Geometry



|Geometry Series Part 1 & 2 2016-2017 Classroom Expectations |

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|Teacher: Mrs. Amy Rubino E-mail: Amy.Rubino@ |

|Phone: 648-5600 Ext. 58500 School Math Website: |

|COURSE INFORMATION: |

|Geometry Part 1 & 2 are semester courses that are for students who have successfully passed Algebra I. Geometry can easily be seen in relation to the |

|world. All things man-made and many things in nature illustrate geometric concepts. Although Geometry will demand more from students in terms of |

|memorization and studying, it is a more practical course that students can apply throughout their lives. Units of study include Reasoning and Proof, Points,|

|Lines, Planes, Triangles, Similar Polygons, Right Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles, Transformations, Area and Volume. |

|ASSESSMENT/GRADING |STUDENT CONDUCT & CLASSROOM PROCEDURES |

|The 9-weeks grade will be calculated with the total point system (points |ALL students will be expected to: |

|earned divided by points possible) |Show respect to the teacher and all students. |

|There should be a graded assessment in each class. |Communicate any personal problems with the teacher before class to avoid |

|All assessments and homework must be completed in pencil, copying the problem|unnecessary misunderstandings. |

|and showing all work. |Ask questions regarding grades before or after class, so it does not disrupt |

|There may be between two and four tests (100 points each), between five and |classroom instruction. |

|ten quizzes (10-60 points each) each nine weeks and about 10 collected |Be in your seat on time, prepared with all materials, working on the initial |

|homework assignments. Homework will not count more than 10% of the overall |class activity when the bell rings. |

|quarter grade. |No food or drinks (other than bottled water) are allowed in the classroom. |

|Since quizzes are used as learning tools, one or more of the lowest quizzes |Sleeping in class will not be tolerated. If a student is ill, he/she will be |

|will be dropped per unit. |sent to the clinic. |

|Any projects (worth 50 to 100 points) will be announced in advance, giving |Raise your hand and wait to be called on before asking or answering questions, |

|the student plenty of time to secure the proper materials to complete it. |as to allow all classmates the opportunity to participate. |

|There will be at most one project per quarter. |Refrain from talking, passing notes, personal grooming, or any type of |

|Students who are unable to complete a quiz or test in the allotted block will|disruption at all times. |

|have until the end of that same day to complete it or it will be graded |Stay completely silent during tests/quizzes and keep your paper covered at all |

|“AS-IS”. |times. |

|All graded quizzes should be fully corrected and stored in your notebook. |Put forth your BEST EFFORT each day! Giving up is NEVER an option in my class! |

|Students who complete 100% of the each unit’s homework on time will be |Help students in your group when you understand a concept and they are having |

|eligible to retake a test, but it must be done outside of class time. |trouble. |

|The maximum score on a retest will be an 85. |Depending on the classroom violation, consequences will start with a student |

| |conference, then parent notification, and office referrals. |

|MAKE-UP WORK |MATERIALS REQUIRED |

|Work missed due to an extended excused absence may be made up by the unit |1” to 1 ½” three ring binder |

|test. |Loose-leaf paper |

|When you return to school, it is your responsibility to turn in past |Graph paper (4 squares/inch) |

|homework, obtain missed handouts, copy the notes from another student, and |Pencils (#2 or mechanical) |

|learn the material. |A good eraser |

|If a student misses a test review day, he/she is still expected to take the |Non-black pens for correcting |

|test the day it is scheduled. |Colored pencils and/or crayons |

|If a student is absent on a test day, he/she will be expected to schedule a |Ruler (inches and cm), Compass, & Protractor |

|time outside of class to make up the test. |TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, or TI-84 Silver (Color) calculator. Android Phones can |

|If a quiz is not made-up within two school days after it is given, the |download a graphing calculator via the Wabbitemu app. If you do not have your|

|student will not be able to make it up. The quiz grade will be replaced by |own calculator, you may borrow a TI-83 Plus (gray calculator) for the school |

|the unit test that covers the same material (scaled down to quiz value). |year. |

| |If you are interested in purchasing a calculator, the preference would be the |

| |TI-84 Plus CE. However, calculators are available at school. |

|HOMEWORK |APPOINTMENTS/EXTRA HELP |

|Assigned homework should be expected every block & it is the student’s |All students are expected to work hard to achieve their full potential. There |

|responsibility to record any changes to the syllabus from the front board. |is simply not enough time during class for everyone to receive individual help.|

|Homework should be expected to take approximately 45 minutes to one hour. |Each student must take responsibility for his/her own learning and seek extra |

|Homework will sometimes be assigned via IXL and/or other websites. Remember |help when concepts are not clearly understood. |

|students have access to computers in the library before, during, and after |Please DO NOT wait until the day before a test or quiz to come for help. |

|school. Loaner laptops are available through the library and school |The online textbook has many completed examples as well as practice quizzes and|

|counselors have information regarding free/reduced internet (for qualifying |tests with immediate feedback! If additional tutoring is needed, help will be |

|students). |available Wednesdays from 2:30 – 3:30 in 306. |

|Written homework may be collected at the beginning of each block and graded |If a student needs help another time, he/she must set up an appointment with |

|for up to a possible 5 points. |Mrs. Rubino. |

|Upon entering class, the students should come with questions on homework they|The student must sign in and out to after school help. He/she will be expected |

|need help with. Each student is expected to take an interest in fully |to bring a pencil, organized notebook, and specific questions to each tutoring |

|understanding all material that has been taught. If concepts cannot be |session. |

|grasped in class, then tutoring should be sought out. | |

|Students can turn in late homework assignments for partial credit as long as | |

|they are turning the assignment(s) in prior to the assessment for that | |

|particular unit or no more than two weeks after the original assignment date | |

|(whichever comes first). Homework assignments turned in after the assessment | |

|for the unit/two weeks will receive NO CREDIT! | |

|Homework will not count more than 10% of the overall quarter grade. | |

|NOTEBOOK ORGANIZATION |INTERNET RESOURCES |

|Each student is required to keep a neat and organized notebook arranged at | |

|his or her discretion. |There are several free websites that offer help with math. Some of these sites|

| |include Khan Academy, Purple Math, and Cool Math |

|Course expectations (this paper) should be kept in the notebook for future |Students will often be assigned homework through |

|reference. | |

|All work should be done on loose leaf or graph paper. |USERNAME:____________________________ |

|All work should be kept for the duration of the course. |Student ID Number@vbschools |

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| |PASSWORD:____________________________ |

| |Student ID Number and first two letters of last name (lowercase) |

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|Loss/Damaged Textbooks: Students will be assessed a fee of 100% of the book cost for damages that prevent re-distributing the book and/or missing or |

|unreadable bar codes. Please contact the main office for extenuating circumstances. |

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|Parents are reminded to visit the Parent Portal on the Internet to view up-to-date student grades and attendance (access at the PA website at |

|princessannehs@ ). Grades are posted by Wednesday evening of each week. Parents are advised to check the Parent Portal each week for grade |

|updates. Major tests, essays, projects, and research papers may take longer than one week to grade. |

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|Parents are reminded that all student papers, tests, exams, etc. are the property of Princess Anne High School and the instructor. These items may be sent |

|home at the teacher’s discretion. Any parent wishing to view any material shall contact the teacher. |

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|While we encourage the use of technology for instructional purposes, the security of student devices is the responsibility of the student. Teachers and |

|staff will not be held accountable for the safe keeping of student devices. |

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|Students taking and Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) course are expected to take the AP or IB exam. |

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|PRINCESS ANNE HONOR CODE: I assume the responsibility of my own actions, and I promise to uphold the honor code of Princess Anne High School by neither |

|giving nor receiving help on any quiz, test, exam, or other assignment that I am asked to do alone. |

Geometry 2016-2017

Name:__________________ Block ______

Dear Parent/Guardian and Student: Please complete this form and return NLT Tuesday, September 13. By signing, you are indicating that you have read and understand all aspects of Ms. Rubino Classroom Expectations and that you understand you will be held financially responsible if any materials that are issued to your child for the year or borrowed in class become damaged or lost (see back).

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Student’s Last Name (Print Neatly) First Name (What you want to be called) Current Grade (9-12)

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Student School ID # Counselor Calculator # Book #

(if issued by Princess Anne)

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List your extra-curricular activities and/or jobs

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Name of Parent/Guardian - please print Relationship to student Parent/Guardian Signature Date Signed

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Home Phone Cell Phone E-mail Address (Please print clearly)

__________________________________ ___________________ ______________________________ _____________

Name of Parent/Guardian - please print Relationship to student Parent/Guardian Signature Date Signed

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Home Phone Cell Phone E-mail Address (Please print clearly)

Note this form may be signed by just one or both parents/guardians

For Teacher Use Only:

Parent/Guardian Contact Log

Please turn over.

CALCULATOR INFORMATION

Students will be using the Texas Instrument TI-84 Color calculators to help them complete assignments, quizzes, and tests in their math class. If desired, a student may check out a TI-83 Plus calculator with comparable functions for the duration of their math course. You and your child will be responsible for the school issued calculator.

_____ NO MY STUDENT DOES NOT NEED A CALCULATOR. Please DO NOT issue my child a graphing calculator. My child already has an appropriate graphing calculator, I will be purchasing one for my child by the second week of school, or my child has an ANDROID phone and will be downloading the free Wabbitemu calculator app.

_____ YES MY STUDENT DOES NEED A CALCULATOR. I would like my child to be issued a school graphing calculator (will need AAA batteries). If the calculator is lost, stolen, damaged, or defaced, I agree to pay the full replacement cost of $50.00 for a TI-83, $88.00 for a TI-83 Plus, and $115.00 for the class TI-84 Color. A replacement TI-84 plus calculator, in the original unopened package, can be accepted in lieu of the assessment fee.

A class set of TI-84 color calculators will be used in the classroom for activities. Each student will have one calculator number they will use for these activities. Your student will be responsible for the safe care of the calculator issued to him/her for use in the classroom.

TEXTBOOK INFORMATION

Princess Anne High School strongly encourages the use of the online textbook. It is really the best choice because students can access from anywhere and have ample interactive resources at hand.

_____ ONLINE TEXTBOOK. I would like my child to be issued the online textbook using the internet. I understand that this is an interactive book with personal tutoring, more examples and real-life applications, self-quizzes, and many links to explain the material when the student is at home. I understand that if this option is chosen, my child may not also have a CD or hard copy of the textbook.

_____ CD TEXTBOOK. I would like my child to be issued a CD of the textbook. This does not require the internet, but does not have as many options available to the student as the online option. I understand that if this option is chosen, my child may not also have an online textbook or hard copy of the textbook.

_____ HARD COPY TEXTBOOK. I would like my child to be issued a hard copy of the textbook. I understand that if this option is chosen, my child may not also have the online book or CD. Also, I understand a hard copy textbook does not provide any of the interactive resources of the online option.

DAMAGE INFORMATION

Damage can occur in many ways but it occurs most often when a calculator or textbook is dropped or placed in a book bag and knocked around. Damage can be, but is not limited to, spots or blank lines on the screen, a blank screen, missing keys, ripped binding or pages. A calculator or textbook is considered defaced if the calculator/textbook number has been altered in any way, stickers have been applied to any part of the calculator or textbook, the barcode sticker has been altered or defaced in any way, or something has been done to change the original appearance of the calculator or textbook. If a school calculator or hard copy textbook is issued to your child and damage occurs replacement prices are listed below.

|TITLE AND/OR ITEM |AMOUNT |

|TI-83 Calculator |$50.00 |

|TI-83 Plus Calculator |$88.00 |

|TI-84 Calculator |$115.00 |

|TI-84 Color Calculator |$115.00 |

|Calculator Cover |$5.00 |

|Battery Cover |$3.00 |

|Geometry (Glencoe) Book or CD |$79.98 |

Please read and sign: I have read and understand the classroom expectations for this course.

Student Signature__________________________________ Date_________________________

Parent Signature___________________________________ Date_________________________

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