Mrs. Oliver's Blog

Welcome to my blog!

This is my class blog.  Please check back frequently for updates.

My e-mail address is nancy.oliver@cobbk12.org

Parents - Be sure to ask your student about what we did in class and check to make sure their homework is being done by asking to see it.  Also, ask your child to explain how to do his/her homework as this will help reinforce the concepts.

Extra help is available on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 3:35 - 4:00.   Stop by any morning after 8:00 am and if I am in my room I will be more than happy to help you.  Take advantage of these help times if you are not understanding the material.

Open House

To the Parents of my students,

For only the second time in 30 years of teaching, I will not be at open house due to a family commitment.  I am so sorry that I will not be able to meet with you at Open House.  If you have any questions, please email me. 

 

No Extra Help on Monday, January 23

I will be attending a meeting after school today at 3:30, so there will be no extra help with me today.  You may want to see one of the other Math teachers if you need any extra help.  I will have my regular Wednesday help session on the 25th.

Welcome Back!

I hope that you had a wonderful, relaxing holiday and are ready to finish the year.  We are continuing in Unit 3 on fuction families.  Lessons in Logic are being learned as we work through the Inverse, Converse, and Contrapositive of Conditional statements.  We are also learning how to determine whether these logical statements are true or false.  Here is the calendar for the rest of this Unit.   Download GPS Algebra Unit 3 Calendar (2nd half)

On the first day of the semester, I gave you the website to the Georgia Department of Education.  Make sure that you visit this website often this semester as this is your study guide for the EOCT.  Parents, make sure that your child is using this site to prepare for the GPS Algebra EOCT.  The study guide is around 146 pages long.  It reviews each of the units and gives practical, wonderful advice on how to take this high-stakes test.  There are also practice questions in the guide as well. Take advantage of the information the state has provided on the test they create! 

In case you have misplaced the web address, here it is again.    www.gadoe.org

 

 

Extra Help session canceled for today only

Due to a conflict, I will not be having extra help today after school.  I will be available on Wednesday for extra help.  You might check to see if another teacher is having extra help this afternoon.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have a great week off.  Please use some of the time to work on the Final Exam Review packet that you received today in class.  Also, use this time to go back over your quizzes and tests from each unit.  You want to be prepared when Finals roll around.    If you should lose your Review packet, you can download it here.    Download GPS Algebra Final Exam Review 1st Semester 2011.   Unit 1 Review is due on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Unit 2 is due Wednesday, Dec. 14, and Unit 3 should be done prior to taking your test on Dec. 12.  Be sure to mark the ones on which you have questions.

Bring your book and review packet to class every day so that any extra time can be used working on the review.

Have a safe and restful break!

Reloaded Unit 3 calendar

If you had problems downloading the calendar, try this version.  If you still can't get it, email me and I will send you one.        Download GPS Unit 3 Calendar (1st half) 97

Unit 3 Calendar (1st half)

In our meeting yesterday, all of the GPS Algebra teachers felt that we would push you too fast to try to finish Unit 3 before the end of the semester.  We came up with a plan to get through 1/2 of the unit this semester and complete the unit in the first part of second semester.  Since this is a year long class, this will just be a continuation of where we stopped at the winter break.  You will take 2 separate tests over each part of the unit.  Your test over the first part of the unit will be December 12.   Here is the last calendar for this semester.  This calendar covers every day through final exams.   Download GPS Algebra Unit 3 Calendar (1st half)

Please note that you will receive your Final Exam Review materials on November 18.  Start working on it immediately as you will not be able to complete it in a day.  The packet will be due on December 13 as that is the day we go over any questions you may have about the topics covered on the Final Exam.  Remember, the final can replace your lowest test grade.  Be prepared for it by studying now!!! 

Unit 2 Test and Benchmark Test

You received your second practice quiz results today (The first one was returned on Monday).  Once again you were able to decide whether you wanted to count this quiz as a bonus grade.  We went over any questions you had on the two practice quizzes and the review sheet that you received on Monday.   The test over Rationals and Radicals is tomorrow.  Study well!!!

You will be taking your Benchmark Test on Friday.  This covers everything that we have covered this semester.  You should have already been reviewing for this by going over your tests and quizzes.  The Benchmark will count as a quiz grade in your average.   Use this as a way to see what you need to study before you take your final this semester.  Remember that the final exam counts as 10% of your semester grade as well as replacing your lowest test grade.  Now is the time to prepare for that final exam. 

GPS Algebra

On Thursday, October 13 you took your first test over Unit 2.  On Friday, we started on the second part of Unit 2 with Rational EXpressions.  We will finish this unit with working on Radicals and will have your test over these concepts on Thursday, November 3.  On Friday, November 4 you will take your County Benchmark Test over the first 2 Units we will have covered.  Stay on top of your work by doing your homework daily and reviewing every other day if not every day.

I am attaching your new calendar you got on Friday here as well as on the left of the blog. 

Download GPS Algebra Unit 2 Calendar (2nd half)

Did you check Pinnacle to see how your test affected your average?  Some grades changed by as much as 10 points.  See how yours changed.  I hope it was closer to what you want your final grade to be.

 

Homework

It distressed me to see how few of you did the review worksheet for homework over the weekend.  You knew that you were having a quiz on Tuesday over this exact same material.  Homework is the practice you need to be successful on a quiz or test in Math.  Without this practice, you will not know whether you truly understand the material before you are tested on it. A test or a quiz is not the place to find out!  Please take the time to do your homework on a daily basis so that you can get the results you want on any assessment.