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1B Integrated Math 1

We will be starting our first unit in Summit- One-Variable Statistics, with our first three lessons: A vocabulary lesson, 'Reasoning with representation', and 'Why graphical representation'. The last two lessons do have a checkpoint (homework). Hopefully we can get that completed in class.
Next week
 
We will continue in our unit "One-variable statistics" finishing the lesson titled "Why graphical representation" before moving to "Distribution types" and taking a day to get caught up.
By the end of this week, you should have three checkpoints/homework submitted in Summit. If you do not, you can still submit the ones from last week. You can also work to pass the first PFA this week if you haven't already.

The first grades of the year will be posted in PowerSchool on Friday, September 22nd.
The last week of September
 
This week we will be finishing the lessons in our first unit "One-variable statistics". The two remaining lessons are titled "Calculating IQR" and "Expecting outliers". That means we should have all five checkpoint/cool downs submitted by Friday.
 
Speaking of Friday's, today, grades are going into PowerSchool. These grades are based off of how many checkpoints/cool downs a student has submitted so far.  Our first Unit Assessment will be the first week of October and the first PFA is also due that week.  Grades will be more concrete after the first week of October.
The first week of October
 
We have finished all of the lessons from our first unit. We will be taking the Unit Assessment (80% of a student's overall grade) at the start of the week and the Power Focus Area (PFA- 14% of a student's overall grade) to end the week.  We are starting our second unit- Linear equations, inequalities and systems, on October 9th.  Grades will be updated in PowerSchool on 10/6/23.
A new week= a new unit
 
We are starting our next unit- Linear equations, inequalities, and systems. This unit will take us past the Thanksgiving break. There is a lot of material to cover including graphing and solving for variables.  Our first two lessons next week will be done on paper and will review how to graph an equation and an inequality. We will start our first Summit lesson on Friday.
 
Parents, please check PowerSchool tonight.  Overall grades are being updated after school from Summit into PowerSchool.  Summit is updated daily while PowerSchool is updated every two weeks. Students that are behind can come in before school and during lunch for help to improve their grade.
October 16-20
 
We will be continuing our unit "Linear equations, inequalities, and systems" with the lessons "Box of T-shirts", "A spoon full of sugar", and "If this, then that". 
 
Grades will be updated on Friday in PowerSchool, but Summit has your students up to the minute grade listed under the "Progress" tab every day.  If a student still needs to pass the first PFA- "Foundations", they can work on it before school and during lunch in my room or during their Mentoring class.  They also can work on it when each day's lesson is completed in class. Test retakes can be done before school and during lunch every day in my classroom. 
The quarter ends on Thursday, October 26th.
 
With the quarter coming to an end, grades will be updated in PowerSchool on back-to-back Fridays. We will finish the quarter with the lessons "If this then that" and "Features of a graph". If you/your student wants to raise their grade before the quarter ends, I am available before school and during lunch to help with PFAs as well as retaking the first unit assessment.
The end of the first quarter
 
We have reached the end of the first quarter and quarter grades have been updated in PowerSchool. Any student that would like to raise their grade by retaking a previous Unit Assessment may do so by coming in before school or during lunch where I can help them.  PFAs can be worked on in class or during Mentoring.
 
Next week we will be continuing in the unit titled "Linear equations, inequalities, and systems".  With the short teaching week, we will only be covering the lesson "Fabric sale". By the end of the week, students should have 5 green or yellow checkpoints/cool downs in this unit.
The first full week of November
 
We will continue with our unit with a two question test to start the week along with the lesson titled "A system to solve" and we will finish the week with the lesson titled "Putting new equations to work". A day will also have a handout on Friday.
The last week before Thanksgiving
 
Next week we will be taking the second round of OTUS testing as well as working on more linear systems.  There is a third way to solve linear systems= elimination.  We have solved them through graphing as well as substitution.  Now we will add the third method.

The next PFA is due on Friday, so we will take some time to work on that as well.
After Thanksgiving
 
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break. It is nice to relax and spend time with family. When we return, we will be working on the last lesson (Pick a graph) in our present unit (Linear equations, inequalities, and systems) before concentrating on solving Linear Systems using all three methods: graphing, substitution, and elimination. These will be the last lessons before our final two products in the unit.
The first full week of December
 
We have reached the end of our present unit- Equation, inequalities and systems. We will have two tests next week- a six question test on systems to start the week and the Unit Assessment to finish the week.  Both of these are open note and students can use calculators. Grades will also be updated in PowerSchool at the end of the week.
One week left until break
 
Grades have been updated in PowerSchool. There has been a lot of changes due to the assessments we took last week. Make up opportunities are everywhere- before school, during lunch, at the end of each period, and Mentoring.  Please take advantage of these opportunities before the semester ends in three school weeks. After the semester ends, it's too late, semester grades will have been submitted.
 
This week we will be starting our new unit "Functions". The first two lessons are "Domain and range" which will be on paper and "A growing puppy" which is in Summit.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
 
There will be no homework during break.  Please use the time to be with your family and friends, getting some rest, and enjoying your time away from school.
 
When we return, there will only be 9 days left in the semester.  We have been discussing how important semester grades are.  Please understand how serious I am about their importance. 
 
We will review domain and range as well as go over function notation again on the first day of class. We will end the first week of 2024 with the lesson "Visitors to a museum".  

Last week of January 

This week we will be finishing the lessons on our Functions unit with the lesson titled "A toy rocket and drone again". We will also be having a quiz on function notation and and handout to end the week.

The first week of February
 
We have finished our lessons in the Functions unit.  We will now be taking the PFA and the Unit Assessment next week.
Valentine's Day week
 
Grades will be updated in PowerSchool this weekend. 
 
We will be starting on our next unit titled "Introduction to Exponential Equations".  The first two lessons are titled "Rival Genies" and "Mine in the Forest".  If a student needs to retake a unit assessment from any unit we have done this year, I am available before school and during lunch.  PFAs can be done in class or in Mentoring class.
After our long weekend
 
Hopefully everyone is rested after the long weekend. During our short week, we will be covering the next two lessons titled "The depreciating phone" and "A possible equation".
 
I am still available before school and during lunch to help with PFAs or Unit Assessments that need to be made up. Grades will updated in PowerSchool this Friday, 2/23/24.
The last week of February
 
We will be taking a district test and a 2 question quiz during the week and A day students will work on the lesson titled "A book and a cake" on Friday.
 
Grades have been updated in PowerSchool and if you would like to improve your grade, I am available before school and during lunch in my classroom.
The first full week of March
 
This week we will finish our handout on "Working with percentages" along with the lesson titled "A book and a cake" and finish the week with a handout reviewing the first part of our unit.
Two more weeks until Spring Beak
 
With only two weeks left in the 3rd quarter, we will be working on the last checkpoint in the Introduction to Exponential Functions unit- "Two months later". We will also be working on a review handout that will cover the entire unit so that we are ready for the PFA and Unit Assessment next week.
 
Grades will be updated in PowerSchool on 3/15. Grades are ALWAYS up to the minute in Summit.
The week before Spring Break
 
We will finish the unit "Introductions to Exponential Functions" with the PFA to start the week and finish the week with the Unit Assessment on paper. There are only two units left this school year.
 
Grades are being updated in PowerSchool today. The end of the third quarter is 3/22/24. 
The week after Spring Break

We will be starting our next unit- Constructions and rigid transformation- when we return.  Our first two lessons will be to go over the vocabulary that we need for this unit as well as an activity that will help us to become familiar with parallel lines and transversals. "A" day will also work on our first Summit lesson titled "Build it" on Friday.
 
If you still need to pass a previous Unit Assessment, I am available before school and during lunch to help you.  PFAs can be done in class or in Mentoring class.
Second week of April
 
We will be continuing our last unit of new material (Constructions and rigid transformations) with the check points "Build it", "I'm stuck in a circle", and "Bisect that". We will also have a two question review quiz on Thursday/Friday.
 
Grades have been updated in PowerSchool.
Only seven weeks left
 
We are rounding the final corner on this unit and will finish the lessons before Friday. The beginning of the week will find us working one the checkpoint titled "How will that get there?" and Wednesday and Thursday we will cover the last lesson "Find a sequence". "A" day will work on the last PFA on Friday.
 
With the end of the school year drawing near, I am still available before school and during lunch for help on checkpoints, PFAs or Unit Assessments that are either late or have a low score.
 
Grades will be updated in PowerSchool next Friday, 4/19/24.
The last full week of April
 
We have reached the end of our unit titled "Constructions & rigid transformations' so we will continue with passing the last PFA of the year and the unit assessment for this unit.
 
 
Grades have been updated in PowerSchool, but will change next week after the PFA becomes due and the grades from the unit assessment are added.  Six weeks left in total.
The end of April/beginning of May
 
We will be starting our final unit of the year, "9th grade skills", on Monday. It will be seven lessons covering all of the material we have worked on this year.  Your math notes will be VERY important for this unit and summative assessment.
 
The last PFA is due on 4/29/24. Grades will be updated in PowerSchool by the end of the week.
The first full week of May
 
We will continue with our final unit titled "9th grade skills" with the lessons titled "Graphing", "Functions", and "Introduction to exponential functions". These assignments will continue on paper, each assignment being due at the end of the period.
 
Grades have been updated in PowerSchool. If your student needs assistance with improving their math grade, I am available before school or during lunch.  Columbia High School also offers both Overtime during the first 20 minutes of lunch and After School Intervention on Tuesdays and Thursdays.