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WELCOME TO ONYX CORE ESSENTIALS FOR ALGEBRA!!!!
Week of May 21 Fri, May 25: Continuing Pythagorean Theorem. HW: Parent signatures. Start studying for final!!! Thurs, May 24: Facing Math continued. Practice back side. HW: Parent signatures for portfolio evaluations Wed, May 23: HW: Facing Math (front side) Tues, May 22: Pythagorean Theorem in Springboard. HW: WS 7.7 Mon, May 21: Introducing Pythagorean Theorem. HW: turn in late comic projects Week of May 14 Fri, May 18: Comic Project Extension. Now due Monday 5/21. Thurs, May 17: Comic Project due tomorrow. Study for Proportions Quiz Wed, May 16: Comic Project (due Friday). Proportions Quiz Friday. HW: Practice WS (side 2). Tues, May 15: Comic Project (due Friday) Mon, May 14: Scale Drawings. Practice WS #81. HW: Bring comic Week of May 7 Fri, May 11: Finish "Grow, Little Growbug" HW: bring comic Thus, May 10: More scale drawings. HW: none Wed, May 9: Scale Drawings. HW: none Tues, May 8: SB 4.4 p.215-216. HW: p.217 #10-11, "Try These" Mon, May 7: SpringBoard 4.4 Proportions p.213-214. Finish #4: b,c ,d Week of April 30 Fri, May 4: CONGRATULATIONS ON FINISHING ALL OF YOUR CST TESTING!!!! Great work!!!! And a BIG THANK YOU to you all for a wonderful year! Go Onyx Core!!!! Please be GREAT with Mr. LaThanh the remainder of the year. You may contact him at alathanh@smmusd.org if you need. I wish you the very best for high school and beyond!!!! Tues-Thurs, May 1-3: CONGRATS on finishing your Math CST's!!!!! Get your rest & be prepared for History & Science CST's on Thurs & Fri!!!! Mon, April 30: Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to turn in late Reflections #5 for your portfolio, Quiz Corrections for half points back, and any unused restroom passes for the 5th grading period!!!!! Please don't forget! Week of April 23 Fri, April 27: REFLECTIONS #5 due TUESDAY! Correct & re-study/memorize your Rational Numbers to Remember -- you will have the chance to re-take the quiz on Monday, and the HIGHER score will be recorded!!!! Thurs, April 26: CST Day 11 & 12 (Reflections #5 due Tuesday!); Per 3, also finish Discount & Sales Tax WS! Wed, April 25: Finish "Tarzan" WS using Mental Math and CST Day 10 -- remember Reflections #5 too, due next Tuesday, 5/1. Tues, April 24: MEMORIZE your "Rational Numbers to Remember" Chart!!!! After studying the chart, take side 2 as a practice quiz to see how you did in your studying! Record the # you got correct. You will have a quiz on the memorization tomorrow, and probably again before the week is over!!!! And complete CST Day 9. Mon, April 23: "Simplifying Fractions WS" (side 2 of classwork) and CST Day 8 Week of April 16 - WELCOME BACK!!! Fri, April 20: Review CST Packet if time! Thurs, April 19 - CST Day 7 Wed, April 18 - Per 1 - CST Day 6 and finish 3.5 Embedded Assessment (both sides) Per 3 -- CST Day 6 and SB Pg 160 #1-11 Tues, April 17 - Per 1 -- SB 3.5 Pg 158 #15-16 all and Pg 160 #10 & 11b -- also complete CST Packet Day 5 Per 3 -- Finish "Pelican" WS on intercepts and complete CST Packet Day 5 Mon, April 16 -- Per 1 -- SB 3.5 Pg 160 #9-11 (horizontal lines only) and CST Packet Day 3 & 4; Per 3 - Finish Intercepts WS if needed AND CST Packet Day 3 & 4 Week of Mar 26 Thurs, Mar 29: SB Pg 160 #1-8 (Per 1 -- also finish your partner WS!!!) Bring CST Packets to check tomorrow!!!! Wed, Mar 28: Per 1: SB Pg 160 #1-6 & CST Packet Day 2 Per 3: CST Packet Day 2 & Quiz Corrections!!!!! (earn half points back!) Tues, Mar 27: CST Packet Day 1 (Page 1) -- feel free to complete more if you'd like to save time on other nights! Mon, Mar 26: SB 3.4 Check Your Understanding Questions #2-11 -- use the answer sheet provided to write your answers to be turned in; study for "pop quiz" too! Week of Mar 19 Fri, Mar 23: REVIEW 3.4 on Slope & Y-intercept (y=mx+b) -- "pop quiz" early next week :) Be ready! *Period 3 -- a few of you chose to finish your "Graphing Fun" WS over the weekend so please remember to bring those to turn in completed on Monday so you don't lose points! Thurs, Mar 22: "Upholstery Machine" WS (side 1 only) Wed, Mar 21: Finish #17 in SB 3.4 -- all parts, a-c AND REMEMBER quiz corrections due Friday! Tues, Mar 20: "Toggle" WS -- AND REMEMBER quiz corrections due Friday! Mon, Mar 19: Quiz Corrections due by Friday! (Earn back half points missed); SB Pg 152 #1 and SB Pg 179 #21; (Per 1, if you did not finish your Letter to Misty, remember to turn it in for 10% off tomorrow!) Week of Mar 12 Fri, Mar 16 -- REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR GRADES ON ILLUMINATE & turn in any missing work by Monday!!!! Per1 -- finish your persuasive letter for Misty if you did not already finish; Per 3 -- Pg 143#26a-d -- do work on separate sheet of paper & explain fully! Thurs, Mar 15 -- Study for SB 3.3 Quiz tomorrow on Slope & Y-Intercept! (Per 1, remember to start your persuasive letter to Misty due Monday too!!!) Wed, Mar 14 (Pi Day!) - Finish Parent SLOPE lesson if you haven't already done so; also do SB Pg 144 #6-7 and Period 1, also finish #25a & b in Unit 3.3! Tues, Mar 13: Remember - SLOPE Formula Practice HW with a parent (from Monday, due THURSDAY) Mon, Mar 12: SLOPE Formula Practice HW with a parent (due THURSDAY); tonight, REHEARSE AND PREPARE FOR YOU CS PRESENTATION TOMORROW!!!! Week of Mar 5: Fri, Mar 9: Optional Extra Credit -- "10-Ton Truck" WS (side 2 from classwork) Thurs, Mar 8: "More Slope & Intercept WS", "Challenge" for extra credit!!! Reflections #4 due tomorrow. Wed, Mar 7: "Introducing Slope & Intercept WS" - remember Reflections 4 due Friday! Tues, Mar 6: Finish side 2 of Slope & Intercept WS Mon, Mar 5: SB Pg 144 #4-5 (Period 3 - Pg 144 #1-5!) Week of Feb 27: Fri, Mar 2: Reflections #4 due next Friday, Mar 9th! Thurs, Mar 1: SB 3.3 Pg 144 #1-3; Make Up Work due by Friday! Wed, Feb 29: Check your grades on Illuminate! Make Up Work due by Friday! Tues, Feb 28: SB 3.2 Pg 134 #6-9 & study for quiz! Also, Period 3 -- finish #13d from 3.2!!! Mon, Feb 27: Finish Unit 3 Practice WS (Pg 177 #1-15 in Springboard) Week of Feb 21: Fri, Feb 24: Period 3 -- if you did NOT complete your Thurs (or Wed) homework CORRECTLY, please, re-do this weekend! SB 3.2 Pg 134 #1-5! READ the directions and mark the text to help make sure you did all the work required!!!! Thurs, Feb 23: SB 3.2 Pg 134 #3-5 Wed, Feb 22: SB 3.2 Pg 134 #1-2 Tues, Feb 21: no HW Week of Feb 13: Fri, Feb 17: Period 1, find the "rule" for the height/time graph for extra credit! Period 3 -- none!; Quiz Corrections due Tuesday! Thurs, Feb 16: SB 3.1 Pg 145 #3-4; Remember: Quiz Corrections due next Tuesday for half points back if done well! Wed, Feb 15: SB 3.1 Pg 124 #1-2; Period 3, finish Pg 120 too! Remember: Quiz Corrections due next Tuesday for half points back if done well! Tues, Feb 14: Optional Valentine's Day Extra Credit Challenge! If you did not finish your ACTUTE Math Valentine, please finish tonight, turn in late tomorrow for 10% off! Mon, Feb 13: Work on ACUTE Valentine, bring completed draft tomorrow. We will finish in class tomorrow, due at the end of the period!!! Week of Feb 6: Fri, Feb 10: Finish Facing Math Equations WS if you haven't already!!!! Thurs, Feb 9: Finish Facing Math Equations WS -- turn in Friday for +2 points extra; otherwise, turn in Monday, BUT you'll want to try these tonight to review for Equations quiz tomorrow!!! Wed, Feb 8: STUDY FOR EQUATIONS QUIZ ON FRIDAY! REVIEW SPRINGBOARD 2.4 UNIT AND FRACTION BUSTERS WORK! Tues, Feb 7: "More Fraction Busters" WS -- remember to study, quiz on Friday! Mon, Feb 6: ***NO MATH HELP TOMORROW SINCE MS. PHAM IS STAYING AFTER SCHOOL MONDAY TO HELP! PERIOD 1) "Who You Gonna Call..Fraction Busters" WS; Solving Equations Quiz on Friday!!!! PERIOD 3) Finish Example 4 AND then go back and solve at least 2 equations from Example 2 Week of Jan 30: Fri, Feb 3: Reviewing solving equations if you have time! Thurs, Feb 2: Period 1 -- finish Partner WS if needed; Period 3 -- finish "We LOVE Equations" WS & remember extra credit on side 2. Wed, Feb 1: Finish "We LOVE Equations" WS -- remember side 2 is extra credit! *Period 3, please just do #2-3 for now... Tues, Jan 31: SB Pg 98 #3-5 (Period 3, please do #1-5) Mon, Jan 30: Period 1: SB Pg 98 #1-2 and SB Pg111 #23-24; if you did not finish Pg 94, please do, through letter "e". If you forgot parent signatures and school supplies still, please bring tomorrow or you will be attending 15 min of teacher detention again! Period 3: SB Pg 94, finish #6d-e; If you forgot parent signatures and school supplies still, please bring tomorrow or you will be attending 15 min of teacher detention again! Week of Jan 24: Fri, Jan 27: If you forgot your supplies or parent signature, PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING ON MONDAY OR IT WILL RESULT IN 15 MIN TEACHER DETENTION. Thurs, Jan 26: Extra Credit Literal Equations WS due tomorrow; SUPPLY CHECK TOMORROW, PARENT SIGNATURE DUE TOMORROW, AND REFLECTIONS #3 DUE TOMORROW! Wed, Jan 25: Per 1 -- finish "Biologist" WS if needed; Per 3 - Pg 88#11-13 Tues, Jan 24: HAPPY NEW SEMESTER!!!! Remember Reflections #3 due Friday AND supplies due Friday AND parent signature for 2nd Semester Reminders Notice also DUE FRIDAY!!! Per 1 -- finish the Formula Chart (Pg 84); Per 3 - finish Pg 83 --Try These B "letter c" AND do #17 Week of Jan 17: Fri, Jan 20: Congrats! It's the end of Semester 1! PLEASE RE-STOCK YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE NEW SEMESTER! YOU NEED: - dry erase markers - calculators - PENCILS - math notebook - loose-leaf paper - grading pens AND WORK ON REFLECTIONS #3 -- due next Friday, Jan 27th! Thurs, Jan 19: Per 1 - SB WB Pg 88 #11-13 and Pg 110 #119; Per 3 -- Finish "Lion" WS BRING NOTEBOOKS TOMORROW!!! Wed, Jan 18: Per 1 - Finish "Lion & Brakes" WS; Per 3 - Finish "Try These A" in SB WB if needed (Pg 82) Per 3 - Pg 81 in SB WB #12 Tues, Jan 17: Per 1 - Memorize Properties Chart (Pg 80); Per 3 -- Memorize Properties Chart (pg 80) AND do Pg 88 #1-5 and Pg 110 #17 Week of Jan 9: Fri, Jan 13: Remember that all make-up work for Semester 1 is due by Wednesday, Jan 18th!!! Optional Extra Credit: Simplifying Fractions Facing Math -- due Tuesday! Wed, Jan 11 & Thurs, Jan 12: Study Unit 1 and Unit 2 from Springboard for your District Assessment on Friday! Tues, Jan 10: Finish "Arrowhead" WS and study for Equations Quiz tomorrow! Mon, Jan 9: Finish "Problem Solving with Two-Step Equations" WS (both sides) & study for Equations Quiz on Wed!!!! Also remember: District Semester 1 Assessment (graded) will be on Friday, Jan 13! Week of Jan 4: Fri, Jan 6: Review Solving Equations! Finish Facing Math #4 WS (both sides) for extra credit & a chance to be displayed on Wall of Fame! *Make sure you have ALL school supplies, please!!!! Thurs, Jan 5: Per 1: SB WB Pg 88 #1-5 and Pg 110 #17 -- also finish the Properties Chart from the workbook if you did not finish in class Per 3: Books Not Written WS Wed, Jan 4: Finish "Did You Hear About WS"...Refer to 2.7 in the blue Algebra Readiness Textbook if you need additional help -- ALSO REMEMBER YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES!!!! Week of Dec 19: Mon, Dec 19 -- Magic Mountain -- no HW! Tues, Dec 20 -- No HW, but PLEASE RE-STOCK YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE NEW YEAR! YOU NEED: - dry erase markers - calculators - PENCILS - math notebook - loose-leaf paper - grading pens Happy Holidays, and see you in 2012! Week of Dec 12: Fri, Dec 16: No HW! Organize your materials! Thurs, Dec 15: 2.7 Solving Equations in BLUE ALGEBRA READINESS TEXTBOOK -- Read & take notes and complete Pg 152 #13-27 odds, check answers in back of book! Wed, Dec 14: SB Pg 78 #4-5 & Pg 110 #6 Tues, Dec 13: SB WB Pg 78 #1-3 and Pg 110 #5 Mon, Dec 12: SB WB Pg 109 #4 on separate sheet of paper to turn in; Per 3, also complete Function Matching WS! Week of Dec 5: Fri, Dec 9: No HW! Have a great weekend! Take the time to organize your notebook, binder & backpack! Thurs, Dec 8: Per 1 - Functions & Patterns WS (matching) & study for quiz! Per 3 - SB Workbook Pg 109 #1-3 written neatly on a separate sheet of paper! And study for quiz! Wed, Dec 7: Make up your OWN pattern design that has a "constant difference" including figures 1, 2, and 3. Then, find the "rule" for the nth figure and show how you know the rule works! Period 3 -- also make sure you have completed Page 109 #1-3!!! Tues, Dec 6: SB Pg 66 #5-7 Pattern B; Pg 109 #3 Mon, Dec 5: 2.1 Check Your Understanding Pg 66 #1-4, and #5-7 Pattern A; Pg 109 #1-2 also; Period 3, you also need to finish Springboard 2.1 #16a-e in your book! Week of Nov 28th: Fri, Dec 2: Remember, Design Sequence WS for extra credit, due Monday! If needed, please finish SB Unit 2 #12!!! Can you write the expression for the nth figure? Thurs, Dec 1: Finish "Asks a Lot of Questions" WS; side 2 Design Sequences Practice for extra credit, due Monday! Wed, Nov 30: Continue work on Unit 1 Reflections & Crossword Extra Credit - due Friday! Tues, Nov 29: Unit 1 Reflections (due Friday) -- PLEASE READ the directions and complete ALL answers/reflections on a clean sheet of loose-leaf paper with proper heading/title. This will be part of your Portfolio grade in the spring. Side 2 Unit 1 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle for Extra Credit -- due Friday also! Mon, Nov 28: Unit 2 "Getting Ready" -- in your notebooks, please complete #2a-c, #3b, #6a-d, #7a, #8 -- work on the other questions if you have time and want more preparation for Unit 2! Also, if you did not finish adding the math terms (Pg 55) to your math notebook glossary, please do!!! Week of Nov 21st: Wed, Nov 23: Finish Thanksgiving Turkey Graph if you have time & would like to! Bring completed assignment in for extra credit :) Tues, Nov 22: Exploring Patterns Homework WS #2, both sides Mon, Nov 21: Exploring Patterns Homework WS #1; both sides Week of Nov 14th: Fri, Nov 18: Organize your math notebook and backpack!!! Thurs, Nov 17: READ Springboard Unit 1 Embedded Assessment (Pg 47-49) and MARK THE TEXT! Look up any words you do not understand. We will be taking this assessment in class tomorrow!!!! Wed, Nov 16: Per 1: 5-6 in blue Algebra Readiness Workbook ALL; also finish activity 1.5 #7 (all parts) in Springboard Workbook! Per 3: 6-2 in blue Algebra Readiness Workbook (Pg 39) -- do odd #'s in #1-23 only; refer to blue textbook if you need! Tues, Nov 15: SB 1.5 #4 a & b -- continue folding the paper & recording your data! Don't forget to answer question 4b on the next page too!!!! Remember, Unit 1 Embedded Assessment #2 on Friday! Mon, Nov 14: Quiz #4 Fraction Operation Corrections -- due by Friday for half points back on each question corrected the right way. See Ms. Pham for Math Help on Tuesday! *ALL MAKE-UP DUE FOR 2ND GRADING PERIOD DUE BY WEDNESDAY, NOV 23RD!!!!! Week of Nov 7th: Thurs, Nov 10: GATHER SUPPLIES!!!! NEED: Math Notebook, pencils, highlighter, dry erase markers, calculators Wed, Nov 9: Side 2 of the Airplane WS -- finish the 5 fractions practice problems! After you quiz on Friday, you and your group can work together to answer the questions from Side 1 about the Paper Airplane Activity. Tues, Nov 8: Finish & STUDY BOTH SIDES of the Fraction Charts WS. Extra Credit Opportunity: TEACH a parent how to ADD/SUBTRACT/MULTIPLY/DIVIDE fractions. You will turn in your parents' NOTES of what you taught them, including examples and practice. Due Monday! Reminder: Another Fractions Operations Quiz on Thursday & Quiz #3 Corrections due Thursday too! Mon, Nov 7: Springboard 1.4 Check Your Understanding Pg. 40 #3-5 and Pg 51 #31-35; also finish Try These C (on pg 40) if you have not already done so! Quiz Corrections due by Thursday for half points back! Week of Oct 31st: Fri, Nov 4th: ORGANIZE YOURSELF! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A: MATH NOTEBOOK, PENCILS, DRY ERASE MARKERS, HIGHLIGHTERS, CALCULATORS! Too many students without supplies -- we will have another supply check next week! After school detention with Ms. Pham everyday until you start bringing all your needed math tools. Talk to Ms. Pham or Ms. Lee if you need help with supplies due to financial constraints. Thurs, Nov 3rd: If you did NOT finish the 4 problems on the word problem WS, please finish tonight and STUDY for Fractions Quiz tomorrow. Use your Algebra Readiness Book to review sections on ADDING/SUBTRACTING/MULTIPLYING/DIVIDING fractions as well as SIMPLIFYING FRACTIONS. Wed, Nov 2nd: SB workbook Pg. 38-39 #16a-e Tues, Nov 1st: Dividing Fractions Practice WS ·use the grid paper on back to help you if needed!!!! Mon, Halloween! Halloween Extra Credit Challenge -- due Wed (yellow half-sheet); study fractions operations for Quiz on Friday!!!! Week of Oct 24th: Fri, Oct 28th: None :) *Unless you did NOT complete your classwork with the sub! Thurs, Oct 27th: Circles & Lines WS - both sides! Wed, Oct 26th: Goldilocks WS -- again, refer to 3-8 and 3-9 in your blue textbook for more help! Tues, Oct 25th: Algebra Readiness Workbook (Blue), Pg 20, Pg 23 and Pg 24 *Refer to your textbook (Sections 3-8 and 3-9 as well as 3-5) for examples and help! Mon, Oct 24th: Algebra Readiness TEXTBOOK (blue) Pg 210 #3-12 and #17 (Adding Fractions); Pg 216 #5-8 and #13 (Subtracting Fractions) and Pg 190 #22-24 and #31 (Multiplying Fractions); please check all Guided Practice questions and odd-numbered questions in back of the book! Bring your blue Algebra Readiness Workbook to class tomorrow too!!!! Week of Oct 17th: Fri, Oct 21st: No HW -- review adding fractions if you have time using this game: http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/FractionFour/ (Choose the "Adding/Subtracting Fractions version") Thurs, Oct 20th: 1.4 Check Your Understanding Pg. 40 #1-2; Unit 1 Practice Pg 50-51 #26-30; COMPLETE THESE ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER TO BE TURNED IN! Reflections #1 due tomorrow & Effort Chart collected in class tomorrow too. Wed, Oct 19th: Finish Pg 34 #8-9; we will check the HW for a grade tomorrow! Remember to add to your Effort Chart each day too; Reflections #1 due Friday; Quiz Corrections due Friday. Tues, Oct 18th: Remember to add to your Effort Chart each day; Reflections #1 due Friday; Quiz Corrections due Friday. Mon, Oct 17th: Work on Quiz corrections -- due Friday! Earn half points back if you complete proper corrections -- use 2 columns -- show correct work on the left column and EXPLAIN your mistake in the right column. Staple this to your quiz when you turn them in. See Ms. Pham for help during math help today or tomorrow! Week of Oct 10th: Fri, Oct 14th: Reflections #1 due Friday, Oct 21! Thurs, Oct 13th: STUDY for your quiz tomorrow!!!!! (1.2 and 1.3 in Springboard text) -- review Scientific Notation, Exponent Rules, Operations with Decimals!!!! Wed, Oct 12th: If you can, finish 1 side of your scientific notation WS tonight. We will continue and practice the other side in class tomorrow. Quiz on Scientific Notation, Exponent Rules, and Operations with Decimals on Friday!!!! Tues, Oct 11th: Try These C (Pg 30) a-d, Check Your Understanding (Pg 30) #3-4 and Unit 1 Practice (Pg 50) #23-25 QUIZ ON DECIMALS, EXPONENT RULES, AND SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (1.2 & 1.3 in Springboard) NEXT FRIDAY!!!! Continue your Effort Evaluation and Graph -- due Friday, Oct 21! Mon, Oct 10th: Try These B (Pg 29) a-d! *Period 3, also finish question #14 (Pg 28); Organize your papers -- HW quiz on Friday!!!! Week of Oct 3rd: Fri, Oct 7th: No homework...have a nice weekend! Thurs, Oct 6th: Complete at least FIVE (5) problems from the FourSquare Addition WS. Choose your level -- #1-3 involve only positives; #4-7 include negatives; #8-15 involve decimals. If needed, finish 4-2 #1-13 and 4-3 #1-14 and #21-22 in Algebra Readiness Workbook. Wed, Oct 5th: Come up with one "Four Square Addition" problem of your own. Try to make it challenging to include negatives and/or decimals!!!! Bring your blue Algebra Readiness workbook tomorrow! Tues, Oct 4th: Finish Group Evaluation, if needed Mon, Oct 3rd: Finish1.2 Check Your Understanding Pg 18 #4-10 and Unit 1 Practice Pg 50 #9-15 on a separate sheet of paper to be turned in. Also preview and study for Embedded Assessment #1 tomorrow! Week of Sept 26th: Fri, Sept 30: If you did not finish your chart of exponent rules (Question #15), please do!!!!! We'll do Embedded Assessment 1 next week so feel free to look that over if you have time too. Wed, Sept 28: Pg. 16-17, Finish 1.2 Cats activity Questions #10 and #11 Tues, Sept 27: 1.2 Check Your Understanding Pg 18 #1-3 and Unit 1 Practice Pg 50 #5-8 Mon, Sept 26: Finish classwork from Friday & Monday -- Ms. Pham will check tomorrow -- Practice Workbook (Algebra Readiness - blue) 2-3 evens AND 2-4 & 2-5 ALL. You may check your answers with a calculator. *If time, try 2-2 too! Week of Sept 19th Fri, Sept 23: Have a great weekend! If you didn't finish classwork today, finish on Monday -- Ms. Pham will check on Tuesday. (Algebra Readiness WB #2-3) Thurs, Sept 22: Study for Quiz tomorrow! Wed, Sept 21: No HW -- study, study, study -- QUIZ on Friday! Tues, Sept 20: Pg 50 #1c-1d; #2, #3, #4 -- study for "Mini-Quiz" Friday on Absolute Value/Integer Operations and Patterns Mon, Sept 19: Finish Activity 1.1 #18-20 (pg. 11-12); "Mini-Quiz" Friday on Absolute Value/Integer Operations and Patterns Week of Sept 12th Fri, Sept 16: If you get the chance, review adding/subtracting fractions in your textbook or use any of the games through the links on this website! Have a great weekend! Thurs, Sept 15: Finish SB 1.1 Activity #15 (on pg. 9) - be prepared to explain your thinking! remember -- extra credit due tomorrow too! Bring in a REAL WORLD example of fractions/decimals/percents being used!!! Wed, Sept 14: Finish #13-14, if needed. Then do Check Your Understanding on Pg 12 #1a and #2a; also Unit 1 Practice on Pg 50 #1a and #1bF Tuesday, Sept 13: Finish activities #4-7 (Per 1) and also #8 (Per 3). Be ready to share answers tomorrow! *Venn Diagram mini quiz on Friday!!!! Remember - Extra Credit Opportunity: Bring in a REAL WORLD example of fractions/decimals/percents being used!!! Due Thursday! Monday, Sept 12: No HW, but please review how to change fractions to decimals to percents and add/subtract/multiply/divide fractions. Extra Credit Opportunity: Bring in a REAL WORLD example of fractions/decimals/percents being used!!! Due Thursday! Week of September 6th Friday, Sept 9: If you didn't finish at least side 1 of the Springboard Textbook Hunt in class today, please complete at least side 1. Do more if you have time. Have a great weekend! Thursday, Sept 8: Finish Venn Diagram Practice WS from class if you did not complete the questions. (Tape this into your math notebook and label in your Table of Contents "Venn Diagram Practice WS" for 9/8/11) Finish making your "My Math Class and Me" poster neat and complete to be collected tomorrow. Wednesday, Sept 7: Finish Venn Diagram "My Math Class and Me" sheet -- complete the table, answer the 2 questions, and finish decorating. Final assignment due Friday, but be ready to share data in class tomorrow. If you are still missing supplies, be prepared to stay after school for teacher detention tomorrow to call home. Remember to please talk to me if you need more time to get supplies. Tuesday, Sept 6: Supplies & parent signature are due tomorrow. Start decorating your "My Class and Me" Venn Diagram page too. This will be due completed on Friday, but we will survey the class and complete the table tomorrow. Week of Aug 30th: Friday, Sept 2: Get your supplies and parent signature by Wednesday, Sept 7th! Have a great 3-day weekend. Thursday, Sept 1: Balance Benders #2 Worksheet -- try your best & be sure to include an explanation of how you know you are correct! Please remember to share your course info sheet (attached as a file here if you lost yours) and get a parent signature along with supplies by next Wednesday, Sept 7th. Wednesday, Aug 31: Check out one of the websites listed on your course syllabus & be ready to share something cool you found tomorrow! BTW, if you tried the Santa Monica Public Library site & it didn't make sense, sorry -- they updated the site, so just go to this link for Brainfuse directly: http://smpl.org/Brainfuse_Kids.aspx Tuesday, Aug 30: Organize "math tools" for this class. All supplies are due by next Wednesday, September 7th!!! You must have these materials, along with your binder reminder and homework, EVERYDAY!!!! · “Math section” in a three ring binder · Spiral notebook or composition books (You will need 2-3 of them for the entire year or a 3-5 subjectnotebook.) · Scientific Calculator (Does NOT need to be a graphing calculator.) · Package of pencils and erasers · Grading pens (any color, just NOT blue or black) · Hand-held pencil sharpener or extra lead · Package of dry-erase markers (You will go through 2-3 a year.) · Highlighters · Clear tape *Have graph paper and colored pencils available for when we need too, but not needed daily. |
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