### Geometry honors CC Syllabus

SAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Mathematics Department

Geometry Honors Common Core (CC) 

Dear Parents and Students:

Welcome to Geometry Honors CC.  This is the second course in Common Core mathematics for high school students.  The honors course will cover the same material as the Regents course, but it will be enriched with additional topics and more challenging problems.  Within this course, students will have the opportunity to make conjectures about geometric situations and prove that their conclusion follow logically from their hypothesis. Topics include congruence & similarity of triangles, transformations, coordinate geometry, constructions, quadrilateral properties & proofs, circle properties & proofs, construction and solid geometry.  The Regents Exam will be given in June.  Successful completion of the Geometry Common Core Regents and course will satisfy one of the requirements for an Advanced Regents Diploma.  Graphing Calculators will be used extensively in this course.

Materials for the Course: 

Organization and preparedness are critical for success in our classrooms.  During the year, we will be distributing handouts and other materials, which are designed to be kept in a loose-leaf binder.  Therefore, I am recommending that students purchase the following materials:

1.Three ring loose-leaf binder            

            2. Graph paper                                               

            3. Pencils and erasers                                     

            4. Highlighters

            5. Compass for drawing circles

            6. Ruler (some protractors have rulers on the straightedge)

Grading Policy: 

Grades will be based on tests, quizzes, homework, and *class participation.  A test will be announced approximately one week before it will be given.  Quizzes may be announced or unannounced.  Homework is assigned almost every night in a variety of forms; textbook pages, hand out, review sheet or studying.

              Any test/quiz that is missed due to an absence must be taken within three days from the date the student returns to school.  All make-ups will be given tenth period to take the exam.  If he/she does not do so, the student will be considered truant and will receive a grade of zero for the exam.  Any student who is absent from class, but present in school, is NOT excused from that days work.

Here is the percentage break down of your son’s/daughter’s Mathematics grade:

              Test and Quizzes = 90%

              Homework = 10% (every missed HW will subtract 5 points from the quarterly HW Quiz Grade)

              *Extra Points = Bannon Bucks

*The following will be used to give out Bannon Bucks: 1) Coming in front of the class to show how to complete a problem, 2) Thinking outside the box and giving creative ways to answer problems, 3) Anything else I find to be exceptional in the learning process.  Three Bannon Bucks will count as a point on the quarter average.  You may be able to hand in nine Bannon Bucks (3 points) per quarter.   

Tenth Period: 

Extra help is always available in room 211 during tenth period.  If a student is having difficulty with the material during class or on homework, they should go to extra-help immediately.  Tenth period detention will be assigned for lateness, misconduct, test/quiz failure, missed work, etc.  All students should sign in and out when attending tenth period stating the reason they are there.  Failure to report to an assigned tenth period will result in a class cut and loss of class participation points. 

*Coming to extra help will help the class participation grade.  Although, not coming to extra help is NOT going to hurt the class participation grade.

Classroom Rules:

The following rules have been established in order to afford each student guidance in making good decisions about their behavior, thus, providing the opportunity to reach their full potential.

1. R E S P E C T everyone in my classroom and respect will be given in return.  I will NOT tolerate any disrespect to another person in my classroom.  My classroom is a place meant to be comfortable and warm.  Anyone found being disrespectful to another human being will be held during tenth period for a face-to-face interaction about the importance of RESPECT.
2. Be seated and ready to work when the bell rings.  If a “Warm Up” problem is on the board, please complete the assignment immediately.
3. Bring all necessary materials to class; textbook, notebook pencil and calculator everyday.  Please do not bring inappropriate materials to class such as food, MP3, cell phone, etc.
4. All students are expected to be attentive and participate in the lesson.
5. Hats are not to be worn in the classroom.
6. Cheating on homework, exams, quizzes, etc. will result in a failing grade for that exam or assignment which may cause failure in the course for the marking period.  Any talking during an exam/quiz will be viewed as cheating.
7. Classrooms are to be kept neat.  There will be no writing on the desks, walls, etc.  Please throw any garbage in the wastebasket before leaving the room.

You are solely responsible for your actions and non-actions.  That is, you and you alone, are responsible for what you do, as well as for what you do not do!

Regents Exam:

There will be a New York State Regents Exam in June, which will count as 10% of the overall grade for the course.

Contact Information:

If you are experiencing problems or have questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at cbannon@sayvilleschools.org.  I look forward to a successful year with your son/daughter and I am confident that with your help, he/she will have a rewarding year.

                                                                                         Sincerely,

                                                                                         Mr. Bannon

                                                                                         Mathematics Teacher