Unit Q Test & Spring Break Requirements

UNIT Q TEST (Wed-Fri April 2nd-4th) - must sign up for partner here

*Sign-ups will be accepted until Monday, March 31st at 4pm.  Then Mrs. Kirch will adjust and modify as needed.

The Unit Q Test will be a partner test and will span multiple days.  It will be fully open note/open resource but can only be worked on in Mrs. Kirch physical classroom at the times listed below.  

If the requirements below are not 100% clear, please ask me ASAP so I can clarify and edit this post accordingly.

1. Pick a partner.  This partner must have a percentage +/- 5% from your current percentage, or you must get Mrs. Kirch's approval.
2. You will be able to work on the test in Mrs. Kirch's class only during the following times:
1. Tuesday 4/1 - 7am, 3-3:30pm
2. Tuesday 4/1 (Europe & 8th grade orientation students only) -seminar, either lunch
3. Wednesday 4/2 - 7am, either lunch, 3-3:30pm
4. Wednesday 4/2 (Europe & 8th grade orientation students only) - seminar
5. Wednesday 4/2 - CLASS TIME only if both partners have fully finished PQs 1-5
6. Thursday 4/3 - 7am, either lunch, CLASS TIME, 3-3:30pm
7. Friday 4/4 - 7am, CLASS TIME
3. You may only work on the test WITH your partner.  Meaning, you cannot work on it if your partner is not there.
4. In years past, students have spent between 1.5 hours and 8 hours on this exam.  However, in the past, it has been an individual test.  It can be time consuming so please plan ahead.
5. Tests are due at the end of your class period on Friday.  No exceptions - I am leaving for Spring Break vacation immediately after school Friday.
6. Expectations and information on the front of the Unit Q test (in regards to what you can use) are in effect EXCEPT that it is not take- home and you MAY collaborate with your ONE partner.  If you would like to view the front page of your Unit Q Test before beginning, please just stop by anytime and I will show it to you.

SPRING BREAK REQUIREMENTS - must fill out action plan survey here

*Survey must be filled out at the end of Week 8 (Monday, March 31)

1. Grade of A - 
1. Enjoy your Spring Break!  
2. Take a look at your Unit R, S, and T SSS packets. 
3. If you wish, you may study and review to retake any low quizzes (remember, once you get all your quizzes in a unit to 6's or higher, you get 1 test bonus point; all 8's you get 2 test bonus points!)
2. Grade of B - 
1. Enjoy your Spring Break!  
2. Take a look at your Unit R, S, and T SSS packets
3. Study to retake any quizzes with scores of 5 or lower.
4. Study and practice to re-assess on at least 3 concepts you don't have a perfect score on.
3. Grade of C - 
1. Enjoy your Spring Break!  
2. Take a look at your Unit R, S, and T SSS packets
3. Study to retake any quizzes with scores of 5 or lower.
4. Study and practice to re-assess on at least 5 concepts you don't have a perfect score on.
4. Grade of D - 
1. Enjoy your Spring Break!  
2. Take a look at your Unit R, S, and T SSS packets
3. Study to retake any quizzes with scores of 5 or lower.
4. Study and practice to re-assess on at least 7 concepts you don't have a perfect score on.
5. Grade of F - 
1. Enjoy your Spring Break!  
2. Take a look at your Unit R, S, and T SSS packets
3. Study to retake any quizzes with scores of 5 or lower.
4. Study and practice to re-assess on at least 9 concepts you don't have a perfect score on.

On Monday when we return from break, we will be using the iPad lab for a Unit T exploration.  THEN, in class you will complete the Unit T Intro WSQ.

For homework on Monday, April 14th, you will do the Unit T Concept 1 WSQ.

More Practice For the Unit P Test - Check it out!

Here is some guided practice from Khan Academy to help you with your test on Monday.

Basic word problem practice (moreso to help with concept 1 and 3, not concept 6-7)
Law of Cosines (Concept 3)
Heron's Area Formula (Concept 5)

Some other videos that might help:
Navigation word problem
Another Navigation word problem

UNIT O CONCEPT 9 IS SKIPPED - SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

UPDATED UNIT N/O SCHEDULE

• Friday
• PQ8 and 9
• Quiz 8 and 9
• Weekend
• WSQ Unit O Concepts 1-3 (automatic hw card if WSQ not submitted on time because there is a sub on Monday)
• Blog post due Saturday by noon
• work on Unit N Practice Test (no review problems)
• Monday
• (with sub)
• Class - Discussion on O.1-3, PQ1-3
• Home - Unit N PT (no review problems)
• Tuesday
• Review Unit N in class with Mrs. Kirch
• BOOT CAMPS
• Tuesday 7:15-7:45
• Tuesday 3-3:30
• QUIZ 8 AND 9 - before school, seminar, class, after school. AUTOMATIC GRADING ONLY. Must hand quiz to Mrs. Kirch when complete
• Wednesday
• Delayed Start
• Unit N Test in class (no review problems)
• HW: WSQ for O.4-5
• Thursday
• O.4-5 WSQ chat and PQs

Unit N WSQ chart clarifications

Concepts 5-6 is a 2 day lesson

• ALL videos and WSQ are due the first day (Friday 2/14)
• The second day, use your time to review, work on PQs, etc

Concept 7 CANNOT be completed until you do the inquiry in class activity on Wednesday.  This will not take the whole period (hopefully) so you may start watching the videos for that lesson once the activity is complete, or you may put together your I/D#1 blog post

Concepts 8-9 is a 2 day lesson

• Day 1 - All Concept 7 and 8 video notes must be done
• Day 2 - Concept 9 video notes + WSQ.  You should also go back and watch Concept 8 & 9 extra examples at this time.

2nd semester - CHANGES

(This post is subject to clarifications and edits.  Edits will always be underlined for your reference)

• WSQ EXPECTATIONS
• Your entrance ticket to class is the following:
• Watch - proof is SSS packet filled out completely with all problems as noted on the WSQ chart. This includes the "Secret Questions"
• Summary - proof is submission of google form with well thought out answers.
• Question - proof is question written in SSS packet. 
• You must also submit your question to the google form so Mrs. Kirch can preview it before class. 
• Your question must be labeled as either a "Confusion", "Discussion", or "Example".
• If your question is a "Discussion" or "Example", it also must be answered in the online WSQ submission (does not have to be answered handwritten)
• If you do not have all of the above completed before class begins, you must put today's date on the "not prepared" list behind the screen and go to the quiz rows to finish it. If Mrs. Kirch does not have to prompt you to do so, there will be no immediate consequence. If it becomes a habit, you will have an individual conversation/meeting with Mrs. Kirch followed by consequences for continued unpreparedness
• If you do not have all of the above complete and are "found out" in the middle of class by Mrs. Kirch, you will receive an immediate consequence, varying from detention the following morning or a homework card.
• Your SSS packet must be with you, filled out, and open on your desk/table throughout the entire period for Mrs. Kirch (and you) to refer to throughout the lesson
• WSQ CHART EXPECTATIONS
• The only column that is "optional" is the "Practice Assignments" category, which usually includes the PQ problems.  While all problems in that column are suggested and helpful to your learning, you may choose to do as many or as few as you think you need to master the material.  Additional problems beyond the PQ problems are also available.
• The "W", "S", "Q", "Discussion", "Formative Assessments", and "Practice Test" are NOT OPTIONAL.  Consequences ranging from detention to homework cards will be given for not completing on time per the deadlines listed on the class calendar.  
• If you are absent from class, the "Discussion" must be made up by you coming in the morning within two days of your absence to complete the activity that you missed.  If you are on the "not prepared" list and thus miss the class discussion, you must come in on your own time to make up the activities.
• "Formative Assessments" include both quizzes, blog posts, and peer grading
• Quizzes must be taken in class by the deadlines posted on the class calendar.  Quiz retakes must generally happen outside of class time and with your own printed quiz retake paper.  Exceptions will be made if you are fully caught up and complete with the day's work.  
• In order to retake a quiz, you must print out your own RETAKE FAP packet (you don't have to print all the pages).  This does not get stapled to your original packet until after it has been graded.  You may not have your original FAP packet with you at all when you are retaking a quiz.  You must get Mrs. Kirch's signature on any retake quiz BEFORE taking to ensure you have made corrections on your original quiz.
• You really need to retake your quizzes!
• Blog posts must uploaded on time per the dates on the class calendar. Consequences will be given if the blog post is not uploaded AND turned in to the google form 1 school day after the deadline.  Consequences will range from detention to homework cards.
• Peer grading of blog posts should be turned in per the class calendar for the most learning and benefit.  Consequences will be given if not submitted within two days of the unit test.
• FAP packets are due two days after receiving the Unit Test back. Consequences will be given for not meeting this deadline.
• The "Practice Test" must be completed within the 3 days before the test date in class.
• RE-ASSESSMENTS
• Re-assessment signups now occur on this document.

Re-assessments occur twice weekly; 40 minutes in length
Tuesdays 2:50-3:30pm		To re-assess on Tuesday, you must come to tutoring on the previous Tues-Mon
Fridays 7:05-7:45am		To re-assess on Friday, you must come to tutoring on the previous Fri-Thurs
Re-assessment half sheet must include:		On the day of your re-assessment, you must bring:
Original Score on Test, divided into ___/90 and ___/10, unless stated otherwise		1. Half Sheet, fully filled out and signed by all parties (student, parent, teacher)
Concept #'s you are re-assessing on		2. Original Test
Problem #'s you are re-assessing on		3. Blank Test template with all problems you are doing highlighted
Original Score on individual concept
Sign/Date by student when complete test corrections for each concept		You must plan ahead!
Sign/Date by student when complete extra version of test for each concept		All forms and paperwork should be filled out and organized before you enter my classroom. If you are found to be filling out the form the morning of the re-assessment, you will have to reschedule. Filling out, signing, and dating the form should occur as you are preparing and studying for the re-assessment. Re-assessments must be finished in one sitting. Coming back to finish will not be an option. You will have to reschedule and prepare for an additional re-assessment for any remaining concepts.
Parent Signature at bottom of half sheet with parent texting number
Mrs. Kirch's signature that you came to ONE tutoring session within a week before your reassessment date. This means that you let her know you are preparing for a re-assessment when you enter and check out with her before you leave
Want to get to this form quickly in the future? Use bit.ly/kirchreassess		Tutoring hours:
		Mon-Fri 7:20-7:50
		Tues 2:50-3:30
		Fri 1st lunch

• CONCEPT CHARTS
• A concept chart on yellow cardstock will be given to you for the second semester.  
• Your overall percentage in class must be updated EVERY MONDAY from AERIES.
• Your score on every concept must be updated IN PENCIL when you get a unit test or re-assessment back.
• Concepts with PERFECT SCORES must be highlighted.
• WPP'S
• WPP's are no longer on MentorMob (LessonPaths) playlists, unless you would like to continue to do so.
• If you choose to NOT use MentorMob, here are your directions:
• 1. Title and Label post appropriately
• 2. Type up your word problem on your post.  Make it at least font size 14, use colors, etc to bring out key parts of the problem.
• 3. Upload an image that goes with your problem.  You will do this by clicking on "Insert Image" just like you do for SP's, and then either uploading and image, or choosing "From a URL" and pasting the URL of where you found the image.  If you use an image from online, you must cite the URL as a caption of the photo
• 4. Upload a picture or picture(s) of your solutions, just as you would an SP.

END OF SEMESTER - IMPORTANT INFO

CHECK AERIES NOW! Text/Email me with anything that is missing or incorrect!

*Please note I still have to input anything that was emailed to me*

Read everything below carefully!

1. Unit L Test Scores are in AERIES.  Many of you did not show the work as I instructed you to on Thursday (when I went over the entire test template in front of the class) and thus lost a lot of needless points.  If you think this may be you, please come by on Tuesday in the morning, during seminar, or after school (until 3:30) and meet with me to go over your test questions sheet to see if your work was there.  If you don't meet with me on Tuesday, your score will stay as is.
2. FOR UNIT L: There will be ONE reassessment opportunity on Friday at 7am (no entries accepted after 7:15am, no exceptions).  If you are going to re-assess, you must do the following:
1. Sign up on spreadsheet here
2. Print or pick up a re-assessment half sheet and fill it out completely.  Requirements include signing and dating your test corrections (version 2) and re-printing version 1 and doing them again.
3. Show up ON TIME Friday.  This is your LAST CHANCE!
3. FINAL DEADLINE for Units A-K re-assessments - Tuesday 1/21; opportunities at 7am and 3pm.  Sign-up document is still live here.  Please add/edit as needed. If you aren't going to show up, delete your name!
1. **All re-assessments have been graded and input already.  If you re-assessed on something and your grade hasn't changed, it means I need to see your original test before I can make any changes since your half-sheet was not filled out clearly or correctly.  Please make sure to have your original tests with you on Tuesday.
4. FINAL DEADLINE for all missing assignments in AERIES is Friday 1/24 at 3pm.  No scores will be added or changed in the gradebook if submitted after that point for the 1st semester. Please email or text me with anything on your blog that needs to be graded.  Everything else (including blog gradings, quiz retakes, etc) can be turned in hard copy by 3pm on 1/24 to the inbox.  Unit L FAP packets need to be turned in ASAP next week.
5. End of 1st semester survey - for those of you who haven't completed it; you can still earn 110/100 points if you complete by this Friday.  Otherwise it is worth 100 points and must be completed before you begin your final exam. *Please note that this assignment will not be input into AERIES until all surveys have been turned in*
6. Organize and update portfolio for 1st semester.  Make sure you bring it with you on the day of your final, along with your final exam review packet (version 1 and/or version 2 depending on your requirements).  You will be able to use your portfolio on the exam, but will be turning in your final exam review packets to me before the exam.