Mr. Phelan's Math Community
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Last Updated 11.2108 by Mr. Phelan

Weekly Parent Email Update
If you are not receiving a Friday Group Parent Email from Mr. Phelan, please send me your updated email address. My goal is to email all parents on Friday the next week's schedule of assignments and asssessment.  

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        www.mathwords.com (this is great)

Honors Geometry - Calendar (posted in class also)

Monday	11.24	5.5
Tuesday	11.25	5.6
Wednesday	11.26	5.7 No problem set due
Thursday	11.27	No School
Friday	11.28	No School

Geometry - Calendar (posted in class also)

Monday	11.24	5.6
Tuesday	11.25	5.7
Wednesday	11.26	Work Day 5.7 No problem set due
Thursday	11.27	No School
Friday	11.28	No School

My Goal: 90% or better earning an A, B, or C	As of 11.21.08
Period 2	92%
Period 3	76%
Period 6	73%
Period 7	64%

Peer Math Tutoring
Peer Tutoring  is now going on daily  in the library. Tutors will be available during periods 4, 5, & 6 and after school. Any student needing help can stop down in the library if they need help in any class.

Classroom Donations
If you have extra candy after Halloween, I can take them off your hands or out of your house and use as rewards in the classroom.  Also from back in the day, if you have extra markers or crayons, I take those too.  Go Green!!!

What are these Weekly Problem Sets?
Distributed on Friday and collected the following Friday
Regardless the number of questions, I will grade the same 10 questions for everyone
All Problem Sets are worth 10 points
Problem Sets turned in early are rewarded an extra point

What is this Exchange Program?
Students can turn in a Problem Set or Test Corrections for me to grade and I will return them so corrections and updated thoughts can be made before their respective due date

What is this Test Correction Replacement Program

Concept	Follow the below procedures and your next test % will replace your last test % (only if better)
Example	Chapter 2 58% Followed below procedures Chapter 3 88% Chapter 9 now updated to 88% So, both are 88%
Below Procedures	Must correct ALL incorrect answers Reflection statement for each corrected incorrect answer (On a separate sheet of paper(s), use complete sentences, state what you did wrong and what you did right) Bad Example: I did not know what I was doing and now I do.
Due Date	By next test
Exchange Program	Yes
Stapling Procedures	Staple test corrections on top of the test

Do you take late assignments?
Late assignments can be turned in by the end of the chapter for up to half credit.

Where's Mr. Phelan?
Before School           Planning, Meetings and Tutoring (appointment needed)
Period 1                        Planning
Period 2                        Honors Geometry
Period 3                        Honors Geometry
Period 4                        Planning, Meetings and Tutoring (appointment needed)
Period 5                        Advisory
Period 6                        Geometry
Period 7                        Geometry
Period 8                        Honors Study Hall - Commons
After School            Planning, Meetings and Tutoring (appointment needed)

Appointments
Our classroom time is very valuable.  I'm dedicated to teaching and re-teaching concepts.  If you need additional help, no problem, just set up an appointment.  Appointment forms are located in the classroom.  As a reminder, you should come with a prepared list of questions or concepts  for our appointment.  I reserve the right to deny additional help outside of classroom hours if class time is not used wisely.  You will have to seek additional help form a peer, parent, sibling, or professional tutor, not another math teacher.  As a reminder, I do not discuss grades during class, if you need to check your records against mine, no problem, just set up an appointment.  Lastly, if you just need someone to listen, no problem, just stop by anytime.

Calculator Buying Advice
Our department recommends a TI-84+ graphing calculator. You should invest in the calculator you plan on using for the PSAE exams in your junior year.  The mathematics section of the ACT is 60 questions in 60 minutes.

Department Grading Distribution
Semester Grade = 20% Daily Work + 50% Assessments + 30% Final Exam

Department Grading Scale
A       90% - 100%
B       80% - 89%
C       70% - 79%
D       60% - 69%
F       59% and below

Contact Information
Mr. Brian Phelan
Math Teacher (Honors Geometry and Geometry)
Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
Freshmen Advisor
Mentoring Program
Math Team Head Coach
847.838.7100 ext. 8015 - voice mail
bphelan@lakeseagles.com