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Math Department News
by Julie Rheault
October 09, 2009
My name is Ms. Julie Rheault and I am the 7-12 Math teacher at
Glasco High School. I was born and raised in the small town of
Mohawk, MI and attended Michigan Technological University in
Houghton, MI. So I am a small town person at heart. I spent most of
my life living in Michigan; but I have also lived in Wisconsin,
Indiana, and now Kansas. For the past two years I taught in
Liberal, KS. I am really enjoying getting settled into Glasco and
am excited to continue to get to know the students, their parents,
and the community as a whole.
It is hard to believe that we are coming to the close of the first
quarter of the 2009 – 2010 school year. It seems like just
yesterday that I was meeting the students for the first time. They
are off to a great start all around.
Here is just a brief snapshot of what each class is currently
working on:
* In Seventh Grade we just finished up the chapter on decimal
operations and have moved on to bar graphs and line graphs.
* In Eighth Grade we are just getting started with some basic
algebraic operations. We spent a lot of time mastering the
distributive property and very soon will be putting it to some
important use.
* In Algebra 1 we are getting ready to wrap up the chapter on
integers. The students are looking forward to the next chapter and
beginning to solve some more complicated equations.
* In Geometry we are just getting started on some angle
calculations. This seems to be a welcome change from the last
chapter and the introduction to geometric proofs.
* In Algebra 2 we are finishing up the chapter on graphing and
translations. Next we will be moving on to linear systems.
* In Consumer Math we are working on job related calculations such
as total hours worked, total pay, pay with overtime, payroll
deductions, and comparing total yearly salary for various jobs.
Overall the year has gotten off to a great start. I encourage you to ask your child how they are doing in math and have them explain a little about what their particular class is up to. If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
