Curriculum Night Please take a copy of the Green Handouts! Welcome to Mrs. Rife’s Geometry Class Please take a copy of the Green Handouts!

Geometry Not linear thinking No assumptions, information must be labeled, given or proven! Helps develop logical reasoning Most will feel frustration, but be patient. It will get easier! Proofs

In the Syllabus and Survival Guide Grading Policy Semester Grade Policy Homework expectations and consequences Review quiz retakes Warm up expectations How to study for tests/quizzes How to find extra help What parents can do to support their child Please read my weekly email!

Homework Online See Survival Guide for homework expectations and consequences Students will go online to find their homework problems Will arrange alternate access to homework problems, if needed

What students can do if they don’t understand Ask questions Come in for help Look over notes and examples Ask for help at home Call a friend Go online Support at Big Ideas Math Links on my website Don’t give up!

What else can parents do? Read Mrs. Rife’s weekly email! Tell your child you believe they can be successful in math with a positive attitude and hard work! Forego the stories of how you struggled with math in high school. Provide transportation if your child needs extra help. Make sure your student attends school and masters the concepts each day!

Mrs. Rife’s Supports Mrs. Rife’s Q and A times – Open Door! Students can stop in and get help or get their questions answered any time – students need to bring notes, attempts and questions Not able to provide individual tutoring, but happy to answer homework questions!!! Weekly e-mails – will recap the current week and give a heads up for next week. We have many supports in place, but your student has to want to be successful and make the effort. Open door Will post available days on the hw board Monday duty – come and ask questions

Helpful Tips Students should keep all notes, examples, homework assignments, quizzes, etc for the current chapter in their binder! After the chapter test, students can remove all of these from their binder, but need to keep them until the end of the semester! Students will need them for final exams! Extra binder Accordion folder Box ?

Absences Difficult to make up missed lesson and discussion Students are responsible for the learning that was done! Quizzes and Tests made up before school or during conference periods – each test takes one hour, will require multiple days Upon their return, make sure your student works through the lesson, using the online textbook. If they still have questions, come in to see me. The textbook is online, daily section on my website Students can keep up with the work when they are feeling up to it

In Closing Giving Tree Curriculum Night Handouts Have a specific question? - Send me an e-mail and I will get back to you ASAP!