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Week of April 29th

This Week: We will begin our final unit: Probability and Statistics. We'll spend this week reviewing the Measures of Central Tendency, then jump into Box Plots - an old idea with some new HS-level updates!
 
Due From Last Week: Quadratic Formula practice and Quadratics Quiz
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.S-ID.B. Interpreting Categorical & Quantitative Data: Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and quantitative variables.

Week of April 22nd

This Week: We will finish our quadratics unit with practice involving the quadratic formula (we began this before testing, but didn't quite finish)
 
Due from Last Week: None - check IC for any missing assignments.
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.F-LE.A. Linear, Quadratic & Exponential Models: Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems.

Week of April 15th

This week, all classes will review material from the year before state testing! Remember, the schedule is different in HS due to testing this week:
 
Monday: Normal schedule
Tuesday: Normal schedule
Wednesday: SAT (Juniors only)
Thursday: PSAT 9 (Freshmen only)
Friday: PSAT 10 (Sophomores only)
 
Please be sure to arrive by 8:00 on the day of your test! Also, Prom is Friday from 7 - 11 at the Brighton Armory - check a previous post for details!

Prom!!!

Prom is fast approaching, and we are looking for some help in providing snacks and drinks during the event. If you are financially able, please consider making a donation so we can give the kids a memorable night! Send any donations with your student on April 19th (the same day as prom). We will then take food from Westgate to the Brighton Armory to make sure it is ready in time for the dance. You can also send your students with the food to the event itself!
 
 
 
And, as a reminder, here's all the prom info!
 
What: Westgate Prom 2024
Theme: Gothic Literature
Attire: Formal! Please dress up if you plan to attend the event.
When: Friday, April 19th from 7:00 - 11:00
Where: Brighton Armory (300 Strong St, Brighton, CO 80601)
Tickets: $50, with three ways to pay:
  • Pay at the event itself with cash
  • Insert an envelope with cash or check into the slot box inside the first set of main doors at Westgate (make checks out to Westgate Community School with a memo of "Prom." Be sure to put your student's name as well!)
Attendees: All 9th - 12th grade Westgate students are invited! If your student would like to bring a high school guest from a different school, they should check with the front desk for the guest form. Only one guest per Westgate student, please.

Week of April 8th

This Week: We will be prepping for the PSAT as well as continue quadratics by introducing the Quadratic Formula, which is useful when regular factoring doesn't work.
 
Due from Last Week: None
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.F-LE.B. Linear, Quadratic, & Exponential Models: Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model.

Week of March 18th 2024

This Week: We will be simplifying polynomials using factoring in order to find x-intercepts. We will begin tackling scenarios using factoring to find flight times and distances.
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.F-LE.B. Linear, Quadratic, & Exponential Models: Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model.
 
Due from Last Week: Vertex Form sheet (no late)

Week of March 11th

This Week: We will learn to distribute polynomials as well as factoring (which, to put it simply, is the opposite of distribution). As we progress in our quadratics unit, these will help us to transition between the three parabolic equations and, more importantly, help us to find the x-intercepts of parabolas. These are useful for liftoff and landing points in problems involving gravity.
 
Common Core State Standards: HS.F-IF.B. Interpreting Functions: Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context.
 
Due from Last Week: Vertex Form worksheet

Week of March 4th 2024

This Week: We will learn to convert between standard and vertex form of parabolas. This allows us to find maximums and minimums in situations.
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.F-LE.B. Linear, Quadratic, & Exponential Models: Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model.
 
Due from last week: Absolute Value Quiz Revisions

Week of February 26th

This Week: We will take a quiz over absolute value functions before beginning our unit on quadratics.
 
Common Core State Standards: HS.F-LE.A. Linear, Quadratic & Exponential Models: Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems.
 
Due from Last Week: Absolute Value Name Project

Week of February 19th

This Week: We will be completing our Absolute Value Name projects and prepare for a quiz over graphing and solving absolute value functions.
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.F-IF.C. Interpreting Functions: Analyze functions using different representations.
 
Due from last week: Graphing Absolute Value Functions sheet

Week of February 12th

This Week: We will continue learning about Absolute Values! We will spend this week learning to graph them by hand on on Desmos Graphing Calculator before applying them to real-world problems next week. This week, we're focusing on mastering both the graphing and the online tool by using absolute value functions to spell words and phrases.
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.A-REI.D. Reasoning with Equations & Inequalities: Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.
 
Due from last week: Solving AV Functions

Week of January 29th

This Week: We will take a quiz over logarithms before using problems to solve real-world scenarios involving exponential growth and decay. These will mostly be problems related to interest (loans, credit cards, etc), but also to radioactivity (half-lives, carbon dating, etc.)
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.F-BF.A. Building Functions: Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities.
 
Due from last week: None

Week of January 29th

This Week: Students will take a quiz on scientific notation. From here, we will move onto absolute value functions. These often have multiple answers as quite often in the real world, the distance from a central point matters just as much as a direction. Does my function need to be -5 or 5? Doesn't matter as long as we are 5 away!
 
Common Core Standards: HS.F-BF.B. Building Functions: Build new functions from existing functions.
 
Due from last week: SN in Space project

Week of January 22nd

This week: We will use scientific notation to scale down distances in space, then draw a model of the solar system using our measurements.
 
Common Core State Standard: HS.F-BF.A. Building Functions: Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities.
 
Due from last week: Operations with SN and Multiplying/Dividing with SN