Back to work!!!
This week we will continue to practice for the NYS Math test. Students will be getting homework every night. Please check out the links on the left. Most of them are games, they all reinforce skills we have worked on in school.
Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for February 28th from 3:30 - 5:30...These are NOT the only opportunities to discuss scholar's progress. Please e-mail or phone me with any questions you may have.
7th grade honors: We are working on surface area and volume of 3-D shapes, and how to use formulas.
8th grade: We are working on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing polynomials. Ask your child what a polynomial is.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Week of Feb. 18th - 22nd
WINTER BREAK!!!
Sorry, but all of my students were sent home with a huge packet of review work that is due the day they get back. Please make sure that it is completed. I will be adding more review sites and games to the links at left. PLEASE CHECK them out.
7th Graders -
There are several review classes offered for the NYS 7th grade math test. I would really like all of the 7th graders to sign up for AT LEAST ONE of the review sessions.
They are
Tues. Feb 26th 2 - 3:30
Fri. Feb 29th 2 - 3:30
Sat. March 1st 9 - 12:00
Tues. March 2nd 2 - 3:30
The 7th graders are at a disadvantage because they have been studying 8th grade math this year and may have forgotten many of the concepts from last year. Parents...please e-mail me, or call me with what dates you would like your scholar to attend.
8th Graders -At this point there are no extra review classes, however we have been reviewing concepts in Math class, and we will be doing review in homebase all next week. Make sure that you work on your homework packet over vacation.
Sorry, but all of my students were sent home with a huge packet of review work that is due the day they get back. Please make sure that it is completed. I will be adding more review sites and games to the links at left. PLEASE CHECK them out.
7th Graders -
There are several review classes offered for the NYS 7th grade math test. I would really like all of the 7th graders to sign up for AT LEAST ONE of the review sessions.
They are
Tues. Feb 26th 2 - 3:30
Fri. Feb 29th 2 - 3:30
Sat. March 1st 9 - 12:00
Tues. March 2nd 2 - 3:30
The 7th graders are at a disadvantage because they have been studying 8th grade math this year and may have forgotten many of the concepts from last year. Parents...please e-mail me, or call me with what dates you would like your scholar to attend.
8th Graders -At this point there are no extra review classes, however we have been reviewing concepts in Math class, and we will be doing review in homebase all next week. Make sure that you work on your homework packet over vacation.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Week of February 11th -15th
For the next several weeks the 7th Grade Honors Classes and 8th Grade Classes will be doing seperate lessons. We had a QUIZ last friday and the students will get them back by Tuesday. They should be signed and brought back to class so I can check them for homework credit.
Math 7 Honors:
We have begun reviewing 7th Grade Math for the NYS Math test. It will also reinforce skills that we have learned in the 8th grade curriculum.
Monday: We entered the world of Real Numbers and identifying what kind of number something is. We also had to place rational and irratiional numbers on a number line. Play the Real Number game in the Math Links!!
Tuesday: A quick review of exponents and square roots. We will also be doing Scientific Notation which many kids struggle with.
Wednesday - Friday we will work on Statistics and Probability
The scholars will have homework each day...Remember, there is extra help every day during lunch period
MATH 8:
We will continue our work with using algebra to find missing angles. Students need to know congruent, vertical, corresponding, complimentary, supplementary, alternate interior angles, alternate exterior angles and distributive property. We will be reviewing solving equations with variables on both side of the equation.
These will reinforce our algebra and geometry skills. Homework will be to finish each day essential question, there will be homework on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. There will also be a short quiz on Friday.
Stay Warm!
Math 7 Honors:
We have begun reviewing 7th Grade Math for the NYS Math test. It will also reinforce skills that we have learned in the 8th grade curriculum.
Monday: We entered the world of Real Numbers and identifying what kind of number something is. We also had to place rational and irratiional numbers on a number line. Play the Real Number game in the Math Links!!
Tuesday: A quick review of exponents and square roots. We will also be doing Scientific Notation which many kids struggle with.
Wednesday - Friday we will work on Statistics and Probability
The scholars will have homework each day...Remember, there is extra help every day during lunch period
MATH 8:
We will continue our work with using algebra to find missing angles. Students need to know congruent, vertical, corresponding, complimentary, supplementary, alternate interior angles, alternate exterior angles and distributive property. We will be reviewing solving equations with variables on both side of the equation.
These will reinforce our algebra and geometry skills. Homework will be to finish each day essential question, there will be homework on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. There will also be a short quiz on Friday.
Stay Warm!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Week of February 4th - Feb 8th
We had a quiz last Friday and most scholars did well, all of the scholars are to have their parent sign their test and show it to me.
Monday...We will finish up our unit on Percents with a lesson on interest rates, students will have to find some examples of interests rates for homework.
Tuesday...We will be doing a practice run of the state test in the computer lab. The Honors 7 students will be taking the 7th grade practice and the 8th graders will be taking the 8th grade.
Wednesday - Friday...We will be using algebra to find missing angles. Important concepts to know are parallel, supplementary, corresponding, vertical and congruent. There will be homework Wed and Thursday.
FYI...the NYS Math assessment will be March 6th and 7th. Beginning next week, The 7th grade honors students will take a break from 8th grade work to review 7th grade concepts. The 8th graders will review what we have been working on this year.
Many of the students are struggling with rounding numbers to the nearest hundredth (2 spaces to the right of the decimal). Please feel free to practice a few with you child. It drives me nuts when they do all of the difficult algebra, only to get the problem wrong due to rounding!
Stay warm
Monday...We will finish up our unit on Percents with a lesson on interest rates, students will have to find some examples of interests rates for homework.
Tuesday...We will be doing a practice run of the state test in the computer lab. The Honors 7 students will be taking the 7th grade practice and the 8th graders will be taking the 8th grade.
Wednesday - Friday...We will be using algebra to find missing angles. Important concepts to know are parallel, supplementary, corresponding, vertical and congruent. There will be homework Wed and Thursday.
FYI...the NYS Math assessment will be March 6th and 7th. Beginning next week, The 7th grade honors students will take a break from 8th grade work to review 7th grade concepts. The 8th graders will review what we have been working on this year.
Many of the students are struggling with rounding numbers to the nearest hundredth (2 spaces to the right of the decimal). Please feel free to practice a few with you child. It drives me nuts when they do all of the difficult algebra, only to get the problem wrong due to rounding!
Stay warm
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