Week of 6/10/13
Extra help during activity periods and upon request/arrangement; Math Final
Exam this Friday, June 14th
Homework:
Mon 6/10/13 Finish Final Exam Practice Guide & add to reference sheet
Tues 6/11/13 Review Final Exam Practice Guide for questions to ask and
reference sheet
Wed 6/12/13 Take Home Test -- finish at home-- after begun in class with
partner
Thurs 6/13/13 Get a good night’s sleep; have a nutritious breakfast; bring ref
sheet, pencils, IR book; bring Math text books back on Monday
Fri 6/14/13 Bring math book to math class on Monday
Week of 6/3/13
Extra help during activity periods and upon request/arrangement; Math Final
Exam June 14th
Homework:
Mon 6/3/13 Complete Road Trip packet, if not finished in class
Tues 6/4/13 Percent Packet due Thursday
Wed 6/5/13 Percent Packet due tomorrow -- may check answers with calculator;
begin Final Exam Reference Sheet
Thur 6/6/13 Final Exam Practice Guide -- complete through page 2; Final Exam
Reference Sheet due by next Wed. June 12th
Fri 6/7/13 Final Exam Practice Guide -- complete through page 6; Final Exam
Reference Sheet beginning of draft due Monday; fully completed by Wed. June
12th
Week of 5/27/13
Extra help during activity periods and upon request/arrangement; Math Final
Exam June 14th
Homework:
Mon 5/27/13 Holiday
Tues 5/28/13 Complete through #6 page 6 in Road Trip packet (if not finished
in class)
Wed 5/29/13 Complete through page 6 in Road Trip packet (if not finished in
class)
Thurs 5/30/13 Complete through page 7 in Road Trip packet (if not finished
during class)
Fri 5/31/13 No homework
Week of 5/20/13
Extra help during activity periods; Math Final Exam June 14th
Homework:
Mon 5/20/13 No homework
Tues 5/21/13 No homework
Wed 5/22/13 Dream Space project finished by Friday (have been working on
this during class since last Thursday (5/16)
Thurs 5/23/13 Dream Space project finished by Friday (have been working on
this during class since last Thursday (5/16)
Fri 5/24/13 No homework! Have a great long weekend!
Week of 5/13/13
Extra help Tues & Friday before school, and during activity periods on Tues
&
Thursday
Homework:
Mon 5/13/13 Optional online chapter test by tomorrow (at www.phschool.com)
Tues 5/14/13 No homework
Wed 5/15/13 Cumulative Review ch 1-9
Thurs 5/16/13 Decide upon shape of complex figure and purpose for your Dream
space
Fri 5/17/13 No homework
Week of 5/6/13
Extra help after school Monday, before school Friday, and activity periods
as held; Math MCAS exam this coming Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7th & 8th
Homework:
Mon 5/6/13 No homework -- Math MCAS tomorrow! Get good night's sleep and
have
a nutritious breakfast.
Tues 5/7/13 No homework -- Math MCAS again tomorrow! Get good night's sleep
and have a nutritious breakfast.
Wed 5/8/13 tbd
Thurs 5/9 tbd
Fri 5/10/13 No homework
Week of 4/29/13
Extra help after school on Monday, before school on Friday and during
activity
period on Thursday
Homework:
Mon 4/29/13 Find area of complex figures (worksheet -- not in book); POD
due next Monday 5/6
Tues 4/30/13 Do two open response questions - Work on POD due next Mon 5/6
Wed 5/1/13 Worksheet on Volume & Surface Area; POD due next Mon 5/6
Thurs 5/2/13 Another Volume & Surface Area worksheet;POD due next Mon 5/6
Fri 5/3/13 Complete CC-10 Activities/Exercises (what not finished in
class); POD due Monday 5/6 also
Week of 4/22/13
Extra help Wed & Thurs before school & activity periods; Math MCAS May
7th-8th
Homework:
Mon 4/22/13 pg 444 #7-9,12-13,16-17, 26; pg 445 #29-32, 36, 37
Tues 4/23/13 Worksheet (2-sided) on Area/Perimeter of Triangles &
Parallelograms
Wed 4/24/13 pg 448-449 #1-2, 4-5, 8-10, 13, 17
Thurs 4/25/13 pg 454-455 #8-9, 11-12, 28, 30; pg 458-459 #1, 6, 15-16, 24-25
Fri 4/26/13 pp. 464 – 466 #1-16, 30-33, 37-38
Week of 4/8/13
Extra help Tuesday after school, Thurs before school & activity periods; Quiz
on Thursday on Statistics & Graphing; POD Chapter 7 due Friday; Math MCAS May
7th-8th
Homework:
Mon 4/8/13 Work on survey investigation started in class; POD due Fri
Tues 4/9/13 Complete survey investigation; POD due Fri
Wed 4/10/13 Circle Graph problems -- 7 mult choice & 1 open response;
POD due Fri
Thurs 4/11/13 Complete POD Ch. 7 -- 3 open response questions on separate
paper
Fri 4/12/13 No homework during vacation (optional -- brush up on polygon
shapes, geometry & measurement)
Week of 4/1/13
Extra help Wed and Fri before school and during activity periods; Wed. early
release
Homework:
Mon 4/1/13 CC-1 Box & Whisker Plots -- finish activities & exercises
Tues 4/2/13 CC-2 Histograms -- finish activities & exercises; POD due 4/12
Wed 4/3/13 Box & Whisker Plots -- read pages 356-357 and complete exercises
1-4
Thurs 4/4/13 CC-3 Shape & Variability of Data -- finish activities &
exercises; POD due 4/12
Fri 4/5/13 CC-3 Shape & Variability of Data -- finish activities &
exercises; POD due 4/12
Week of 3/25/13
Extra help Wed. before school and during activity periods; Quiz on graphing
in
coordinate plane on Thurs.
Homework:
Mon 3/25/13 CC-11 Activities & Exercises on Graphing Rational Numbers in
Coordinate Plane
Tues 3/26/13 CC-12 Activities & Exercises on Finding Distances between
points in Coordinate Plane
Wed 3/27/13 page 520 #1-20, page 522 #1-3; Quiz tomorrow
Thurs 3/28/13 Geometry Review on Triangles: Read the lesson on pages 392-
394,
then do exercises #1-21 odds, #33-41 odds on pages 394-396
Fri 3/29/13 pages 324-325 #1-21, optional challenge 22-23
Week of 3/18/13
Extra help Thurs and Fri before school; no activity periods this week due to
ELA MCAS; Quiz on Wed. on positive & negative rational numbers
Homework:
Mon 3/18/13 Complete Integer Packet
Tues 3/19/13 Real World Integer Problems; Number Lines 2-sided worksheet +/-
numbers
Wed 3/20/13 No homework due to ELA MCAS
Thurs 3/21/13 No homework due to ELA MCAS
Fri 3/22/13 Homework on Coordinate Plane problems
Week of 3/11/13
Extra help Friday before school and activity periods; Ch 6 Test on
Tuesday/Wed
(due to last week's snowstorm; Benchmark Quiz make-ups only during Thurs
activity period & Friday before school
Homework:
Mon 3/11/13 No school (professional development)
Tues 3/12/13 Cumulative review (ch 1-6)
Wed 3/13/13 TBD
Thurs 3/14/13 pp 493 #1-16, 18-24, 27-32, optional challenge #33
Fri 3/15/13 First few pages of Integer Packet
Week of 3/4/13
Extra help Wed after school, Thurs before school and activity periods on Tues
& Thursday. Chapter 6+ Test this Thursday; Ch 6 POD due Friday
Homework:
Mon 3/4/13 Finish study guide from class work time; study fraction,
decimal, % benchmarks for oral quiz tomorrow; Ch 6 POD due Friday (open
responses on white-lined paper; optional online chapter 6 test by Thurs
Tues 3/5/13 2-sided worksheet on naming equivalent fractions, decimals, and
percents; Ch 6 POD due Friday (open responses on white-lined paper; optional
online chapter 6 test by Thurs
Wed 3/6/13 Ch 6 POD due Friday (open responses on white-lined paper;
optional online chapter 6 test by Thurs; TEST TOMORROW
Thurs 3/7/13 Ch 6 POD due tomorrow (open responses on white-lined paper)
Fri 3/8/13 Cumulative review (ch 1-6) -- Graded
Week of 2/25/13
Extra help after school Tues & before school Thurs, and activity periods Tues
& Thurs; Unit Prices in the Real World assignment due Friday 3/1/13
Homework:
Mon 2/25/13 Finish exercises on Measurement Conversion (not for B2 class;
also Unit Price assignment due on Friday
Tues 2/26/13 Percents worksheet; also Unit Price assignment due on Friday
Wed 2/27/13 Page 301 #2-26 evens (% of a number); also Unit Price
assignment due on Friday; ch 6 POD due approx 3/11
Thurs 2/28/13 CC-8 exercises #1-12 on Finding the whole in percent
problems;
also Unit Price assignment due tomorrow; ch 6 POD due 3/12/13
Fri 3/1/13 pages 296-298 #1-37 odds,#38-43,#63-65;;also Ch 6 POD due
3/12/13
Week of 2/11/13
Extra help before school Wed & Thurs, and activity periods Tues & Thurs; Quiz
on ratios and rates this Thursday
Homework:
Mon 2/11/13 Little Red Riding Hood’s Grocery Trip; Unit Prices in the Real
World Assignment – due Fri after vacation (2 weeks to do) -- see documents
page
Tues 2/12/13 pages 285-286 #2-15, 27-28, 40-42, challenge #38-39; Unit
Prices in the Real World Assignment due March 1st
Wed 2/13/13 Finish open response on scale problem from class work; Unit
Prices in the Real World Assignmentdue March 1st
Thurs 2/14/13 Ratio problems; Unit Prices in the Real World Assignmentdue
March 1st
Fri 2/15/13 Happy Vacation! No homework (except go to a store and record
prices and units for two comparable products if haven't already done this)
Week of 2/4/13
Extra help Wed before school & Thursday after school & Thurs activity period
Homework:
Mon 2/4/13 pp 280-281 #1-33 odds
Tues 2/5/13 CC-7 Exercises 1-4 on worksheet – do on graph paper
Wed 2/6/13 Lesson 4 Homework on ratios
Thur 2/7/13 Lesson 6 Ratio Assessment
Fri 2/8/13 page 275 #1-19 odds, pg 276 #25-30
Week of 1/28/13
Extra help Monday & Thurs after school and Tues/Thurs activity periods; Math
Mid-Term Exam on Tues and Ch. 5 Test on Thurs (Multiplying & Dividing
Fractions)
Homework:
Mon 1/28/13 pg 256 #1-27 odds due Wed; foldables due Wed; optional online
ch5 test by Thurs
Tues 1/29/13 finish ch 5 study guide (if not done in class); foldables due
tomorrow; optional online ch 5 test by Thurs
Wed 1/30/13 optional online chapter 5 test by tomorrow
Thurs 1/31/13 cumulative review ch 1-5
Fri 2/1/13 assignment on ratios
Week of 1/21/13
Extra help before school on Wed. and after school on Thurs, and activity
periods on Tues; Math Mid-Term Exam next Tuesday 1/29/13
Homework:
Mon 1/21/13 No school
Tues 1/22/13 Mid-Term Practice Guide pages 1-5; Begin working on reference
sheet for mid-term exam; Fraction Foldables due next Wed.
Wed 1/23/13 Mid-Term Practice Guide pages 6-8; Continue working on
reference sheet for mid-term exam; Fraction Foldables due next
Wed.
Thurs 1/24/13 Mid-Term Practice Guide pages 9-10; Most of reference sheet
done by tomorrow; Fraction Foldables due next Wed
Fri 1/25/13 Complete reference sheet by Monday & bring to class; page 252
#1-16; review Mid-Term Practice Guide; Fraction Foldables due
next Wed.
Week of 1/14/13
Extra help before school on Wed. and after school on Thurs, and activity
periods on Tues & Thurs; Quiz on Thursday (lessons 5-1 through 5-4)
Homework:
Mon 1/14/13 B2 only: pp. 226-227 #1-25 odds Other classes: pp. 232-233 #1-
25 odds, #37-49 odds
Tues 1/15/13 B2 only: pp. 232-233 #1-25 odds, #37-49 odds
Other classes: pp 238-239 #1-39 odds; ch 5 POD due Friday
Wed 1/16/13 B2 only: pp 238-239 #1-39 odds; ch 5 POD due Friday
Other classes: Real World Fraction Problems & POD due Fri
Thurs 1/17/13 B2 only pp. 238-239 #1-39 odds; ch 5 POD due tomorrow
Others: Real World Fraction Problems & POD due Fri
Fri 1/18/13 Others: page 244#2-30 evens; Foldable assignment due next Fri.
B2 only: pg 240 #1-10
Week of Jan 7, 2013
Extra help before school on Wed, after school on Thurs, and activity
periods on Tues & Thurs; Field trip days Wed & Thurs
Homework:
Mon 1/7/13 All classes except B2: Cumulative Review Ch 1-4;
B2 Homework: Online lesson quizzes on www.phschool.com
Lesson 4-1 through 4-6 – pick 3 (15 probs)– attach work
Tues 1/8/13 B2 class only: cumulative review ch 1-4 and ch 4 POD probs –
both graded assignments due Friday
Other classes homework: pp. 222-223 #1-19 odds, 20, 21-29 odds,
30-35 – do cross reducing and show all work – due Fri
Wed 1/9/13 See Tues night's homework -- due Friday
Thurs 1/10/13 See Tues night's homework -- due Friday
Fri 1/11/13 B2 class only: pp. 222-223 #1-19 odds, 20, 21-29 odds,
30-35 – do cross reducing and show all work
Other classes: pp. Lesson 5-2 pp. 226-227 #1-33 odds
Week of Jan 2, 2013
Extra help after school on Thurs and before school on Friday, and activity
period on Thurs; Chapter 4 Test next Monday (1/7/13)
Homework:
Wed 1/2 pp. 198-199 #1-25 odds; optional online ch 4 test (or 4 lesson
quizzes from chapter 4) for bonus points by Monday
Thurs 1/3 Chapter 4 POD multiple choice; optional online ch 4 test (or 4
lesson quizzes from chapter 4) for bonus points by Monday
Fri 1/4 #2-30 evens on pages 210-211; optional online ch 4 test (or 4
lesson quizzes from chapter 4)for bonus points
Week of December 17, 2012
Extra help before school on Wed, after school on Thurs, and activity periods
on Tues and Thurs; half day on Wed.; Quiz on Thursday
Homework:
Mon 12/17 pp. 173-174 #1-23; 28-31
Tues 12/18 p. 177 #2-18 evens; pp. 182-183 #2-16 evens
Wed 12/19 pp. 187-189 #1-25 odds; #31-34 all; optional
challenge #27-30
Thur 12/20 pp. 192-193 #2 – 32 evens
Fri 12/21 No homework -- happy holidays!
Week of December 10, 2012
Extra help before school on Wed, after school on Thurs, and activity periods
on Tues and Thurs; half day on Wed.; Quiz on Thursday
Homework:
Mon 12/10 pp. 603-604 #1-27 odds; review for quiz on Thurs
Tues 12/11 pp. 607-608 #1-35 odds; review for quiz on Thurs
Wed 12/12 No homework
Thur 12/13 TBD; will be reviewing POD open response questions tomorrow
Fri 12/14 No homework
Week of December 3, 2012
Extra help before school on Wed, after school on Thurs, and activity periods
on Tues and Thurs; 2nd term progress reports this Friday
Homework:
Mon 12/3 Chapter 2 POD due this Friday -- open responses on white-lined
paper
Tues 12/4 2-sided worksheet on factoring & combining like terms; POD due Fri
open responses on white-lined paper
Wed 12/5 Make graphs (on graph paper) showing relationship between
dependent and independent variables for 2 open response questions; POD due
Friday -open responses on white-lined paper
Thurs 12/6 Worksheet on combining like terms and equivalent expressions; POD
due tomorrow - open responses on white-lined paper
Fri 12/7 Cumulative review (ch 1-3)
Week of November 26, 2012
Extra help before school Wed, after school Thurs, and activity periods on
Tues
& Thurs; Chapter 2 Test this Friday 11/30 -- try to do online chapter test
for
studying purposes plus bonus points
Homework:
Mon 11/26 B2 Class: Worksheet on Properties of Operations; POD due 12/7
Other classes: First 3 pages of study guide + POD
Tues 11/27 B2 Class: pp. 107-108 #1-19 odds, 21-23; Study guide 2 pages; POD
Other classes:Cumulative Review (ch 1-2)due Fri; optional online
chapter 2 test; POD
Wed 11/28 page 112 #1-33 odds (skip # 11,13,17); optional online chapter
2 test -- in-class test tomorrow!; POD
Thurs 11/29 Cumulative Review (ch 1-2) due tomorrow; POD
Fri 11/30 POD due 12/7 -- Up through Open response #5 and Mult Choice #55
Week of November 19, 2012
Extra help during activity period on Tuesday; Quiz on Tuesday
Homework:
Mon 11/19 B2: worksheet on Properties of operations; POD
Other classes: pp 107-108 #1-19 odds; 21-23; POD
Tues 11/20 No homework -- Happy Thanksgiving!
Week of November 12, 2012
Extra help offered before school Wed, Thurs after school and activity periods
Homework: (subject to change based on in-class lesson progress)
Mon 11/12 No school
Tues 11/13 B2 class only: pp 86-87 #1-33 odds; test signed
All other classes: Write two equations demonstrating each
property(2 commutative, 2 associative, 2 identity) & worksheet
Wed 11/14 B2 class only: pp. 92-94 #1-29 odds, 36-40 or p. 86-87 #2-32
evens if don't get to lesson 2-6 during class
All others: p. 97 #1-27 odds; POD
Thurs 11/15 B2 class only: p. 97 #1-27 odds; POD
All others: pp. 101-102 #1-37 odds, 41-53 odds; POD
Fri 11/16 B2 class only: pp 101-102 #1-37; POD
All others: POD -- through page (tbd) and 2 open repsonse
questions
Week of November 5, 2012
Extra help offered before school Wed., Thurs after school and during activity
period
Homework:
Mon 11/5 B2 class only: pp 65-67 #1-17 odds and #20-26 evens
Tues 11/6 No school
Wed 11/7 B2 class: page 71-72 #9 -27 odd, #31-33, 41-43, All other
classes: pp. 86-87 #1-39 odds
Thurs 11/8 B2 class only: wksht 2B in class – matching and practice side 2-3
All other classes: Write two equations demonstrating each property (2
commutative, 2 associative, 2 identity, distributive) & worksheet
Fri 11/9 B2 class only: page 81 #1-5; All other classes: pp. 92-94 #1-29
odds, 36-40 all; optional challenge #34-35
Week of October 29, 2012
Extra help offered Wed. before school, Thursday after school, and activity
periods on Tues and Thurs
Homework:
Mon 10/29 No school (hurricane Sandy)
Tues 10/30 No school (hurricane Sandy)
Wed 10/31 All classes except B2: pg 78 #25-28, #1-10; Tests signed; Quiz
tomorrow! (2-1 through 2-3); B2 only: online chapter test – score & print /
bring in with work!(if no printer then chapter test on page 164 #1-39 odds)
Thurs 11/1 All classes except B2: pg 81 #1-6 due Fri; B2 only: pp. 162-163
#1-39 odds
Fri 11/2 All classes except B2: pg 81 #1-6; B2 only: no homework
Week of October 22, 2012
Extra help offered this week Thursday before school and after school, as well
as during activity periods on Tues & Thurs
Homework:
Mon 10/22 pg 158 #1-5
Tues 10/23 decimals name problem
Wed 10/24 pp 65-67 #1-17 odds and #20-26 evens; optional challenge prob #30
Thurs 10/25 pp 71-72 #9-27 odds, #31-33, 41-43, challenge #38, 40
For B2 class only: pg 644 #1-24
Fri 10/26 pp 76-77 practice side 2-3
For B2 class only: pg 644 #25-53 odds
Week of October 15, 2012
Vocabulary Quiz Tuesday
Problems of the Day Chapter 3 due Friday
Homework:
Mon 10-15 Study vocabulary for quiz Tuesday
(pp 150-151 #2-30 evens; p. 152 checkpoint quiz #1-10)
Tue 10-16 number line problems; finish benchmark table; study guide
Wed 10-17 problems in book for lesson 3-8 and POD and Study Guide
Thr 10-18 Finish POD and Study Guide
Fri 10-19 Study for Chapter 3 Test on Monday,
Reminder - online chapter test (optional)
Week of October 8, 2012
Vocabulary due Wednesday
Homework:
Mon 10-8 Holiday
Tue 10-9 pp. 136-137 #1-37 odds, #34-37, opt. challenge #40
Wed 10-10 pp. 141-142 #1-37 odds, #40-43
Thur 10-11 pp. 145-146 #1-15 odds, #16,17,29,32
Fri 10-12 Vocabulary quiz next Tuesday
Week of October 1, 2012
Chapter 3 Quiz (Lesson 3-1 through 3-3) on Wednesday
Rational Numbers in the Real World assignment due Thursday
Concept map due Friday
Homework:
Mon 10-1 Rational Numbers in the Real World assignment directions:
Find an example of how fractions,decimals, or percents are used in
everyday life. Look at advertisements, magazines, or newspapers,and
select a sample to share with the class. Write a brief explanation
about what you think the fractions, decimals, or percent mean in
your article or advertisement. Try to draw a conclusion from the
data. Mount your fraction,decimal, or percent sample on a piece of
construction paper, along with your written summary. Write your
name on the front of your paper.
Tues 10-2 pp 121-123 # 2-44 evens. Rational Numbers in the Real World due
Thursday; concept map due Friday; glossary due next Wednesday
Wed 10-3 pp 125 # 1-23 odds, #27-35 odds optional challenge #37,38
Thur 10-4 pp 129-131 #1-25 odds, 26,27,38; concept map due tomorrow
Fri 10-5 Glossary due next Wednesday 10/10
Week of September 24, 2012
Chapter 1 test on Wednesday
Extra help during activity periods, before/after school
Party shopping project - send in grocery store flyers
Homework:
Mon 9/24 pp. 49-51 #1-31 odds, also #40-43; study guide; POD
Tues 9/25 Optional online ch 1 test at www.phschool.com; review study quide
Wed 9/26 Cumulative Review ch 1; POD Chapter 1
Thurs 9/27 Problems of the Day (POD)
Fri 9/28 Finish party planning poster - if not completed in class
Week of September 17, 2012
Quiz on Friday on Decimal Operations
Extra help during activity periods, before/after school
Please send in grocery store flyers for an upcoming project -- Thanks!
Homework:
Mon 9/17/12 pp.37-38 #1-12, 17-20, 25, 44-45
Tues 9/18/12 Circled problems on practice side of worksheet 1-9; MUST SHOW
WORK (always)
Wed 9/19/12 Finish problems 1-8 on page 32 (whatever didn't complete in
class)
Thurs 9/20/12 pp. 41-42 #1-22; study guide due next Tues; POD due 10/1
Fri 9/21/12 Chapter 1 study guide due Tues; optional online chapter 1 test
on Decimals due by Wed. for 5 bonus points; Ch 1 POD due Oct. 1
Week of September 10, 2012
Quiz on Wednesday
Extra help during activity periods, Thurs after school
Please send in grocery store flyers for an upcoming project
Homework:
Mon 9/10/12 pp. 10-11 #1-39 odds
Tues 9/11/12 pp 16-17 #5-27 odds ; quiz tomorrow on lessons 1-1 through 1-3
Wed 9/12/12 Guess My Decimal assignment (due Fri)
Thurs 9/13/12 pp. 21-22 # 1-39 odd, optional challenge # 40,41,47
Fri 9/14/12 p. 27 1-20 odds, #22 p. 28 #30-36, optional challenge: #42,43
Week of September 3, 2012
Extra help during activity periods; extra help activity periods Tues/Thurs
and before school on Thursday (multiplication/division)
Homework:
Mon 9/3/12 No school
Tues 9/4/12 Multiplication/Division paper -- both sides
Wed 9/5/12 More multiplication/division practice (if <90% last night's hw)
Thurs 9/6/12 Take home mult/div quiz
Fri 9/7/12 pp 6-7 #1-23 odds, 29, 31, 34-36
First week of school -- Week of August 27, 2012
Homework:
Tues 8/28 Brush up on multiplication facts and multi-digit operations
(e.g. 38 x 4,796) in prepration for evaluation test
tomorrow)
Wed 8/29 Complete name tag, following written instructions
Thurs 8/30 Cover your math book and keep it home all year -- to use for
homework and studying for quizzes and tests. Make sure to keep
it in good condition and in a safe place all year since you will
hand this back in at the end of the school year.
Fri 8/31 Make sure you have all your math supplies and bring to class
on Tuesday: blue binder; 5 tab dividers; white-lined or
graph paper (three-hole punched) to use in binder; pencils,
black or blue pen; fine-tip dry erase markers; Protracter for
later in the year