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Bladensburg High School

Join us on January 14, 2015 for Parent’s Night at Bladensburg High School. Understand graduation requirements, high school rigor, and how to support your child's transition. Learn about the Mathematics Department's goals, mission, and vision.

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Bladensburg High School

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  1. Bladensburg High School • Parent’s Night • January 14, 2015 Mathematics Department

  2. Goals of Parent Night • To understand courses your student must take to meet the new graduation requirements • To better understand the rigor of high school • To lessen the stress and anxiety of high school transition time.

  3. Mission • The mission of the High School Mathematics Department is to teach students analysis and higher order thinking skills that will enable them to thrive in a dynamic environment of Science, Technology, and Mathematics.

  4. Vision • The Mathematics Department devotes itself to prepare students to acquire the following competency skills: • Problem Solving • Reasoning Ability • Technology • Work Ethics

  5. Math Pathway

  6. Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II • 4th Math Course to be aligned with the student's post high school plans.

  7. Algebra Skills Learned in Quarter 1 • Interpreting the Structure of an Expression • Solving Linear Equations in One Variable • Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable

  8. Algebra Skills They Are Learning • Writing Linear Equations in Slope-Intercept Form • Graphing Linear Functions • Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing, Elimination or Substitution Method • Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables • Interpreting and Evaluating Functions

  9. How Can I Help Your Child? • Before/After School tutoring available • Provide online activities to prepare for PARCC Assessment

  10. How You Can Help Your Child? • You are one of your child’s most valuable resources! Regardless of your experiences with math, you can help your child by: • Being positive! • Supporting homework • Using Schoolmax to track your child’s progress • Contacting your child’s teacher if needed

  11. Resources • http://www.StudyIsland.com • http://www.TenMarks.com • http://www.Edmodo.com • https://family.sis.pgcps.org/ • http://www.KhanAcademy.org

  12. 9th Grade Math Teachers

  13. Hands-On Activity • Ipad Activity

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