and graph paper.
Grading: Students grades are determined based off of four main areas each worth 25% of their final grade. They are:
Participation- Determined by class work and attendance.
Homework- Late homework is worth a third less. If a student comes in during ILP period to work on
math they will earn additional homework points.
Assessment- Problem of the Week or tests
Portfolio- Which should be a culmination of the quarter and a useful way to keep the students work
organized for later reference.
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