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Windjammer Math
Tamara Holmes
WEST ROWAN MIDDLE
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Please encourage your child to work on Study Island (www.studyisland.com). This is an excellent program that can be accessed from any computer with Internet. Your child should know their log in and password.


All my math students will take a mid-year assessment Wednesday and Thursday Jan. 27th and 28th.

I am sending a class syllabus home with your child Tuesday, Jan. 26th. Please e-mail me or send a note letting me know that you have received it.

In the month of January my Algebra I students will continue to learn to perform operations with numbers and expressions to solve problems. (Goal 1) The students will also learn to use relations and linear functions or inequalities to solve problems. (Goal 4)We are using Chapters 4 and 5 from the textbook to help learn the above goals. We will have a Chapters 4 and 5 test Friday, Jan. 29th. Starting in February we will begin Chapter 7 which is solving systems of equations.
Parents expect to see homework often from this class. The students will use the TI-83 Plus calculator this year. It would be helpful if they had one at home to use for their homework. They may check one out with me if they don't, but they are responsible for returning it back to me at the beginning of the next day.


In the months of January and February my 5th, 6th, and 7th block math students will learn to understand and use linear relations and functions. (Goal 5) They will learn to identify if equations are linear or non-linear, be able to identify the slope and interpret equations. Students will learn to solve problems using linear equations and inequalities. Chapter 11 of the textbook is a good reference for Goal 5.  The students will also use graphing calculators throughout the year. They will use this daily and may check one out for homework if they do not have access to one at home.
Website Recommendations for Parents and Students
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A website that I recommend for parents and students is titled Hoagies Gifted Education Page. This site is devoted to educators, parents, and the gifted child. This website seems to have just about everything you would want to know or need to know about having a gifted child. It discusses identification and testing of gifted children. It gives you gift ideas along with books, journals, magazines and products for you and your child.


Some websites that I recommend for students are dealing with Math 6- 8 EOG's and Algebra 1 EOC's. Both sites have interactive sample questions that you can do and check your answers as you go. When you go to the Algebra I EOC website you will need to click on Sample Test items and then click on Interactive Web Sample items. The Math 6- 8 website also has games and puzzles. Another website is Fun Brain. This site includes games to help practice math skills along with Sudoku puzzles.



Algebra 1 students will take the Algebra 1 EOC at the end of the year. This test is completely calculator active. The AG-Math and Math 8 students will take the 8th grade EOG only. Below are the goals that the students are expected to master, along with the percent of questions that may be asked for each goal.


Standard Course of Study for Algebra 1
Goal 1: The learner will perform operations with numbers and
expressions to solve problems. (20-25% of EOC)
Goal 2: The learner will describe geometric figures in the coordinate
plane algebraically. (10-15% of EOC)
Goal 3: The learner will collect, organize, and interpret data with
matrices and linear models to solve problems. (30-35% of EOC)
Goal 4: The learner will use relations and functions to solve
problems. (35-40% of EOC)


Standard Course of Study for 8th Grade Math
Goal 1: The learner will understand and compute with real numbers. (15% of EOG)
Goal: 2 The learner will understand and use measurement concepts. (15% of EOG)
Goal 3: The learner will understand and use properties and relationships in geometry. (15% of EOG)
Goal 4: The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis. (25% of EOG)
Goal 5: The learner will understand and use linear relations and functions. (40 % of EOG)


Major Concept/Skills For 8th Grade Math
Real numbers
Linear functions
Pythagorean theorem
Indirect measurement
Scatterplots
Slope
Equations and inequalities




Parents please check your child's planner often. I try to inform you if your child did not turn in an assignment. I do require your child to show all steps on their assignments. This way I can see what they are doing right or wrong and I can help them to see their mistakes. The phone number for our homework hotline is 704-633-9561 Ext. 8100. If you need to talk with me my number is 704-633-4775 Ext. 216 and my planning is from 9:00 - 10:15. My e-mail address is holmestm@rss.k12.nc.us. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I am here to help your child in any way that I can.


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