Friday, December 19, 2014

Group Final Grades

Group Final grades have been posted.  These scores account for 25% of the Semester 1 Exam grade (5% of your overall grades).

I am working on individual final now.  Grades should be posted by Monday.

Reminder ... we are having issues with the software package that we use to calculate grades (TeacherEase).  Therefore, do NOT assume that your semester grade is correct until verified by me!!!!!


Grading Issues

Geometry - We are having some issues with the new TeacherEase Grading System.  It appears that for many of our classes, it is not calculating grades in exactly the way the teachers desired.

I am reluctant to post final grades until these issues have been rectified.  Even if I do post the exam results, do NOT trust any semester grade that may appear in TeacherEase until I confirm that the system is functioning properly.

My apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause.

I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and hope that you are able to find joy during this holiday season!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Wednesday, December 17

Geometry - We completed our group final and spent the remainder of the hour working on note sheets to be used for the individual portion of the final exam.

No HW for Thursday/Friday, other than to continue preparing for the individual portion of the final exam.

Notes:  Final exam schedule is as follows:

Thursday, December 18
Per 2 (8:00) ... 8:00 - 9:30
Per 4 (10:00) ... 9:40 - 11:10
Lunch ... 11:10 - 11:55
Per 6 (12:00) ... 12:00 - 1:30
Per 8 (2:00) ... 1:40 - 3:10

Friday, December 19
Per 1 (7:00) ... 8:00 - 9:30
Per 3 (9:00) ... 9:40 - 11:10
Lunch ... 11:10 - 11:55
Per 5 (11:00) ... 12:00 - 1:30
Per 7 (1:00) ... 1:40 - 3:10

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Tuesday, December 16

Geometry - We continued working on our group finals.  Groups will be given an additional 30 minutes at the start of class on Wednesday to complete the group final.

No HW for Wednesday, other than to complete their note sheet for the individual final exam. (Click on the link above for more information about the note sheet.)

Monday, December 15, 2014

Monday, December 15

Geometry - We spent the hour working on the Semester 1 Group Final.  It must e completed by the end of class on Tuesday, December 16.

HW for Tuesday - Continue preparing for both the group and individual finals.  Students may use their notes and textbook during class on Tuesday to help them complete the group final.

Notes:  Mr. Sondgeroth will host review session from 3:00 - 4:00 in Rm. 216 as follows ...
- Tuesday, December 16 - Review Ch,. 1, 2, and 3
- Wednesday, December 17 - Review Ch. 4 (1st 2 sections), 5 (2nd 1/2), 7, and 8 (1st 1/2)

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Friday,December 12


Geometry - We completed our Ch. 5 / 8 Test in class today.

HW for Monday:

1) Continue preparing for your group and individual exams.  For more information on the format and content of both the group and individual exams, click on the "Geometry Final Exam Info" link on the top of this page.

2)  For the group final, I will allow you to select ONE person to be in your group and I will assign the other 2-3 members of your group.  Each person requesting a person should send me an e-mail at masondg@ilstu.edu with a) your name, b) your class period, and c) the name of the person who has AGREED to work with you.  If I do not receive an e-mail from BOTH people, then I can n ot guarantee that you will be assigned to the same group.  I need to hear from you before 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 14.

Notes:  Mr. Sondgeroth has added a 2nd review session to the schedule next week.  On Tuesday, December 16, from 3-4 in Rm . 216, he will review Ch. 1, 2, and 3.  He will review Ch. 5, 7, and 8 as previously scheduled on Wednesday, December 17.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Thursday, December 11


Geometry - We completed our discussion in preparation for tomorrow's test covering Ch. 5 (Sec. 5.5 - 5.8) and Ch. 8 (Sec. 8.2 - 8.4).

HW for Friday - Prepare for tomorrow's test.

Notes:  We will begin our group final exam on Monday, December 15.  Students should identify on partner from their class who is willing to work with them.  I will take those pairs and create groups of 4 to complete the group final exam.  If you do not have a partner, I will create a group fo 3 or 5 including you.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Wednesday, December 10

Geometry - We completed quick quizzes covering Sec, 5.5 - 5.7 and began our review of Ch. 5 and Ch 8 in preparation for Friday's test.

HW for Thursday - Complete the Ch. 8/5 Practice Test that was distributed in class today.

Notes:  We will complete a test in class on Friday, December 12, covering Sec. 5.5 - 5.8 and Sec. 8.2 - 8.4.

Reminder ... The U-Link Mentors review session is TOMORROW after school.  Sign-up is online; check U-High homepage for link.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Tuesday, December 9

Geometry - We reviewed the Hinge Thm, (Sec. 5.6), discussed the Triangle Inequality Thm (Sec. 5.5), and formalized a process for classifying triangles by angles using the Pythagorean Thm (Sec. 5.7).  

HW for Wednesday - 
Sec. 5.5 - Complete pgs. 336 - 337  #18-22, #26-27, #44-51
Sec. 5.6 - Complete pg. 343 - 344  #1-5, #18-23
Sec. 5.7 - Complete pg. 353  #20-24, #26-27

Notes:  We will complete a test covering the 2nd half of Ch. 5 (Sec. 5.5 - 5.8) and the 1st half of Ch. 8 (Sec. 8.2 - 8.4) on Friday, December 12.


Monday, December 8, 2014

Monday, December 8

Geometry - We completed a quiz in class today covering Sec. 5.8, 8.2, and 8.3.

HW for Tuesday - Complete this worksheet ... Sec. 5.7 - Triangle Inequalities.

Notes:  We will take a Test covering Sec. 8.2 - 8.4 and Sec. 5.5 - 5.8 on Friday, December 12.

Friday, December 5

Geometry - We postponed today's quiz until Monday and instead spent the hour reviewing Sec. 8.2 - 8.4.

Homework for Monday - Complete the worksheet that was distributed in class today.

Notes:  Students will complete the quiz covering Sec. 5.8, 8.2, and 8.3 in class on Monday, December 8.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Thursday, December 4

Geometry - We completed our initial discussion of right triangle trig, discussion application problems involving angles of elevation and depression (Sec. 8.4).

HW for Friday - Complete the Sec. 8.4 - Reteach worksheet that was distributed in class today.

Notes: We will complete a quiz covering Sec. 5.8, 8.2, and 8.3 in class TOMORROW.

Also, please note the change to the material we will be covering next week.  Instead of discussion Ch. 12, we will instead cover select topics from the end of Ch. 5 that more closely relate to the material that we have covered this semester.  You can access a complete list of the topics covered this semester by clicking here.

Wednesday, December 3

Geometry - We continued our discussion of right triangle trig, exploring methods for "solving a triangle."

HW for Thursday - Review and rework the Sec. 8.3 - Reteaching Worksheet that was distributed in class on Tuesday.  In addition, complete the Sec. 8.4 - Reading / Sec. 8.4 - Practice A worksheets that were distributed in class today.

Notes:  We will take a quiz covering Sec. 5.8, 8.2 and 8.3 on Friday, December 5.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Tuesday, December 2

Geometry - We continued our discussion of right triangle trig, focusing on "solving" a right triangle (Sec. 8.3).

HW for Wednesday - Complete the Sec. 8.3 - Solving Right Triangles and the Sec. 8.3 Reteaching worksheets that were distributed in class today.

Monday, December 1, 2014

Monday, December 1

Geometry - We continued our discussion of right triangle trigonometry, focusing in the 3 basic trig ratios - sine, cosine, and tangent (Sec. 8.2).  We used the Sec. 8.2 - Intro to Right Triangle Trig to guide our review/discussion.

HW for Tuesday - Complete the two worksheets distributed in class today ... Sec. 8.2 - Intro to Right Triangle Trig (Pt 2) and Sec. 8.2 - Trig Ratios (Pt 2).

Notes:  To help with your preparation for final exams, the U-Link mentors will be hosting a series of review sessions in December.  The GEOMETRY Review Session is scheduled for Thursday, December 11, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm in Rm 241.  To reserve a spot for this session, sign-up at this link.

To get more information about this semester's final exam, click on the "Geometry Final Exam Info" link at the top of this page.

Thursday, November 27

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

Tuesday, November 25

Monday, November 24