Mr. Phelan's Math Community

Celebrating Learning!


Last Updated 10.26.09 by Mr. Phelan

If you can not read the Friday Class New, click on
http://discover.d117.org/~Brian_Phelan/index to view Mr. Phelan's Website.

Weekly Calendar - posted in the classroom too
Honors Geometry Geometry Business Math
Monday 1.11 8.4 Quiz 10.6 and 10.7
Tuesday 1.12 8.5 6.4 10.8
Wednesday 1.13 Work Day Lab Review Day
Thursday 1.14 Test 6.5 Test
Friday No School No School No School

Websites
Math Department Website http://www.lakeseagles.com/Academics/Departments/Math/ 
Mr. Phelan's Classroom Website http://discover.d117.org/~Brian_Phelan/index
Math Team Website http://discover.d117.org/~brian_phelan/S05BE6F64
Geometry (not Honors) Book On-Line http://my.hrw.com (log in's have been passed out to students)
Business Math Concepts On-Line TBA
Great Math Website for Extra Help http://www.brightstorm.com/
2010 Math Summer Camp TBA
Lakes Athletics Website http://athletics2000.com/lchs/
Lakes Boys Basketball Website http://discover.d117.org/~Brian_Phelan/Boys%20Basketball

Classroom Informatinon
Weekly Parent Email Update Nearly every Friday all parents and students will obtain a Classroom New email from Mr. Phelan.  Please sign up today if you are not obtaining your news today.  
Tutoring Time Wednesdays 2:50 until 4:00 pm in the Commons
Peer Tutoring Comming soon
Classroom Donations or Wish List Boxes of Tissue, Hand Sanitzer  
Calculator Buying Advice If you are planning on buying a calculator or upgrading your current one, our department recommends a TI-84+ graphing calculator.  
Department Grading Distribution Semester Grade = 30% Daily Work + 50% Assessments + 20% Final Exam
Department Grading Scale A (90% - 100%), B (80% - 89%), C (70% - 79%), D (60% - 69%), F (59% and below)
Test Correction Replacement Program On a separate sheet of paper, you must write a paragraph proofs for each question you answered wrong on the test.  A quality paragraph proofs has an introduction, body and conclusion.  Check out http://www.geocities.com/mathwiz2k2000/Proofs.html for an example of a good paragraph proof.  Test corrections are due by the next chapter test.  I will check your test corrections as many times as needed prior to the next chapter test.  Once completed you are eligible for the replacement program.  Example, chapter one test you earned a 15% and then chapter two you earned an 87% and turned in your test corrections, so the 15% will now be replaced with an 87% also.

Phelan Phavorites
Games RBI Baseball, Balloons, Sticks, Euchre, Yahtzee (716)
Number 41
Color Yellow
Band Gaelic Storm
Underrated Smiling, Listening, Sandlot Games, Naps, Celebrating, Doing Your Thing, Paper Factory
Animal River Otter
Bozo Game Grand Prize Game (yes I played it back in the day and we'll watch the video in class soon)
YouTube 300 Eagles
Combos Peanut Butter and Chocolate, Hard Work and Fun
Classroom Quote If you're not Phelan, then you must be passing!
Life Skills Take Risks, Challenge Your Assumptions, and Use Effective Models
Quotes I It is the goal of the master to have the apprentice surpass him one day.
Quotes II The worst thing I can do for you is what you could and should do for yourself.
Quote III Teaching is like fishing, just have to find and use the right bait.
Quote IV Knowing is easy; learning is hard.
Quote V When the student is ready the teacher shall appear.
Quote VI In school, the lesson is given first, and then the test.  In life, though, the test is given first, and the lesson after.

Mr. Brian Phelan
Math Teacher (Honors Geometry, Geometry, Business Math)
Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
Math Team Head Coach
847.838.7100 ext. 8015 - voice mail
bphelan@lakeseagles.com