Monday, September 28, 2015

Week of September 28th

September is quickly disappearing! We will take the unit test this week for Moving Straight Ahead and begin a new book on Thursday. Reminders- all missing work/corrections for this unit are due by 3:45pm Tuesday. There are no corrections on unit tests.

Monday: Unit Review
    HW: Continue working on study guide due Wednesday

Tuesday: Unit Review
    HW: All missing work/corrections for the unit are due by 3:45pm

Wednesday: MSA Unit Test

Thursday: New Book, Looking For Pythagoras (LFP) Problem 1.1
    HW: LFP pg. 18 #34 & 36 due Monday

Friday: LFP Problem 1.1/1.2

Monday, September 21, 2015

Week of September 21st

We are quickly finishing the unit, Moving Straight Ahead. Students will receive a study guide on Wednesday that will be due next Wednesday, September 30th. The study guide is worth 2.5 homework assignments. I ask them to spend 20 minutes per day completing the study guide and using it to review for the unit test. The test is Wednesday, September 30th. All missing work/corrections for this unit are due by 3:45pm on Tuesday, September 29th.

Monday: Problem 4.2
    HW: pg. 99 8-11 due Wednesday *Update* Hw should be pg. 99 8-12

Tuesday: Problem 4.2-4.3

Wednesday: Problem 4.3
    HW: MSA study guide due Wednesday, September 30th at the beginning of the hour

Thursday: Problem 4.4

Friday: no school

Monday, September 14, 2015

Week of September 14th

We are almost finished with Investigation 3!

Monday: Finish 3.5
    HW: Stair measurements (rise and run) due Tuesday

Tuesday: Problem 4.1
    HW: MSA pg. 98 3-6 due Friday

Wednesday: MAPS testing

Thursday: Problem 4.1/4.2

Friday: Problem 4.1
    HW: MSA pg. 100 16-19 (given on a worksheet including graph paper) due Monday

Monday, September 7, 2015

Week of September 7th

I hope everyone enjoyed the Labor Day Weekend. This week we will continue working through Investigation 3. The students are getting very good at solving equations!

Monday: No school-Labor Day

Tuesday: MSA Finish Problem 3.4
    HW: Sum Up AA-16 due Thursday

Wednesday: Caterpillar Field trip for half the 8th graders (the other half go October 7th). The 8th graders staying at school will practice Distributive Property and combining Like Terms.

Thursday: MSA Problem 3.5
    HW: Punchline 1.8 Like Terms due Monday

Friday: MSA Problem 3.5