Carolyn Hise, Geometry, Room 177
Conference Periods:
"A Days”: Period 3A, 12:20 – 1:20
“B Days”: Period 4B, 1:31 - 3:02
Phone: 943-5100 Ext. 7379, e-mail: hisec@georgetownisd.org
Website: https://www.georgetownisd.org/Domain/788
Students and Parents:
Welcome to geometry! I know that working together this will be a great year!
Textbook: We will be using the book, Geometry, by Carter, Cuevas, Day, and Malloy, published by McGraw Hill.
Supplies: The following is a list of materials that you will need for this class.
Notebook for personal use
Pencils (with erasers)
TI-84+ Graphing Calculator for your personal use (recommended)
Calculators:
It is strongly recommended that all students have a TI-84+ graphing calculator for personal use. You can use online calculators (Desmos.com - free) or a cell phone calculator (Calculate84 in the App store or wabbitemu for Android - free) to work on homework.
Classroom Rules:
1. RESPECT yourself, others, and property: Respect is essential to a great learning environment.
2. BE PREPARED: Complete your work, be ready to learn, have needed materials.
3. MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION: This includes being on task at all times and following all school rules.
Course Topics:
Tools of Geometry, Reasoning, Lines, Triangles, Polygons, Similarity, Right Triangles, Transformations, Circles, Area, Surface Area, Volume, and Probability
Semester Grades: Each nine weeks grade is 40% and the semester exam is 20% of your semester grade.
Nine Week Grades:
Daily Work 30%:
· Homework: Expect to have homework every night. Homework may be graded on a completion basis or may be graded for accuracy and is due at the beginning of class.
· Quizzes: Expect a homework quiz on a regular basis. Quizzes will count as two daily grades.
Tests 70%: We will have a minimum of three test grades each grading period. All tests will be announced at least one week in advance. We will adhere to the district retest policy. Optional projects will also be offered each nine weeks. Grades on these projects will count as an additional test grade.
Make Up Work:
Daily: Check Google Classroom for any work that you have missed. Makeup work will be accepted in accordance with the time frame set up in the district grading policy. Late work will be accepted according to the district grading policy.
Tests: We will follow the district grading policy for make up testing.
Grade Reports:
You may check your grades online at any time through the following website http://www.georgetownisd.org/grades
Tutorials:
I am available for tutorials every morning before school (exceptions may include dates of mandatory staff meetings, as well days I am assigned to duty).
Please feel free to contact me anytime. I will return e-mails and phone calls as soon as possible.