Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

A Day, 11/17/10

Period 1A Geometry, grades 10-12
Objective: Students will identify angle pairs, and prove and apply theorems about angles in odere to solve real-world problems. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard answered a few questions about the homework, and taught the lesson on proving angles congruent.
Assignment: TEXT PP.100-103, # 1-25, 29,30, 35,and on p 103, #67-69.
Homework:Complete the back of WU#3. Do the even number problems on the Unit 2 Test Review.
There will be a quiz on 2-4 and 2-5 on Friday. The Unit 2 TEST will be on Tuesday, Nov. 23 - right before Thanksgiving.

All students were given grade reports for Geometry attached to their report cards. If a student has less than a 65% average, students were instructed to have a parent sign it and return it to me today. I will be phoningparents of those students who have not returned the grade report.


Period 3 Math Studies IB Grade 11
Objective: Students will solve problems using the laws of probability, including combined events, mutually exclusive events, and conditional probability in order to solve real-worl problems. Following the warm up, students were called upon to put a homework questions on the board and explain their work to the class. Students took a brief quiz on this objective today.
Assignment: Text Oxford pp 166-169, all problems for Paper 1 and Paper 2.

UNIT 3 TEST on FRIDAY!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

B Day 11/16/10

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry Grade 9
Objective: Students will identify angle pairs and prove and apply theorems about angles in order to solve real-world problems. Following the warm-up, Mrs. Dennard taught the lesson on proving angles congruent, and students began to work on the assignment. In 1st period, the girls left class at about 8:15 to attend the seminar for 9th grade girls. In 2nd period, all girls were in the seminar for the entire class period. Any student (including girls who attended the seminar) who did not complete the assignment in class must do ir for homework due on Thursday along with the back of warm up sheet #3.
Assignment: Text pp100-102, #1-37.


Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will solve problems using the Law of Probability including: conditional probability, combined events, and conditional probability. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions about the homework, and taught the lesson on the Laws of Probability. The recent quiz was returned to students for completion of error analyses, which are due on Thursday. There will be a brief quiz tomorrow on 3.9 and 3.10 in Oxford. The Unit 3 TEST is on Friday.
Assignment: Outline section 3.10 in Oxford pp.158-165, Ex. 3.10 #1-10.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Monday, November 15, 2010

A Day, 11/15/10/
I was out all last week due to a bout with a nasty virus. But I'm 'on the mend' as they say, and I'm back as of today!

All students received grade roprt cards today - and all my students receievd the first 2-week grade reopt for the 2nd Quarter. Any students with scores below 65% are required to get a parent signature - (Or- I'll be calling you...."

Period 1A Geometry grades 10-12
Objective: Students will identify angle pairs and prove and apply theorems about angles in order to find the measure of the angles of of a chair. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard distributed report cards, ans attached the full 1st quarter assignmemt sheet, and the first 2-week grade report for the 2nd quarter.
Students were assigned p.691 #1-16. and p.93, #32-37.
QUIZ on Friday!!!

Unit 2 Test on Tuesday.


Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will conduct a peer review of the 11/8/10 quiz on probability and begin review for the Unit 3 Test on Friday. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard distributed 2-week grade reports for the 2nd quarter. Mrs. Dennard conducted the peer review of the recent quiz. Students will receive these quizzes back tomorrow, and Error Analyses will be due on Thursday.
Assignment: Oxford text, pp 152-158. Outline the chapter 3.9 and Ex. 3.9 #1-4.(all).
Test on Friday.


Period 4A Honors Geometry
Objective: Students will identify angle pairs and prove and apply theorems anbout angles in order to find the measures made by the legs of a chair. Following the warm up, Mrs. Dennard taught the 2-5 lesson om"Proving Angles Congruent". Then after giving the practice assignment pp. 100-101, #1-37. Students started this assignment in class, and were instructed to complete it for homework. While students were working, Mrs.Dennard gave out the 2-week grade roprt for the second quarter. Any students with an average of 64% or less is required to have a parent sign the 2nd quarter grade report.

There will be a quiz on 2-4 and 2-5 on Friday.

The Unbt 2 Test will be next Tuesday.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Friday November 5, 2010

B Day 11/5/10

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry grade 9
Objective: Students will connect reasoning in algebra and geometry in order to justify steps in a logical argument. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard went over the "Spiral Crossword" homework, and students in Period 1 took a quiz on Chap.2-3. and were given a practice assignment of pp. 89-95, #1-15.
Period 2 has the assignment pp.89-95,#1-31.This class took an exit quiz on Ch 2-4. Any work not completed in class is for homework.
Plans for next week: we'll complete Chapter 2,there will be another brief quiz
on 2-4 and 2-5,and we'll prepare for the Unit 2 TEST the week of 11/15-19/10.


*********PARENT CONFERENCES ARE SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 11/11 FROM 4-7PM. **********


Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will solve problems of sampling and probability in order to solve real-world problems. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard took questions about the homework; demonstrating all homework questions. Students wwith questions were told to do the again.
Homework Text H&H pp. 490 - 491,#1-9 (Review Set A)
QUIZ 2-1 will be on Monday. BE PREPARED !!!
Next week we will complete Topic 3 on Sets, Logic and Probability and prepare for the Unit TEST on Thursday, 11/11.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Thursday, November 4, 2010

A Day 11/4/10

Period 1 grades 10-12 and Period 4 grade 9 Geometry
Objective:Students will connect reasoning in algebra and geometry in order to justify steps in a logical order. Following the wram up, Mrs.Dennard reviewed the previous lesson on deductive reasoning before proceeding to the new lesson. Students took notes and were assigned some practice problems during class time.
Homework: Back of the WU#2-1 "Right Angle Spiral" (a crossword puzzle) and text Checkpoint quiz 2-1 through 2-3.
Next class quiz on 2-3 and 2-4.

Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will solve problems of sampling with and without replacement in order to solve real-world problems. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard answered questions about the homework, and taught the new lesson on sampling. Students took notes, and then began the practice exercises.
Assignment: Text H&H pp.478-480,Ex.14I #1-9.
Quiz tomorrow on probability.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

B Day 11/3/10

Periods 1 and 2 Honors Geometry Grade 9
Objective: Students will use the Laws of Detachment and Syllogism in order to use deductive reasoning. Following the warm up, Mrs.Dennard distributed grade reports showing all assignments and the final average for the first quarter. Students were encouraged to do all assignments and turn them in on time, and to pay better attention during the warm up.
Mrs.Dennard reviewed the Law of Detachment and Law of Syllogism with Period 1 and asssigned the practice problems: Text pp 86-87,#22-32, 34-37, and 38-44. Next class a brief quiz on 2-3.
Period 2 started on Chapter 2-4 on connecting reasoning in algebra algebar and geometry in order to justify steps in a logical arguement. The assignment for Period 2 is: Text pp. 89-94,#1-15,16-24 and 27-30. Next class a brief quiz on 2-4.


Period 3 Math Studies IB grade 11
Objective: Students will solve problems of probabilities with compound and independents events, and use tree diagrams. Following the warm hup, Mrs.Dennard distributed a grade report to each students. Thsis listed each assignment in the 1st quarter, and the final 1st quatrer score.
Assignment: Text H&H pp.470-476, Ex 14G.1, 14G.2 and 14H.
Homework: Complete all work assigned today.
Next quiz Friday, November 5.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010