John H. Reagan High School
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Geometry
Course Syllabus 2015 – 2016
Instructor: Mrs. Larson
Email: jlarson1i@houstonisd.org
Tutorials: Wednesday 4p.m. - 5p.m. Tuesday 7:20a.m – 8:20a.m.
Room # A252
Conference: 6th Period 2:00 –2:55
Course Overview
Welcome to Geometry at Reagan High School! This year will have you working hard individually and in groups
while completing unique classroom activities as we learn about polygons, congruence, transformations, and
much more. The following information is intended to help you participate successfully in class and to ensure
that we have a great year. Read the following carefully and keep it in the front of your folder.
Required Texts/Materials
The lessons and activities you will complete this year in Geometry will come from the three primary sources
listed below:
- Pearson e-book
- McDougal Littel Geometry
- Houston Independent School District Curriculum
CLASS MATERIALS – due by Monday, August 31, 2015
You are expected to have the following items in class every day:
- Three prong pocket paper folder
- Folder or binder
- Pencils and pens
Course Outline
From August through May we will study:
- Geometry foundations and terminology
- Reasoning and transformations
- Polygons
- Pythagorean Theorem
- Area and volume
- Similar figures
- Sector area and arc length
- Trigonometry
- Chord of a circle relationships
- Subjects as assigned by the teacher
Grading
TESTS
This year, all Geometry students at Reagan High School will take the same series of tests. These common
tests will include department-created unit exams, collaborative common assessments, final exams and an Endof-Course exam during the spring semester.
PROJECTS
Throughout the semester you will complete several projects to further enhance our learning experience in
this class. Each project will center on an important concept being discussed in class and will be done
individually or in a group (depending on the assignment). A rubric will be given before the due date in order to
inform you of the project’s expectations.
GRADING SCALE
Assessment
Test/Quiz/Projects
Class / Daily work
Daily Work and Homework
60%
40%
HOMEWORK
This is a very important activity in learning Geometry. Discuss any problem with me concerning an inability
to turn in work on time. The homework is due every Monday. Points will be deducted for each day homework is
late, and after three days your homework grade will not exceed 70.
ABSENCES
If you are absent it is your responsibility to see Mrs. Larson for the make-up work. If absent the day an
assignment is assigned you will be given the same time limit the rest of your classmates received. If absent
the day a project is due you are still responsible for turning it in on time.
TARDY POLICY
You will receive an unexcused tardy if you enter the classroom without an appropriate pass any time after
the bell begins ringing. On your third tardy you will be assigned detention. You will have one week of grace
period to perfect your route to this class.
RESTROOM POLICY
You will be afforded three opportunities to leave the room to use the restroom each semester. This
averages to one per six weeks. You may not “borrow” passes from other students. Speak with me if you have
a medical problem. It must be filed with the school nurse. At the end of the semester extra credit will be given
on your final exam for any restroom passes not used.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES POLICY
Cell phones, I-Pads, and other electronic devices must be turned off and put away during class. If you
expecting an important phone call, please inform me before class. Anyone who takes out unauthorized
electronic devices, whether used or not, will be asked to turn them in to me. The items will not returned until
after class. If you resists to do so I will contact your AP and your guardian. Ask for a permission if you need a
phone for classroom activities.
PLAGIARISM/CHEATING
There is no intellectual offense more serious than plagiarism in academic and professional contexts.
Cheating undermines the necessary trust between students and teachers and is unacceptable conduct.
Students who engage in cheating or plagiarism will be subject to academic consequences, including a lowered
or failing grade in a course as well as the possibility of additional administrative actions.
You are responsible for your own actions! Success starts with believing in yourself!
Student’s Name___________________________________________ Date_____________ Period________
Parent’s Signature__________________________________________