Geometry SEMESTER 2

info  Mrs. Trimble  

Office Hours  Office hours: I will be available in my classroom on Monday from 3:30-4:30. Students are welcome to come in during this time to ask questions and receive homework assistance.

Second half  In Geometry B we will take a more in-depth look at triangles, focusing on congruent similar triangles. We will also focus on translations, and on finding the volume of 3-D shapes

Supplies needed Students will need  One folder  Loose-leaf paper  pencils

New Detention policy Detention must be served at lunch, either the day assigned, (for 1 st and 2 nd block) Or the next day (for 4 th block.) Skipped detentions will be turned in to the office.

Behavior Policy  Students who break rules can potentially earn a log-in, a detention, and a call home.  Disrespectful to Mrs. Trimble  On their cell phone-must have away or give to me  In wrong seat- must sit in assigned seat  Out of uniform  Bringing book bag to class  Food/drink in class  Talking excessively  Disrupting class  Swearing  fighting

Passing periods and Pass policy  Passing periods have been extended to 5 minutes to allow students more time to go to their lockers and to the restroom.  No passes are given out during class time.  Students who walk out of class are given a log- in.

Daily classroom schedule  Each day we will follow the same general schedule during class time:  Opening prayer  Do-Now  Classwork(note-taking, khan, project)  Competency work- essential questions and problem-solving  Wrap-up 

Do-Now  Graded for participation  For your review- these are to help you  1 do-now/wrap-up sheet for the week (please date these)  Keep in folder

Classwork  Independent note-taking, from links that I provide on Mrs. Trimble's Destiny webpage.Mrs. Trimble's Destiny webpage.  Go to Destinyhigh.com  Under “Staff Webpages” click “Mrs. Trimble”  Click on “Geometry”  Under the folder “Class Lessons” click on that day’s lesson.  Follow directions on pages for note-taking, khan assignments, problem-solving, and essential questions/examples.  Always date and title all written notes/work, leave in folder.

Essential questions/problem-solving  These will be included in lessons.  Answer questions in complete sentences  Provide complete examples with drawings  Show work for problem-solving  Always add title and date, include in folder.  Essential questions/problem-solving will add up to be your first competency (though we will work on them throughout the semester.)

Wrap-up  Daily question  Included in day’s lesson  Always write on do-now/wrap-up sheet

Assessment  Student assessment is based on the following components:  Assignments- 25% - leave all work in folders to be graded.  Competencies- 50% (tests and competency assignments)  Final Exam- 25%

Competencies  Competency 1- Essential questions (given throughout the semester)  Competency 2- Test review questions (given before tests)  Competency 3- Exam questions (given the week before exams) 

More info on Competencies  I will give you lists of these questions to answer, examples to create, problems to solve.  Answers must be done in complete sentences.  When I ask for examples, they must be numerical examples, with units.  Sometimes you are asked to do drawings or problem-solving as part of your competency. You are not graded on artistic ability, but rather, you are showing me an understanding of the concept being studied.  All questions/examples/drawings are to be kept in a folder (portfolio) in the classroom.  BE patient!!!! If you do the work and leave it with me, it will get graded. 

Grading scale  A  B80-89  C  D60-69  F <60

intervention  New students  Students who fall at or below a C-  Detention schedule is in the student handbook.

Absences It is the student’s responsibility to get notes and assignments on days they are absent. Check the website! Make-up test day is Friday 2:40-3:30. Students are encouraged to come in during office hours on Mondays for extra help.

Khan Academy- Some assignments will be on Khan Academy  Create your own account if you don’t have one  Yahoo, Gmail, etc  Sign up at khanacademy.org  Visit khanacademy.org/coaches  There, in the "Add a coach" field, enter the class code 4EQX4P  +

 Follow prompts on Khan Academy to do practice problems.  Your assignment grade comes in part from Khan Academy work.  I will check your progress weekly.

 Happy Learning!