Thursday, March 31, 2016
Thursday, 3/31/16: Volume of Spheres
Tonight's homework is a photocopy, "Volume of Spheres." Students are to complete all 8 problems on this page. They will need to use calculators on this assignment, but they also must show all steps in their homework spiral notebooks.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Wednesday, 3/30/16: Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
Tonight's homework is from a photocopy packet I distributed to students today. It is p.387 of the packet, (5-18). Students will need calculators to complete their assignment, although they will also need to show the work in their homework spiral notebooks.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Tuesday, 3/29/16: The Pythagorean Theorem
Tonight's homework is from a photocopy packet I distributed to students today. It is p.381 of the packet, (4-11). Students will need calculators to complete their assignment, although they will also need to show the work in their homework spiral notebooks.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Friday, 3/18/16: Laying Out Unit 4 Threads
Unit 4 involves congruence, similarity, and angle relationships--all tied together through the thread of transformational geometry (translations, reflections, rotations, and dilations). It also involves the Pythagorean theorem and volume of cones, spheres, and pyramids. Having successfully completed Unit 3 on quadratic equations and functions, and exponential functions, we've had several days to lay out these "threads" of thought which interconnect. I have to make sure that the students understand the basic concepts and vocabulary here, but we're moving quickly.
While the music students are in Boston I am going to use the week of 3/29 to review 8th grade standards. I will be speaking with the Boston attendees when they return about this material to be practiced; unfortunately I did not have time to set this up before the trip. No formal work is assigned during the break, but know that this is the structure for Unit 4:
Cal High distributed their registration materials to students Thursday, 3/17. (I've heard that La Serna's materials have also been mailed out.) The "Course Selection Form" (the blue sheet for Cal High; traditionally Whittier's has been gold in color, and La Serna's pink) and the "Enrollment Form" (parents are enrolling their students into a new school district for next year, the Whittier Union High School District) are due back at the Future Frosh Night (student / parent meeting at the high school) Thursday, 3/31; or if the parents cannot attend, to Cal High's Guidance office the following day, Friday, 4/1. This is while the students are in Boston. We are likely to have the same situation with Whittier High School and La Serna High School.
Accordingly:
For parents not accompanying the trip: they can still attend the 3/31 parent meeting and turn in the two forms that night. Alternately, a relative or family friend can attend and turn in the form. If parents are not chaperoning the Boston trip, then they must take responsibility to return the forms to Cal High's Guidance Office by Friday, 4/1. (The same would apply to Whittier and La Serna, whatever their instructions are.)
For parents who are accompanying the Boston trip or who are otherwise out of town the entire week of 3/28:
While the music students are in Boston I am going to use the week of 3/29 to review 8th grade standards. I will be speaking with the Boston attendees when they return about this material to be practiced; unfortunately I did not have time to set this up before the trip. No formal work is assigned during the break, but know that this is the structure for Unit 4:
- transformations & similarity (Module 10)
- Pythagorean theorem (Module 12)
- volume (Module 13)
- transformations and congruence (Module 9)
Cal High distributed their registration materials to students Thursday, 3/17. (I've heard that La Serna's materials have also been mailed out.) The "Course Selection Form" (the blue sheet for Cal High; traditionally Whittier's has been gold in color, and La Serna's pink) and the "Enrollment Form" (parents are enrolling their students into a new school district for next year, the Whittier Union High School District) are due back at the Future Frosh Night (student / parent meeting at the high school) Thursday, 3/31; or if the parents cannot attend, to Cal High's Guidance office the following day, Friday, 4/1. This is while the students are in Boston. We are likely to have the same situation with Whittier High School and La Serna High School.
Accordingly:
For parents not accompanying the trip: they can still attend the 3/31 parent meeting and turn in the two forms that night. Alternately, a relative or family friend can attend and turn in the form. If parents are not chaperoning the Boston trip, then they must take responsibility to return the forms to Cal High's Guidance Office by Friday, 4/1. (The same would apply to Whittier and La Serna, whatever their instructions are.)
For parents who are accompanying the Boston trip or who are otherwise out of town the entire week of 3/28:
- Best scenario: have a relative or family friend turn in the forms for you.
- Alternately, students can give the two forms to Mrs. Carnahan at next Tuesday morning's rehearsal. She will forward the forms to me. I will drive the forms over to the high school the week after spring break, so that they are delivered on time. I am ONLY doing this as a courtesy for parents accompanying the Boston trip or who are otherwise out-of-town the whole week of 3/28. I will not take on the responsibility for any high school forms, EXCEPT in this circumstance.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Thursday, 3/17/16: High School
Today we needed to discuss / address issues related to high school. No homework is assigned for tonight.
FOR EWMSIMP STUDENTS SEIZING THE TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN BOSTON:
Cal High distributed their registration materials to students today. I see that the "Course Selection Form" (the blue sheet for Cal High; traditionally Whittier's has been gold in color, and La Serna's pink) and the "Enrollment Form" (parents are enrolling their students into a new school district for next year, the Whittier Union High School District) are due back at the Future Frosh Night (student / parent meeting at the high school) Thursday, 3/31; or if the parents cannot attend, to Cal High's Guidance office the following day, Friday, 4/1. This is while the students are in Boston. We are likely to have the same situation with Whittier High School and La Serna High School.
Accordingly:
For parents not chaperoning the trip: they can still attend the 3/31 parent meeting and turn in the two forms that night. Alternately, a relative or family friend can attend and turn in the form. If parents are not chaperoning the Boston trip, then they must take responsibility to return the forms to Cal High's Guidance Office by Friday, 4/1.
For parents who are chaperoning the Boston trip or who are otherwise out of town the entire week of 3/28:
FOR EWMSIMP STUDENTS SEIZING THE TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN BOSTON:
Cal High distributed their registration materials to students today. I see that the "Course Selection Form" (the blue sheet for Cal High; traditionally Whittier's has been gold in color, and La Serna's pink) and the "Enrollment Form" (parents are enrolling their students into a new school district for next year, the Whittier Union High School District) are due back at the Future Frosh Night (student / parent meeting at the high school) Thursday, 3/31; or if the parents cannot attend, to Cal High's Guidance office the following day, Friday, 4/1. This is while the students are in Boston. We are likely to have the same situation with Whittier High School and La Serna High School.
Accordingly:
For parents not chaperoning the trip: they can still attend the 3/31 parent meeting and turn in the two forms that night. Alternately, a relative or family friend can attend and turn in the form. If parents are not chaperoning the Boston trip, then they must take responsibility to return the forms to Cal High's Guidance Office by Friday, 4/1.
For parents who are chaperoning the Boston trip or who are otherwise out of town the entire week of 3/28:
- Students can give the two forms to Mrs. Carnahan at next Tuesday morning's rehearsal. She will forward the forms to me. I will drive the forms over to the high school the week after spring break, so that they are delivered on time. I am ONLY doing this as a courtesy for parents chaperoning the Boston trip or who are otherwise out-of-town the whole week of 3/28. I will not take on the responsibility for any high school forms, EXCEPT in this circumstance.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Tuesday, 3/15/16: Review of the Real Numbers Classification
We are starting Unit 4 on congruence and similarity tomorrow. No homework is assigned for tonight.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
Monday, 3/7/16 through Friday, 3/11/16: Going Dark (Parent Conference Week)
Unfortunately, I will not be able to maintain this blog this week, due to an extremely tightly-packed work week with parent conferences. As we are finally taking the Unit 3 Test on quadratic equations and functions, and exponential functions, no formal homework is assigned. However, students should be studying daily. (The will be taking the test in four parts, with the short periods, Tuesday through Friday.)The posts will resume next Monday, 3/14.
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10, 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
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Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10, 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
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Friday, March 4, 2016
Friday, 3/4/16: Unit 3 Test Preparation: Final Polishing
Students will be taking the Unit 3 test, on quadratic equations and functions, and exponential functions, in separate sections beginning Tuesday, March 8. Students should be studying their various practice versions of the tests at this point (and throughout next week); no formal homework is assigned.
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school next Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10 (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
There is an after-school class next Friday, for Per.6, from 1:45 - 3:00.
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school next Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10 (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
There is an after-school class next Friday, for Per.6, from 1:45 - 3:00.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Thursday, 3/3/16: Final Independent Practice Opportunity for Unit 3 Test on Quadratics and Exponentials
We now have the date for our Unit 3 test. Students will be taking it in separate sections beginning Tuesday, March 8. Tonight's homework is Practice #7, Unit 3 test, the entire practice test. (Students had the full period to work independently on it today.) We will review it a final time tomorrow and next Monday.
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school next Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10 (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
There is an after-school class this Friday, for Per.5.
There is an after-school class next Friday, for Per.6, from 1:45 - 3:00.
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school next Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10 (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
There is an after-school class this Friday, for Per.5.
There is an after-school class next Friday, for Per.6, from 1:45 - 3:00.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Wednesday, 3/2/16: Preparing for Unit 3 Test on Quadratics and Exponentials
We now have the date for our Unit 3 test. Students will be taking it in separate sections beginning Tuesday, March 8. While students can still be practicing problems / reviewing Modules 17, 10, and 11, no formal homework is assigned tonight. We used today to finalize understanding of the second portion of the test (in its practice version) and tomorrow students will be working the entire sixth practice as classwork and homework (I have a meeting during class tomorrow).
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school next Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10 (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
There is an after-school class this Friday, for Per.5.
There is an after-school class next Friday, for Per.6, from 1:45 - 3:00.
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school next Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10 (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
There is an after-school class this Friday, for Per.5.
There is an after-school class next Friday, for Per.6, from 1:45 - 3:00.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Tuesday, 3/1/16: Preparing for Unit 3 Test on Quadratics and Exponentials
We now have the date for our Unit 3 test. Students will be taking it in separate sections beginning Tuesday, March 8. While students can still be practicing problems / reviewing Modules 17, 10, and 11, no formal homework is assigned tonight.
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school next Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10 (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
Parents, please note: while I will be available for parent conferences after school next Monday, 3/7 through Thursday, 3/10 (signup sheets for 15-minute slots, for the day, will go up after school each day), I regret that I will be unable to meet with any parents after school Friday, March 11. That is because I am teaching an after-school class lasting 75 minutes that Friday. Thank you!
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