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newsletter is also a great and parents. A weekly newsletter would be optimal but may be impractical, however. As a teacher, I will try to create one as often as possible.

one paragraphCreating the newsletter was interesting. I had to put myself in the perspective of a teacher who was actually commenting on a class that I do not actually teach. That being said, I enjoyed trying to envision a class and how I should convey my intentions for the class with the parents. As a teacher, I feel it would be very important to keep the parents involved in the learning process. For a long time in a child's life, the parents are the biggest source of information. Parents provide a major influence in the life of the student and, as such, should be involved in the student's learning process. As a result, a teacher should be easily accessible to the parents. This means providing multiple means of communication and a quick response time. This newsletter is also a great way to promote communication between teacher and parents.

I have taken the time to create a little video to help the students become more familiar with this vocabulary. You can view the video on youtube by searching my name with slope. I hope this will be a memorable way to introduce this vocabulary.
Activities of the Week
This week plays host to a number of in-class activities to make the students active learners in the classroom. The students will choose objects around the room and apply them to our lesson. They will create stories and creative problems to solve with a partner. I hope to pique their interest in math and have them actively participate in the learning process.
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!!!There will be a test on Friday of this week, April 26 and will cover everything we do this week. Students should review the online study guide provided periodically throughout the week. Good luck!!

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Mr. Lawrence’s Algebra 2 Newsletter!!
Hello, parents. My name is Joey Lawrence and I will be teaching your student’s Algebra 2 class this year. I have been teaching since my years at the University of Central Florida and really enjoy teaching math to mature young minds. If you have any questions for my please feel free to contact me at j.lawrence@schoolemail.com or give me a call at 321-289-0782 ext. 2265
Class News and Information for the week of April 22
This week is devoted to slope! We will be covering different concepts of lines and how they relate to each other. Students have been given a website to follow along with each lesson as it is given. Feel free to familiarize yourself with the website at http://mrlawrence-algebra.wikispaces.com
Key Vocabulary This Week
Slope
Parallel
Perpendicular
Intersection
Opposite Reciprocal
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I really like this picture because it is a creative way to show the different directions of different slopes.
I have taken the time to create a little video to help the students become more familiar with this vocabulary. You can view the video on youtube by searching my name with slope. I hope this will be a memorable way to introduce this vocabulary.
Activities of the Week
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!!!There will be a test on Friday of this week, April 26 and will cover everything we do this week. Students should review the online study guide provided periodically throughout the week. Good luck!!
Closing Comments
I look forward to a strong week to finish out this month. There will be take home assignments all this week and students are to keep up with the information as we go as I have given them all the information they need. Please contact me by email or phone should you have any questions.
The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.
-S. Gudder

3- five or more correct
0- Less than 5 correct
and G (10
(10 Points each)
10- actively participated with no errors
5- active participant but with errors
0- did not participate
2, 3 (20
(20 Points each)
20- correctly filled out and proper explanation
10- correctly filled out without an explanation
5- did not meet full requirements of the problem
0-did not meet any requirements of the problem
Set 2 (10(15 points each)
10-
15- correctly completed
5-
8- did not
0-did not meet any requirements of the problem
Participation
0-did not participate
Total
190200 points

PreFull Points
Partial Points
Zero Points
Pre reading activity (10 Points)
Before
5- Completed
n/a
0-not completed
After
Guided5-All corrected
3- five or more correct
0- Less than 5 correct
Guided Practice/Activities in and G (10 Points each)
10- actively participated with no errors
5- active participant but with errors
0- did not participate
Graphic Organizer 1
Graphic Organizer 2
Graphic Organizer1, 2, 3 (20 Points each)
20- correctly filled out and proper explanation
10- correctly filled out without an explanation
0- failed to complete assignment
After Reading Set 1 (10 Points each)
10- correctly completed
5- did not meet full requirements of the problem
0-did not meet any requirements of the problem
After Reading Set 2 (10 points each)
10- correctly completed
5- did not meet full requirements of the problem
0-did not meet any requirements of the problem
Participation
20- active participant
n/a
0-did not participate
Total
190 points