Welcome!
Dear Algebra 2 parents,
Your son/daughter is enrolled in CHAT Algebra 2 this fall. If you haven't
already done so, please buy your textbook. You can purchase it new at
Rainbow Resource, BJU Press, etc. Or you might be able to find a used one
online. The current Algebra 2 book is the 2nd edition and is purple with
pictures of a starfish and stopwatch on the front. (ISBN #1-57924-385-1).
Do not buy the 3rd edition textbook.
Please bookmark www.CHATmathclasses.com.
There you can view or download the course syllabus, homework
expectations, assignment notes, help videos, and a tentative assignment schedule.
The username is chatmath and the password is numbers.
You will notice that there are usually 5 assignments given per week. You
can decide which 5 days you will use as assignment days. If there is a
test to be taken it is considered one of the 5 assignments for the week.
There are assignment notes posted on the CHAT math website which are designed
to "tutor" your student through the homework problems that they do at
home. Students have found them extremely helpful. An important part of
the assignment files are the notes on the work to show (in blue text). If
students don't show the work required, their weekly assignment grade will be
affected. There are a number of math help videos posted on the website as well.
I have made a solutions packet for the assignments to be given. I will hand out
the fall semester portion on the first day of class. It will be up to you to monitor
your student's use of the answer keys. Assignments are to be corrected at
home and handed in weekly.
I will be sending a test packet home with your student in a sealed envelope the
first week of class. Please put this envelope in a secure location. When you
see on the schedule that there is a test as part of the homework, you are to
administer (and sign) the test. They should then return the test (stapled shut)
to me the following week, along with that week's daily assignments. I
will correct the test and return it to your student the following week with a
percentage correct at the top.
As with any math class I have ever taught, I cannot stress enough the
importance of not letting your students fall behind. Math is very
sequential in nature. It will build on previously learned skills as
we go through the year. Some of the material will be an extension of what was
learned in Algebra 1. There will be some material, however, which will be
totally new. This is an upper-level high school course and it is not a
walk in the park. (o: Your son/daughter can expect to invest some substantial
time and expect to hit some rough spots along the way.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have,
both now and as we progress through the school year. If your son or
daughter is working on an assignment and has a specific question, have them
email me the page and problem number along with their question, and I will get
it answered as soon as possible. I have found that email works quite well for
this. They are welcome to call, but that can be hit or miss. Otherwise,
we will always take time at the beginning of class to answer questions from the
previous week. I want them to be successful and will do my best to help them
however I can.
I will be holding a 3-session
Algebra 1 Review Boot Camp the week before classes start. Details will be
sent in a separate email. There are worksheets that will be emailed out
after each session, and these will be extra credit. (Students who are not
able to come will also receive the worksheets and will be able to earn extra
credit as well if they want.) My intent is to give the students a head start as we head into the textbook. The first few
weeks can be daunting for some.
Sincerely,
Kim Nelson, tutor
952-451-9901
P.S. If you have ordered a
book and it does not come in time for the first class, please let me know and I
will scan and email what is needed for the first week.