Week of February 24th

This we will continue working on Investigation 3 and begin Investigation 4.

Monday: GGG Problem 3.2
   Homework: pg. 52 27-30 due Wednesday

Tuesday: GGG Problem 3.3

Wednesday: GGG Problem 3.3/4.1
    Homework: Rules of Exponents Practice due Friday

Thursday: GGG Problem 4.1/4.2

Friday: GGG Problem 4.2
    Homework: Beginning on pg. 68 #5,6,8, &9 due Monday

Week of February 17th

We are starting Investigation 3 in our book Growing, Growing, Growing today. I am also sharing quiz scores from last week.

Monday: No school

Tuesday: GGG Problem 3.1
    HW: pg. 49 #6,7,&8 due Thursday (except 5th hour, due Friday)

Wednesday: GGG Problem 3.1/3.2

Thursday: GGG Problem 3.2 (except 5th hour)
    HW: pg. 50 #10-15 due Monday

Friday: Exponent Practice (except 5th hour, they will work on Problem 3.2)

Week of February 10th

We are finishing Investigation 1 in our book, Growing Growing Growing. Today we will start problem 2.1 and Friday we will take the Investigation 1 & 2 quiz.

Monday: Problem 1.3/2.1
    HW: pg. 19 #15 due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 2.1

Wednesday: Problem 2.2
    HW: Exponent (3 forms) Practice due Friday

Thursday: Problem 2.3

Friday: Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz
    HW: Scientific Notation Practice (Kuta) due Tuesday

No school Monday, February 17th.

Update to Week of February 3rd

I have adjusted homework and classwork after our snow days. I have told students today that the homework assignment from Monday, pg. 18 #14 and the homework from Wednesday, Scientific Notation Practice are now due on Monday. I didn't feel it was fair for them to be due today when students did not have the opportunity to ask questions.
I shifted today's homework assignment, pg. 19 #15 to Monday and it is now due on Wednesday.

Our anticipated schedule now:

Friday: Problem 1.3
    HW: pg. 18 #14 & Scientific Notation due Monday 2/10

Monday: Problem 2.1
    HW: pg. 19 #15 due Wednesday 2/12

Tuesday: Problem 2.2

Wednesday: Problem 2.3
    HW: TBD

Week of February 3rd

We are learning about exponential functions in our new book Growing, Growing, Growing. This week we will finish Investigation 1 and 2. I anticipate (depending on the weather) having the Investigation 1 & 2 quiz on Monday, February 10th.

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

Tuesday: GGG Problem 1.3

Wednesday: GGG Problem 2.1
    HW: Scientific Notation due Friday

Thursday: GGG Problem 2.2

Friday: GGG Problem 2.3
    HW: GGG pg. 19 #15 due Monday

Week of January 27th

We are taking the unit test today for Thinking With Mathematical Models. Tomorrow the students will turn in their book and check out Growing, Growing, Growing. This unit covers exponential growth and decay.

Monday: TWMM Unit Test
    Homework: Exponent Practice due Wednesday

Tuesday: Begin Growing, Growing, Growing (GGG) Problem 1.1

Wednesday: GGG Problem 1.2
    Homework: Scientific Notation Practice due Friday

Thursday: GGG Problem 1.2/1.3

Friday: GGG Problem 1.3 - shortened scheduled for Fine Arts Fair
    Homework: pg. 20 #17-21 due Monday

Week of January 20th

We are quickly finishing Thinking With Mathematical Models. Our unit test will be Monday, January 27th. I let the kids know on Friday that any missing work/corrections from this semester/this unit are due by Friday, January 24th @ 3:45pm. The study guide will be handed out on Tuesday, January 21st. This needs to be completed for review (what I call a "rough" draft copy) on Friday, January 24th and turned in with the test on the 27th.

Monday: No school

Tuesday: Problem 5 from ACE questions
    Homework: Study guide (due dates above)

Wednesday: Investigation 5 problem 5.1

Thursday: Investigation 5 problem 5.3

Friday: Review day -review guide needed ("rough" draft copy means the student has completed all the problems he/she understands and has questions ready for the remaining questions).

Monday, January 27th: Unit test - completed study guide due

Week of January 13th

We are continuing to work through Thinking With Mathematical Models. We should finish the book early next week and have the unit test at the end of the week. I will update as it gets closer.
Reminder: No school January 20th.

Monday: Finish 3.3/Start 3.4
    Homework: pg. 74 #31-35 due Wednesday

Tuesday: Finish 3.4

Wednesday: Investigation 4 using ACE question 3
    Homework: Mean, Median, Mode practice CC-61 due Friday

Thursday: Investigation 4 using ACE question 4

Friday: Investigation 4 using ACE question 5
    Homework: Integer Practice due Tuesday

Week of January 6th

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful break!
We will be reviewing most of the week.

Monday: No school

Tuesday: Review - Thinking With Mathematical Models
    Homework: pg. 73 #13 (graphing paper will be handed out) due Thursday

Wednesday: Review - Thinking With Mathematical Models

Thursday: Finish review and begin problem 3.3 (where we left off at break)
    Homework: Equation Practice (3.3) due Monday

Friday: Finish problem 3.3/start 3.4

Week of December 16th

The end of the semester is quickly approaching. We will not finish this unit, but any missing work/corrections are due by 3:45pm on Wednesday, December 18th so I can complete semester grades.
When we return in January I will do a review of what we learned this semester before we continue with the unit.

Monday: TWMM Problem 3.1
    HW: pg. 53 37 & 38 due Wednesday

Tuesday: TWMM Problem 3.2

Wednesday: TWMM Problem 3.2

Thursday: TWMM Problem 3.3

Friday: NO PLC. Half-day schedule in the morning. Assembly and activities in the afternoon.

Have a wonderful break!!

Update for today

Students are struggling with the homework that is due today - pg.49 #14-19. We are working similar problems in class today and I have extended the due date for this assignment to Monday. The equation practice I am assigning today will still be due on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Week of December 9th

The kids are excited that there are only 10 school days left until break! This week we will have a quiz over Investigations 1&2. This will be our last quiz for the semester. We will not finish the unit before we end the semester. All missing work/corrections from this unit will be due by Wednesday, December 18th so that I can submit semester grades.

Monday: Problem 2.2
    HW: pg. 48 #8 & 49 #13 (on a worksheet) due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 2.5

Wednesday: Problem 2.5 and review for quiz
    HW: pg. 49 #14-19 due Friday

Thursday: Investigation 1 & 2 Quiz

Friday: Problem 3.1
   HW: Equation Practice due Monday

Week of December 2nd

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. I can't believe it is December and there are 3 weeks left in the semester! We are continuing with our book Thinking With Mathematical Models. Next week we will have a quiz over Investigations 1&2. I'm not sure what day that will be yet, I just wanted to give you a heads up.

Monday: Finish Problem 1.2 and start 1.3
    HW: pg. 23 21-28 choose 6 and show all work due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 1.3

Wednesday: Problem 2.1 (A&C only)
    HW: pg. 47 #6 & 7 due Friday

Thursday: Problem 2.2

Friday: Problem 2.5 (we are skipping 2.3 & 2.4)
    HW: Equation Practice due Monday

Week of November 25th

We started our book Thinking With Mathematical Models on Friday and the kids really enjoyed the bridge building activity. We will continue to test bridges this week.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!

Monday: TWMM Problem 1.1/1.2
    Homework: pg. 20 #9 due Monday, December 2nd

Tuesday: TWMM Problem 1.2

Wednesday: No School

Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!!

Friday: No School

Week of November 18th

We are finishing our book Looking For Pythagoras (LFP) this week with the unit test on Thursday. On Friday we will start a new book called Thinking With Mathematical Models (TWMM).

I will have two review sessions in preparation for the test- Wednesday from 3:15pm-3:45pm and Thursday from 7:15am to 7:45am.

Monday: LFP Problem 5.1
    HW: Study guide is due tomorrow for review. I would like students to review their study guide each night for 10-15 minutes in preparation for the test.

Tuesday: Review Day

Wednesday: Review Day

Thursday: LFP Unit Test (completed study guide due today)

Friday: New Book Thinking With Mathematical Models Problem 1.1
    HW: Equation Practice due Monday - We will review how to solve equations on bell work today. I will ask students to use the bell work to complete the homework assignment. If you are helping them with homework please ask them where the bell work is to see completed problems.

Week of November 11th

I love that today is 11/12/13! We are continuing Looking For Pythagoras. This week we will finish Investigation 3 and start Investigation 5. We are almost finished with this book and will have the unit test on Thursday, November 21st. Students will get a study guide on Thursday that will be due the day of the test.
Any missing work/corrections from this unit are due by Tuesday, November 19th.

Monday: No school

Tuesday: Go over problem 3.3/continue 3.4
    HW: Pythagorean Practice Worksheet CC-53 due Thursday

Wednesday: Finish problem 3.4

Thursday: Pythagorean Thm practice day
    HW: Study Guide due Thursday, November 21st

Friday: Problem 5.1

Week of November 4th

This week will continue working through Investigation 3, including a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.

Monday: Finish Problem 3.1 and start problem 3.2
    HW: Complete the square worksheet due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 3.2

Wednesday: Problem 3.3
    HW: Square Root Practice CC-49 due Friday

Thursday: Problem 3.3/3.4

Friday: Problem 3.4
    HW: LFP pg. 50 9-12 (I will give the students a copy of the page so they can write on it) due Tuesday - No school on Monday, November 11th

Week of October 28th

I apologize for the late post this week. Many of you may know my family was in a car accident on Saturday night. Today is my first day back to school and I have taken time to talk to the kids and assure them that we are okay.
I have gotten behind on grading and I will work this week to get caught up.

Monday: Problem 2.3
    HW: pg. 30 #27-37 & pg. 35 #69 due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 2.4

Wednesday: Problem 3.1
    HW: Volume Worksheet CC-42 due Friday (many students finished this assignment on Tuesday)

Thursday: Problem 3.1/3.2

Friday: Problem 3.2
    HW: Square Root Practice CC-50 due Monday

Have a great week!

Week of October 21st

This is a short week because of Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences. Mrs. Jennings sent an email to sign up for conferences during the following times: Tues, Oct. 22 4-8pm and Thurs, Oct. 24 9am-6pm. If you haven't signed up yet, please take a moment to do that. I would love to see you there.

Monday: Finish Problem 2.2 and begin 2.3
    Homework: LFP pg. 30 #14-26 due Wednesday

Tuesday: Finish Problem 2.3
    Conferences: 4-8pm

Wednesday: Bellwork Quiz and Investigation 1&2 Quiz
    Homework: Square Root Worksheet CC-47 due Monday

Thursday: Conferences 9am-6pm

Friday: No School

Week of October 14th

I think the students are enjoying Looking For Pythagoras. It's very different from our last book! This week we are working on Investigation 2. We only have 2 homework assignments this week due to our short school week.

Monday: Problem 2.1
    Homework: Square Root Practice Worksheet CC-48 due Wednesday

Tuesday: Problem 2.1/2.2

Wednesday: Problem 2.2/2.3
    Homework: Real number system 6-5 due Monday

Thursday: Problem 2.3

Friday: No school

Looking Ahead:
 I expect the students to be ready for a quiz over Investigations 1 &2 next week, possibly Tuesday or Wednesday.
Next week we have school Monday - Wednesday. Middle school conferences are scheduled for Tues, Oct 22nd 4-8pm and Thurs, Oct 24 from 9am-6pm. I hope to see you there!