Welcome to Algebra I Honors and Discrete Math. I am excited to have the opportunity to work to further develop your mathematical skills as each of you work toward your individual life goals. Please BE PREPARED, STAY FOCUSED, WORK HARD, AND BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS. You are each special and I look forward to each of us getting to know each other better.

AS AN FYI, YOU WILL FIND EACH UNIT ON THIS WEBSITE THAT HAS DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CONTENT, REQUIRED VOCABULARY, STANDARDS TO MASTER, AND MANY RESOURCES FOR YOUR USE. WE WILL ACTIVELY USE THIS WEBSITE AS WELL AS GOOGLE CLASSROOM. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO UTILIZE THESE RESOURCES BOTH BEFORE AND DURING OUR CLASSES.

**PHONES ARE NOT TO BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. THERE MAY BE EXCEPTIONS AT TIMES FOR SOME OR ALL OF THE CLASS.

Current class schedule:

1st period: 8:45 - 9:35 Planning

2nd period: 9:41 - 10:31 Planning

3rd period: 10:37 - 11:27 Algebra I Honors

4th period: 11:33 - 12:57 Discrete Math

5th period: 1:03 - 1:53 Algebra I Honors

6th period: 1:59 - 2:49 Discrete Math

7th period: 2:55 - 3:45 Algebra I Honors

Extra Help: I am available best by e-mail most all the time and Tuesday afternoons until 4:40. On occasion I will be available on Thursday afternoons until 4:40.

You may reach me at : 864-355-7580 or at ctrader@greenville.k12.sc.us

Materials:

Students are required to bring to class daily:

- School-assigned Chromebook (charged!)

- Earbuds or Headphones

- Notebook Paper

- Composition notebooks (for in-class notes- You may need to get a new one each 9 weeks )

- Pencils/Erasers

- Graph Paper

- Graphing Calculator – (TI-83+, TI-84, or TI-Inspire) – I do have calculators available to use during class

--Donations for the class of tissues, extra notebook paper, and extra pencils are not expected but would be appreciated!