Math Dept. News
Week of November 2, 2015
Great Job on Parent Conference Day!
During the last Fishbowl Friday, I was unable to facilitate in the morning due to another appointment, but I heard some really cool things from teachers in the afternoon that I wanted to share for either next year's Parent Conference Day or other times you might meet or speak with a parent:
-Send Remind101 (or celly) messages with important dates to parents in English AND Spanish
-Use http://www.signupgenius.com/ with time slots that you are available and send an email blast through Skyward so parents can schedule their conference online
-Email Ms. Katrina Green if you need a translator present (or Mrs. Ferrer would be a good resource as well)
-If you think the meeting topic is a touchy subject for the parent, ask a counselor to be present to help you out
If you heard anything else particularly helpful, send it my way so we can all benefit from it!
Read this section, even if you don't have an Algebra retester!
Ok. So. EOC Retests fall the week before final exams. Even if I have not told you that you have an Algebra I retester in your class, PLEASE check the lists for students who will be out (will be sent by Mrs. Holt), as some students need to retest all FIVE tests and may miss your class for the entire week before your exam. I wanted to give you plenty of notice on this so you can decide how to handle the information. It has been suggested that these students be given test reviews a week early (whether you think they will work on it or not is not the issue, at least you did what you could).
Just so you have an idea of what we are dealing with the week of Dec. 7:
Mon: English I- 288 students
Tues: mix of Alg 1 and USH- 232 students
Wed: English 2- 185 students
Thurs: mix of Alg 1 and USH- 82 students
Fri: 5 testers who have all 5 tests, plus any make-ups that were absent
Dates To Remember:
Tues, Nov 3: Pre-AP/AP Vertical Team Planning Day
Fri, Nov 6: Fishbowl Friday
Fri, Nov 6: Mr. Hernandez's birthday!Mon, Nov 9: Mr. DeMars' birthday!
Fri, Nov 13: Fishbowl Friday (ONLY teachers who are administering EOC retests)
Nov 23-27: Don't come to school! Fall break!
Dec 7-11: EOC Retesting (straight 8 periods every day, no SMART lunch)
Dec 14-18: Final Exams (weird schedule, 2 hour testing blocks for final exams)
Dec 18: Student Early Release