Welcome to Geometry/Geometry Honors Mrs. Smith address:

Notecards  Lined Side –Name –Address (Mailing and 911) –Home Phone –Parent/Guardian Name with phone number –What career are you interested in?  Unlined Side –1 st period teacher –2 nd period teacher –3 rd period teacher –4 th period teacher

Course Syllabus  Course Syllabus Jill Smith Geometry/Geometry Honors  Phone: (between 9:30 and 11:00)  Course Overview: Geometry continues students’ study of geometric concepts building upon middle school topics. Students will move from an inductive approach to deductive methods of proof in their study of two- and three- dimensional geometric figures. Reasoning skills will be emphasized and students will broaden their use of the coordinate plane. Appropriate technology, from manipulative to calculators and application software, should be used regularly for instruction and assessment.  Course Objectives: See my web site.

 Grading Standards: Tests- 50%  Homework/Classwork – 25%  Vocabulary/Vocabulary quizzes – 25%  Tests – Tests will be CUMULATIVE and will be given at the end of each Chapter and/or Topic. In addition, students are expected to keep organized notebooks in this class and a Notebook Test will be given at the end of EVERY six weeks. BEING ABSENT FOR THE REVIEW DOES NOT EXCUSE YOU FROM THE ANNOUNCED TEST!  Homework/Classwork – Homework will be assigned EVERY DAY. You will have homework quizzes, both announced and unannounced, and I will check homework at least twice a week or more if needed.  Vocabulary/Vocabulary Quizzes- Vocabulary will be given at the beginning of each chapter. I will collect and grade it. Vocabulary quizzes will be given the day before each Chapter Test. This will include vocabulary from the current material and formulas learned throughout the semester.

 *Make up work – Students will have 3 days to bring in a note from his/her absence. If the absences are marked UNEXCUSED, the child’s highest possible grade on a homework/classwork/vocabulary will be a 70.  **Arrangements to make up missed work is the responsibility of the STUDENT. A student has 2 days for every day they miss to make up classwork/homework/vocabulary. If a students misses a test, they have ONE week to make it up. Any work not made up by the deadline will become a zero.

 Discipline Standards – Students are expected to exhibit exemplary respect for every individual in the classroom. Disruptions of classroom procedure will be followed by a verbal reprimand of the student, a conference with the parent/guardian and/or a referral of the student to the administration.  Students should: *Be in assigned seat at the tardy time.  *Bring ALL materials to class.  *Do ALL assigned work  *Respect others and their belongings.  Standards/Policies:  Homework will be assigned daily.  A notebook is required containing notes from the overhead/board.  Students are expected to bring notebook, paper, and pencil to class.  NO food or drinks are allowed in the classroom.  Respect others and their belongings.  DO not touch anything on my desk, tables, cabinets, or shelves unless  you have my permission.  Bathroom breaks should be taken BEFORE CLASS BEGINS.  Teacher will dismiss you, not the bell.  Parent Signature: _______________________________

Course Syllabus  Syllabus will be posted on my website  Bring back Syllabus signed for homework grade.  Tutoring Schedule –One day a week to be determined at a later time

 Supplies needed: –3 – ring binder (1.5” or more) –Loose Leaf Paper –Pencils –Graph Paper  Contact Info: –Planning Period : 9:30 – 11:05

Additional Info  Fire Drill/Tornado  The Common Core Standards  I will keep my webpage updated with test/vocabulary test dates.  Check there to find helpful links when doing homework.

What You Need to Know What You Need to Know  Married and have 2 boys – 6 and 7 years old  Attended UNC – Chapel Hill  Graduated from UNCW  Like to spend time with family, play the piano, and shop

Your turn  On a blank sheet of paper, write down your interests and career goals.  BE PREPARED TO SHARE!

Warmup 8/28/12  Pick up calculator  Pick up 1 calculator scavenger hunt per group and finish.

Vocabulary Chapter 1 and 2  Supplementary angles  Complementary angles  Adjacent angles  Segment  Point  Line  Vertical Angles  Plane  Ray  Collinear points  Coplanar points  Midpoint  Distance  Acute angles  Obtuse angles  Right angles  *****Linear Pair  Vertex (see angles)

 Collinear points  Coplanar points  Midpoint  Distance  Acute angles  Obtuse angles  Right angles  *****Linear Pair  Vertex (see angle)  ****Equidistant  Conditional  Converse  Inverse  Contrapositive  Negation  Proof (1 st sentence)  Postulate

Vocabulary cont’d  ****Equidistant  Conditional  Converse  Inverse  Contrapositive  Negation  Proof (1 st sentence)  Postulate  Theorem  Law of Syllogism (p.83)  Law of Detachment (p.83)