Mrs. Kimberly Lundin - Mathematics Department Chair, Bridgman High School

"Mathematics is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other that has been bequeathed to us by human agency." -- Descartes

"The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated." -- Ben Franklin.

"There is no branch of mathematics, however abstract, which may not someday be applied to the phenomena of the real world." -- Nicolai Lobachevsky

Phone Extention: 466-0272 Please call with any concerns!! .  Please call any time though and I will get back to you ASAP.

*****Please note that students are responsible for getting missing work from absences.  You have one class period for each day absent to make up your work.  If you miss a test or quiz, you have one week from the initial test date to complete a make-up.

Grades are updated often so please check your student's progress!  I make it a point to be updating every other day or so and things should be caught up. 

Geometry Advanced will be completing Chapter 5 with a test on Friday.  They will begin Chapter 6 and will finish it prior to Christmas break.

Algebra 2 Advanced will be completing Chapter 5 this week and will review and test next week - review Monday and test Tuesday.

Algebra 2 is continuing their work on Chapter 5 and will complete on the same days as the advanced.

If I missed you at parent/teacher conferences, please feel free to call with any concerns or email me!

PLEASE be checking grades online as they are always updated every day or every other. 

Please note that students are to be taking notes each day.  These notes are used on all quizzes and tests in class.  For further clarification, students may do practice problems in their book for any sections they are struggling on. Parents may reach me during my conference hour...please see time below.   Please feel free to call!

Classes taught: Advanced Algebra 2, Algebra 2, Advanced Geometry

Credentials: Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education English/Mathematics from Western Michigan University, Master's Degree in Education from Marygrove College

Daily Schedule:

1st hour 7:40-8:42 Advanced Algebra 2

2nd hour 8:46-9:48 Algebra 2

3rd hour 9:52-10:54 Geometry Advanced

10:58-11:28 Lunch

11:32-12:32 Conference Hour

5th hour 12:36-1:39 Advanced Algebra 2

6th hour 1:42-2:45 Geometry Advanced

Our textbooks are the Chicago Math Series Advanced Algebra and Geometry and Glencoe Algebra 2 books.  An online Algebra 2 book is available...see your student's edition.  You will find the website information inside so your student can get extra help or even just access the book online.  I believe there are also practice tests available to better prepare.

Please open the following link for information and a description of the high school series for Chicago math.  Click on the course that you are interested in on the left side or you can scroll down and it will list chapters and what each one covers:

Secondary

A typical chapter takes anywhere from 2-3 weeks on the block every other day schedule.  A typical chapter entails about 2 sections a day with a quiz after every 3rd and 6th section.  A practice test is given each chapter prior to the test and students are able to use these on the test.  Also, daily example notes are given which students copy and they use these on all homework, quizzes and tests.  Students are expected to keep up as all sections of notes and homework for the whole chapter are copied and handed out at the beginning of each chapter.  Notes are on "A" pages and homework is on "B" pages.  Students are responsible for keeping on track and finding out what they missed when absent.  They have one class period for each day absent to do make up work.  I grade on a total point system where things are not weighted.  Points for quizzes are 100 pts. and tests are 200 pts.  Individual homework assignments vary but are usually around 20-30 points each. We have instituted a "no late work" policy this year and all students unless they have individual exceptions will be expected to adhere to this policy.

Parents and students are encouraged to go online using the following link and check grades.  They are updated OFTEN and should be up to date.

Link: www.bcisd.org

I believe strongly in an integrated approach to math where we not only use the skills we learn to do lower level questions but also to do applied questions and projects that lead to higher level thinking.  This is what prepares students for future math classes and allows them to link math to real life and use it for applications that will benefit them later.

Michigan has changed the graduation requirements and all students starting with the class of 2011 will take 4 years of math. The following site may be helpful as it shows the H.S. graduation requirements for all subjects:

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