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Welcometo
Back to School Night
Gretchen Stotler
Algebra I
My Background
Central Bucks East 1997 - 2004 Central Bucks South 2004 – Teaching for 12+ yearsCourses taught: Geometry/Trig II,
Precalculus/Trig III, Calculus 1, Calculus 2, AP Calculus AB, SAT Prep, Algebra I
Assist with Girl’s Track
The Course Course of Study
– Operations with Signed Numbers (6-8 blocks)– Evaluation (4-5 blocks)– Polynomials (14-15 blocks)– Equations (12-13 blocks)– Inequalities (4-5 blocks)– Coordinate Plane (20-23 blocks)– Factoring (12-12 blocks)
The Course (cont.)
Tests/quizzes – normally at least one per week Final Exam (with performance assessments) Participation/Classwork (starts with 80/100) and
counts for two quiz grades.
Grading
Weighted average – tests count three times as much as quizzes
Classwork/Participation = two quizzes Each MP = 40%, Final Exam = 20%
Technology
Students should have access to a scientific calculator if possible.
We frequently use laptop computers to enhance learning.
Recommendations
Once your son or daughter has successfully completed Algebra I Topics, he/she should take either Algebra II topics or Geometry topics (the order does not matter).
Extra Help
Mornings: 6:55 – 7:25
After school*
Encourage your son/daughter to take the PSAT’s We offer the PSAT’s here at South on
October 18th.
Information Sheet
– Name (esp. if different than son/daughter)
– Work phone (if you want)
– Any information you would like me to know about your son/daughter
– Any specific questions you have that I haven’t answered this evening.
Parent Portal
You can log onto the cbsd.org website anytime and check grades. I only put the homework/participation grades in at the end of the semester.
Thank You for Coming!
