Hello. Here's some important information for this Wednesday.
Trillium will be administering the PSAT to all 11th grade students on Wednesday the 14th in the morning. It is important that on the 14th everyone taking the test is prepared to do so. They should have eaten breakfast, come prepared with a calculator or arranged to borrow one, have sharpened number 2 pencils and have arrived to school on time at 8:30am. Students arriving late will not be tested. All eleventh graders are expected to take the exam, unless they have a written note from their parents excusing them. Any 9, 10, 12th grade students who would like to take the exam should arrange with Jess and come with the $13 fee on the test day.
On the morning of the 14th teachers will be supporting a quiet testing environment. To better ensure this we have arranged LATE ARRIVAL for anyone not taking the exam. Students NOT taking the exam should come to school on time for Block A3 at 12:15. (School lunch is available at the regular time and students are welcome to come to the Multipurpose Room to eat between 11:30-12:10.) Because all High School Advisors will either be proctoring the exam or teaching a class there is no space or supervision in the morning for non-testing students.
Thank you for supporting a successful day for both testing and non-testing students. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
If you have an question regarding the exam please go to this website: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
Monday, October 12, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Week 4
IMP 200
I just handed out a list of missing assignments to students. Many had 50% or more missing at this point. Tomorrow we will be studying for a quiz on factoring and distribution and student will have time to make up missing work. I handed out a worksheet today called Quadratic Graphing.
IMP 100
They've also been given a list of missing assignments today, please ask to see that list.
Today we practice online with some algebra games to get at missing skills. Many students are still struggling with the order of operations and substitution. Very few students showed mastery on the last quiz. So we'll be stopped here for a while. The next topic's graphing so maybe it will be gotten a bit more then.
Geometry
They also have a list of missing assignments. I would recommend that they use more in class time to finish these assignments otherwise I will feel compelled to keep moving ahead. Today I assigned p 42, 1-25 and page 51, 1-31 odd.
Statistics
I haven't seen these guys this week because I was out with a cold on Monday. The sub did an activity called "getting to know the class" which I will collect.
Chemistry
Please go to jessrocks@wikispaces.com
I just handed out a list of missing assignments to students. Many had 50% or more missing at this point. Tomorrow we will be studying for a quiz on factoring and distribution and student will have time to make up missing work. I handed out a worksheet today called Quadratic Graphing.
IMP 100
They've also been given a list of missing assignments today, please ask to see that list.
Today we practice online with some algebra games to get at missing skills. Many students are still struggling with the order of operations and substitution. Very few students showed mastery on the last quiz. So we'll be stopped here for a while. The next topic's graphing so maybe it will be gotten a bit more then.
Geometry
They also have a list of missing assignments. I would recommend that they use more in class time to finish these assignments otherwise I will feel compelled to keep moving ahead. Today I assigned p 42, 1-25 and page 51, 1-31 odd.
Statistics
I haven't seen these guys this week because I was out with a cold on Monday. The sub did an activity called "getting to know the class" which I will collect.
Chemistry
Please go to jessrocks@wikispaces.com
Advising Report
We had an amazing retreat last week thank you all for making it happen. Tomorrow is national walk and bike day so please consider doing so if possible.
This weekend starting on Friday is Trillium in Bloom. It is a great time to get connected to this amazing community, learn new skills or simply be entertained by our amazing kids. Please see Trillium's website for more information.
This Friday is also an in-service day so, I'll be working but the kids have the day off. We will be in session for Columbus Day.
In advising we have been focusing on the theme of hunger. This up-coming Friday the 16th will be our first visit to the North Portland Rescue Mission. Our class had expressed an interest in gleaning and I've maybe found an interested farmer on Sauvie's. It will mean a lot of busing and walking unless we can get parent volunteers to drive. So be looking for that on a future Friday.
This weekend starting on Friday is Trillium in Bloom. It is a great time to get connected to this amazing community, learn new skills or simply be entertained by our amazing kids. Please see Trillium's website for more information.
This Friday is also an in-service day so, I'll be working but the kids have the day off. We will be in session for Columbus Day.
In advising we have been focusing on the theme of hunger. This up-coming Friday the 16th will be our first visit to the North Portland Rescue Mission. Our class had expressed an interest in gleaning and I've maybe found an interested farmer on Sauvie's. It will mean a lot of busing and walking unless we can get parent volunteers to drive. So be looking for that on a future Friday.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Week 3 9/29
IMP 100
Quiz today on substitution and evaluation, requiz on the order of operations
Group work on Catching Up and presentations
IMP 200
Box and whisker plots
Beginning work on factoring and distribution
Stats
chapter 2.1 do 2 question topic: frequency charts, histograms, frequency polygons
Geometry
1.1 1-31 odd
1.2 assigned today
Quiz today on substitution and evaluation, requiz on the order of operations
Group work on Catching Up and presentations
IMP 200
Box and whisker plots
Beginning work on factoring and distribution
Stats
chapter 2.1 do 2 question topic: frequency charts, histograms, frequency polygons
Geometry
1.1 1-31 odd
1.2 assigned today
Monday, September 28, 2009
Statistics Online
If you would like to see the book we are using in class in statistics please follow this link.
http://www.mhhe.com/math/stat/bluman4e/index.mhtml
http://www.mhhe.com/math/stat/bluman4e/index.mhtml
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Week 2 9/22
IMP 100
We have collected 4 assignments so far in class and have taken a quiz on the order of operations. There will be re-takes of that quiz happening in a week. We are now working on solving linear equations, substitution and evaluation.
HW Update:
Intro to the Order of operations (past due)
Pre-assessment (past due)
HW 2 (past due)
Hw 6 (past due)
HW 7 assigned today
HW 8 assigned 9/23
IMP 200
We covered graphing linear equations, some students did quadratic or equations involving roots. We took a quiz covering graphing and identifying the slope and y-intercept of a linear written in y=mx+b form. We are now working on writing equations given two points, but it's slow going. We've been reviewing how to solve algebraic equations.
HW Update:
Pre-Assessment (past due)
Find the slope and y-intercept (past due)
2 graphs (past due)
Algebra Review (do today)
Writing equations assigned 9/22
Geometry
Page 4-6 # 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 (past due)
Geoboard activity regarding the count of right triangles (past due)
Pythagorean Thm using geogebra (done today)
page 12 do one problem
Statistics
Pre-assessment past due
Ti-activity in class
Human histogram due 9/23
Test on Vocabulary 9/23
We have collected 4 assignments so far in class and have taken a quiz on the order of operations. There will be re-takes of that quiz happening in a week. We are now working on solving linear equations, substitution and evaluation.
HW Update:
Intro to the Order of operations (past due)
Pre-assessment (past due)
HW 2 (past due)
Hw 6 (past due)
HW 7 assigned today
HW 8 assigned 9/23
IMP 200
We covered graphing linear equations, some students did quadratic or equations involving roots. We took a quiz covering graphing and identifying the slope and y-intercept of a linear written in y=mx+b form. We are now working on writing equations given two points, but it's slow going. We've been reviewing how to solve algebraic equations.
HW Update:
Pre-Assessment (past due)
Find the slope and y-intercept (past due)
2 graphs (past due)
Algebra Review (do today)
Writing equations assigned 9/22
Geometry
Page 4-6 # 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 (past due)
Geoboard activity regarding the count of right triangles (past due)
Pythagorean Thm using geogebra (done today)
page 12 do one problem
Statistics
Pre-assessment past due
Ti-activity in class
Human histogram due 9/23
Test on Vocabulary 9/23
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Week One Plans
Welcome Back!
Here are my plans for the first week of classes:
In advising we will be starting our unit on hunger and doing a few get to know you activities. Our first class meeting will be on Wednesday and our first all school meeting will be on Friday.
In IMP 100 we will be starting each day will a review of old concepts like the dreaded fraction. We will then learn/review the order of operations. Expect some homework from these days. There will be a pre-assessment that will be handed out the first day of class which will help inform my instruction. It should be done independently.
In IMP 200 we will start with a graphing review and move into a more generic Algebra review. There will be a pre-assessment that will be handed out the first day of class which will help inform my instruction. It should be done independently.
In Geometry we'll be starting with a geo-board activity and Chapter 1.
In Statistics there will also be a pre-assessment, followed by a TI activity and CH 1. Which will focus on terms and definitions. It's a short chapter that will be followed up by a quiz.
In Chemistry there will be an in class pre-assessment and a written HW assessment focusing on fears and issues related to the class. We will then move on to the "the atom and the scientific method."
Here are my plans for the first week of classes:
In advising we will be starting our unit on hunger and doing a few get to know you activities. Our first class meeting will be on Wednesday and our first all school meeting will be on Friday.
In IMP 100 we will be starting each day will a review of old concepts like the dreaded fraction. We will then learn/review the order of operations. Expect some homework from these days. There will be a pre-assessment that will be handed out the first day of class which will help inform my instruction. It should be done independently.
In IMP 200 we will start with a graphing review and move into a more generic Algebra review. There will be a pre-assessment that will be handed out the first day of class which will help inform my instruction. It should be done independently.
In Geometry we'll be starting with a geo-board activity and Chapter 1.
In Statistics there will also be a pre-assessment, followed by a TI activity and CH 1. Which will focus on terms and definitions. It's a short chapter that will be followed up by a quiz.
In Chemistry there will be an in class pre-assessment and a written HW assessment focusing on fears and issues related to the class. We will then move on to the "the atom and the scientific method."
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