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.