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Pre-Algebra-Sanford

Weekly Overview and Assignments

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Last Six Weeks - No tutorials on Fridays this six weeks

Finals Week

Monday: Holiday

Tuesday:

Finish Semester Review; Answer questions; get ready for exam!! Answer Key is posted under Pre-Algebra Docs.

Students need to bring all 3 completed parts of their semester review when they come to take their final exam!!

Wednesday: Semester Exams 1st, 6th, 5th periods

Thursday: Semester Exams: 8th, 4th periods

Friday: Semester Exams: 2nd, 3rd

Have a fabulous summer!! Be safe!!

Week 6: May 24 - May 28

Monday:

Write inequalities to solve word problems; Unit 14 Review

HW: Complete and grade Unit 14 Review (Pre-Alg Docs)

Tuesday:

Unit 14 Test

HW: None

Wednesday:

Semester Review Part 1

Thursday:

Semester Review - Part 2

Friday: No tutorials

Semester Review - Part 3 (last part!)

Have a great long weekend!

Week 5: May 17 - May 21

Monday: No tutorials

Math Game worksheets; Skills quiz - Fractions/Integers

Tuesday:

3.6 Solve Inequalities involving Addition/Subtraction

HW: finish algebra fun sheet "Burgular/Who Said It"

Wednesday: No tutorials (dept mtg)

3.7 Solve Inequalities involving multiplication/division

HW: finish Algebra Fun Sheet "Grizzly Bear"

Thursday: No tutorials (staff mtg)

6.5 Solve Multi-Step Inequalities

HW: Finish Algebra Fun Sheet "Grey with Trunk"

Friday: No tutorials

6.5 Solve/Graph Multi-step inequalities

In class: w/S "Two Angles Collide"

Week 4: May 10 - May 14

Monday:

Multi-step Equations - Error Analysis; "Grade" my paper - find my mistakes and correct them!

HW: Finish Error Analysis if not completed in class

Tuesday:

White Board Practice - prepare for Test

Wednesday: No Tutorials

Unit 13 - Algebra Readiness - Test Part 1

Order of Operations Activity due Monday

Thursday:

Unit 13 Algebra Readiness - Test Part 2

Order of Operations Activity due Monday

Friday : No tutorials

Main Event Day!!

Order of Operations Activity due Monday

Week 3: May 3 - May 7

Monday:

Review Combining Like Terms

HW: "Pale Pail" W/S - use a separate work page

Tuesday:

Solve equations with Distributive Property

HW: W/S Punchline pg 50

Wednesday:

More practice solving equations with distributive property and combining like terms

HW: Finish w/S

Thursday:

Solving equations with variables on both sides

HW: W/S Punchline pg 52

Friday: No tutorials

Word problems with variables on both sides - break-even

No HW

Week 2: April 26 - 30

Monday:

Unit 12 Review - students will work on written review of functions and linear equations

HW: Finish Review; study for test; look over Unit 12 quiz; come to tutorials Tues morning if needed

Tuesday:

Unit 12 Test - Functions and Linear Equations

Wednesday:

Begin Unit 13 - Algebra Readiness

Review one-step; two-step equations on white boards

HW: Algebra Skills Review due Monday

Thursday: No tutorials

Science TAKS

Friday: No tutorials

Social Studies TAKS

Week 1: April 19 - 23

Monday:

Quiz over Functions and Linear Equations (covered 11.1, 11.3 in book; however, classroom notes are better study guides).

HW: Finish Skills Review from Friday - Quiz Grade

Tuesday:

11.6 Slope - Find slope using graph and using algorithm

HW: W/S Graph Ordered Pairs - find slope using formula then confirm using graph

Wednesday: No Tutorials

11.7 Use Slope-Intercept Form to Graph lines

HW: Algebra Fun sheet "Graphing slope-intercept"

Thursday:

Write equations in slope-intercept form. Write equation when given: graph, or 2 points, or slope and 1 point

HW: TBD

Friday: No tutorials

Linear Golf - practice writing equations for lines

No HW

Fifth Six Weeks - Hard to believe!! No tutorials on Mondays this six weeks.

Week 6: Apr 12 - Apr 16

Monday: No tutorials (substitute)

Functions - complete assignment - different representations of relations/functions

HW: Complete Friday w/s "Write Function Rule"

Tuesday: Volume Test Tutorial - we will go through test as a group - please be here at 8:00. Students may retest on Tues, Wed or Thurs at extended day.

Graph linear equations using a table of values

HW: finish w/s started in class

Wednesday: No tutorials

Solving equations for "y" - rewrite equations in terms of "y"

HW: finish w/s started in class

Thursday:

Use x and y intercepts to graph linear equations

HW: finish w/s started in class

Friday: No tutorials (substitute)

"Recap" assignment of material covered this week involving functions and linear equations

NO HW

8th Grade Math TAKS test is on Tues 4/6!!

Week 5: Apr 5 - Apr 9

Monday: No tutorials

Last Chance Workout for TAKS!!

HW: Sleep and Eat (Breakfast!)

Tuesday: No tutorials

Math TAKS Testing

Wednesday: No tutorials

Reading TAKS

Thursday:

11.1 Functions - identify functions; make input-output tables

Go over Volume Test - Grades are in Family Access - I will have a Friday morning tutorial over the test. Retests will be next week in extended day - Tues 4/13, Wed 4/14, Thurs 4/15

HW: 11.1 Prac A #1-11, 12, 15

Friday: Tutorial over Volume Test - please be here at 8:00 - I will go over the test question by question - Retests will be next week Tues, Wed, Thurs at extended day

11.1 Write a function rule

NO HW - Bring worksheet we worked on in class to class on Monday to finish.

Week 4: Mar 29 - Apr 2

Monday: No tutorials

Review Volume Quiz from Friday

White Board Practice/Review for Test

HW: Complete quiz corrections (if needed); study for test

Tuesday:

Unit 11B Test - Volume

HW: TAKS Practice Objective 6

Wednesday:

Graphing linear equations; complete practice in class

HW: TAKS Practice objective 3

Thursday: TAKS tutorials

Arithmetic Sequences

HW: TAKS Practice objective 2

Friday:

Comprehensive TAKS review

HW: TAKS Practice Objective 4

TAKS Test is Tues 4/6 - look over/study all TAKS review packets this weekend! Also, you can go to the website listed above for released TAKS test - these are good for study/practice.

Week 3: Mar 22 - Mar 26

Monday: No Tutorials

Volume of Prisms and Cylinders

HW: W/S Prisms and Cylinders - be sure to use a work page; write formulas; show steps

Tuesday:

Application problems with volume of prisms and cylinders

HW: W/S More practice with volume - be sure to use a work page; write formulas; show steps

Wednesday: No tutorials

Volume of Pyramids and Cones

HW: W/S 7.6 Pyramids and Cones

Thursday: TAKS tutorials

Volume of Spheres

HW: W/S Punchline pg 164 - front of worksheet only!

Friday:

Quiz - Volume of Prisms, Cylinders, Pyramids, Cones and Spheres

HW: TBD

Week 2: Mar 8 - Mar 12

Monday: No Tutorials

10.5 Surface Area of Regular Pyramids

HW: W/S 7-8 Surface Area of Pyramids - ALL - Use a work page - write the formulas and show good steps; calculators OK   for "scratch work"

Tuesday:

Review Unit 11 - work on review in class

HW: Finish #1-12 of review; grade on website - Key is posted under "Pre-Algebra Docs" on website

Wednesday: No Tutorials (staff meeting)

Review Unit 11; answer questions; work on remainder of review in class

HW: Finish rest of review; grade on website

Thursday: TAKS Tutorials

Unit 11 Test (Perimeter, Area and Surface Area)

HW: TBD

Friday:

10.6 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders - Practice Problems in class

HW; Enjoy your Break and try not to forget what we have learned this week!!

Week 1: Mar 1 - Mar 5

Monday: No Tutorials

10.1-10.2 Area of 2-D figures including composite figures and area of shaded region ("cut-outs")

HW: W/S Area of 2-D figures

Tuesday:

10.3 Classify 3-D figures; Directional Views

HW: W/S Polyhedrons

Wednesday:

10.4 Surface Area using Nets

HW: W/S "Lazy cow" Front: #1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10 Back: #2, 3, 8 - Use a work page; write your formulas

Thursday: No tutorials (substitute)

Quiz over area of 2-D figures including composite figures and area of shaded region ("cut-outs")

HW: TAKS Practice Obj 5

Friday: TAKS Tutorials Only - no regular tutorials (moved to Fri for one week only)

10.4 Surface Area using Formulas; Cereal Box Design

HW: Complete Cereal Box activity

Week 6: Feb 22 - Feb 26

Monday:

1.6/1.7 Distance, Rate and Time

HW: Complete practice problems

Tuesday: No Tutorials

Quiz: Squares, Square roots and Pythagorean Theorem

HW: W/S Taks Practice Obj 1 & 2

Wednesday: No Tutorials - staff meeting

Area: Rectangles, Parallelograms, Triangles

Make Geometry foldable

HW:

Thursday: TAKS tutorials

Area: Trapezoids

HW:

Friday:

Circumference

HW:

Week 5: Feb 15 - Feb 19

Monday: Student Holiday

Tuesday: No tutorials

9.1 Square Roots (8th period will take test from Thursday - we will catch up to other classes later this week)

HW: W/S Powers and Roots #1-36

Wednesday:

Compare and Order with irrational numbers

HW: Complete "baseball" worksheet #4 and #5

Thursday: TAKS tutorials (by invitation only - no regular tutorials)

9.3 Pythagorean Theorem

HW: W/S Using the Pythagorean Theorem #1-17

Friday:

9.4 Apply the Pythagorean Theorem

HW: W/S The Pythagorean Theorem #1-15

Week 4: Feb 8 - Feb 12

Monday: Come to tutorials for Unit 8 Retest - Friday is last day!!

Polygons and Quadrilaterals; Quadrilateral Tree Map

HW: W/S A Quad by any other name; Wooden Dock; Bix Babble - angles and parallel lines

Tuesday: No Tutorials

Go to extended day for Unit 8 Retests - Friday is last day!!

Interior Angles of Polygons - complete table to "discover" rule for the sum of the interior angles of any polygon

HW: W/S Angle Measures in Regular Polygons

Wednesday: No Tutorials Go to extended day for Unit 8 Retests - Friday is last day!!

Unit 9 Review

HW: Complete and "grade" review - come to tutorials with any questions

Thursday: Come to tutorials or go to Extended Day for Unit 8 Retests!!

Unit 9 Test

HW: Complete "perfect square" notes page

Friday: All Unit 8 Retests must be completed today!!

Irrational Numbers and Estimating Square Roots

HW: W/S Enrichment - World Series Records

Week 3: Feb 1 - Feb 5

Monday: Unit 8 Test: Transformations (Translations, Reflections, Dilations - in Ch 8; Scatter Plots 11.2)

HW: W/S Pyramid Math

Tuesday: No Tutorials

8.8 Similar Figures - Students will make "flip book" - this will be a quiz grade

HW: W/S Punchline pg 145

Wednesday:

8.8 Similar Figures and Indirect Measurement

HW: W/S "Twisted Triangles" with Spectrum pg 118

Thursday:

8.2 Angles & Triangles

HW: W/S Classify Triangles

Friday:

8.1 Angle Relationships - complementary, supplementary, angles with parallel lines cut by transversal; vertical angles

HW: W/S Intro to Geometry pg 13/pg 51

Week 2: Jan 25 - 29

Monday: NO tutorials - substitute

Computation Quiz - Quiz Grade; Students will turn in computation practice worksheet they received on Friday

HW: W/S Dilations

Tuesday: No tutorials

11.2 Scatter Plots

Wednesday:

High School Counselors in math classes to do 4 year plan

Thursday: Career Day - shortened classes

Review Unit 8 - Transformations

Friday:

High School Counselors back in math classes

Review Unit 8

Unit 8 Test on Monday!

Week 1: Jan 18 - 22

Monday: Holiday

Tuesday: Holiday/Teacher Work Day

Wednesday: No Tutorials (math dept mtg)

8.6 Reflections in the coordinate plane

HW: W/S Reflections HW #1-9

Thursday:

8.8 Dilations

HW: TBD

Friday: (substitute)

Activity: the Texas "Plane" - students will use transformations on the coordinate plane to complete activity

HW: Computation Quiz Practice with answers - work through these and grade; Computation Quiz (quiz grade) on Monday

Third Six Weeks No Tutorials on Mondays & Thursdays this six weeks.

IMPORTANT INFO:

In an effort to be green, paper progress reports will no longer be sent home at the 3 week mark. Grades will be updated as normal. Paper report cards will still be sent home at the end of the marking period. If you do not have access to Skyward Family Access gradebook; please contact the office to gain access as soon as possible so you can still monitor your student's grades and progress.

Week 6: Jan 11 - Jan 15

Monday: No tutorials

Semester Review - students will receive Parts 4 & 5 with answer key. They will have class time to work on review; ask questions

HW: Finish and grade all of review

Tuesday: No tutorials - staff meeting

Answer questions

White Board Review of "problem areas"

Semester Exams Wed - Fri; Students must bring all of semester review to turn in on the day of their exam

Wednesday:

Semester Exams Periods 1, 5, 6 Bring pencil and semester review to turn in.

Early Release

Thursday: No tutorials

Semester Exams Periods 4, 8 Bring pencil and semester review to turn in.

Early Release

Friday:

Semester Exams Periods 2, 3 Bring pencil and semester review to turn in.

Early Release

Week 5: Jan 4 - Jan 8

Monday: No tutorials

Review Coordinate Plane - In class Activity - Optical Illusion

No HW

Tuesday: Translations

HW: W/S Translations #1-7

Wednesday: Semester Review Part 1

HW: Finish Part 1; Part 2 #27-36

Thursday: No tutorials

Semester Review Part 2

HW:

Friday: Semester Review Part 3

HW: Finish Part 2 and Part 3 of review

Semester Exams next week Wed - Fri

Week 4: Dec 14 - Dec 18

Monday: No tutorials - duty

12.3 Choose Appropriate Display

HW: Complete W/S

Tuesday: No tutorials - staff meeting

Graphing Activity - using different displays

HW: Finish activity - Due Friday - Quiz Grade

Wednesday: No tutorials - dept meeting

Unit 7 Review - Measures of Central Tendency; graphs

HW: Finish and "grade" reveiw

Thursday - No tutorials - duty

Unit 7 Test

Friday

Graph Project Due - Quiz Grade!

Bring a holiday card - or any type of card you like!

3-D Figures - Card/box making activity

NO HW - have a great break!

Week 3: Dec 7 - Dec 11

Monday: No tutorials

Students will get back Unit 6 Test to review (grades are entered). Students who made below a 70 will have until Mon 12/14 to retake test for a 70. They can do this at morning tutorials or at extended day.

12.1 Stem-and-Leaf Plots

HW: pg 651 #8-14E, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26

Tuesday:

12.2 Box & Whisker Plots

HW: Prac A #6-9 - use number line page provided

Wednesday: No tutorials

12.2 Box & Whisker Plots - Day 2

HW: Prac A (worksheet from Tues) #10-18

Thursday: No tutorials

12.3 Circle Graphs

HW: W/S Statistics from a Circle - front and back all

Friday:

Venn Diagrams

HW: TBD

Week 2: Nov 30 - Dec 4

Monday: No tutorials

Review Unit 6 - Probability; Students will be given a review with answers to prepare for their test.

HW: Complete and "grade" review

Tuesday: Unit 6 Test

HW: Computation W/S - practice for Computation quiz; complete and grade COMPUTATION QUIZ TOMORROW

Wednesday: No tutorials (substitute)

Computation Quiz - this will be the same type of computation sheets that the students have been doing all year - this one will be completed in class - quiz grade

HW: Problem Solving Practice #2 (TAKS questions) - must show work or explain your answers - do not just circle answers

Thursday: No Tutorials

Measures of Central Tendency and Range

HW: W/S Student Practice MMMR; show work; follow directions given in class

Friday

Measures of Central Tendency - choosing the appropriate measure; Hot Wheels Lab

HW: Complete lab discussion questions if not completed in class

Week 1: Nov 16 - 20

Monday: No tutorials

7-6 Simple Probability/Theoretical vs. Experimental Probability

HW: W/S Practice Simple Probability #1-25

Tuesday: No Tutorials

Counting Outcomes; Fundamental Counting Principle

HW: W/S 12.4 Prac B #1-10

Wednesday: Composite Events: Independent and Dependent

HW: W/S Composite Probability; Front - Evens; Back #12,13,14. Be sure to show your process.

Thursday: No Tutorials

Composite Events: Independent and Dependent

HW: TBD

Friday:

Calculator Lab - Probability

Second Six Weeks No Friday tutorials this six weeks

Week 6: Nov 9 - Nov 13

Monday: "Discount It!" - Calculate discount, sales tax, mark up

HW: W/S Shopping #1-7; Timed Memory Quiz Tomorrow over FDP Chart

Tuesday:

No Tutorials

Timed Memory Quiz: Fractions, Decimals, Percent

In class: Practice Calculating Commission; What is a commission??

HW: Finish table on front; Complete #1-5 on back

Wednesday: Review Unit 5

HW: Finish and "grade" review - this review will be turned in and checked for completion - work must be shown for credit.

Thursday: Unit 5 Test - Part 1

HW: Problem Solving W/S #1-14 due on Monday; Students must show work or explain answers to get credit - they may not just circle answers.

Friday: No Tutorials

Unit 5 Test - Part 2

HW: Problem Solving W/S (from Thurs) due on Monday.

Week 5: Nov 2 - Nov 6

Monday: Proportion Quiz

Unit 4 Tests are graded - grades are in Skyward. Students will get to look over tests on Tuesday. Students who made below a 70 have until next Tues 11/10 to come to tutorials to remediate test.

HW: Computation E

Tuesday: 7.7 Percent Equation

Hw: W/s #1-9

Wednesday: 7.7 Simple Interest

HW: W/S Lesson 2 Simple Interest - Front #1-4, 8 Back #1-7

Use the formula we learned today. Show solving steps. Students may use a calculator for computation.

Thursday: 7.5 Percent of Change

Students received a Fraction/Decimal/Percent chart to complete - they will have a timed memory quiz over this information on Tuesday 11/10

HW: W/S #1-9

Friday: NO TUTORIALS

Finish MAP Testing

Students received their graded Proportion Quiz from Monday (excellent resource to study for Unit 5 test!)

Looking Ahead: Memory Quiz on Tuesday 11/10 over FDP chart, Unit 5 Test on Thurs 11/12/Friday 11/13

Week 4: Oct 26 - Oct 30

Monday: 7.1 Ratios and Rates; Finish Unit 4 Test

HW: Ratio and Rates W/S (hexagon) #1 - 21

Tuesday: NO Tutorials

7.2 Write/Solve Proportions; In class activity: Scavenger Hunt

HW: Proportion HW W/S #1 - 11 - Use a work page

Wednesday:

NO Tutorials

7.2 Using Proportions - Scale Drawings; In class activity using map, blueprint, shark drawings

HW: Tues HW needs to be completed (with work page) and ready to turn in tomorrow

Thursday: 7.3 Percent Proportion

HW: W/S Percent Proportion Practice 1-10 (show steps and work on work page)

Friday:

NO Tutorials

Chili's Activity

Quiz on Monday over rates, ratios, proportions, percent

Week 3: Oct 19 - Oct 23

Monday: Math MAP Testing

Tuesday: Math MAP Testing - All Unit 3 Test Remediations due today

HW: W/S Review Simplifying Algebra equations: Distributive Prop and Combine like terms - Simplify left column of worksheet (do not solve - just simplify using Distributive Prop and combine Like Terms

Wednesday: No Tutorials

Solve Multi-step Algebra Equations

HW: W/S Solutions of Equations (students received this worksheet on Tues) Solve these selected problems on the back (look at examples we did in class) #8, 10, 12, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 32

Thursday: Review Unit 4

HW: Complete and "grade" Unit 4 Review

Friday: No Tutorials

Unit 4 Test - Solving Algebra Equations

Week 2: Oct 12 - Oct 16 .

Monday: Student Holiday

Tuesday: Solve 2-step equations

Unit 3 Tests are graded - students will look over tests. Grades are in Skyward. Students who did not pass need to come to tutorials to correct/review/retest for a 70. This must be done by Tues 10/20.

HW: W/S Title of the Picture - 1st row/2nd row, D

Wednesday: No Tutorials

Writing 2-step Equations - Word Problems

Activity: Equations Around the Room

HW: W/S Title of Picture #E, G, S, R, H, I, W - Solve and Check on a work page

Thursday: Writing 2-step Equations (more practice)

Finish Activity - Equations around the Room

HW: Solve and Check all equations on "Equations Around the Room" - use a work page

Friday: No Tutorials

Open Note Independent Practice - Solving One-Step, Two-Step Algebra Equations - Quiz Grade

HW: W/S Writing and Solving Equations - Front/Back All - students must define variable and write the equation. They do not have to solve.

Week 1: Oct 5 - Oct 9 .

Monday: Review Unit 3 Rational Numbers

White Board review/practice in class

Students will be offered an optional copy of the review with answers to study at home.

Tuesday: Unit 3 Test

>--HW: W/S Computation D

Wednesday: 3.1 Solving Equations with Addition/Subtraction

Finish Unit 3 Test

>--HW: pg 119 #2, 4-28E, 32 Solve and Check your equations - look at examples in your notes. Show good Algebra Steps!!

Thursday: Solving Equations with Multiplication/Division

Friday: No tutorials

Equation Bingo with all Operations

No HW

First Six Weeks

Week 6: Sept 28 - Oct 2

Monday: Prime Factorization and GCF (Section 4.1 & 4.2)

>HW: finish Algebra fun sheet

Tuesday: Simplify Fractions (including monomials) Section 4.3

>--HW: Magician W/S - middle column only - use a workpage

Wednesday: Least Common Multiple (Section 4.4)

>--HW: Back of Study Guide - even problems - use a work page

Thursday: Adding & Subtracting Fractions - includes positive and negative fractions

>--HW: pg 235 #2-9; pg 240#2-13

Friday: Multiply/Divide Fractions - including negative - Section 5.3 & 5.4

>--HW: Prac 5.3 #2-22E; Prac 5.4 #6-16E - Use a work page

Looking ahead...Review Unit 3 on Monday and Unit 3 TEST on Tuesday.

Week 5: Sept 21 - Sept 25

Monday: Review Decimal Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication

>--HW: W/S Mystery Question - Front/Back All; use a separate work page.

Tuesday: No Tutorials Today

Dividing with Decimals

>--HW: W/S (started in class) Decimal Operations: Dividing #1-11 (use a work page)

Wednesday: Scientific Notation

I have graded the Unit 2 Integer Tests - the grades are entered. Students will get to look over their tests in class - I will keep these on file in my room. If a student made below a 70, he/she needs to come to tutorials before school to correct/review the test with me.

>--HW: W/S Scientific Notation - finish all

Thursday: Converting Fraction, Decimal, Percent

Activity in class - Triple Match

>--HW: pg 257 #5, 10-12, 18-25, 26, 29-32, 46 - Be sure to copy problems then solve.

Quiz Tomorrow over Decimal Operations and Scientific Notation.

Friday: Prime Factorization (including with monomials)

Quiz - Decimal Operations and Scientific Notation

Week 4: Sept 14 - Sept 18

Monday:

No tutorials (Sorry!) - If a student already made arrangements with me to take a retest on Mon morning - I will have an alternate place for them to take the retest - other students need to come in on Tues morning. All Unit 1 Retests must be completed by Thursday.

Subtracting Integers

>--HW: Practice 2.3 workbook page - Front all; Back even

Tuesday: Multiplying and Dividing Integers

>--HW: W/S 2.5 Practice #1-31 odd (omit #25)

Wednesday: No Tutorials Wed morning.

All Integer Operations Review

HW>--Finish Review

Thursday: Unit 2 Review Jeopardy

Progress Reports go home. A detailed progress report was sent home with any student that has a 75 or lower. These detailed reports need to be signed by parent and returned to me.

ALL UNIT 1 RETESTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THURS (EXT DAY).

>--HW: W/S Astronaut - Complete all; use a work page - copy problem, show work

Friday: No tutorials Friday morning.

Unit 2 Test

No HW

Week 3: Sept 7 - Sept 11

9/7 - HOLIDAY!!

9/8: Review Unit 1

White board review covering all material on test.

>--HW: Study; review notes; flashcards

9/9: Test - Unit 1

>--HW: Computation W/S B

9/10: Ordering Integers and Absolute Value

I have graded and entered grades for Unit 1 Test. Students had an opportunity today to look over their test (I keep these on file in my classroom). Students who made below a 70 need to: 1) come to tutorials at 8:00 either Friday or Monday with me 2) after coming to tutorials, attend extended day either Tues, Wed or Thurs to take a retest. Students will retest for a 70. Let me know if you have any questions - Thanks!

>--HW: pg 59 #1, 2-36E, 44, 45, 47 (Copy all problems except word problems)

9/11: Adding Integers

Bingo!!

Week 2: August 31 - Sept 4

8/31: Number Properties - I returned quiz #1 from Friday today.

>--HW: W/S Properties of Numbers (on back of notes page) - complete all

9/1: Simplify Algebraic expressions - combining like terms

>--HW: W/S Combining like terms #1-32 E; show underlining, circling, etc. like in our examples

9/2: Quiz #2 "Get Ready for the Test!"

Covers all material so far in unit 1 - I will return these to the kids on Friday so they will have them to study over the weekend before the Unit #1 Test.

We are getting a class set of books for the classroom - so students can leave their math books at home - yea!!

>--HW: W/S Computation - complete all

9/3: Simplify Algebraic Expressions - Using Distributive Property

>--HW: W/S Intro to Distributive Property - complete all on a work page

9/4: Scavenger hunt Review for Unit #1 Test

Quiz #2 was given back today. I am using the review activity today as an opportunity for kids to raise the quiz grade. Also, they have an optional project - completing number property flashcards - that can also be completed to add points to the quiz grade. The flashcards need to be completed; put on notecards; put in a baggie; brought to class on Tuesday in order to receive the extra credit.

Unit #1 Test on Wednesday (after labor day)

Enjoy your weekend!

Week 1: August 24 - 28

8/24: Welcome Back! Meet & Greet; How Things Work; Assign books/workbooks (if time!)
>--Please set up math binder as soon as possible.
>--Please bring something to cover your textbook if you don't want to use the ones the school provides.
8/25: Real Number System; Assign books/workbooks
In class activity: Create Venn diagram of real number system
>--HW: W/S Real Numbers I #1-27
8/26 1.2 Order of Operations

In class activity: Algebra Chain

>-- HW: W/S Practice 1.2: #1 - 16E; #18,22,28,30
8/27 1.3 Variable Expressions

In class activity: Matching

>--HW: W/S Variable Expression (all); Practice 1.3 (on the back) #10-12; #23-25 - use a work page
8/29: 1.4 Powers & Exponents; Quiz #1 (over Real Number system)
Notes with examples

>--HW:


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