Mr. LaViollette's Blog

Welcome to snow day #2 (out of ???)

slaviollette — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:14:53 +0000

Hello students,

Today I have some work for you to do so that you do not get too rusty while you are gone for 5 or 6 or 9 days…
I will check all of your work (including the work that was due on Tuesday) when we return.

Discrete Math – Please work on the statistics questions found on the following webpage:

Wednesday, please do the first page.
Thursday, please do the second page
(on question #7, find the values of a,b,c,d)
Friday (if we are still out), please do the third page

Algebra 1 – Please review the topics we just covered by doing the following questions from your textbook: p. 312, #54-70. If your book is at school, you can access the online textbook (find the link on my website).

Have a nice day, and I’ll see you… eventually!

Mr. LaViollette

First snow day of 2012 (January 17)

slaviollette — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:28:34 +0000

Hello math students,
Hopefully you are reading this while relaxing at home all cozy and warm. Being that this is our first snow day, your assignment is a simple one. Build your best snowman, and email me a picture (slaviollette@osd.wednet.edu). I will compile them and have students vote for the best in two different categories:
1) Most mathematical
2) Most original

This assignment is optional, but there will be prizes for the winners!

Check back tomorrow if we are out again, and make sure your homework is all finished before we return.

Mr. LaViollette

February 25, 2011 – Snowstorm, Day 2

slaviollette — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:33:18 +0000

Since the snow does not seem to be going anywhere, I need you to keep up on your skills. There are tests at the end of the year (both IB Math Studies and Geometry end-of-course) whose dates will not change no matter how many snow days we have. I want to make sure you are ready (as best as possible…)

That being said, here are some things I would like you to do. Please do two things: a) text your friends to make sure they know to check this website (my phone just doesn’t seem to function right), and 2) if we are still out for more snow on Monday (yikes!), please check back. Thanks!

Geometry - Since I was just finishing up teaching you about basic trig properties, please read p. 525-528 to refresh your memory, and work on p. 529; #1-21 (they have specific examples to help you)

IB Discrete – To keep your skills up (and give you some extra preparation for the test from this unit), please work through problems #33-36 on p. 426

Also, if you decide to go out, please be careful. When I next see all of you (whenever that might be), I would like each of you to be intact.

Sincerely,

Mr. LaViollette

February 24, 2011

slaviollette — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:45:34 +0000

Due to continued snowfall (no I didn’t help… well, maybe just a little), there is no school today. Of course, you’re not off the hook. Here is what I would like you to do on your day off:

Geometry – Using your geometric tools (compass, protractor, straightedge), build a well-proportioned snowman. After building him/her, find its height using a trigonometric ratio. Or you could just enjoy your day off; your choice. See you tomorrow (I hope…)

Discrete Math – If we assume an initial depth of 1 cm (with continued snowfall), and an exponential growth rate of 5% per hour, determine the depth of snow that would exist by tomorrow morning (24 hours). Assume a compacting rate of 2% per hour. As an alternative, you could just go out and play…

Hoping for no more snow,

Mr. LaViollette

November 23 – Snow Day (maybe two…)

slaviollette — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:12:32 +0000

Well Hello there! If you are reading this, then you already know that there is no school today. I don’t want you to forget everything while you are away (tryptophan will do that to people…), so here are some general suggestions for you (maybe eat some food, read some math, have some pie, read some math, have more pi (pun intended), read some math… you get the idea). Specific things I would like from you are listed below.

Enjoy the snow,

Mr. LaViollette

Geometry -

We will be having a test on Tuesday after you return, so in order to not forget everything over the few days you are away please work on the Ready to Go On, p. 281; #1-12, and make sure to keep your skills up See you when you return (probably on Monday).

Discrete Math -

You just started the round two of Number Theory, and the topics are still pretty easily understandable. The next section is on irrational numbers (just right for my irrational students…) Please work on 5.4, p. 234-236; #21-24, 30-34, 45-50, 60-63, 89-92. I will be glad to help with anything you get stuck on (when we are no longer getting stuck in the snow…) Also, your quizzes should be graded and on Skyward later today (assuming my internet does not go out again… ugh!)

Welcome, class!

slaviollette — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:21:21 +0000

Hello!

If you are looking here, then you are probably at home wondering what math needs to happen. I will endeavor to let you know what needs to be done, and how to do it for each of my different subjects. Please make sure to check here if school gets canceled for snow, swine flu, or some other random closure.

Enjoy…

Mr. LaViollette