I never liked getting in trouble with mom. My wife uses my full name now.

Here are the things we will do this week to keep you out of trouble......

Algebra 2 - We just finished our Chapter 2 exam last Thursday. This week we are going to solve systems of linear equations and inequalities. We will tell the difference between dependent, independent and inconsistent equations. We will solve systems of equations by graphing, substitution and elimination. Solving linear inequalities is always fun because we get to use our colored pencils. I hope we remember to bring them. Last but not least, we will solve systems in three variables by elimination and substitution.

Geometry - We begin the week by classifying polygons. We will find the measures of interior and exterior angles of polygons. We will graph lines given their equations. We will also write equations of lines in the slope-intercept form, point-slope form and standard (general) form. We will find that the slopes of parallel lines and perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other.  That is the end of Chapter 3. Students will take a Chapter 3 Practice Test on Thursday. The rough draft of their 'Geometry by Design' project is due Thursday.