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Mr.
Scott Segerson
Mr.
Segerson is teaching mathematics. This
is his 23rd year teaching. He
was born and raised
in
Tempe and after graduating from Tempe High School, he went on to earn a
Bachelors and Master’s
Degrees from Arizona State University.
Mr. Segerson enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters.
He coaches soccer and wrestling.
His free time is filled with playing with his children, church
activities, reading, raising tortoises, bass fishing, four
wheeling and training his yellow lab, Buster! Below is a photo of one of
his daughters and his dog, Buster! 
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MR. SEGERSON'S INTERESTS
Favorite Non-Fiction Books:
Favorite Fiction Books:
I Became a Christian and all I got was this Lousy T-Shirt
The Brethren - John Grisham
The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren Hatchet - Gary Paulson
She Calls me Daddy - Robert Wolgemuth Indian in the Cupboard - Lynne Banks
How to Be Your Daughter's Daddy
- by Dan Bolin
365 Ways
to Show Her You Care - by Dan Bolin
Favorite Movie: Brave
Heart & Tombstone
Favorite Food: Crab legs & Sushi
Favorite thing to do in my spare time: Fish with my kids
Things that keep me busy:
Time with my family, church activities,
raising Sulcata Tortoises, playing with my dog, raising children,
hanging out with my wife, and planning my summer soccer camp activities.
Favorite Sport: Soccer,
Wrestling, Football, Baseball, Golf, Fishing....but I enjoy all sports!
University: Arizona State:
Degrees: AA, BA, and MA
My Heroes: My dad, mom & Tom K.
How do I spend my summers: With my kids and running my
soccer camp in Pinetop (five weeks)
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Mr. Segerson's
Professional "MISSION"
Because
mathematics is made by human beings and exists only in their minds, it
must be made or “remade” in the mind of each child who learns it.
In a sense, mathematics can only be taught by being created.
It is not a question as to whether a child understands something;
the question is how they understand.
Therefore, my mission as a math teacher is not to “cover
material’, but to uncover a child’s understanding of numerical
concepts. A true math student
contemplates the numbers and the mysteries of their connections and
relationships. In doing so,
one learns to use mathematics to benefit both themselves and others.
....and have a ton of fun doing it! :-)
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IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS
Parents - DID YOU KNOW?
~ WE NEED ITEMS FOR OUR
AUCTION FOR EXTREME DAY!!! PLEASE!!!
~ Did you know your child has a
user
name and password for their textbook online?
It is complete with helpful tutorials for every lesson of the
year...homework help, etc. Scroll down to online textbooks to see!
~ Are you checking your
child's planner daily?
~ What MATH HELP is
available to my child?
Click Here! ~
Did you know Pueblo has free tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday after
school? A bus will even take your child to his/her feeder school
after the session. We call it “Learning Lab” 3:20 – 4:05 – students
need to sign up in the office the morning they plan to attend.
~ Grades
are broken down by individual skill and objective so parents and students
alike can see specific strengths and weaknesses.
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LIVE HOMEWORK HELP:
The City of Tempe Public Library recently began offering a new online
service that connects students to expert tutors in math, science, social
studies, and English via the Internet. Live Homework Help, an online
tutoring service from Tutor.com is being made possible through a federal
grant administered by the Arizona State Library. Spanish-speaking tutors
are also available to help students in math and science. This program is
available to any Tempe Public Library cardholder Sunday through Thursday,
from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. One can connect to the service via the
Library's web site at
http://www.tempe.gov/library/homeworkhelp/
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UPDATES ON EACH CLASS |
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CURRENT MATH
GRADES
FOR EXTREME TEAM
STUDENTS
A: 52
B: 32 C: 15
D: 4 F: 6
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Need some
help or re-teaching? See if you can find what you are looking for
under HELP.
If not, let me know and I will post it on line for you! Remember,
your book on-line has tutorials as well!
See
"Parents - Did you Know?" for
LIVE HOMEWORK
HELP ON LINE.
6th Grade Math:
The Grading period is coming to an end! Please look for a "final
grade report" for math on Friday. This grade will be your child's
report card grade for the first grading period ! Remember, all
students have a fresh start in the 2nd grading period.... Grades DO NOT
carry over from the first grading period - Clean Slate!
7th Grade Math:
The Grading period is coming to an end! Please look for a "final
grade report" for math on Friday. This grade will be your child's
report card grade for the first grading period! Remember, all students
have a fresh start in the 2nd grading period.... Grades DO NOT carry over
from the first grading period - Clean Slate!
8th Grade - Pre-Algebra Grade Math:
The Grading period is coming to an end! Please look for a
"final grade report" for math on Friday. This grade will be your
child's report card grade for the first grading period! Remember, all
students have a fresh start in the 2nd grading period.... Grades DO NOT
carry over from the first grading period - Clean Slate!
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NEED NOTES FOR MATH?
Middle School kids are great at
passing notes in class, but not so good at taking notes! You
have been given a note packet with step by step directions for 28 skills!
I have made a new packet with notes for over 50 objectives and many other helpful
items such as formula cheat sheets, coordinate planes to use, re-testing
procedures, etc. Do you want it? Click on the link below!
FINAL%20MATH%20NOTES%20PACKET.pdf
WARNING
- this is a rather large document - almost 60
pages. Don't print this without your parent's permission. It
may be useful to print all of it and keep it in your math journal or print
just the page(s) you need!
Do you
need Graph paper?
click here
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Are you having trouble
adjusting
to Middle School Life?
Is the pressure getting to you! Are
issues bugging you?
Click Here for my list of great books on various subjects regarding
the pressure of middle school life or come talk to me and I will get you
the help you need! |
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CALCULATOR RECOMMENDATION: TI30Xa
 (or any in the series)
This should last them at least through Algebra.
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XTREME
TEAM MATH FUN
Here is a math trick that will stump you.
Try this!
1. Grab a calculator. (You won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT your area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2
Do you recognize the answer? Can you figure out why this works?
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ARE YOU STILL
STRUGGLING TO LEARN YOUR
MULTIPLICATION FACTS
If you want to download
a REALLY fun game, then Google TIMEZ ATTACK! It is
awesome and will help you a lot! Remember, there are FREE fun games to help
with multiplication as well: Space Racers and/Balloon Invaders
CLICK HERE
Flash Card's on line..Click Here!
Do you want to PRINT and PRACTICE
some timed tests? Click below!
Timed Multiplication Tests to
Print and Practice at home!
Multiplication Chart |
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I CAN READ YOUR MIND!
Click on
this web site: http://digicc.com/fido
Did you know your mind can be read? Do you know
how this works?
Click here
Another Mind Reading Game! This is cool!
Click here?
Do you know how it works?
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COORDINATE
PLANES IN ACTION!
This is SO COOL! The Earth
is divided up into a "coordinate plane" which allows you to see every
where! You can even find your house or Pueblo from a satellite!
Use Microsoft VE (Labels)
Click here! |
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Do you want to go to your book on-line
with free tutorials? Just click
on your book. |
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MATH CONTRACT
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Each
Student and Parent has been asked to sign the Math Contract so that
everyone knows what help is available to students and how to they can
obtain that help. If you want to see it again, click to the right! |
MATH CONTRACT |
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Do you want to EMAIL ME? Click on me holding the
squirt gun.
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RETEST POLICY
Retest
Policy
Take a test to "test" your
knowledge of "re-testing" :-)
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AIMS TESTING
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Check out
the State Department of Education for
SAMPLE
TESTS in all subject areas. It would be
wise to have your child work on these tests in preparation for this
important exam.
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HELP |
HELP
HELP
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HELP
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SPECIAL HELP WITH
"PLACE VALUE"
CLICK HERE
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Place Value Game
DECIMAL HELP
DECIMAL
GAMES
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Do you need some help?
I have
included a bunch of Power Point Presentations on various skills to
help you while you are at home. They provide practice and
explanations. Click on the
Help!
In addition, don't forget the tutorials on your on-line textbook!
They can be Xtremely helpful!
Need
the definition of math terms?
Ten
ways to get help with math
HELP
HELP HELP HELP
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Daily
Assignments? Click on the open planner!
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Helpful items for Parents!
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PARENTS
ONLY In this area, I
have helpful information on conferences, developmental
characteristics of middle school aged children, and many more helpful
items including some fun things as well! |
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Do
you need some tutoring?
Do you get too nervous
to do well in math? Brain Freeze? Click
here to get some helpful ideas.
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Do you like math? Ever
wonder what jobs use mathematics? Here
are some answers…
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FUN
MATH
GAMES |
Here are some
cool websites and games!
SOME MORE MATH GAMES
- CLICK HERE |
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Do you want to play
"SET"?
CLICK HERE |
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Other Kyrene Web Sites? |
GO
TO PUEBLO'S HOME PAGE
GO
TO KYRENE'S HOME PAGE
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SEDONA FIELD TRIP
2009
May 3-8th
one class at a time! |
A copy of
the 2009 informational packet for our field trip to Red Rock State Park
(Sedona) - will be sent home in March.
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TAX CREDIT
FORM |
Click Here for the form to
attach to your tax credit check |
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SOCCER CAMP
INFORMATION
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