Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Monday, May 11, 2020
Final weeks assignments and announcements
Hi all, hope you are well and staying
safe. It’s hard to believe it is here and that tomorrow is the big day,
and this week is the final week. At
least they are only virtual tears this year.
Our directions for the week are below as well as some other information
you should read.
Directions for week of 5/11 to 5/15: AP test and make up work
We know the exam is on the 12th and you should have received your exam ticket this weekend. Make sure you have printed your checklist, practiced the demo, and know how you are going to submit. Remember PDF is now acceptable but follow the directions pasted below.
Of course, all the resources you have available are good to
use today to get ready for tomorrow. The
problems we have done, the prediction packet, and AP live videos on
you-tube. The director of the AP program
today tweeted that he cancelled a bunch of exams for students that had planned
to cheat, and remember there are serious consequences for doing so like
reporting to your college, etc….. It is
definitely not worth it, so just do the best you can and know that is ok.
Step 1 Work for the week: This week is a catch up week and focus on your AP exams. So if you have turned in everything nail those tests and if not then you need to get stuff turned into me.
Step 2: Do the best you can on your AP exam and remember to log in 30 minutes early.. Have your materials laid out and prepared, know the device you are using, and how you are going to submit.
Step 3: Have your materials of instruction together
as the school will let you know how you are going to submit your book and
calculator back to us soon.
Additional
Important Information
·
Answers for all FRQ’s are on Schoology to help you
·
Remember for those taking the AP test. The college board is
doing their review videos at the link below:
They are outstanding and should give you a nice review of the
material and I suggest you watch as many as possible, and as I previously
mentioned this week is testing tips and mock problems so watch and do as much
as you can.
·
The prediction packet has many wonderful free response examples
that you should have been working through. If not start with one
problem per prediction ignoring the area between curves and rotational volume
prediction. When you get done go back and start with a second cycle
through. You have enough examples to make at least three complete
cycles. If the scoring rubric does not answer your question do not
hesitate to e-mail one of us and we will answer ASAP.
·
Our Monday teams meeting this week will cover the mock
exam from last week. This is the
parent notification of the fact we will be running these meetings. You must send us an e-mail though by 10:00 AM
today to be included in that review. Without that e-mail saying you want to
attend you will not be able to. Once
you e-mail me, you will get an invite in your school e-mail.
·
Grades are now active and building in the fourth quarter,
remember the fourth quarter is all process grades and some of you are missing
some significant work that has to get turned in to get a pass for the class in
the fourth quarter. Some of you are
missing significant discussions on schoology, so go fill those out this week.
·
If you did not read the testing information e-mail and
attachment on Friday make sure you go to your school e-mail and do so. Remember the testing information, and
checklist are on Schoology as well as a typing syntax document if you decide
you do not want to photo your work on AP day and want to type everything
in. PLEASE PRACTICE with the demo this
week to make sure you understand how to operate the system on the 12th.
Lastly, this is not how I wanted the year to end. I so look forward to looking you all in the
eyes and telling you how very proud of you I am. I ask a lot because I expect a lot out of you,
and know the quality of mathematical students I am sending on to universities is
high. In addition to your academic
prowess, you have learned how to manage your time and deal with things when
they have not been easy. You are all so
capable of whatever you want and I know you are going to go set the world on
fire. I will miss giving those hugs
goodbye that I would have on Friday, but when this is all over, I am not hard
to find. Remember, once you are my
student, you are always my student and I will help however I can. I am so proud of you all and it has been an
incredible honor to be your teacher for one, two, or in some cases, three years
of your high school career. OK; gotta go
now before the keyboard shorts out. I am
thinking of you all this week and standing beside you the whole way.
Mr. Halstead
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Final AP Practice Problems assignment and AP Push, with additional important announcements.
Hi all, hope you are well and staying safe. Our
directions for the week are below as well as some other information you should
read.
Directions for week of 5/4 to 5/11: More AP Practice problems and final preparations for the exam
We know the exam is on the 12th and this week on the you-tube site they will be practicing more AP problems and going over some test prep. I HIGHLY suggest you sit down with paper and work through the problems they do on you-tube as I think they will be geared towards that magic day. I am cutting our work for the week down to two problems as a result. I debated doing three as we have the last couple of weeks but reminded myself you will get out of this week what you put into it in readying yourself for the exam. You should know your weaknesses and have plenty to practice between the prediction packet and the AP live videos so work hard to get yourself ready. If you were curious, the third problem I was going to assign dealt with area between curves, rotational and cross-sectional volume, and rectangular arc-length. There are problems on that topic in the prediction packet and past AP live videos that address that topic. It is the one thing I feel we haven’t hit hard in the review problems so make sure you prep yourself. I am giving another mock test as your assignment that is due next Monday and that we will go over in one final teams meeting on the 11th.
Step 1: Download and print out the Mock AP exam.
This mock exam is due by Monday 5-11-20 at 9:00 A.M.
Step 2: Do these two problems like you will on the AP test with notes, formula packet, and calculator. Photo them and send them back to Mr. Halstead via e-mail. You can send them to me in PDF, but remember the AP exam is not going to accept PDF so make sure you can send in .png, .jpg, .jpeg. format 1 picture per page p to 5 pages per problem. Remember you will have to download them to your device and attach them to the problem in 5 minutes so practice, practice, practice.
Step 3: There are three quick discussion questions to answer this week on schoology.
Step 4: Extra credit opportunities
Extra credit for College board video practice test from Monday and scored on Tuesday uploaded by 5/5 at 11:59pm.
Extra credit for college board video practice test from Wednesday and scored on Thursday uploaded by 5/8 at 11:59pm.
Additional
Important Information
· Answers for last week’s FRQs will be posted tomorrow on the blog
and you should check them, remember last week’s problems are due Monday 5-4-20
at 4:00.
·
Remember for those taking the AP test. The college board is
doing their review videos at the link below:
They are outstanding and should give you a nice review of the
material and I suggest you watch as many as possible, and as I previously
mentioned this week is testing tips and mock problems so watch and do as much
as you can.
· The prediction packet has many wonderful free response examples
that you should have been working through. If not start with one
problem per prediction ignoring the area between curves and rotational volume prediction.
When you get done go back and start with a second cycle through. You have
enough examples to make at least three complete cycles. If the scoring
rubric does not answer your question do not hesitate to e-mail one of us and we
will answer ASAP.
· Our Monday teams meeting this week will cover the problems that
are due on the 4th today. This
is the parent notification of the fact we will be running these meetings. You must send us an e-mail though by 10:00 AM
today to be included in that review and 6:00 Friday before to get the team's meeting review
for this week’s mock exam and last minute advice on the 11th. Without that e-mail saying you want to attend
you will not be able to. Once you
e-mail me, you will get an invite in your school e-mail.
· Grades are now active and building in the fourth quarter,
remember the fourth quarter is all process grades and some of you are missing
some significant work that has to get turned in to get a pass for the class in
the fourth quarter. Some of you are
missing significant discussions on schoology, so go fill those out this week.
· If you did not read the testing information e-mail and
attachment on Friday make sure you go to your school e-mail and do so. Remember the testing information, and
checklist are on schoology as well as a typing syntax document if you decide
you do not want to photo your work on AP day and want to type everything
in. PLEASE PRACTICE with the demo this
week to make sure you understand how to operate the system on the 12th.
Miss you all very much and I know you can do this. Remember the work for achieving as high as
you can on the AP test now lies primarily in your hands. We will help you as much as we can under
these conditions and we are proud of the work you are continuing to do.
Work hard and if I can help let me know.
Mr. Halstead.
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