Upcoming Events and Dates:
Clara Peterson Blood Drive - January 30
Freshman Orientation - February 8
FFA Toy Show - February 11
No School - President's Day - February 20
ISAT Testing - March 5 through March 16
End of 3rd Quarter - March 9
Spring Break - March 17 through March 25
EXTRA CREDIT:
Bring in a cool app on your smart phone or IPAD to share with the class that
could be used to help with our lessons. Must be applicable to 8th grade math.
5 pts
Students can also earn bonus points by turning in signed gradesheets,test, and
quizzes. 2 pts per page.
NEED EXTRA NOTES? Pre algebra students can go to this link by copying and
pasting into your browser.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/msmath/mac04/course3/extra_examples/index.php/il
MATH UNRAAVEL
U - Underline the question
N - Now predict what you think you need to do to solve the problem
R - Read the word problem
A - Are the important words circled?
(especially clue words)
A - Apply the step(s) you chose to solve the problem
V- Verify your answer
(is it reasonable; does it make sense)
E - Eliminate wrong answers
L - Let the answer stay or rework the problem
Double check your work!
