No formal homework is assigned tonight, although students can be completing their Unit 4 revision work, if necessary. It is due this Wednesday.
This will be the final post for the 2015-16 year. Sincere appreciation to my students and their parents for all of the hard work and support this year!
Best Wishes.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
Monday, 5/23/16: Continuing to Debrief Unit 4 on Quadratics & Exponential Functions
No formal homework is assigned tonight, although students can be completing their Unit 4 revision work, if necessary. It is due this Wednesday.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
We are presently taking a detour to revisit the Unit 4 test, which we'd rushed into taking before the standardized testing (please see Thursday, 5/12 post). In the meantime, no formal homework is being assigned.
Students, please remember that you need to have pages 411-478 with you in class from this point on.
Thanks!
Students, please remember that you need to have pages 411-478 with you in class from this point on.
Thanks!
Monday, May 16, 2016
Monday, 5/16/16: Revisiting Unit 4 Test
Today and tomorrow we are taking a detour to revisit the Unit 4 test, which we'd rushed into taking before the standardized testing (please see Thursday, 5/12 post). This may continue for several days. In the meantime, no formal homework is being assigned.
Students, please remember that you need to have pages 411-478 with you in class from this point on.
Thanks!
Students, please remember that you need to have pages 411-478 with you in class from this point on.
Thanks!
Friday, May 13, 2016
Friday, 5/13/16: Lesson 12-2, on Relative Frequencies for Two-Way Tables
This weekend's homework is p.422 (1,2) and p.423 (#5).
Students, please remember that you need to have pages 411-478 with you in class from this point on.
Thanks!
Students, please remember that you need to have pages 411-478 with you in class from this point on.
Thanks!
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Thursday, 5/12/16: Regrouping
Apologies for the missed post. I just noticed that I didn't put anything up for Wednesday.
Wednesday I saw Period 6, and today I saw Period 5. From here on out, we are not on a block schedule.
Although we have been doing Algebra 1 this year, we've had to Ping-Pong back and forth the last month dealing with the high stakes testing. First, it was the state testing in math (SBAC), where the students needed to be ready with their eighth grade math standards. Then more recently, it was the high school district's math placement test, a summative exam for our year of Algebra 1. Now that we're done with both, it's back to our district's scope and sequence. Our final Unit 5 will be on statistics.
However, we will have a detour the first of next week. We jammed in the Unit 4 test, on transformational geometry, the Pythagorean theorem, and the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres, just before the standardized testing. We had so much going on at the time that I told students to keep their eyes on the SBAC first, and then the high school exam. I told them that the Unit 4 was not our top priority, that we would come back and revisit it. We'll be doing so the first of next week. Although I have the scores for this test up in the portal, students will have the chance to revisit their learning and revise their grades upward on this assessment.
There is one more recent memorization quiz, on key Algebra 1 concepts, that I need to get into the portal, as well as recent homework. All of this will have a positive impact on grades; they aren't going any lower now than they presently are.
Tonight's homework for both classes is from a photocopy packet that I distributed to students, on Lesson 12-1, Two-Way Tables. Students are to do pages 415-416 (7-16), which is all of the problems front-and-back of the last page of the packet.
Students, please remember that you need to have pages 411-478 with you in class tomorrow, 5/13.
Also, parents, my students know that the final after-school class we'd planned, for tomorrow, 5/13, has been cancelled. It became pointless when we had to get the high school test completed by this week.
Thanks!
Wednesday I saw Period 6, and today I saw Period 5. From here on out, we are not on a block schedule.
Although we have been doing Algebra 1 this year, we've had to Ping-Pong back and forth the last month dealing with the high stakes testing. First, it was the state testing in math (SBAC), where the students needed to be ready with their eighth grade math standards. Then more recently, it was the high school district's math placement test, a summative exam for our year of Algebra 1. Now that we're done with both, it's back to our district's scope and sequence. Our final Unit 5 will be on statistics.
However, we will have a detour the first of next week. We jammed in the Unit 4 test, on transformational geometry, the Pythagorean theorem, and the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres, just before the standardized testing. We had so much going on at the time that I told students to keep their eyes on the SBAC first, and then the high school exam. I told them that the Unit 4 was not our top priority, that we would come back and revisit it. We'll be doing so the first of next week. Although I have the scores for this test up in the portal, students will have the chance to revisit their learning and revise their grades upward on this assessment.
There is one more recent memorization quiz, on key Algebra 1 concepts, that I need to get into the portal, as well as recent homework. All of this will have a positive impact on grades; they aren't going any lower now than they presently are.
Tonight's homework for both classes is from a photocopy packet that I distributed to students, on Lesson 12-1, Two-Way Tables. Students are to do pages 415-416 (7-16), which is all of the problems front-and-back of the last page of the packet.
Students, please remember that you need to have pages 411-478 with you in class tomorrow, 5/13.
Also, parents, my students know that the final after-school class we'd planned, for tomorrow, 5/13, has been cancelled. It became pointless when we had to get the high school test completed by this week.
Thanks!
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Tuesday, 5/10/16: Whittier Union High School District Math Assessment
Today, my Per.5 class took the W.U.H.S.D. math assessment. I did not see Per.6 today. No homework is presently assigned.
Monday, May 9, 2016
Monday, 5/9/16: Whittier Union High School District Math Assessment
Today my Per.6 class took the WUHSD math assessment. Period 5 will take it tomorrow:
Several parents have contacted me about whether the WUHSD math assessment is taken at the high school or in my classroom. Although I've been discussing it for a long time with my students, I apologize for the lack of clarity here. The test will be given in my classroom, not at the high school:
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 after school for this test. Students must complete this test in the same day.)
We will be on a block schedule Monday through Thursday this week for the language arts state standardized testing.
Period 5: Your homework is to get a good-night's sleep! :)
Several parents have contacted me about whether the WUHSD math assessment is taken at the high school or in my classroom. Although I've been discussing it for a long time with my students, I apologize for the lack of clarity here. The test will be given in my classroom, not at the high school:
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 after school for this test. Students must complete this test in the same day.)
We will be on a block schedule Monday through Thursday this week for the language arts state standardized testing.
Period 5: Your homework is to get a good-night's sleep! :)
Friday, May 6, 2016
Friday, 5/6/16: Algebra 1 Review
We completed the process of reviewing our year of first-year algebra.
Several parents have contacted me about whether the WUHSD math assessment is taken at the high school or in my classroom. Although I've been discussing it for a long time with my students, I apologize for the lack of clarity here. The test will be given in my classroom, not at the high school:
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 after school for this test. Students must complete this test in the same day.)
We will be on a block schedule Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Both classes: Your homework is to get a good-night's sleep! :)
Several parents have contacted me about whether the WUHSD math assessment is taken at the high school or in my classroom. Although I've been discussing it for a long time with my students, I apologize for the lack of clarity here. The test will be given in my classroom, not at the high school:
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 after school for this test. Students must complete this test in the same day.)
We will be on a block schedule Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Both classes: Your homework is to get a good-night's sleep! :)
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Thursday, 5/5/16: Algebra 1 Review
We are now in the process of reviewing our year of first-year algebra.
Several parents have contacted me about whether the WUHSD math assessment is taken at the high school or in my classroom. Although I've been discussing it for a long time with my students, I apologize for the lack of clarity here. The test will be given in my classroom, not at the high school:
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 after school for this test. Students must complete this test in the same day.)
We will be on a block schedule Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Both classes: Please remember that you have the key concepts quiz tomorrow, Friday, 5/6. There is a final entrance ticket for this quiz when you come in on Friday. Extra credit: the RTQ packet, problems 66-94.
Several parents have contacted me about whether the WUHSD math assessment is taken at the high school or in my classroom. Although I've been discussing it for a long time with my students, I apologize for the lack of clarity here. The test will be given in my classroom, not at the high school:
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 after school for this test. Students must complete this test in the same day.)
We will be on a block schedule Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Both classes: Please remember that you have the key concepts quiz tomorrow, Friday, 5/6. There is a final entrance ticket for this quiz when you come in on Friday. Extra credit: the RTQ packet, problems 66-94.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Wednesday, 5/4/16: Algebra 1 Review
We are now in the process of reviewing our year of first-year algebra.
Several parents have contacted me about whether the WUHSD math assessment is taken at the high school or in my classroom. Although I've been discussing it for a long time with my students, I apologize for the lack of clarity here. The test will be given in my classroom, not at the high school:
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 after school for this test. Students must complete this test in the same day.)
We will be on a block schedule Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Period 5: I will next see you Friday, 5/6. Your homework is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. Your quiz on the key algebra concepts is this Friday, 5/6.
Period 6: I will next see you Thursday, 5/5. Your homework due Thursday is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. You also have the quiz on key algebra concepts this Friday, 5/6.
Several parents have contacted me about whether the WUHSD math assessment is taken at the high school or in my classroom. Although I've been discussing it for a long time with my students, I apologize for the lack of clarity here. The test will be given in my classroom, not at the high school:
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 after school for this test. Students must complete this test in the same day.)
We will be on a block schedule Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Period 5: I will next see you Friday, 5/6. Your homework is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. Your quiz on the key algebra concepts is this Friday, 5/6.
Period 6: I will next see you Thursday, 5/5. Your homework due Thursday is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. You also have the quiz on key algebra concepts this Friday, 5/6.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Tuesday, 5/3/16: 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 Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Period 5: I will next see you Wednesday, 5/4. Your homework is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. Copies of this last portion of the CST released test questions were made available in my room at lunch Tuesday, 5/3. If you did not pick up a copy, I will have it for you in class Wednesday, 5/4.
Period 6: I will next see you Thursday, 5/4. Your homework due Thursday is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94.
Both classes, your next memorization quiz on key algebra concepts is this Friday, May 6.
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 Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Period 5: I will next see you Wednesday, 5/4. Your homework is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. Copies of this last portion of the CST released test questions were made available in my room at lunch Tuesday, 5/3. If you did not pick up a copy, I will have it for you in class Wednesday, 5/4.
Period 6: I will next see you Thursday, 5/4. Your homework due Thursday is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94.
Both classes, your next memorization quiz on key algebra concepts is this Friday, May 6.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Monday, 5/2/16: 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 Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Period 5: I will next see you Wednesday, 5/4. Your homework is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. Copies of this last portion of the CST released test questions will be available in my room beginning at lunch tomorrow (5/3).
Period 6: I will next see you Tuesday, 5/3. Your homework due Tuesday is problems 33 -65 from the RTQ packet, and an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. Copies of this last portion of the CST released test questions will be available in class tomorrow.
Both classes, your next memorization quiz on key algebra concepts is Friday, May 6.
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 Monday through Thursday this week (and next week, as well) for the language arts state standardized testing.
Period 5: I will next see you Wednesday, 5/4. Your homework is an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. Copies of this last portion of the CST released test questions will be available in my room beginning at lunch tomorrow (5/3).
Period 6: I will next see you Tuesday, 5/3. Your homework due Tuesday is problems 33 -65 from the RTQ packet, and an entrance ticket to this Friday's quiz. Extra credit: the RTQ (Released Test Questions) packet, problems 66-94. Copies of this last portion of the CST released test questions will be available in class tomorrow.
Both classes, your next memorization quiz on key algebra concepts is Friday, May 6.
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