Monday, June 8, 2015

WEEK OF JUNE 8-12

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         This week we will finish off Section 8-3 on Ellipses and then begin our review for the Final Exam.  Your final Problem Solving will also be done this week or over the weekend, depending on how far we get this week.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         We continue our review for the Final Exam with daily review sheets.  A quiz is scheduled for the end of the week.  You will also get the final Problem Solving of the year sometime this week.

GEOMETRY HONORS
         We start the week by finishing up Section 13-4 on Congruent and Similar Solids.  Then we will start the review for your Final Exam.  You will also get your final Problem Solving for the year.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         We continue our Final Exam Review this week with a quiz scheduled for Friday.  We will also do our final Problem Solving of the year this week.

Monday, June 1, 2015

WEEK OF JUNE 1-5

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         We start the week off by reviewing Sections 10-4 to 10-6 for a quiz Wednesday.  Then I will go to Section 8-3 on Circles for two days.  Next week we will cover Ellipses and then begin our review for the Final Exam.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
        We begin the week with a Final Exam Review Quiz  and then continue our review for the rest of the week.

GEOMETRY HONORS
        We start the week off by working with Cones.  From there we will cover Spheres and review Pyramids, Cones, and Spheres for a quiz either Thursday or Friday.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         We continue our review for the Final Exam with practice sheets all week.  A Review Quiz is scheduled for Friday.

Monday, May 18, 2015

WEEK OF MAY 18-22

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
        We start the week off by going over the review sheet on Sections 10-1 to 10-3 that was given to you last Friday.  Because of PARCC Testing Tuesday we will begin the quiz Wednesday the half-day and finish it Thursday.  Then we will go to 10-4 , Common Logs and base ten logs.  I have also set up a Problem Solving exercise for homework Wednesday.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
        Because of PARCC Testing we have no class Monday but will have a quiz Tuesday on Rational Equations.  I have a Problem Solving set up for the half day on Wednesday.  Then we will review major concepts that will prepare us for the Final Exam.

GEOMETRY HONORS
         Because of PARCC Testing we do not meet until Tuesday.  We will cover Section 11-4 Areas of Irregular Figures.  I have a Problem Solving Exercise for Wednesday and then we go to Section 11-5 on Geometric Probability.  In this section you will learn what a sector is and how to find its area.  Once I have finished 11-5 I will go to a combined Chapters 12 & 13 in which we will learn about solids.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         This week we will begin our review for the Final Exam.  I will go back and reteach certain concepts that we have learned during the second half of the year.  And as always we will still have our weekly quiz on Friday.  It will cover the review material that I go over during the week.

Monday, May 11, 2015

WEEK OF MAY 11-15

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
        The week will be spent on Sections 10-2 & 10-3 Logarithms and its Properties.  A quiz will be given when we finish and review Sections 10-1 to 10-3, probably early next week.

ALGEBRA1 CP1
         We will spend the week on Section 11-8, Solving Rational Equations.  Period C will miss 2 classes this week because of PARCC but not Period E.  Therefore I will spend all week on this section with a quiz scheduled for early next week.

GEOMETRY HONORS
          The week begins with us covering Section 11-3, Areas of Regular Polygons.  A quiz is scheduled for Thursday on Sections 11-1 to 11-3.  We will cover Section 11-4 , Areas of Irregular Figures, on Friday.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         We will be spending the week dealing with the concept of Probability.  Our weekly quiz will be Friday.

Monday, May 4, 2015

WEEK OF MAY 4 - 8

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
       This week we finish off Chapter 9 by covering Sections 9-4 and 9-5.  We will learn about direct, inverse, and joint variation and review the classes of functions that we have been graphing this year.  A quiz on Sections 9-3 to 9-5 is scheduled for Thursday.  Friday we will begin Chapter 10 on Logarithms.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
        We continue our work on Section 11-5 by doing more problems with long division and synthetic division.  Then we will spend at least two days on Section 11-6, Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions.  I have tentatively scheduled a quiz for Friday on Sections 11-5 and 11-6.

GEOMETRY HONORS
       We begin the week by reviewing Sections 10-4 to 10-6 for a quiz Tuesday.  Then we will finish the chapter by covering 10-7 and 10-8.  I have tentatively scheduled a Chapter 10 Test for next Tuesday.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         We continue our work with radicals this week by covering Radical Equations and the Pythagorean Theorem.  Our weekly quiz will be on Friday.

Monday, April 27, 2015

WEEK OF APRIL 27- MAY 1

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         We begin the week by covering Section 7-9, Square Root Functions and Inequalities.  From there we will review Sections 7-7 to 7-9 for a quiz on Wednesday.  Then we will go to Chapter 9 to cover 9-3 to 9-5 before beginning Logarithms.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         We continue our work in Chapter 11 with Rational Expressions.  This week we will cover Section 11-4 on multiplication and division of Rational Expressions.  A quiz is planned for Thursday and from there we will cover Polynomial Long Division and Synthetic Division.

GEOMETRY HONORS
         We continue our work on Circles by covering Sections 10-4 to 10-6, Inscribed Angles, Tangents, and Secants and Angle Measures.  A quiz is scheduled for early next week.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         We continue our work with Radicals this week by covering multiplication and division.  Our weekly quiz is scheduled for Friday.


ANYONE WHO MISSED WORK JUST BEFORE VACATION HAS UNTIL WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK TO GET IT MADE UP.  NO EXCUSES.

Monday, April 13, 2015

WEEK OF APRIL 13-17

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
        We begin the week with a review of Sections 7-1, 7-2, and 7-4.  We have a quiz Tuesday on these three sections.  Then I will try to cover sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 before the week is over.  We will learn about Composite Functions (you already know what they are ), Inverse Functions, and Square Root Functions.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
        We begin the week by reviewing our unit on Probability and Odds for a quiz Tuesday.  Then I will do a one day review of Factoring before we move on to Chapter 11, Rational Expressions.

GEOMETRY HONORS
        We start the week by covering Section 10-3, Arcs and Chords.  Tuesday will be spent doing a review sheet on Sections 10-1 to 10-3 for a quiz either Wednesday or Thursday.  Then I will go over Section 10-4 , the concept of Inscribed Angles.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
        This week we will start a unit on Square Roots and will continue this after vacation.  This week will be spent on simplifying radicals and maybe addition and subtraction of radicals.  Our weekly quiz will be on Friday as usual.

Monday, April 6, 2015

WEEK OF APRIL 6 - 10

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         This week we begin Chapter 7 on Polynomial Functions.  Sections 7-1 & 7-2 cover graphs of these functions and 7-3 deals with Solving Equations using Quadratic Techniques.  A quiz is scheduled for early next week.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         We start the week by reviewing Radical Equations and the Pythagorean Theorem for a quiz Tuesday..Then we will begin a brief unit on Probability and Odds.  This will run into the start of next week and then we will have an assessment on it.

GEOMETRY HONORS
          The week begins with a review of Chapter 8.  I have scheduled a Chapter Test on Wednesday.  Since it is a half day we will finish it Thursday in class.  Then we will skip up to Chapter 10 on Circles.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         This week we will cover Section 9-7 on Special Functions.  In this section we will learn how to graph Absolute Value Functions, Step Functions, and Piecewise Functions, with the emphasis on the first two.  We will return to our regular schedule of a quiz on Friday.

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE THIRD TERM.  ANY WORK THAT IS OWED TO ME MUST BE MADE UP BY FRIDAY.  REPORT CARDS GO OUT NEXT FRIDAY.

Monday, March 30, 2015

WEEK OF MARCH 30 - APRIL3

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         We only meet twice this week because of PARCC Testing.  We will continue Section 6-6 on writing parabolas in vertex form and then will go on to Section 6-7, Graphing and Solving Quadratic Inequalities.  I have scheduled a quiz for early next week (Tuesday) on 6-6 & 6-7.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         Since we only meet two or three times this week because of PARCC we will spend much of that time working on the Pythagorean Theorem.  Next week we will have a quiz on Radical Equations and the Pythagorean Theorem.

GEOMETRY HONORS
          We will have a quiz Tuesday on Sections 8-1 to 8-3 and then cover 8-4 and 8-5 this week.  These sections cover rectangles, rhombi, and squares and their properties.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
        The week will be spent continuing our work on the Quadratic Formula with a quiz Thursday since there is no school Friday.


THIRD TERM END FRIDAY APRIL 10.  YOU MUST MAKE SURE ALL WORK IS MADE UP BY THEN.




Monday, March 23, 2015

WEEK OF MARCH 23 - 27

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         We begin the week by finishing up the Discriminant and then review Sections 6-4 & 6-5 for a Wednesday quiz.  Then we will learn how to write Quadratic Functions in Vertex Form (Section 6-6)

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         We continue our work with Radicals this week by learning Division.  Then we will spend one day reviewing for a quiz scheduled for Thursday.  Friday finds us using the Pythagorean Theorem, an application of Radicals.

GEOMETRY HONORS
         Last week we started Chapter 8 on Quadrilaterals and we continue this week with Sections 8-2 & 8-3 Then we will review for a quiz on 8-1 to 8-3 early next week.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
        Monday we review Quadratic Functions for a quiz on Tuesday.  From there we will solve Quadratic Equations by graphing and introduce the Quadratic Formula.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

WEEK OF MARCH 16-20

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         This week we will finish Completing the Square and then go on to the Quadratic Formula.  There will be a quiz early next week and probably some Problem Solving over the weekend.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         We begin the week by starting Chapter 10 on Square Roots.  We will first learn how to graph Square Root Functions and spend the rest of the week working on the operations with square roots.  A quiz is scheduled for early next week.

GEOMETRY HONORS
         We will review Chapter 7 for a Test on Thursday.  Then we will begin Chapter 8 on Quadrilaterals.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         This week I will begin Chapter 9 on Quadratic Functions.  The week will be spent learning how to graph these functions and all the other information needed to do so.  A quiz is still on for Friday.


NEXT WEEK YOU WILL BE TAKING THE PARCC MATH TEST MONDAY. I WILL BE LETTING YOU KNOW THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO REPORT TO FOR THIS TEST.  ALSO THE SOPHOMORES ARE TAKING MCAS TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY AND WILL BE USING MY ROOM DURING THE FIRST THREE PERIODS.  MY PERIOD B AND C CLASSES ARE TO GO TO ROOM 246 UPSTAIRS FOR CLASS.

Friday, March 6, 2015

WEEK OF MARCH 9-13

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         We begin the week by continuing in Section 5-9, Complex Numbers ( a+ bi ).  We will learn the four operations with these numbers, which are very similar to the operations with radicals.  I have a quiz scheduled on Wednesday for Sections 5-8 & 5-9.  From there we will go to Chapter 6 on Quadratic Functions and hopefully get through the first 2 sections by the end of the week.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         We begin the week by reviewing for a quiz on Sections 9-4 and 9-5 Tuesday.  Wednesday will find us doing a Problem Solving exercise.  Then we will go to 9-7 on Special types of functions (Step, absolute value, and piecewise) and learn how to graph them.

GEOMETRY HONORS
          We are having a quiz Monday on Sections 7-4 & 7-5 after doing a thorough review in class Friday.  From there we will go to Sections 7-6 & 7-7, Law of Sines and Law of Cosines before we finish the chapter.  A major Chapter Test is planned for early next week.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         We finish off Factoring by covering the Difference of two squares Monday.  Then we will go back to Section 7-5 and work on Exponential Functions and their graphs.  Wednesday will find us doing a Problem Solving exercise.  Our weekly quiz will be Friday.

Friday, February 27, 2015

WEEK OF MARCH 2 - 6

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         We begin the week with a review of Sections 5-6 and 5-7 for a quiz Tuesday.  Then we will try to cover Sections 5-8 and 5-9 the rest of the week.  Thursday will find us in the computer lab retaking the CTC survey.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         We continue our work in Chapter 9 covering 9-2, 9-4, and 9-5.  These sections deal with solving Quadratic Equations by graphing, completing the square, and the use of the Quadratic Formula.  On Thursday we will be in the computer lab for the CTC Survey.

GEOMETRY HONORS
          We continue our work in Chapter 7 with Trigonometry.  We will then work on applications of this concept using the angles of elevation and depression.  A quiz is planned for next week on Sections 7-4 and 7-5.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
          We will spend the week in Section 8-8, Factoring Completely.  Our weekly quiz will be Friday.

Friday, February 6, 2015

WEEK OF FEB. 9-13

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
        We start the week by continuing in Section 6-1, Graphing Quadratic Functions.  Then my plan is to cover Sections 6-2 and 6-3 this week.  In these sections we will learn how to solve Quadratic Equations by graphing and by factoring.  These sections are a prelude to the Quadratic Formula, which appears after this.  I have planned a quiz for the Tuesday after Feb. Vacation on Sections 6-1 through 6-3.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         I will cover Section 8-9 on the Square Root Property Monday, review Tuesday, and have a quiz on Sections 8-8 and 8-9 Wednesday.  From there we will return to Section 7-5 and learn how to graph Exponential Functions.  After vacation we will go to Chapter 9 on Quadratic Functions.

GEOMETRY HONORS
         We begin the week with a quiz on Sections 7-1 & 7-2.  I will then spend most of the week on Section 7-3, Special Right Triangles.  If I can fit in a quiz on 7-3 I will try for Friday.  If not then the Tuesday after vacation.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         We continue in Section 8-6 on Factoring Trinomials.  I will spend the entire week on this concept with a quiz planned for Friday.

Monday, January 26, 2015

WEEK OF JAN. 26 - 30

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
        My plan for the week is to finish off Section 2-6 by covering Piecewise Function and then going on to Chapter 6, Quadratic Functions, and covering Sections 6-1 and 6-2.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
        We will continue Section 8-7 , Factoring with the Magic Number, for most of the week and then have a quiz on it.  Then I will jump back to Section 7-5 and cover Exponential Functions and their graphs.

GEOMETRY HONORS
         The week will be spent covering Sections 7-1 and 7-2 on Right Triangles.  We will learn the Geometric Mean and the Pythagorean Theorem.  We will have a quiz after I finish 7-2.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         This week we will continue with the GCF and then begin factoring of Trinomials.  I am planning a quiz for Friday but that will depend on the weather.



Monday, January 12, 2015

WEEK OF JAN. 12 - 16

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
         The week will be spent reviewing for the Midyear Exam.  We will also have a second Problem Solving Exercise to do Monday evening.  Your exam is  scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 20.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
        We will be reviewing this week for your Midyear Exam, which is next week.  We will also have a second Problem Solving to do for homework on Monday.

GEOMETRY HONORS
         We start the week off with a Chapter 6 Test Monday.  The rest of the week will be spent reviewing for the Midyear Exam which is next Thursday Jan. 22.  You will also be working on your second Problem Solving Exercise for homework Monday evening.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         We will be reviewing this week for your Midyear Exam will falls on this Friday from 12:27  to  2:00.  You will also be doing your second Problem Solving Exercise for homework on Monday night.
       

Monday, January 5, 2015

WEEK OF JAN. 5-9

ALGEBRA 2 CP1
        We begin the week with Section 9-6, Solving Rational Equations and Inequalities.  We will spend 2-3 days on this section and then have a quiz on it.  From there we will begin a review to prepare for the Midyear Exam.

ALGEBRA 1 CP1
         This week we will cover Sections 8-6 and 8-7, which deals with Factoring Trinomials into products of Binomials.  There will be a quiz either Friday or next Monday. Then we will finish the chapter and review for the Midyear Exam.

GEOMETRY HONORS
          This week we will cover Sections 6-3, 6-4, and 6-5, finishing up Chapter 6.  I have planned a Chapter Test for Friday.  Next week we will review for the Midyear Exam.

ALGEBRA 1 CP2
         This week we will cover Sections 8-2, 8-3, and 8-4, dealing with multiplication of polynomials.  I have scheduled your weekly quiz for Friday and next week we will review for the Midyear exam, which is on Friday Jan. 16 for this class.



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