Reminisce

Below are things of the past and the post below that is the fun release for this year. We know how to have fun!!


10th Grade Stop Motion Video




  10th Grade Academy 2010




10th Grade Academy 2011 and Arts Education Week



Pi Day

Let's Get It Started! FUN!

Thanks for working, working, working! I hope you feel good about your efforts during the year and hope they paid of on the EOC STAAR Test. Now, let's have some fun!!!!!!

Review of all Reporting Categories

Tomorrow we will review all reporting categories and discuss the readiness standards and question breakdown for the test. Tomorrow is our official last day for review, then Friday will be and "In the Park" day for informal reviewing. Our first assignment can be found here:

Overall Review

Our 2nd Review focuses on A-COMPASS'
Do only problem #'s: 65-68

Finally, let's focus again on:
Reviewing Categories 1-3

The Agenda & Category for Tomorrow: Category #3

Just a reminder that this week will be review for the STAAR, so please bring your "A-Game." Today was a GREAT DAY for most students. I was pumped to see who came ready to play from the start of class to the end of class. I was pumped and want to thank everyone that came to the front to show how to solve each problem. Some of us already missed out on last years test and will tell you it's not easy to get out of the swamp you feel you're in. Don't get behind, it's hard to catch up! Two math tests next year is scary!

Today we discussed  Reporting Category #4, which will have the most questions on the test, along with the Readiness Standards which make up 65% of the questions asked from each category. We practiced for a block questions related to the Category and saw many great examples from our peers. I hope you learned from their knowledge and owned it!

For tomorrow we will focus on Reporting Category #3: Dimensionality and the Geometry of Location.

We will focus on the following problems from the link http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/cstrtqgeomapr15.pdf:

#69-79 (a mix of Reporting Category #3 & #5)

#90-91  (to review the last concept we learned)

#93-96 (Category #3)

Next we will move to 1st Quarter problems which may be found here:
1st Q Quiz 5

STAAR Review & Small Victories

Here is the link for the way we tackle review on 4/30 & 5/1

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/cstrtqgeomapr15.pdf

Tuesday: #33-59,  Wednesday #16-32

We begin at #33-59 because it has the most questions on the test and is 2 questions shy, according to TEA blueprint layouts for the minimum passing rate at the acceptable levels.  Win this section and you nearly win it all! Plenty of easy ones after to secure a much greater victory! The second day we will close "loose ends" on remaining readiness standards.

Tomorrow I will upload the overall breakdown for the STAAR EOC test so you may see it again. We will again discuss the breakdown, look at the standards (Readiness & Supporting) and together realize how far we have come. We will discuss which standards are MOST important, how they may be shown and fix what you may have forgotten.

Good luck & learn! Tomorrow is always a better day. Improve yourself to learn and pass! Improve yourself and learn the challenge of beating bad habits. Learn how to grow yourself through will power. All you have to do is set goals & deadlines for the goals. Another great way to achieve is to set small goals for yourself. Build your brain to achieve through small victories. Begin the experiment by reviewing 2  problems from the day or from previous lessons, open the door for people, pick up some trash, tell someone they are appreciated; do it often for a more supportive world around you, which builds you and your character. Small victories build character and a better world. Good Luck!!

That's All Folks!

Everything has been taught, there's nothing more (new) to say. We have already reviewed a little with all the Boardworks and Make-up Days, but now it's full on. Below is the final presentation where we covered the tailend of  Circles. Remember STAAR testing begins next Monday.

Parts of a Circle

Angles inside and outside circles