2. Getting to Know You  Complete the “Getting to Know You” Questionnaire  Each student introduce themselves to me and the class: include your name and reason for taking Math 11  Submit the questionnaires to me

3. About Me Math 11 1.Name: 2.Age: 3.Address: 4.Email Address: 5.Your Cell number/Home number 6.Emergency Contact: Name of person: _ phone #’s of contact: _ 7.Do you have any health/medical issues that I should be aware of? 8.What other responsibilities do you have in your life besides school? (work, live on your own, etc) 9.Are you a potential graduate this year? YES / NO 10.Why are you taking Math 11? 11.What are your goals/plans for after you complete your high school requirements? 12.Have you had issues in the past that have kept you from being successful at school? If yes, what works so I can help you be successful in Math 11? 13.How do you learn best? (ex: do you need notes given to you, a verbal explanation, a picture, hands on, silent room, read it yourself) 14.What do you like to do for fun in your free time?

4. Teacher Ms Levo Harrop Email: alevo-harrop@hrsb.ca Website: http://levohaa.hrsbteachers.ednet.ns.ca School Phone: 902-860-6000 ext 772-1266

5. Housekeeping  Fire Exit – down the Pod D stairs, outside, line up at the fence at #28  Fire Drills and Lockdown Drill  Roles and responsibilities during drills  Snow Days  Exemptions

6. My Expectations I expect that you want to be successful!!!! To have that happen, you need to be In class Doing the work Asking for help Please, call if you know that you are going to be absent. Check the file box when you get back.

7. School Expectations http://lockview.ednet.ns.ca/Newsletters/Social_Respo nsibilities_Matrix.pdf http://lockview.ednet.ns.ca/Newsletters/Social_Respo nsibilities_Matrix.pdf

8. Course Needs Pencils Ruler Scientific calculator Graph paper Binders – 1” for Reference Guide and your choice for day to day work Patience Stick-to-it-ive-ness Time and willingness to practice!!!

9. Math 11 Outline  Logical Reasoning (10%)  Geometry (30%)  Statistics (15%)  Relations and Functions (30%)  Measurement (15%)  Full outline will be out to you by the end of the week.

10. Marking Scheme Term Work including: 80 pts Assignments Project Tests Final Assessment: 20 pts January ____, 2015

11. Hashiwokakero Puzzles Examine the two sample puzzles Determine the rules of the puzzles What strategies would you use to complete a new one? Complete the sample puzzles http://nctm.confex.com/nctm/2013AM/webprogram/S ession16669.html http://nctm.confex.com/nctm/2013AM/webprogram/S ession16669.html

12. Cake dilemma How do you cut this cake into 8 equal sized pieces with only THREE cuts?

13. Is the inner shape a circle?

14. Missing piece Let’s now exercise our occipital Lobes (visual interpretation and rotation). Please pick the piece that’s missing from the diagram on the left.

15. Rights and Responsibilities  As an individual student: what are your rights? (record on sticky notes)  Share your thoughts with one other student  As a pair, share your thoughts with another pair  Within your group:  Prioritize your rights, from the most to the least important  Based on those rights, what are our responsibilities to ensure that this is a positive learning environment  Record these rights and responsibilities on chart paper, post on wall where indicated  As a group, read the R&R of the other groups. Star the most important item on the next group’s list  This is our class code of conduct (Remember: The teacher must retain the right to veto.)

16. Math 11 Pre-Assessment Read through the Skills Pre-Assessment Place a Check mark next to questions you can do in your sleep Highlight words and concepts you don’t know or remember Put a star next to the ”Huhhh?” questions Double star the “What the *bleep*?” questions Submit

17. What happened? In your group of four: Driver 1, Driver 2, Eye witness, Investigator What happened in the past half hour? What questions does the Investigator need to ask? What is your group’s conjecture?

18. Definitions Conjecture Inductive Reasoning