Week of December 14th

 Wow! We are already to the last week of the semester. This week we will finish Investigation 3 and take the quiz on Thursday. Any missing work or corrections from this unit (the first assignment was 11/18) are due by 3:45pm on December 16th.

Monday: Problem 3.3

Tuesday: Problem 3.4

Wednesday: Problem 3.4

Thursday: Investigation 3 Quiz

Friday: Half-day schedule

Week of December 7th

I can't believe how quickly this semester is going! We will not finish our unit, Thinking With Mathematical Models, before the semester ends. I let the students know on Friday that any missing work/corrections are due by December 16th @ 3:45pm so I can complete semester 1 grades. We will have the Investigation 3 quiz on December 17th. In January, we will finish the book and have a final quiz.

Monday: Problem 2.5
    HW: pg. 49 14-19 (may need graph paper) due Wednesday

Tuesday: Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz

Wednesday: Problem 3.1
    HW: pg. 70 4-7 due Friday

Thursday: Problem 3.1/3.2

Friday: Problem 3.2
    HW: pg. 73 #13 (need graph paper) due Monday

Week of November 30th

I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving Break! We are continuing with our unit, Thinking With Mathematical Models, this week.

Monday: No school

Tuesday: Problem 2.1
    HW: Pg. 47 #6 & 7 (#6 on a worksheet) due Thursday

Wednesday: Problem 2.2

Thursday: Problem 2.2
    HW: Equation Practice 3.3 due Monday

Friday: Problem 2.5

Week of November 23rd

We are continuing our book, Thinking With Mathematical Models, this week. No homework this week! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Monday: TWMM Problem 1.3

Tuesday: TWMM Problem 2.1

Week of November 16th

We are starting a new unit this week, Thinking With Mathematical Models, where we will explore linear and non-linear relationships.

Monday: TWMM Problem 1.1
    HW: Equation Practice (show all steps) due Wednesday

Tuesday: TWMM Problem 1.1/1.2

Wednesday: TWMM Problem 1.2
    HW: pg. 20 # 9 due Friday

Thursday: TWMM Problem 1.2

Friday: TWMM Problem 1.3
    HW: pg. 23 #21-28 (CHOOSE 6-show all steps) due Monday

Week of November 9th

This week we will finish our unit, Looking For Pythagoras. The study guide needs to be completed to the best of their ability for review on Thursday. The completed study guide is due Friday at the beginning of the hour.
All missing work/corrections from this unit are due by 3:45pm on Thursday, November 12th.

Monday: Problem 3.4
    HW: Work on study guide

Tuesday: Problem 5.1
    HW: Work on study guide

Wednesday: Problem 5.1
    HW: Work on study guide

Thursday: Review day -Bring study guide to class
    HW: Complete study guide and use it to prepare for the test on Friday

Friday: Unit Test-study guide due
    HW: None

Week of November 2nd

I hope everyone had a fun Halloween! I apologize if you were at conferences on Thursday and did not get to talk to me. Please feel free to email or call and I will be glad to talk to you.
We are finishing up our unit, Looking For Pythagoras, next week and will take our unit test.
Please note -any missing work/corrections from this unit are due by Thursday, November 12th @ 3:45pm. The study guide will be handed out Friday and will be due the day of the test at the beginning of the hour. The test will be Friday, November 13th.

Monday: Problem 3.2
    HW: pg. 50 9-12 (on a worksheet) due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 3.2/3.3

Wednesday: Problem 3.3
    HW: pg. 50 5-8 & pg. 54 #27 due Friday

Thursday: Problem 3.4

Friday: Problem 3.4/Review
    HW: Study guide due Friday, November 13th

Week of October 26th

We have a short week due to conferences. Mrs. Jennings recently sent an email to sign up for a block of time. I hope to see you on Tuesday (4-8) or Thursday (9-6).

Monday: LFP Problem 3.1
    HW: Simplifying radicals worksheet due Wednesday

Tuesday: LFP Problem 3.1/3.2

Wednesday: LFP Problem 3.2
    HW: Simplifying radicals 15.3 due Monday

Thursday: No school (conferences)

Friday: No school

Week of October 19th

We are finishing Investigation 2 and will begin Investigation 3 this week.

Monday: Finish 2.3, Start 2.4
    HW: Complete the square worksheet due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 2.4

Wednesday: Problem 2.4/3.1
    HW: Volume Practice CC-42 due Monday

Thursday: Problem 3.1

Friday: No school

Week of October 12th

On Thursday we will have a quiz over Investigations 1 & 2. The students are really enjoying this book!

Monday: Problem 2.2
    HW: Skills practice 34 due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 2.3 (and wrap up 2.1)

Wednesday: Problem 2.3 (Bellwork Quiz)
    HW: Square Roots (Kuta) due Friday

Thursday: Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz

Friday: Problem 2.4
    HW: Square Roots CC-48 due Monday

Week of October 5th

We have started our new book, Looking For Pythagoras (LFP). We will finish Investigation 1 this week and move to Investigation 2. We will also learn about the Real Number System.

Monday: LFP Problem 1.2
    HW: Real Number System 8-3 Practice due Wednesday

Tuesday: LFP Problem 1.3

Wednesday: LFP Problem 2.1
    HW: Pg. 16 15-25 (on a worksheet) due Friday

Thursday: LFP Problem 2.1

Friday: LFP Problem 2.2
    HW: Real Number System 6-5 Practice due Monday

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

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

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

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

Week of August 31st

We are continuing Investigation 3 this week and we will have our first quiz on Friday.

Monday: Problem 3.3
    HW: Distributive Property due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 3.4

Wednesday: Problem 3.4/3.5
    HW: pg 72 17-19 due Friday

Thursday: Problem 3.5

Friday: Investigation 3 Quiz
    HW: Equation Practice due Tuesday

Week of August 24th

Welcome back! This is where I will post information about our class.

Monday: Review of tables, graphs, and equations
    HW: Distributive Property AA67 due Wednesday

Tuesday: Moving Straight Ahead book Problem 3.1

Wednesday: MSA Problem 3.1/3.2
    HW: pg. 71 #15 and pg. 72 #20 and 21 due Friday

Thursday: MSA Problem 3.2/3.3

Friday (First PLC): MSA Problem 3.3
    HW: pg. 70 #9 due Monday

Week of May 8th

I can't believe this is our last full week of school! The year has flown by! We will finish up Investigation 2 in our book, It's In the System, this week with a final quiz.
Friday's homework assignment is no longer due Monday. It will be due on Wednesday. Wednesday is the last day to turn in any missing work/corrections from this book.


Monday: Continue problem 2.2
    HW: (from Friday) pg. 34 23-31 due Wednesday


Tuesday: Problem 2.3


Wednesday: Problem 2.3 (for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd hour-5th hour will not meet due to the career fair, they still need to turn in homework by 3:45 on Wednesday)


Thursday: Final Quiz


Friday: Last day activity for 1st, 2nd, & 5th hour. 8th graders will go to the high school for lunch and will miss 3rd hour.


Monday, May 18th: Field trip and promotion activities - see email from Mrs. Jennings

Week of May 4th

We finished our unit, Say It with Symbols and we are starting a new unit, It's In the System (IITS) this week.


Monday: IITS Problem 1.1
    HW: pg. 14 5-8 due Wednesday


Tuesday: IITS Problem 2.1


Wednesday: IITS Problem 2.1/2.2
    HW: pg. 14&15 9-20 due Friday


Thursday: IITS Problem 2.2


Friday: IITS Problem 2.2/2.3
    HW: pg. 34 #22-31 due Monday

Week of April 27th

We are finishing our unit, Say It With Symbols, this week. Our unit test will be Friday. ALL missing work/corrections from this unit are due by 3:45pm on Thursday, April 30th.


Monday: Problem 4.3
    HW: Study guide due Friday, bring to class Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday


Tuesday: Problem 4.3/work on study guide


Wednesday: Review day-bring study guide


Thursday: Review day-bring study guide


Friday: Unit Test-turn in study guide
    HW: Factoring Practice due Monday


Monday (May 4th): Bring book to class to return to library and check out new book, It's In the System.

Update for week of April 20th

On the last post I listed Friday's homework as TBD. I have determined that our unit test will be next Friday, May 1st, so I have assigned the study guide for today's homework. The study guide will be due at the beginning of the hour on May 1st. Our review days will be Wednesday, April 29th and Thursday, April 30th.
All missing work/corrections from this unit will be due by 3:45pm on Thursday, April 30th.

Week of April 20th

This week we will finish Investigation 3 and start Investigation 4. I introduced the quadratic formula last Friday and the students did really well!


Monday: Problem 3.4
    HW: pg. 78 14-20 due Wednesday


Tuesday: Problem 4.1


Wednesday: Problem 4.1/4.2
    HW: pg. 84 42-47 due Friday


Thursday: Problem 4.2


Friday: Problem 4.2/4.3
    HW: TBD-I will determine Friday's homework from class this week. It may be quadratic formula practice or equation practice. The assignment will be due Monday, April 27th.

Week of April 13th

We are continuing in the book, Say It With Symbols. This week we will have a quiz over Investigations 2 and 3. We will also learn the quadratic formula.


Monday: SIWS Problem 3.3
    HW: Factor Practice (Kuta) due Wednesday


Tuesday: SIWS Problem 3.4

Wednesday: SIWS Problem 3.4
    HW: SIWS pg. 59 31 & 32 due Friday


Thursday: SIWS Investigation 2 & 3 Quiz


Friday: SIWS Problem 3.4 Quadratic Formula
    HW: SIWS pg. 62 # 59 due Monday

Week of April 6th

Monday: Continue SIWS Problem 3.1/ Start 3.2
    HW: SIWS pg. 39 18-20 due Wednesday


Tuesday: SIWS Problem 3.2
   
Wednesday: SIWS Problem 3.3
    HW: SIWS pg. 56 4-7 due Friday


Thursday: SIWS Problem 3.4


 Friday: SIWS Problem 3.4
    HW: SIWS pg. 58 24-26 due Monday

Week of March 30th

We finished state testing last week. This week we will continue working in the book, Say It With Symbols.


Monday: Problem 2.1
    HW: Like terms DD15 due Wednesday


Tuesday: Problem 2.1/2.2


Wednesday: Problem 2.2
    HW: Equations with distributive property DD38 due Monday


Thursday: Problem 3.1


Friday: No school

Week of March 23rd

We are taking state assessments this week. It is important to get enough sleep and eat a balanced breakfast each day. There will be no homework this week.
Next week we will begin Investigation 2 in our book, Say It with Symbols.

Week of March 9th

We have conferences this week: Tuesday 4-8pm and Thursday 9am-6pm (break from 1:05-1:50).
When we return from Spring Break we will begin State Assessment testing.


Monday: SIWS Problem 1.4
    HW: Equation Practice (choose 16) due Wednesday


Tuesday: SIWS Problem 1.4


Wednesday: SIWS Investigation 1 Quiz/Volume Review


Thursday: No school (Conferences)


Friday: No school - Spring Break begins

Week of March 2nd

We are starting a new book, Say It With Symbols, this week. This is the last week of the 3rd quarter.


Monday: Say It With Symbols Problem 1.1
    HW: pg. 18 #10 & 11 due Wednesday


Tuesday: SIWS Problem 1.1/1.2


Wednesday: SIWS Problem 1.2
    HW: Distributive Property Practice (Kuta) due Monday


Thursday: SIWS Problem 1.4


Friday: No school

Week of February 23rd

We will finish up our unit, Growing, Growing, Growing, with the unit test on Thursday


Monday: 4.3/5.1
    HW: Work on study guide for review day Wednesday


Tuesday: Problem 5.1/5.2
    HW: Work on study guide for review day Wednesday


Wednesday: Review Day - Bring questions from study guide
    ALL missing work/corrections due by 3:45pm today


Thursday: GGG Unit Test


Friday: Half day schedule/Fine Arts Fair
    No homework will be assigned-Bring book to return to the library on Monday.

Week of February 16th

We are working in Investigation 4 of Growing, Growing, Growing and are nearly finished with this book. Our unit test will be next Thursday, February 26th. I will hand out a study guide this Wednesday. It needs to be completed, with questions ready, for class on Wednesday, February 25th. The completed copy is due at the beginning of the hour on test day.


Monday: No school


Tuesday: Problem 4.2
    HW: Scientific Notation practice due Thursday


Wednesday: Problem 4.3
    Study guide handed out


Thursday: Problem 4.3/5.1
    HW: Rules of Exponents Practice due Monday


Friday: Problem 5.1/5.2

Week of February 9th

We are continuing to work through Investigation 3 in Growing, Growing, Growing. Friday's homework assignment is now due Wednesday because we didn't get through as much as I had expected.


Monday: Problem 3.2
    HW: pg. 50 #10-15 due Wednesday


Tuesday: Problem 3.3


Wednesday: Problem 3.3/4.1
    HW: pg. 52 #27-30 due Friday


Thursday: Problem 4.1


Friday: Problem 4.2
    HW: Rules of Exponents due Tuesday

Week of February 2nd

Today we will finish Investigation 2 in preparation for tomorrow's quiz over Investigations 1 & 2.


Monday: Finish 2.2/2.3
    HW: pg. 20 17-21 due Wednesday


Tuesday: Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz


Wednesday: Problem 3.1
    HW: pg. 49 # 6, 7, & 8 due Friday


Thursday: Problem 3.2


Friday: Problem 3.2/3.3
    HW: pg. 50 #10-15 due Monday

Week of January 26th

We are continuing in the book, Growing, Growing, Growing this week.


Monday: Problem 1.3
    HW: pg. 18 #14 (given on a worksheet) due Wednesday


Tuesday: Problem 1.3/2.1


Wednesday: Problem 2.1
    HW: pg. 19 #15 due Friday


Thursday: Problem 2.2


Friday: Problem 2.3
    HW: Scientific Notation practice due Monday

Link to the Scientific Notation video we watched in class today

Scientific Notation Video

Week of January 19th

We finished our book, Thinking with Mathematical Models with a quiz last Friday. This week we will start the book, Growing, Growing, Growing where we will learn about exponential growth and decay.


Monday: No school


Tuesday: New book: Growing, Growing, Growing (GGG) Problem 1.1
    HW: Exponent Practice - (math-aids.com) due Thursday


Wednesday: GGG Problem 1.2


Thursday: GGG Problem 1.2/1.3
    HW: Scientific Notation Practice (Cavalcade Publishing) due Monday


Friday: GGG Problem 1.3

Week of January 12th

We will finish up our unit, Thinking with Mathematical Models this week. There is a project assigned today that will be due Friday and we will take the final quiz Friday. Any missing work from Investigations 4 or 5 are due by 3:45pm on Friday.


Monday: Finish Investigation 4
    HW: TWMM Project-packet handed out in class today
      Due Friday at the beginning of the hour


Tuesday: Investigation 5 Problem 5.1


Wednesday: Problem 5.1/5.3
    HW: Project check-in. Bring project to class and share progress to earn one bonus point on the quiz.


Thursday: Problem 5.3
    Any missing work from Investigations 4 or 5 is due by 3:45pm today.


Friday: Investigations 4 & 5 Quiz - Project due at the beginning of the hour
    HW: Equation Practice DD36 due Tuesday.

Week of January 5th

Welcome back from break! We are continuing the book Thinking With Mathematical Models this week.


Monday: No school


Tuesday: Problem 4.1 A, B, D
    HW: pg. 74 #31-35 due Thursday


Wednesday: Problem 4.2


Thursday: Problem 4.3 A, B, C, D 1&2, E 1&2
    HW: Pg. 97 #3 and pg. 99 #5 (on a worksheet) due Monday


Friday: Problem 4.4