Contact Info
For any particular questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact me anytime. If I can't answer, please tell me the best way and best time to get back in touch with you. I'm often not immediately available, but I regularly check and respond to messages.
I do not discuss student individual student performance via email or voicemail, but can use either to arrange a time to talk with you by telephone or in person.
I also send out an irregular email newsletter when there are changes to our schedule and with any "sudden" important general information. Back issues are available on the class-news weblog, by clicking on “News” above.
Finding me during the school day is fairly easy, once I've established a routine. Look below for my schedule.
Questions & Conversation
I'm happy to answer questions, or chat, most any time. I generally return phone calls and answer emails within 24 hours.
email address: misterp@mathlore.net
(this relays to both school & home)
official email: peter.petto@lakewood.k12.oh.us
phone: 440-249-4289
(this virtual number relays to wherever I am,
or takes a message if I'm unable to answer)
or you can leave a message at my official LHS voicemail: 216-227-5701 ext#8863
instant messaging: (AIM) ppetto3
(I don't use IM often, but try to make sure I have it on the evening before major quizzes and tests...up until my bedtime which isn't terribly late.)
fax: 302-371-2532
students have requested a fax number from me — sending something to me by fax counts as an electronic submission (I'm sorry it's not a local number; I'll see if I can find one of those somehow) — however in my experience, scanned documents sent via email are usually a better choice than fax
Suggestions Wanted!
I love to hear suggestions for improvement, from parents, from students, and from anyone else who is reading this. I don't care whether they are signed or anonymous.
If you have any thoughts about how this site, or the instruction of these courses can be improved, please tell me.
My Schedule
I'll be a bit of a nomad this year. You will find me in Rooms B314 and B301 during my class-teaching periods, and in TLC tutoring seventh throuhg ninth periods every day. Before school it's B314; after school it's likely to be either TLC or my desk in North Gym. I haven't settled on a routine for my prep periods (third and fourth) or lunch (fifth.) I often do copying in North Gym and computer work in one of the LRCs. I'm happy to rendezvous with students who have questions; it's best to set something up with me earlier in the day, or the day before.
- First Period - Consumer Math - B314
- Second Period - Consumer Math - B301
- Third Period - planning/grading/prep
- Fourth Period - planning/grading/prep & departmental meetings
- Fifth Period - lunch
- Sixth Period - AP Statistics - B314
- Seventh Period - Tutoring - TLC
- Eighth Period - Tutoring - TLC
- Ninth Period - Tutoring - TLC
Unscheduled Help
Before school, I'm nearly always in room B314 by 7:30 am. Don't hesitate to drop by if you need help, or assistance of any kind. The best way to get me a message during the day is by email; second-best is a note in my mailbox (main office); and you can also try voicemail to my cellphone (or the school system) which I will eventually hear.
Unless I have a scheduled school meeting, I remain in TLC until about 3:15 pm, and normally will stick around as long as necessary to help students who come to see me right after school. No appointment is needed.
I check for messages left on my cellphone at the end of each day, and check #8863 voicemail sometime during the day.
Sending Me a File
The best way to get a file to me is to attach the file to an email message if it’s not too big; “too big” usually means ≥ 10 MB. Send it to misterp@mathlore.net .
Another way to send files to me is through Moodle or SchoolPointe. These can be a bit bigger, ≤ 16 MB as I recall. I'll be putting instructions for both methods here real soon now; and someday instructions for sending very large files.
