October Is Here So Stand Up and Cheer! Homecoming Week!

week of  September 30th - October 4th  

M ... 9/30     day 4     
 Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 - red pen corrected Practice 2-1 and 2-2 (turned IN for credit) ...   Quiz on lessons 2.1 and 2.2  ... GMM practice time ... assign: score 25+ GMM pts for the day (until midnight)     

Geometry
pds. 5 and 7 - entire period provided to complete a 4-page Geometry packet (included 10 GMM pts on page 1) ... assign: complete whatever needs done in packet ... Practice wksht 2-1 (from last week) 

T ... 10/1     day  1      
  Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 -  Lesson 2-3 Rate of Change / Slope ... notes/examples/ GMM practice ... assign: Practice 2-3 wksht ... quiz next Monday   

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 -   Schoology Quiz 2.4  (due by 1 pm..     

Geometry
pd. 7 - red pen corrected Practice 2-1 , turned IN ... lesson 2-2 "What is Betweeness?" , notes / examples / practice time ... assign: Practice 2-2 wksht 

W ... 10/2     day  2   HELP CLASS until 3:15     
 Algebra 2
pd. 3 - red pen correct practice 2-3 ... lesson 2-4 "How can linear equations be written?" , notes/examples/GMM skills ... practice time ... assign: practice 2-4 ODD problems only!! ... quiz Monday 

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - started class using mini-whiteboards to discuss Mixed Review version B #'s 12 & 13 ... small group/large group work on Mixed Review (version A) , we worked backwards , anything not discussed in class we can check with answer key available in Schoology... assign: study for test ... next class, Test 1.5, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4   

Geometry
pd. 5 -   red pen corrected Practice 2-1 , turned IN ... lesson 2-2 "What is Betweeness?" , notes / examples / practice time ... assign: Practice 2-2 wksht   

pd. 7 -red pen correct practice 2-2 ... complete lesson 2-2 notes "How is a ruler like a number line?"  "What is different about a metric ruler compared to a customary ruler?" , notes/examples/practice time ... chpt 1 test returned, discussed, recollected ... assign:  Quiz on lessons 2-1 & 2-2 next Monday, 10/7    

Th ... 10/3     day  3      HELP CLASS until 3:15     
 Algebra 2
pds. 2 and 6 - red pen correct practice 2-3 ... lesson 2-4 "How can linear equations be written?" , notes/examples/GMM skills ... practice time ... assign: practice 2-4 ODD problems only!! ... quiz Monday

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 -   Test lessons 1.5, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4   .... assign: enjoy the homecoming festivities, come back next week ready to learn! 

Geometry
pd. 5 - red pen correct practice 2-2 ... complete lesson 2-2 notes "How is a ruler like a number line?"  "What is different about a metric ruler compared to a customary ruler?" , notes/examples/practice time ... chpt 1 test returned, discussed, recollected ... assign:  Quiz on lessons 2-1 & 2-2 next Monday, 10/7     

F ... 10/4     day  4     
Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 - parallel & perpendicular lines skill review using GMM, quiz 2-1 & 2-2 returned/recollected (see opportunity explained next to today's assign: ) ... lessons 2-3 & 2-4 review for quiz using GMM ... assign: GMM 17 pt quiz review problem set needs completed ... opportunity to improve quiz 2-1 & 2-2 during any help class!!! show up and request the opportunity to show Mr R you know what standard form is and what domains and ranges are ... quiz 2-3 & 2-4 Monday (review notes)    

Geometry
pds. 5 and 7 - Measurement Activity worth assessment grade ...   Quiz on lessons 2-1 & 2-2 next Monday, 10/7  

Hello Fall , Goodbye September

week of  September 23rd - 27th 

M ... 9/23     day 3     
 Algebra 2
pds. 2 and 6 - Test Returned ... Translating Real-Life Situations into Equations (define a variable then use that variable to define other parts of the problem, DO NOT use a second "different" variable)  ... assign: complete problems 3, 4 and 6 ... unit 2 begins tomorrow   

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - quiz returned then recollected ... lesson 2.4 day 1 "How do we solve motion and mixture problems?" , Mr R modeled how to set up and solve 5 problems (define variables, set up a chart of information, set up an equation to solve and find the missing values) ... assign: p.102 problem #'s 4,8,18,20, and 27 .. test next week 

Geometry
pd. 5 -  Review for Chpt 1 Test activities, google slides Q's & A's discussing "are these the same?", Chpt 1 Test study guide video answer keys (in Schoology Chapter 1 folder, page 1 and page 2 videos) ... GMM "dotted line" problems (the problems above the dotted line are the ones missed on the quiz, correct those first - opportunity for quiz improvement in near future) ... GMM priorities (review skills, turn reds to yellows to greens to stars!!) ... assign: Chpt 1 Test tomorrow - review notes, continue working on GMM skills 

T ... 9/24     day  4     
  Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 - Unit 2 intro. / SLM activities (quick read and vocab. preview) ... GMM username and passwords, work on prerequisite skills for Unit 2  ... assign: GMM 15+ pts     

Geometry
pds. 5 and 7 -  TEST Chpt 1(lessons 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.6)       

W ... 9/25     day  1     HELP CLASS until 3:15     
 Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 - lesson 2-1 "How do we justify that a relation is a function?"  , we discussed what a math relationship is and how we can tell which relationships are functions, we took notes and used GMM tp practice skills (identifying what maps, ordered pairs, and graphs are functions or are NOT functions) ... assign: Practice 2-1 wksht ... quiz next week

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - red pen correct p. 102 #'s 4, 8, 18, 20 and 27    ... lesson 2.4 day 2 , Mr R modeled how to solve several more mixture problems ... assign: page 104  #'s 30, 32 and 42   ... test next week   

Geometry
pd. 7 - Chpt 2 begins, SLM activities (quick read and vocab. preview) ... lesson 2-1 (notes/examples) , GMM skill ... assign: GMM "dotted line" problems, we will have an opportunity for improvement next class              

Th ... 9/26     day 2       HELP CLASS until 3:15     
 Algebra 2
pd. 3 -  lesson 2-2 "Why are the intercepts an important feature of a graph?" , notes/examples, we completed several GMM skill sets with functions, standard form and intercepts ... assign: Practice 2-2 wksht ... Practice 2-1 wksht ... quiz next week lessons 2-1 and 2-2     

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - red pen correct p. 104 #'s 30, 32 and 42    ... lesson 2.4 day 3 , time given to practice solving several more mixture problems ... assign: page 132 #'s34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 43, 44 and 46  ... test next week (lessons 1.5, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4)

Geometry
pd. 5 - Chpt 2 begins, SLM activities (quick read and vocab. preview) ... lesson 2-1 (notes/examples) , GMM skill ... assign: GMM "dotted line" problems, we will have an opportunity for improvement next class           

pd. 7 - continue lesson 2-1 / more examples and GMM skill practice ...  quiz 1.6 improvement opportunity   ... assign: Practice 2-1 wksht (both sides) ... continue improving our GMM skills     

F ... 9/27     day 3     
Algebra 2
pds. 2 and 6 - lesson 2-2 "Why are the intercepts an important feature of a graph?" , notes/examples, we completed several GMM skill sets with functions, standard form and intercepts ... assign: Practice 2-2 wksht ... Practice 2-1 wksht ... quiz next week lessons 2-1 and 2-2      

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - lesson 2.4 completed (discussed p.132 answers, "graded" and turned IN) ... practice for test, Mixed Review (version B) ... assign: complete Schoology Quiz 2.4 by Tuesday (2 attempts allowed) ... Test Thursday (lessons 1.5, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4)     

Geometry
pd. 5 - continue lesson 2-1 / more examples and GMM skill practice ...    quiz 1.6 improvement opportunity  ... assign: Practice 2-1 wksht (both sides) ... continue improving our GMM skills

Good-bye Summer!

week of  September 16th - 20th  

M ... 9/16     day 2   HELP CLASS after school until 3:15 (no signups necessary, just show up)
 Algebra 2
pd. 3 - quizzes returned, discussed and recollected ... Practice 1-4 day 1 discussed ... complete Lesson 1-4 Notes on Compound Inequalities (we will NOT be solving Absolute Value Inequalities) ... assign: Practice 1-4 day 2 wksht (front ONLY) ... unit 1 test Thursday 
++++++ Algebra 2 Unit 1 test practice problems (click here) +++++++++++

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - lesson 2.3 day 3a  "How to translate a verbal statement into an expression?" ... Class notes with focus on % problems ... discuss and red pen correct homework p.91 #'s 22, 23, 27, ... extra practice for quiz 1.5, 2.2, and 2.3 ... assign: Practice 1.5 Exponent Rules wksht...quiz Thursday (lessons 1.5, 2.2 and 2.3)

Geometry
pd. 5  - Lesson 1-6 day 2 "How are perimeter and area related?", we looked at google slides reviewing perimeter and area, we filled in the back of Notes 1-6 (area), Mr R modeled how to find answers to several types of area problems (labeling units correctly is important) ... we completed three separate GMM skills dealing with area ... assign: GMM ____ pts for the day ... chpt 1 test coming soon, maybe the end of this week

pd. 7  - Lesson 1-6 day 3 "How are perimeter and area related?" , focus on parallelograms and irregular shapes ... assign: GMM __10__ pts for the day ...  quiz 1-6 next class ... chpt 1 test coming soon, maybe the end of this week

T ... 9/17     day 3  
  Algebra 2
pds. 2 and 6 - quizzes returned, discussed and recollected ... Practice 1-4 day 1 discussed ... complete Lesson 1-4 Notes on Compound Inequalities (we will NOT be solving Absolute Value Inequalities) ... assign: Practice 1-4 day 2 wksht (front ONLY) ... unit 1 test Thursday
++++++ Algebra 2 Unit 1 test practice problems (click here) +++++++++++

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - small group "graded assignment" focused on lessons 2.2 and 2.3 (counts as a quiz grade) ... assign: Practice 1.5 exponent rules wksht ... study for quiz 1.5,2.2 and 2.3 (next class)   

Geometry
pd. 5  -  Lesson 1-6 day 3 "How are perimeter and area related?" , focus on parallelograms and irregular shapes ... assign: GMM  10+ pts for the day ... quiz 1-6 next class ... chpt 1 test coming soon, maybe the end of this week

W ... 9/18      day 4     HELP CLASS after school until 3:15 (no signups necessary, just show up)
 Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 - Practice 1-4 day 2 discussed, turned IN ... Unit 1 Review day (small group practice time) vocab review sheet and work on problems from the practice test  Algebra 2 Unit 1 test practice problems (click here)   ... assign: TEST next class (study notes, do practice problems) 
Geometry
pds. 5 and 7 - discuss and turned IN Practice 1-6 irregular shapes ...  Quiz lesson 1-6  ... Chpt 1 test study guide ... assign: complete the Chpt 1 Test Study Guide .... Chpt 1 test next Tuesday    

Th ... 9/19      day 1       
 Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 -   Unit 1 Test   ... assign: review notes ... attend the BRAVE BOWL Friday evening! 
 Algebra 3
pd. 8 -  quiz 1.5, 2.2 and 2.3   ... assign: SAT Prep packet (handed out two weeks ago)     

Geometry
pd. 7 - Review for Chpt 1 Test activities, google slides Q's & A's discussing "are these the same?", Chpt 1 Test study guide video answer keys (in Schoology Chapter 1 folder, page 1 and page 2 videos) ... GMM "dotted line" problems (the problems above the dotted line are the ones missed on the quiz, correct those first - opportunity for quiz improvement in near future) ... GMM priorities (review skills, turn reds to yellows to greens to stars!!) ... assign: Chpt 1 Test next Tuesday - review notes, continue working on GMM skills   

F ... 9/20     day 2     EARLY DISMISSAL (shortened periods)         

Algebra 2
pd. 3 - Translating Real-life situations to equations, Mr R modeled three examples for us, we need to complete the other three ... test returned ... assign: complete the Translation wksht we started in class         

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - SAT prep ... GMM   

Geometry
pd. 5  - GMM Review for Chpt 1 Test     
pd. 7 -    GMM Review for Chpt 1 Test   

First Full Five-day Week! Picture day Monday!

week of  September 9th - 13th 

M ... 9/9      day 1    HELP CLASS after school until 3:15, take late bus home

 Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 - lesson 1-3 day 1 "How is solving an absolute value equation like solving a linear equation?" ...red pen corrected and discussed Practice page 37, turned IN, lesson 1-3 day 1 "How does solving an absolute value equation differ from solving a linear equation?", google slide discussion about absolute value and key patterns to know, note sheet 1-3 examples (expressions on back and one equation on the front) ... assign: p.30 #'s 1-8 ... study for quiz next class (lessons 1-1 and 1-2) ... keep books at home starting tomorrow   

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - lesson 2.2 day 1 "What are formulas and what are they used for?", we read textbook p.75 the first three paragraphs and the problem solving plan ... Mr R showed us several examples of choosing the correct formula for the type of problem we are working on, substituting the correct values into the formula and then simplifying to find the correct answer  (yes calcs!) ...note: we added the compound interest formula to the back of our formula sheet ... we went over the SAT Prep first 4 problems ... assign: pg. 80 #'s 12, 16, 26, 28, 42, 52, 66, 67, 72, 78  ... quiz in a few days   

Geometry
pd.7 - the first 5 minutes of class we worked on GMM review problems from lessons 1-1 and 1-2 ... we completed our note sheet from lesson 1-3, we discussed example questions that applied the use of Postulates 1-1 to 1-4 ... practice time ... assign: Practice 1-3 wksht ... GMM practice ... study for tomorrow's quiz (lessons 1-1 to 1-3) 

T ...9/10      day 2 
  Algebra 2
pd.3  -  lesson 1-3 day 2 "How is solving an absolute value equation like solving a linear equation?" , we reviewed the key patterns for working with absolute value equations, we completed another example in our notes ...   quiz lessons 1-1 to 1-2 ... after the quiz we began our practice wksht ... assign: Practice 1-3 wksht #'s 1-8, 11-14 ... book p.30 #'s 1-8 ... lesson 1-3 abs val eq quiz Friday

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - lesson 2.2 day 2 "What are formulas and what are they used for?"...class began with mini whiteboard exponent rules review challenge, Mr R passed back our quiz 1.5 ... we continued lesson 2.2 discussing "What use do formulas have?", we red pen corrected p. 80 #'s 12,16,26,... and turned IN for credit, we completed several problems on our whiteboards and talked about common mistakes that can be made that we want to avoid ...we discussed several more SAT Prep answers ... class time to begin today's practice assignment ...assign: p.81 #'s 14, 36, 60, 65, 70 and 74

Geometry
pd.5  - the first 5 minutes of class we worked on GMM review problems from lessons 1-1 and 1-2 ... we completed our note sheet from lesson 1-3, we discussed example questions that applied the use of Postulates 1-1 to 1-4 ... practice time ... assign: Practice 1-3 wksht ... GMM practice ... study for tomorrow's quiz (lessons 1-1 to 1-3)

pd.7 - class began with everyone red pen correcting Practice 1-3 wksht, we turned IN for credit ... Mr R explained the quiz was two pages, complete the 1st page we have, turn it IN and pick up 2nd page, turn IN when finished  Quiz lessons 1-1 to 1-3  ... work on GMM priorities (review skills) ... assign: GMM _10_ pts for the day


W ... 9/11     day 3 HELP CLASS after school until 3:15, take late bus home
 Algebra 2
pds. 2 and 6 -  lesson 1-3 day 2 "How is solving an absolute value equation like solving a linear equation?" , we reviewed the key patterns for working with absolute value equations, we completed another example in our notes ...   quiz lessons 1-1 to 1-2 ... after the quiz we began our practice wksht ... assign: Practice 1-3 wksht #'s 1-8, 11-14 ... book p.30 #'s 1-8 ... lesson 1-3 abs val eq quiz Friday

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - red pen corrected p.81 #'s 14, 36, 60, 65, 70 and 74, turned IN for credit ... we completed several challenge problems from pages 81 and 82 using mini whiteboards ... lesson 2.3 day #1 "How do we translate a verbal statement into an algebraic expression or an equation?", we completed several translation examples before we took notes, on notesheet 2-3 Mr R modeled how we use one variable for a missing value then reuse that variable to identify other values that are needed in the problem, we used those values to set up and solve an equation ... assign: p. 91 #'s 24, 26, 28 and 30 ... Schoology Quiz 2.2 (2 attempts allowed) , get the highest score you can, this counts as a quiz grade 

Geometry
pd. 5  - class began with everyone red pen correcting Practice 1-3 wksht, we turned IN for credit ... Mr R explained the quiz was two pages, complete the 1st page we have, turn it IN and pick up 2nd page, turn IN when finished  Quiz lessons 1-1 to 1-3  ... work on GMM priorities (review skills) ... assign: GMM _15_ pts for the day

Th ...9/12      day 4   HELP CLASS 
 Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 - google slide discussion (how to write equations with variables and absolute value) ... discussed Practice 1-3 wksht #13 , we turned in that worksheet and p.30 #'s 1-8 for credit ... the remainder of the period we worked on an "Absolute Value Equation" Scavenger Hunt, during the summary we discussed common mistakes ... assign: study for Abs. Value Eq quiz ... chpt 1 test end of next week, stay tuned :-) 

Geometry
pds. 5 and 7 - Lesson 1-6 day 1 "How are perimeter and area related?", we played "Would you rather?", looked at google slides reviewing perimeter and area, we filled in the front of Notes 1-6 (perimeter), Mr R modeled how to find answers to several types of perimeter problems (labeling units correctly is important) ... we completed three separate GMM skills dealing with perimeter ... assign: GMM 15+ pts for the day ... chpt 1 test coming soon, maybe the end of next week   

F ... 9/13     day 1
Algebra 2
pds. 2,3 and 6 -  lesson 1-4 day 1 "How do we justify our solutions to compound inequalities?" , we discussed the difference in the words "and" and "or", "and" is the intersection of the solution sets of the compound inequalities where "or" means either or the union of the solution sets, Mr R modeled examples and cautioned us to remember what we do when multiplying or dividing by a negative...   quiz lesson 1-3  ...  time to begin practice assignment ... assign: Practice 1-4 day 1 wksht ... Chpt 1 test planned for the end of next week         

 Algebra 3
pd. 8 - Lesson 2.3 day 2 "How do we translate a verbal statement into an algebraic expression or an equation?" , class began with several warm-up challenges where we had to define a variable and then use that variable to describe another element in the problem...we red pen corrected p. 91 and turned IN... we completed a Bank Comparison to figure out the Best Mortgage and then we completed a similar problem (book p.93 #49) ... time to start practice problems ... assign: p.91 #'s 22, 23, 27, 29, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44 ... quiz on lessons 1.5, 2.2 and 2.3 soon 

Geometry
pd. 7 -Lesson 1-6 day 2 "How are perimeter and area related?", we looked at google slides reviewing perimeter and area, we filled in the back of Notes 1-6 (area), Mr R modeled how to find answers to several types of area problems (labeling units correctly is important) ... we completed three separate GMM skills dealing with area ... assign: GMM 15+ pts for the day ... chpt 1 test coming soon, maybe the end of next week