Welcome to Honors Geometry!
Dear Honors Geometry Student (and Parents):
Hi, my name is Kim Scully and I will be your Honors Geometry teacher! I am very excited to have you in class
and I can’t wait to get started. I’ve taught Honors Geometry for the past four years and can’t wait to teach it
again!
Like last year, we will be using the McDougal Littell series. Just like Algebra, the Geometry book has so much to
offer! Please review with your parents some of the great online features of this series:
*Online Textbook
*Online Self Scoring quizzes
*Online Examples
*Flashcards and Crosswords
*Online Test Practice
*Animations
Student Connect and Parent Connect are available again this year. You will be able to stay informed of your
math progress and your grades on a regular basis. Parents will also have access to your grades for this class.
Honors Geometry requires much dedication. As a student in this class, you will be covering material in greater
depth than the regular Geometry classes. The focus will not only be in skill development, but in-depth concept
understanding. Problem solving, independent learning, error analysis, and real life applications are all
examples of the advanced curriculum.
As a high achieving and successful Algebra math student, you have been specially recommended for this
rigorous and exciting course. Although it will be demanding, the goal is to challenge you to be the best math
student you can be! Remember, in order to take Honors Algebra 2 with Trig next year you must earn an 85% or
better in BOTH semesters.
The expectations of an honors mathematics student are:
*Ability to apply previous knowledge to new situations
*Willing to seek additional help
*Ability to ask questions
*Possess basic study skills
*Good problem solver
*Good attention to detail
*Good organization skills
*Good note taker
*Good listener
*Good number sense (arithmetic skills without a calculator, including fractions and integers)
*Basic knowledge of the graphing calculator
Topics we will be studying this year include: Reasoning and Proof, Parallel and Perpendicular Lines, Congruent
Triangles, Properties of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Transformations, Similarity, Right Triangles, Trigonometry, Circles,
Polygons, Surface Area and Volume.
Again, I am excited about working with you and your parents. If you ever have any questions, comments,
concerns or you need some extra help…please do not hesitate to talk to me in class or through e-mail.
Remember my e-mail address is Kimberly.scully@pccsmail.net.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Scully
Salem High School
Math Department