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WELCOME!
Open House 2010 - 2011
Mrs. Mary McConaughy
Geometry: Periods 2 & 3
Honors Algebra 2: Periods 5, 6 and 8
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Course Prerequisites:
Honors Algebra II
B average or better in Honors Algebra I
 B average or better in Honors Geometry
 Teacher recommendation
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Geometry
C average or better in Algebra I
 Teacher recommendation
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Materials:
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Textbooks: Prentice-Hall Algebra II *
Prentice-Hall Geometry*
Pencils
Erasers
Loose-leaf notebook
Filler paper
TI Graphing Calculator ** (Algebra classes
only)
Scientific Calculator
ALERT! Honors Algebra 2 students will not be required to purchase
a graphics calculator during the first nine weeks’ grading period.
Students in all classes will have access to our classroom set of
calculators.
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*E-texts are available online at
www.pearsonsuccessnet.com.
Our textbooks….
Honors Algebra 2
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…more about graphics
calculators**!
**Graphics calculators
are provided for
classroom use only.
Honors Algebra 2
students have been
informed that they
need not purchase a
calculator until
directed to do so.
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Click here to compare calculators.
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Grading
Nine weeks’ grades will be based
upon the following:
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Our Grading Scale
Exams
mathematics students will
AnnouncedAll
Quizzes
 92-100%
=A
be administered cumulative
Daily Warm-Up
 83-91%
=B
nine weeks’ exams. Cumulative
nine
averaged
Quizzes week exam scores will be
74-82%
=C
to determine respective
 65-73%
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Homeworkmidterm and final semester
exam
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Class Work/Boardscores. Below 65%
Work
 Cumulative mid-term and final
Special Projects
exams, each contributing 5% of a
student’s final grade, will be
(Group/Individual)
Grades are posted online and
updated daily.
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administered at the end of the
2nd and 4th nine weeks.
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Exams
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Major tests will be given at
the end of each chapter,
and occasionally, in the
middle of a chapter as well.
ALL exams will be
announced a minimum of
one week in advance of
being administered. Study
guides are typically
provided.
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Homework
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As this is a challenging course intended for
the college-bound student, students are
assigned homework on a daily basis. Homework
can be checked in the following ways:
Completion check
Accuracy
Daily warm-up quiz*
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Daily Warm-Up Quiz
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At the beginning of every class period, students are
provided with five (5) minutes to independently
answer as many as five (5) questions.
Questions will closely resemble previously completed
homework problems or sample problems from class
notes.
Notebooks and completed homework assignments may
be used as references. Calculator usage is permitted.
Warm-ups, worth 5 possible points each, are collected
and graded on a random basis approximately ten times
during each grading period.
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Participation
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Students are encouraged to attend class daily and to
participate regularly.
Regular participation is evidenced by the following
behaviors:
- Completing and submitting assignments on time.
- Asking/answering questions in class.
- Bringing necessary materials to class daily.
- Requesting extra help when necessary.
- Participating in class/group work.
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Alert!Alert!
Tutoring
is available
Activity
bus every
Tuesday
and Thursday
from 2:45transportation
is provided
to
Extra
Help
4:15
p.m.
in
the
intermediate
high
students who attend after
school
library.
school
 On-site math
tutors tutoring.
are available daily during
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periods 1-8. Tutoring rooms are posted in
each mathematics classroom.
Students are responsible for requesting a
pass to leave their regularly scheduled study
hall to attend tutoring.
I am available for extra help during pd 1.
Students with no study halls are encouraged
to attend after-school tutoring in the SVSH.
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Additional Resources
Additional resources (guided notes,
PPT lessons, study guides, etc.) can
be found at my teacher website.
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Thank you for your continued
support!
Thank you for visiting the Seneca Valley
Intermediate High School during our
annual open house. I hope that you
have enjoyed your visit!
Mrs. McConaughy
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