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