Friday, 4/29/16: Algebra 1 Review

We are now in the process of reviewing our year of first-year algebra.

The Whittier Union High School District math assessment (a major criterion in math placement for next year) will occur Monday, May 9 for my Per. 6 honors class, and Tuesday, May 10 for my Per. 5 honors class.  It is very important that students avoid appointments that afternoon, if at all possible, and clear their calendars for after-school.  (Students will have roughly a hour and a half of class time to work on this test, but I will stay after school until 4:00 or so if they need additional time for this test.  Students must complete this test in the same day.)

We will be on a block schedule next Monday through Thursday next week for the language arts state standardized testing.

Period 5:  I will next see you Monday, 5/2.  Your homework is the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 33 - 65, due then.  You also have entrance tickets to next Friday's quiz May 2, 4, and 6.

Period 6:  I will next see you on Tuesday, 5/3.  Your homework is the RTQ packet, problems 33-65, due then.  You also have entrance tickets to next Friday's quiz May 3, 5, and 6.

Both classes, your next memorization quiz on key algebra concepts is Friday, May 6.

Friday, 4/15/16 through Thursday, 4/28/16: California State Standardized Testing

Beginning Monday, 4/18, through Thursday, 4/28, students are taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium standardized mathematics tests for California.  My math classes are testing during this time, not receiving regular instruction.  No homework is assigned during this time.

Thursday, 4/14/16: 8th Standards Review

Tonight's homework is from the packet. Students are to work (to the best of their ability) these problems tonight, due Friday, 4/15:

Period 5:
page 3-2        problems (14-20)
page 4-1        problem (4)

Period 6:
page 3-2        problems (10-20)
page 4-1        problem (4)

There is an after-school class this Friday, 4/15, from 2:45 - 4:00.  We will be meeting in the auditorium.

Wednesday, 4/13/16: Unit 4 Test on Similarity and Congruence

Tonight's homework is from the packet. Students are to work (to the best of their ability) these problems tonight, due Thursday, 4/14:

Period 5:
page 3-2        problems (6-13)

Period 6:
page 2-9        problems (16,17)
page 2-10      problem (20)
page 3-1        problems (1-5)
page 3-2        problems (6-9)

Tuesday, 4/12/16: Unit 4 Test on Congruence and Similarity

Tonight's homework is from the packet.  Students are to work (to the best of their ability) these problems tonight, due Wednesday, 4/13:
page 2-9        problems (16-17)
page 2-10      problem (20)
page 3-1        problems (1-5)

Period 6, I forgot to assign these, but if you're reading this post, you're going to need to do them anyway.  I'll be assigning these tomorrow.

Monday, 4/11/16: Final Review for Unit 4 Test on Congruence and Similarity

We have our Unit 4 test on congruence & similarity tomorrow,Tuesday, 4/12, and Wednesday, 4/13, and students can be studying:

• translations, Lesson 9-1
• reflections, Lesson 9-2
• rotations, Lesson 9-3
• dilations, Lessons 10-1, 10-2
• congruence as a sequence of transformations, Lesson 9-5
• similarity as a sequence, Lesson 10-3
• Pythagorean theorem, Lessons 12-1, 12-2
• Angle relationships, triangles and parallel lines, Lessons 11-1 through 11-3
• Volume, Lessons 13-1 through 13-3

I gave students the rest of the practice version of the test today and we reviewed the problems in class.  For homework tonight, students should be revisiting the problems and refreshing how to do them in their minds.

Friday, 4/8/16: Reviewing for Unit 4 Assessment on Congruence and Similarity

Today I distributed the first half (roughly) of a practice version of the Unit 4 test, on congruence and similarity.  We went through most all of the problems today.  We will complete the process on Monday in class.

There is a memorization quiz Monday on the coordinate relationships for transformations.  Students need to bring a final entrance ticket for this quiz on Monday.

Tonight's homework is from the packet.  Students are to work (to the best of their ability) these problems tonight, due Monday, 4/11:
page 53-2        problems (7-9)
page 1-1        problems (6,7,10,11,12)

Thursday, 4/7/16: Scatterplots

I needed to step in today with a lesson on scatterplots to support the homework I'm assigning tonight.  We will continue the final set-up of knowledge for transformational geometry tomorrow.

Tonight's homework is from the packet.  Students are to work (to the best of their ability) these problems tonight, due tomorrow, 4/8:
page 51-2        problems (11,12)
page 53-1        problems (1-6)

There is an after-school class tomorrow, 4/8, for Per.6.

There is an after-school class next Friday, 4/15, for both Periods 5 & 6 in the auditorium, adjacent to my classroom.

Wednesday, 4/6/16: Continuing to Set Up Transformational Geometry Knowledge Base

There is an entrance ticket Thursday on the practice quiz we set up today.

The problems below are due tomorrow, 4/7.

From the packet:
page 51-1   problems (3-6)
page 51-2   problems (7-10)

Tuesday, 4/5/16: Setting Up Transformational Geometry Quiz

There is an entrance ticket Wednesday on the practice quiz we set up today.

For EWMSIMP students:  The problems listed below are due 4/14.

For students who were here last week, the problems below are due tomorrow, 4/6.

From the packet:
page 50-3   problems (12-14)
page 50-4   problems (15-17)
page 51-1   problems (1,2)

Monday, 4/4/16: Setting Up Next Two Weeks

We had a myriad housekeeping details today.  One of the items I distributed today is a packet of questions.

For EWMSIMP students:  congratulations on your phenomenal success in Boston!  Go to bed tonight.  The problems listed below are due 4/14.

For students who were here last week, the problems below are due tomorrow, 4/5.

From the packet:
page 50-1   problems (1-4)
page 50-2   problems (6,7)
page 50-3   problems (10,11)

Friday, 4/1/16: Volume of Cones and Cylinders

Tonight's homework is a photocopy, "Volume of Cones and Cylinders."  Students are to complete all 12 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.