THANKS FOR A FANTASTIC SCHOOL YEAR!
HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH MISS THOMAS!
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
ORANGE - Moving With Math Post-Test in computer lab
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - Moving With Math Post-Test in computer lab
RED - Moving With Math Post-Test in computer lab
Monday, May 14, 2012
ORANGE - went over answers to review for end-of-the-year test
YELLOW - Moving With Math Post-Test in computer lab
BLUE - went over answers to review for end-of-the-year test
RED - went over answers to review for end-of-the-year test
Friday, May 11, 2012
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - went over answers to review for end-of-the-year test
BLUE - went over answers to review for end-of-the-year test
RED - worked on review for end-of-the-year test
Thursday, May 10, 2012
ORANGE - review games & problem solving with 8th grade "teachers"
YELLOW - worked on review for end-of-the-year test
BLUE - worked on review for end-of-the-year test
RED - no class today
Wednesday, May 9, 2012:
ORANGE - worked on review for end-of-the-year test
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - worked on review for end-of-the-year test
RED - Linear Relationships Test
Tuesday, May 8, 2012:
ORANGE - Sequences Test
YELLOW - manipulative free play day
BLUE - no class today
RED - manipulative free play day
Monday, May 7, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - Sequences Test
BLUE - some students made-up test from Friday, others had a free day to play
with manipulatives or read/draw quietly
RED - worked on linear equations & reviewed transformations
Friday, May 4, 2012:
ORANGE - field trip to "Math Alive!" exhibit in D.C.
YELLOW - worked on review for Sequences Test on Monday
BLUE - Sequences Test
RED - no class today
Thursday, May 3, 2012:
ORANGE - worked on review for Sequences Test on Tuesday
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - worked on review for Sequences Test tomorrow
RED - worked on solving and writing equations from function tables
Wednesday, May 2, 2012:
ORANGE - group challenges
YELLOW - group challenges
BLUE - group challenges
RED - no class today
Tuesday, May 1, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - took notes on sequences and completed group challenge questions
BLUE - took notes on sequences and completed group challenge questions
RED - continued practicing reflections and translations
Monday, April 30, 2012:
ORANGE - Sequence Unit Pre-Test & group "Cow Challenge"
YELLOW - Geometry Test
BLUE - no class today
RED - students worked on reflections and translations using pattern blocks
and drawing coordinate grids on their desktops; students also designed
original transformation designs
Friday, April 27, 2012:
ORANGE - Geometry Test
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - Geometry Test
RED - practiced reflections and translations on graph paper
Thursday, April 26, 2012: "Take Your Child To Work Day"
ORANGE & YELLOW: classes were combined, students had a free day to play games
& play with manipulatives
BLUE & RED - classes were combined, students had a free day to play games &
play with manipulatives
Wednesday, April 25, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today (went over review answers during CCA)
YELLOW - completed review for test on Friday
BLUE - completed review for test on Friday
RED - started Linear Relationships unit
Tuesday, April 24, 2012:
ORANGE - completed review for test on Friday
YELLOW - worksheet on Pythagorean Theorem
BLUE - worksheet on Pythagorean Theorem
RED - no class today
Monday, April 23, 2012:
ORANGE - worksheet on Pythagorean Theorem
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - drawing prisms and finding volume
RED - Ratios Test
Friday, April 20, 2012:
ORANGE - worksheet on volume of rectangular prisms
YELLOW - worksheet on volume of rectangular prisms
BLUE - no class today (Probability Retake during CCA)
RED - reviewed ratios/rates/prime factorization/exponential form for the test
on Monday
Thursday, April 19, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - worksheet on volume of rectangular prisms
BLUE - Volume/Surface Area activity
RED - took notes on proportions and worked on corresponding parts of
congruent & similar polygons, completed Text pg. 536, #9-14 & #17-20
Wednesday, April 18, 2012:
ORANGE - Volume/Surface Area activity
YELLOW - Volume/Surface Area activity
BLUE - Volume of Rectangular Prisms (with Mrs. Gallagher)
RED - no class today
Tuesday, April 17, 2012:
ORANGE - Pi-discovery activity, worksheet on symmetry
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - Pi-discovery activity
RED - Powerpoint on Ratios/Rates
Monday, April 16, 2012:
ORANGE - Probability Test
YELLOW - used proportion to create room arrangements
BLUE - no class today
RED - Text pg. 16, #31-40
Friday, April 13, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - Probability Test
BLUE - Probability Test
RED - worked on Prime Factorization
Thursday, April 12, 2012:
ORANGE - checked classwork from yesterday & completed Probability Review to
prep for test on Monday
YELLOW - completed Probability Review to prep for test tomorrow
BLUE - checked classwork from yesterday & completed Probability Review to
prep for test tomorrow
RED - no class today
Wednesday, April 11, 2012:
ORANGE - Red Textbook pages 454-456, #1-35
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - Red Textbook pages 454-456, #1-35
RED - Red Textbook pages 380-383, #1-30
Tuesday, April 10, 2012:
ORANGE - went over Term 3 Benchmark Tests & "Mathalicious: Wheel of Fortune"
probabililty activity
YELLOW - "Mathalicious: Wheel of Fortune" probabililty activity
BLUE - no class today
RED - "Mathalicious: Shoe Size" unit rate activity
SPRING BREAK!!! See you on April 10th!
Friday, March 30, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - took Term 3 Benchmark Test
BLUE - took Term 3 Benchmark Test
RED - took Term 3 Benchmark Test
Thursday, March 29, 2012:
ORANGE - took Term 3 Benchmark Test
YELLOW - went over answers to Term 3 Benchmark Reviews - TEST TOMORROW!
BLUE - went over answers to Term 3 Benchmark Reviews - TEST TOMORROW!
RED - no class today
Wednesday, March 28, 2012:
ORANGE - went over answers to Term 3 Benchmark Reviews - TEST TOMORROW! (no
class Friday)
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - Term 3 Benchmark Reviews - TEST FRIDAY!
RED - went over answers to Term 3 Benchmark Review - TEST FRIDAY! (no class
tomorrow)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012:
ORANGE - Term 3 Benchmark Reviews - TEST THURSDAY! (no class Friday)
YELLOW - Term 3 Benchmark Reviews - TEST FRIDAY! (no class Wednesday)
BLUE - no class today (you will receive the review tomorrow - TEST FRIDAY!)
RED - Term 3 Benchmark Reviews - TEST FRIDAY! (no class Thursday)
END OF TERM 3 - MARCH 23, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - received gradesheets, reconciling records day
BLUE - received gradesheets
RED - reconciling records day
Thursday, March 22, 2012:
ORANGE - completed "Mystery Cube Bags" activity & received gradesheets
YELLOW - completed "Mystery Cube Bags" activity
BLUE - completed "Mystery Cube Bags" activity
RED - no class today
Wednesday, March 21, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - completed Sample Space for Celebrity Lunch, started activity
on "Mystery Cube Bags"
BLUE - completed Sample Space for Celebrity Lunch, partner activity on
developing clues for probability (different colored unifix cubes were placed
in paper bags, students generated clues about the cubes in their bags, other
students will use the clues to calculate/predict what cubes are in the bags)
RED - Reconciling Records Day
Tuesday, March 20, 2012:
ORANGE - partner activity on developing clues for probability (different
colored unifix cubes were placed in paper bags, students generated clues
about the cubes in their bags, other students will use the clues to
calculate/predict what cubes are in the bags)
YELLOW - played "Ace or Face", discussed sample space & created sample space
for a "Celebrity Lunch"
BLUE - no class today
RED - took Probability Test
Monday, March 19, 2012:
ORANGE - went over Measurement Retake and worked on Sample Space "Celebrity
Lunch"
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - went over Measurement Retake, played "Ace or Face", worked on Sample
Space "Celebrity Lunch"
RED - played online probability games to review for tomorrow's test
Friday, March 16, 2012:
ORANGE - took Measurement Retake
YELLOW - took Measurement Retake
BLUE - took Measurement Retake
RED - no class today
Thursday, March 15, 2012:
ORANGE - probability games "Face Off" & "Prisoner Release"
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - watched remaining part of "Puss in Boots" that was shown upon
completion of MSA Reading Testing
RED - finished Probability Unit, watched beginning of "Puss in Boots"
Wednesday, March 14, 2012:
ORANGE - went over Measurement Test (students took notes and made corrections
to prepare for Retake scheduled for Friday), discussed Theoretical and
Experimental probabilities, played "Ace or Face"
YELLOW - played "Drop 21" to go over probability as fraction/decimal/%
BLUE - played "Drop 21" during CCA to go over probability as
fraction/decimal/%
RED - compound probabilities
Tuesday, March 13, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - some students finished the Measurement Test, others finished the
Geometry Retake, others played card games quietly until Measurement tests
were returned to the students and we went over the answers
BLUE - went over Measurement Test, organized decks of cards to prepare for
game
RED - free day
Monday, March 12, 2012:
ORANGE - Probability Game "Drop 21"
YELLOW - Measurement Test
BLUE - Measurement Test
RED - no class today
Friday, March 9, 2012:
ORANGE - took Measurement Test and Pre-Test for next unit: Probability
YELLOW - no class today (took Geometry Retake during CCA)
BLUE - went over answers to Measurement Review (test on Monday) and played
with Geoshapes
RED - probability activities: "Prisoner Release" & "Face Off"
Thursday, March 8, 2012:
ORANGE - went over answers to Measurement review (test tomorrow), played with
Geoshapes
YELLOW - went over answers to Measurement Review; test on Monday
BLUE - no class today
RED - probability activities: Dice Trial (experimental probability) and "Pig"
(dice game)
Wednesday, March 7, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - worked on review for Measurement Test on Monday
BLUE - worked on review for Measurement Test on Monday
RED - probability activities
Tuesday, March 6, 2012:
ORANGE - created paper polyhedrons to review surface area, completed 5-
problem worksheet on surface area and started review for Measurement Test on
Friday
YELLOW - word problem worksheet to review area of rectangle, discussion on
surface area of rectangular prism
BLUE - word problem worksheet to review area of rectangle, discussion on
surface area of rectangular prism
RED - no class today
Monday, March 5, 2012:
ORANGE - worksheet warm-up with questions dealing with area, surface area
activity w/various containers
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - scale measurement activity "Stick Kid" cartoon
RED - "Drop 21" probability game
Friday, March 2, 2012:
ORANGE - scale measurement activity "Stick Kid" cartoon
YELLOW - scale measurement activity "Stick Kid" cartoon
BLUE - no class today
RED - "Ace or Face" probability game
Thursday, March 1, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - students received gradesheets and were given a the opportunity to
find/make-up any missing assignments
BLUE - students received gradesheets and were given a the opportunity to
find/make-up any missing assignments
RED - completed probability worksheet "Lock It Up", students were also given
gradesheets and were given a the opportunity to find/make-up any missing
assignments
Wednesday, February 29, 2012:
ORANGE - continued Measurement unit working on area and perimeter of
polygons playing a small-group game "Quad Hunt" (enrichment group continued
area/perimeter project with Mrs. Thereault) ALSO - please bring in containers
of any shape/size (although the weirder the better!)
YELLOW - started Measurement Unit, worked on measuring with rulers and using
scale, completed worksheet on combining like terms to find perimeter of
polygons
BLUE - started Measurement Unit, worked on measuring with rulers and using
scale, completed worksheet on combining like terms to find perimeter of
polygons
RED - no class today
Tuesday, February 28, 2012:
ORANGE - continued Measurement unit working on area and perimeter of
polygons using tangrams (enrichment group continued area/perimeter project
with Mrs. Thereault)
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - took Geometry Test & Measurement Pre-Test
RED - started Probability unit, completed Sample Space on "Celebrity Lunch"
Monday, February 27, 2012:
ORANGE - started Measurement unit, based on pre-test results students were
broken into smaller groups (some worked on independent activity, some worked
on enrichment lesson with Mrs. Thereault, some worked with Mrs. McCadney on a
teacher-directed activity)
YELLOW - took Geometry Test
BLUE - no class today
RED - took Equations & Inequalities Test
Friday, February 24, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - finished working on construction packet, went over review for
Geometry Test on Monday, took Pre-Test for Measurement Unit
BLUE - went over review for Geometry Test on Tuesday, started "Stained Glass"
transformation project
RED - reviewed for Equations/Inequalities Test on Monday
Thursday, February 23, 2012:
ORANGE - took Geometry Test
YELLOW - continued working on transformations, finished 6 classwork problems
BLUE - continued working on transformations, finished 6 classwork problems
RED - no class today
Wednesday, February 22, 2012:
ORANGE - reviewed for Geometry Test tomorrow
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - began working on transformations, completed practice translations
and two classwork translations
RED - continued working on solving and graphing inequalities
Tuesday, February 21, 2012:
ORANGE - practiced combining like terms and solving equations (necessary
review) then continued working on transformations
YELLOW - began working on transformations, completed practice translations
and two classwork translations
BLUE - no class today
RED - continued working on solving one-step equations & began working on
solving and graphing inequalities
Friday, February 17, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - worked on combining like terms and solving equations
BLUE - worked on combining like terms and solving equations
RED - worked on solving one-step equations
Thursday, February 16, 2012:
ORANGE - began working on transformations, completed practice translations
and two classwork translations
YELLOW - allowed students to finish the Data/Stats Retake that was not
completed in the CCA time limit yesterday, rest of the students used time as
study hall and were given tonight's homework early so they had the option of
completing it during class time.
BLUE - discussion about congruent polygons, completed worksheet on
corresponding parts of congruent polygons, began transformations
(translations, reflections, rotations)
RED - no class today
Wednesday, February 15, 2012:
ORANGE - began working on transformations, completed practice translations
and two classwork translations
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - allowed students to finish the Data/Stats Retake that was not
completed in the CCA time limit yesterday, rest of the students used time as
study hall and were given tonight's homework early so they had the option of
completing it during class time.
RED - used dry-erase boards to introduce solving one-step equations
Tuesday, February 14, 2012:
ORANGE - made foldable for more angle relationships, reviewed sum of the
angles in a quadrilateral, discussion on congruent polygons, completed
worksheet on corresponding parts of congruent polygons
YELLOW - continued discussion on congruent polygons, completed worksheet on
corresponding parts of congruent polygons
BLUE - no class today
RED - continued unit on Equations & Inequalities,
Monday, February 13, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - made foldable for more angle relationships, completed a worksheet on
transversals, started discussion on congruent polygons
BLUE - creative construction challenge
RED - started unit on Equations & Inequalities, created an "operation glyph",
small group expression match activity
Friday, February 10, 2012:
ORANGE - creative construction challenge
YELLOW - creative construction challenge
BLUE - continued constructions (perpendicular & angle bisectors)
RED - no class today
Thursday, February 9, 2012:
ORANGE - continued constructions (perpendicular & angle bisectors)
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - started constructions (circles, line segments)
RED - Integer/Graphing TEST
Wednesday, February 8, 2012:
ORANGE - started constructions (circle, line segments)
YELLOW - started constructions (circle, line segments)
BLUE - no class today
RED - reviewed for Integer/Graphing test tomorrow
Tuesday, February 7, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - reviewed Data Test, completed Geometry foldable
BLUE - reviewed Data Test, completed Geometry foldable
RED - continued Integer Powerpoint, Text pg. 323 #15-32, worksheet on
graphing polygons
Monday, February 6, 2012:
ORANGE - took Geometry PreTest, completed enrichment worksheet on percent
YELLOW - took Data/Statistics Test
BLUE - took Data/Statistics Test
RED - no class today
Friday, February 3, 2012:
ORANGE - took Data/Statistics Test
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - went over Term 2 Benchmark TEST, reviewed for Data Test Monday
RED - continued Integer unit
Thursday, February 2, 2012:
ORANGE - went over Term 2 Benchmark TEST, reviewed for Data Test tomorrow
YELLOW - went over Term 2 Benchmark TEST
BLUE - no class today
RED - went over Term 2 Benchmark TEST
Wednesday, February 1, 2012:
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - Took Term 2 Benchmark TEST
BLUE - Took Term 2 Benchmark TEST
RED - Took Term 2 Benchmark TEST
Tuesday, January 31, 2012:
ORANGE - Took Term 2 Benchmark TEST
YELLOW - went over answers for Term 2 Benchmark REVIEW (TEST tomorrow!)
BLUE - went over answers for Term 2 Benchmark REVIEW (TEST tomorrow!)
RED - no class today
Monday, January 30, 2012: TERM 2 BENCHMARK TESTS THIS WEEK!
ORANGE - went over answers for Term 2 Benchmark REVIEW (TEST tomorrow!)
YELLOW - no class today (TEST Wednesday!)
BLUE - finished working on group projects on using/creating appropriate
data displays given various data (TEST Wednesday!)
RED - went over answers for Term 2 Benchmark REVIEW (TEST Wednesday!)
Friday, January 27, 2012: TERM 2 BENCHMARK TESTS NEXT WEEK!
ORANGE - finished working on group projects on using/creating appropriate
data displays given various data, received Term 2 Benchmark REVIEW
YELLOW - finished working on group projects on using/creating appropriate
data displays given various data, received Term 2 Benchmark REVIEW
BLUE - no class today (students received Term 2 Benchmark REVIEWS in their
L.A. class)
RED - continued working on Term 2 Benchmark REVIEW (TEST next Wednesday, Feb.
1st!)
Thursday, January 26, 2012
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - finished foldable for data display notes, began working on group
projects on using/creating appropriate data displays given various data
(there are two grades for this assignment: each student is responsible for
two graphs and will receive an individual grade for those graphs, the group
will also receive a grade for their overall presentation of all of their data
displays)
BLUE - finished foldable for data display notes, began working on group
projects on using/creating appropriate data displays given various data
(there are two grades for this assignment: each student is responsible for
two graphs and will receive an individual grade for those graphs, the group
will also receive a grade for their overall presentation of all of their data
displays)
RED - started working on Term 2 Benchmark REVIEW (TEST next Wednesday, Feb.
1st!)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
ORANGE - group projects on using/creating appropriate data displays given
various data (there are two grades for this assignment: each student is
responsible for two graphs and will receive an individual grade for those
graphs, the group will also receive a grade for their overall presentation of
all of their data displays)
YELLOW - class discussion on misleading statistics/graphs, started foldable
for data display notes
BLUE - class discussion on misleading statistics/graphs, started foldable for
data display notes
RED - no class today
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
ORANGE - "Are You Prepared?" check (pencil/spiral/planner), discussion on new
cell-phone/text/email reminders for homework, warm-up on misleading
statistics/graphs (green paper), small group work on misleading statistics
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - "Are You Prepared?" check (pencil/spiral/planner), discussion on new
cell-phone/text/email reminders for homework, circle graph activity using
class data
RED - took Angles and Lines TEST
END OF TERM 2 - JANUARY 20, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
ORANGE - class discussion on misleading statistics/graphs
YELLOW - completed circle graph activity, returned and went over
Ratio/Proportion/% Retake
BLUE - no class today
RED - completed worksheet on angles, lines, rays & planes, played "Geometry
Simon Says"
Thursday, January 19, 2012
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - "Reconciling Records Day" (students are given gradesheets for all
classes and given time to make-up incomplete assignments or meet with
teachers to wrap-up any end-of-term concerns.)
BLUE - "Reconciling Records Day" (students are given gradesheets for all
classes and given time to make-up incomplete assignments or meet with
teachers to wrap-up any end-of-term concerns.)
RED - "Reconciling Records Day" (students are given gradesheets for all
classes and given time to make-up incomplete assignments or meet with
teachers to wrap-up any end-of-term concerns.)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
ORANGE - whole class review of central tendency, students collected data and
created circle graphs
YELLOW - class discussion and unifix cube activity on measures of
central tendency, began unit on Statistics
BLUE - class discussion and unifix cube activity on measures of
central tendency, began unit on Statistics
RED - no class today
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
ORANGE - whole class discussion and unifix cube activity on measures of
central tendency, enrichment group pulled for dartboard activity, class began
unit on Data, created tables to prep for displaying data in a circle graph
(Ratios RETAKE during CCA)
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - took Ratios RETAKE
RED - created 10 angles given specific measurements, completed worksheet on
angles
Friday, January 13, 2012
ORANGE - reviewed Ratios Test, discussed and distributed Term 2 Extra Credit,
took Statistics Unit Pre-Test
YELLOW - reviewed Ratios Test, discussed and distributed Term 2 Extra Credit,
took Statistics Unit Pre-Test
BLUE - no class today
RED -
Thursday, January 12, 2012
ORANGE - no class today, Fraction Test RETAKE during CCA time
YELLOW - finished Jeopardy, took Ratio/Proportion/Percent TEST
BLUE - finished Jeopardy, took Ratio/Proportion/Percent TEST
RED - went over Measurement Test, "town meeting" about effort in school work,
started two worksheets on Area/Perimeter/Volume
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
ORANGE - Ratio/Proportion/Percent TEST
YELLOW - started Jeopardy to review for test Thursday
BLUE - started Jeopardy to review for test Thursday
RED - no class today
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ORANGE - played Jeopardy to review for Ratio/Proportion/Percent test tomorrow
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - worked on discounts/tax/commission
RED - Measurement TEST
Monday, January 9, 2012
ORANGE - completed worksheet in class on ratios & unit rates, started working
on discount/tax/commission
YELLOW - completed 10 problem worksheet to review ratios and unit rates, took
notes on discount and tax, completed 4 problems on calculating prices
BLUE - no class today
RED - reviewed all answers in the pink measurement packet, started Jeopardy
to review for test tomorrow
Friday, January 6, 2012
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - reviewed answers to fraction test and took retake
BLUE - reviewed answers to fraction test and took retake
RED - finished working on Measurement packets, played Jeopardy to review for
test on Monday
Thursday, January 5, 2012
ORANGE - continued unit on Ratios/Rates/Percents, finished problems on
percent increase/decrease
YELLOW - continued unit on Ratios/Rates/Percents, took notes on the percent
change equation, completed 6 problems from PowerPoint
BLUE - continued unit on Ratios/Rates/Percents, took notes on the percent
change equation, completed 6 problems from PowerPoint
RED - no class today
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
ORANGE - worked on percent increase and decrease
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - started unit on Ratios/Rates/Percents, took notes on the percent
equation and the percent proportion, completed 2 question Exit Card
RED - pink packet: practice problems for all skills in the Measurement Unit
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
ORANGE - started unit on Ratios/Rates/Percents, took notes on the percent
equation and the percent proportion
YELLOW - started unit on Ratios/Rates/Percents, took notes on the percent
equation and the percent proportion, completed 2 question Exit Card on
solving proportions & finding Unit Rate
BLUE - no class today
RED - started unit on Measurement
Thursday, December 22, 2011
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - Moving With Math Benchmark in Computer Lab
BLUE - Moving With Math Benchmark in Computer Lab
RED - Moving With Math Benchmark in Computer Lab
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
ORANGE - Moving With Math Benchmark in Computer Lab
YELLOW - went over answers to Study Guide & took Fractions Operations Test
BLUE - went over answers to Study Guide & took Fractions Operations Test
RED - no class today
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
ORANGE - Fraction Operations Test
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - Blue worksheet Fraction Review & Study Guide
RED - Triangles & Circles Test
Monday, December 19, 2011
ORANGE - Blue worksheet Fraction Review & Study Guide (some students were
given time to complete the Equations Test RETAKE that was interrupted by a
fire drill last Friday)
YELLOW - Blue worksheet Fraction Review & Study Guide
BLUE - no class today
RED - reviewed worksheets from Friday, played Jeopardy to review for
Triangles and Circles Test tomorrow
Friday, December 16, 2011 (SUB TODAY: Mrs. McCadney at funeral)
ORANGE - no class today (Equations Test RETAKE during CCA)
YELLOW - worksheet "ACE" on fraction operations
BLUE - worksheet "ACE" on fraction operations
RED - triangle construction worksheet, worksheet on finding a missing angle
measurements
Thursday, December 15, 2011
ORANGE - small group presentations on "Field Trip" sub sandwich
YELLOW - Equations Test RETAKE, Study Hall
BLUE - some students finished the Equations Test RETAKE, some students had to
make up the IOWA Test, some students were given time for "study hall", when
tests were finished we went over the homework and then talked about
multiplying and dividing fractions (introduced homework activity)
RED - no class today
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
ORANGE - small group work on "Field Trip" sub sandwich
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - worksheet "Mr. Fuddle's Pizza Problem", small group work on "Field
Trip" sub sandwich
RED - more practice constructing triangles given specific side and angle
measurements
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
ORANGE - whole class flexible grouping "mash-up" activity on
pictorial representations of computations with fractions, reviewed
multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers
YELLOW - worksheet "Mr. Fuddle's Pizza Shop", Text pg. 578 #25-32
BLUE - no class today
RED - practiced constructing triangles given specific side and angle
measurements
Monday, December 12, 2011
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - started Fraction Unit PowerPoint, completed Text pg. 246 #24-38
EVENS, completed Text pg. 250 #24-34 EVENS
BLUE - finished IOWA TEST, started Fraction Unit PowerPoint, completed Text
pg. 246 #24-38 EVENS
RED - Started Geometry Unit PowerPoint
Friday, December 9, 2011
ORANGE - Started Fraction Unit PowerPoint
Enrichment group pulled for alternate activity
YELLOW - IOWA TEST
BLUE - IOWA TEST
RED - no class today
Thursday, December 8, 2011
ORANGE - IOWA TEST
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - Equations Test
RED - Statistics Test
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
ORANGE - finished Jeopardy, Equations Test
YELLOW - Equations Test
BLUE - no class today
RED - finished Jeopardy
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - finished Jeopardy
BLUE - finished Jeopardy
RED - Text pg. 90, Sections 2-1, 2-3, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7
Monday, December 5, 2011
ORANGE - played Jeopardy to review for Unit Test on Wednesday
YELLOW - worked on solving formulas, started Jeopardy
BLUE - worked on solving formulas, started Jeopardy
RED - no class today
Friday, December 2, 2011
ORANGE - reviewed homework, completed problems on solving formulas
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - reviewed homework, completed inequality problems & graphs on dry-
erase boards
RED - continued Unit 4 PowerPoint
Thursday, December 1, 2011
ORANGE - reviewed homework, completed inequality problems & graphs on dry-
erase boards
YELLOW - reviewed homework, completed problems on dry-erase boards, completed
5 inequalities, had snowball fight to grade papers
BLUE - no class today
RED - reviewed homework, started Unit 4: Statistics & Graphs, completed
frequency tables
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - reviewed homework, completed worksheet on creating two-step
equations based on real-life examples
BLUE - reviewed homework, completed worksheet on creating two-step equations
based on real-life examples
RED - finished Term 1 Benchmark Test, students were also given time to catch
up on missing work and/or use time as study hall to complete work for other
classes
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
ORANGE - right shoe & sock experiment, solved one & two-step equations on dry
erase boards
YELLOW - solved one & two-step equations on dry-erase boards, completed 5
problems for a classwork grade (see Pinnacle for list of problems)
BLUE - solved one & two-step equations on dry-erase boards
RED - no class today
Monday, November 28, 2011
ORANGE - continued to work with Algebra Tiles, practiced combining like terms
and solving one-step equations
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - practiced combining like terms and solving one-step
addition/subtraction equations, completed 5 problems & had a snowball fight
to grade the papers
RED - took Term 1 Benchmark Test
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
ORANGE - completed Anti-Smoking Interdisciplinary Activity
YELLOW - completed Anti-Smoking Interdisciplinary Activity, 8th grade Social
Studies presentations
BLUE - no class today
RED - finished Function Table Test, completed Anti-Smoking Interdisciplinary
Activity, 8th grade Social Studies presentations
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - continued working with Algebra Tiles: combining like terms and
solving one-step equations
BLUE - continued working with Algebra Tiles: combining like terms and solving
one-step equations
RED - finished Function Table Unit, played Function Table Jeopardy, completed
Review, took Unit Test
Monday, November 21, 2011
ORANGE - "Matching Expressions" game, Worksheet "Word Problems - Writing
Expressions and Equations", began working with Algebra Tiles
YELLOW - "Matching Expressions" game, Worksheet "Word Problems - Writing
Expressions and Equations", began working with Algebra Tiles
BLUE - "Matching Expressions" game, Worksheet "Word Problems - Writing
Expressions and Equations", began working with Algebra Tiles
RED - no class today
Friday, November 18, 2011
ORANGE - returned & went over Term 1 Benchmark, distributed Scholastic Book
Order Forms on behalf of Ms. Johnston, played "Password"
YELLOW - no class today (played "Password" in CCA)
BLUE - returned & went over Term 1 Benchmark Test
RED - Started Unit 3: Function Tables, completed 4 classwork problems from
PowerPoint
Thursday, November 17, 2011
ORANGE - Term 1 Benchmark Test
YELLOW - Unit Test corrections
BLUE - no class today
RED - Rational Numbers Test
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
ORANGE - no class today (Test Corrections during CCA)
YELLOW - Term 1 Benchmark Test
BLUE - Term 1 Benchmark Test
RED - completed Review for Rational Numbers Test tomorrow
APOLOGIES FOR NOV.11/14/15... WEBSITE DOWN
Thursday, November 10, 2011
ORANGE - no class today
YELLOW - finished Unit 3 Jeopardy
BLUE - finished Unit 3 Jeopardy
RED - created passport foldable, took notes on percent of a number
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
ORANGE - completed Unit 3 Review
YELLOW - began Unit 3 Jeopardy
BLUE - began Unit 3 Jeopardy
RED - no class today
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
ORANGE - played egg carton game (ordering rational numbers), prepared for unit
review Jeopardy game
YELLOW - no class today
RED - continued Unit 2 PowerPoint, completed 10 frac/dec/% problems, played
egg carton game (ordering rational numbers)
BLUE - reviewed Unit 3 PowerPoint, worksheet on Decimal Expansion
and Scientific Notation
Monday, November 7, 2011
ORANGE - * reviewed Unit 3 PowerPoint
* worksheet on Decimal Expansion and Scientific Notation
* played "Move That Number"
YELLOW - * reviewed Unit 3 PowerPoint
* worksheet on Decimal Expansion and Scientific Notation
* played "Move That Number"
RED - reviewed Unit 2 PowerPoint
BLUE - no class today
END OF TERM 1 - NOVEMBER 3, 2011
TEMPORARY BREAK IN WEBSITE UPDATING :-(
Mrs. McCadney will return ASAP!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
ORANGE - * reviewed & took notes on properties
* played "Properties Hot Seat"
YELLOW - * Worksheet "18-Math Skills Maintenance"
* 5 required problems, 5 student choice
* started notes and discussion on Properties
RED - practiced more Order of Operations using dry erase boards
BLUE - no class today
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
BLUE - * Worksheet "Math Skills Maintenance"
* Completed 5 problems together as a class
* Each table completed 4 more for grade
* Started discussion on Properties
* played "Properties Hot Seat"
YELLOW - * took notes on Order of Operations
* worksheet "Math Skills Maintenance"
* completed 5 problems together as a class
* Each table completed 5 more for a grade
* students graded and reviewed worksheet
RED - * practiced Order of Operations
* worksheet "Math Skills Maintenance"
* completed 5 problems together as a class
* students completed the rest of the worksheet
ORANGE - no class today
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
ORANGE/YELLOW/BLUE - "Dealing Up/Down" Game
Order of Operations Practice
RED - no class today
Monday, September 19, 2011
ORANGE - Word Problem Warm-Up
Order of Operations Practice based on birthmonth
Order of Operations group practice (10 problems)
Enrichment: worksheet on "Nested Expressions"
BLUE - Word Problem Warm-up
Took notes on Order of Operations
Order of Operations Practice based on birthmonth
RED - continued notes and practice on Order of Operations
YELLOW - no class today
Friday, September 16, 2011
ORANGE - "What's the Value?" worksheet
Enrichment Group continued Wednesday's activity and began
discussion on the Distributive Property
YELLOW - "What's the Value?" worksheet
RED - took notes on algebraic expressions, completed worksheet 1-6 Study
Guide #10,15,16,17,21
BLUE - no class today
Thursday, September 15,2011(substitute today)
RED - worked on writing algebraic expressions for first 45 minutes than
participated in a Bully lesson conducted by Mrs. Furajter
ORANGE - no class today (Bully lesson by Mrs. Furajter)
YELLOW - "What's the Value?" worksheet on evaluating algebraic expressions
BLUE - "What's the Value?" worksheet on evaluating algebraic expressions
Wednesday, September 14,2011
RED - no class today
ORANGE - Class took notes & completed WS 1-4 #1-9,10,15,19,21,29
Enrichment Group worked on dice activity & worksheet
YELLOW - First half of class was bully lesson conducted by guidance
Class took notes & completed WS 1-4 #1-9
Enrichment Group worked on dice activity & worksheet
BLUE - Second half of class was bully lesson conducted by guidance
Class took notes & completed WS 1-4 #1-9,10,15,19,21,29
Enrichment Group worked on dice activity & worksheet
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
RED - worked on "The Four Digits Problem" enrichment activity
ORANGE - worked on "The Four Digits Problem" enrichment activity
YELLOW - no class today
BLUE - worked on "The Four Digits Problem" enrichment activity
Monday, September 12, 2011
RED - completed math & logic puzzles from "Genius Deck"
ORANGE - worked on "Tag Sale" puzzle (created algebraic expressions and
solved for unknowns)
YELLOW - worked on "Tag Sale" puzzle (created algebraic expressions and
solved for unknowns)
BLUE - no class today
Friday, September 9, 2011
RED - (had substitute teacher) completed a Math Puzzle "Equation Find"
worksheet
ORANGE - algebraic expression & solving unknowns puzzle
YELLOW - algebraic expression & solving unknowns puzzle
BLUE - algebraic expression & solving unknowns puzzle
Thursday, September 8, 2011
RED - puzzle activities involving algebraic expressions and solving unknowns
ORANGE - puzzle activities involving algebraic expressions and solving
unknowns
YELLOW - puzzle activities involving algebraic expressions and solving
unknowns
BLUE - puzzle activities involving algebraic expressions and solving
unknowns & received textbooks
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
ALL CLASSES - PRE-TEST:Unit 1 Intro To Algebra
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
RED - received textbooks, started damage report
ORANGE - received textbooks, started damage report (students with Green
textbooks worked on Shikaku Puzzles)
YELLOW - received textbooks, started damage report
BLUE - worked on "Prime Number Maze" worksheet (still searching for more
textbooks!)