welcome to: mr. o’neill’s geometry class [email protected] san marcos high school knight...
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Welcome to:
Mr. O’Neill’s Geometry Class
SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL
KNIGHT PRIDELeading... Now Tomorrow
Forever
SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL
KNIGHT PRIDELeading... Now Tomorrow
Forever
Course Curriculum & Standards
All course content is linked to the new Common Core Mathematics Standards.
The new emphasis is PROBLEM SOLVING and EXPLAINING and JUSTIFYING WORK – not just getting the final answer.
Students will work on more open-ended performance tasks and mathematical, structured proofs in addition to practicing basic skills.
Students must be able to “THINK”, not just follow the “recipe” and “plug in the formula”. This is more challenging, more rigorous, and much more relevant to today’s real-world.
Grading Policies90 – 100% = A
80 – 89.9% = B
67 – 79.9% = C
0 – 66.9% = F
District Policy:
Tests and Quizzes 65%
Class work / Homework 20%
Final Exam 15%
No “D” grades are given – colleges generally consider them to be failures anyway.
Students must make up missed work within 1 week.
Students may retake “poor” quizzes or unit tests within 1 week (maximum grade = 80%) after completing tutoring and quiz/test corrections.
100 Homework/Claswork points per week, -20 per missed homework assignment or poor performance in class.
Extra Help and Assistance
Free tutoring is available before school, during lunch, and after school (Room 367).
www.smusd.org = Online textbook and videos, sign in under “Staff”
username: SMHS Student IDpassword: birthday (YYYYMMDD)
Home page = Recent PowerPoint lessons
http://www.smusd.org/Page/7083
Keys to Success
Be on time and prepared for class
Participate in class and pay attention
Discuss problems with student partner
Complete and understand homework every night
Come to tutorial (if more help is needed)
Parents regularly check “Edline” and set high expectations
