Tuesday, December 20, 2011

tues...

tuesday- all 8th grade classes have a test tomorrow- Please bring in your permission slip for the holiday expo at the HS on friday

7th grade - 7-1 and 7-3 have tests on Thursday, 7-2 has an extended response test due on thursday- if you want to email it to me that works... click on the link on the side to send it directly to me!

Monday, December 19, 2011

monday

All 8th grade classes have a test on Wednesday! - Students should be studying! I am allowing as a "gift" the use of flippers in all 3 classes for the entire test! make sure they are up to date!!

7th grade 7-2 has a test on Tuesday
7-1 has word problems due and a Pythagorean Theorem Quiz on Thursday
7-3 Page 723, lesson 3-3 #'s1-18 all

Friday, December 16, 2011

IT's the weekend!

It's the weekend.... thank goodness!

homework for the weekend and schedule for next is as follows:
8-1/8-2: Test on Wednesday on Ch 3... practice on IXL, study from the book, do the study guide, do the online test etc... Please complete as part of your studying for Monday page 723, lesson 3-3, 1-18 all using the notes in your flipper!
8-3: Test on wednesday on Ch3, Start studying and do page 160, #'s10-21 - find the equations.... also pg 160 #'s 22-29, find the term number...Show your work!  Have questions in class on Monday for me to answer. Field Trip to NK for the Holiday Fine Arts Show in the morning, Free Friday in the afternoon!

7-1: work on the word problems ws 3-4 and 3-5, You've been doing great with Pythagorean theorem... I am thinking a quiz/test on Thursday to finish up..
7-2: Ch 3 test on Tuesday double period.... Study!- practice on IXL, study from the book, do the study guide, do the online test etc...
7-3: page 723, lesson 3-3, 1-18 all using the notes in your flipper! There will be a quiz on Thursday on Functions, relations and function notation. We'll see how we do with the standard notation.

Have a fun, SAFE weekend everyone!


Monday, December 12, 2011

Mid December Problem Solver

How many squares are on a traditional 8 × 8 checkerboard? (By the way, the answer is not 64.)

Post your answer here for a shot at winning the monthly raffle... remember to login using your Jamestownstudent account so I know who you are!!

monday 12/12/11

monday...
Sumdog contest is still on! The longer you play, the better you will be and the harder the questions= more points!! log in and play! Don't forget that Fraction Nation should be practiced daily- either in Math Enrichment or at home!

homework 7th grade due weds
7-1- pythag. WS show all work - a squared plus b squared equals c squared... all notes are in your flipper
7-2- page 164-5, 1-25 all
7-3 - page 723, lesson 3-2, 1-10 all

homework for 8th grade due tuesday
8-1 and 8-2- STILL pg 152 1-38 all, we worked on the tech literacy exam in class...
8-3: page 164-5, 1-25 all using formulas!

thanks- all 8th grade students NEED to finish the tech literacy exam by the end of the week, and all 7th and 8th graders need to complete the SMI by the weeks end- if you have been absent see me to double check you have completed these things!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Tuesday

Tuesday - Dec 6
Sorry I have not posted in a few days... It has been really busy around here with the Thanksgiving holiday and parent teacher conferences... Conferences were a success and it was great to meet with almost all of my homeroom parents... We are hopeful that the Aspen Parent Portal will be up and running again THIS week...

Homework:
8th grade work is due Weds
8-1 and 8-2 page 146-147 #'s 1-33 all
8-3: Finish the 2step equation WS, showing all your work, there will be a quick quiz (5 questions from the WS)

7th grade work is due Thursday
7-1: pg118 1-27 all
7-2: WS pg100 Choose 20 problems to do, Show all your work
7-3: if you did not write down the correct assignment as directed in class, please dothe same as 8-1 or 8-2!


Sumdog.com contest is on! we are ROCKing it to the top - you should be practicing Fraction Nation or Sumdog at home on the off math days... Also if you or your parents are interested in the results from your Scholastic Math Inventory test I will be happy to review them with you or send a list of suggested practice topics for you to do... Remember to live the ROCK!!