12-15-09 I have recorded all that you have completed thus far on your Skills Tutor assignments. If you have a "1" that means that you are missing all or part of a set of lessons. If you have a missing grade for the quizzes or the test, you definitely need to get those completed. I will pull the final report on Friday. 12-19-09 All students should be working on their Skills Tutor assignments every night. 12-8-09 Today we worked on determining if functions are relations. We used mapping diagrams, function tables, and the vertical line test. Tonight's homework is to complete pages 403-404: 17-21 ODD and 23-30 ALL and to finish the percent puzzle if you did not finish it during class. 12-7-09 Today we worked in the computer lab on Skills Tutor Percent assignments. All students have these assignments and should be working a little each night. The assignments are due next Friday, December 18th. You have a math percent worksheet to complete tonight. 12-2-09 ALL students have Skills Tutor assignments on Percent and Proportion that must be completed by December 18th. Work a little each night on these assignmnents. 12-1-09 Homework pages 322-323: 21-50 All. 11-30-09 Today we continued working on percent. Tonight students need to complete the percent mental math worksheet if they did not finish it during class and the practice workbook page 6-7. Use the percent proportion to solve for the missing component: is/of = %/100. 11-23-09 Today we worked on interchanging percents, decimals, and fractions. We also worked on learning how to use the percent proportion to solve percent problems. There is no homework tonight, nor will there be homework over Thanksgiving Break. Have a wonderful time with your families. :) I will be in Nashville for the next three days at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference. Students will work on all work during class time over the next three days including a Compass Lab on Thursday. 11-17-09 Your budget project is due tomorrow. 11-12-09 There is no written homework tonight, however, you should be working on your essay about your budget. It is due on Monday. I expect you to think carefully about your answers and write in complete sentences and well- developed paragraphs. Your essay should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. Did you balance your budget? Which areas were you under the suggested range? Which areas were you over the suggested range? What adjustments did you have to make after you completed your budget? Is there an area where you should reduce spending? Increase spending? What have you learned so far in this unit of study about finances? How has this project changed your attitude toward spending or saving? 11-11-09 Complete your Budget Analysis Spreadsheet. 11-10-09 There is no homework tonight. 11-5-09 There is no homework over the weekend. However, take home your papers from the past six weeks, show them to your parents, have them write a note or send an email to me that says they have seen the papers. 11-4-09 Today we worked on making a budget based on the starting or average salaries for various careers. Students should complete their monthly budgets tonight and be prepared to discuss/justify their mandatory and discretionary spending. 11-3-09 Today we worked in the computer lab on Compass Learning. Students are to analize the sample family budget and determine which expenses to cut. They must justify their decisions. 11-2-09 No homework. 10-29-09 There is not math homework tonight. 10-27-09 Making “Cents” of Your Community Tomorrow during class, we will be making a collage of words and pictures that describe what our community thinks about the economy. Tonight, you should ask a family member or friend about how they feel about the economy. Take notes as the individual gives their viewpoint and bring them to class for our discussion. In addition, bring in newspaper articles, headlines, magazines articles, periodicals, or any other items that we can use to make collages that describe how our community feels about the economy. 10-23-09 Today we continued our integrated unit of study about Our Financial Futures. Tonight students are to complete definitions for the 20 vocabulary words that were in the story we read today. 10-22-09 We are beginning an integrated unit of study about finances. Tonight, students should complete the following assignment. Write a short story about a civilization that does not use any kind of physical money. In the story address the following questions: • How do people in the civilization acquire goods and services from within the community? From outside communities? • How are people compensated for work? • What kinds of things (homes, clothing, entertainment, cars, food…) are highly valued? • What kinds of jobs are highly valued? • What are some good and bad things about having no form of money? 10-21-09 Students took the Chapter 1 Vocabulary and Skills Tests today. There is no homework. 10-20-09 Complete any part of your lab assignment that you did not complete during class. You will have a TEST tomorrow. Lab Assignment 10-20-09 Go to Mrs. Easterling’s Webpage Go to the Glencoe Link (4th one down) Go to Chapter 2 Integers Complete each lesson (1-6) under Chapter 2 Show me your grade after you complete each lesson. Skills Tutor Complete any lesson that you have not completed thus far. 10-19-09 Today we completed our lesson on Looking for Patterns: homework pages 42-43: 1-11 and pages 57-59 ALL. Students have 40 minutes to work on this assignment during class. 10-13-09 Please have your child check Power School. Many students owe Compass work that must be completed at school. Students have been working on the Compass Learning pre-test for quite some time and should have it finished at this point. The grades for Compass are generated from their personal learning paths based on their individual math needs. Students will receive weekly grades from Compass. If they have not finished their tests, then they must have it finished by next Tuesday and complete a path assignment to replace the missing grade. Homework: Page 38-29: 1-23 10-07-09 Today we shortened classes and worked on make-up work. Unfortunately, two of my children are sick, and I am not feeling well. I will not be at school on Thursday. During class tomorrow, students will be able to complete any make-up work that have not completed thus far. However, tomorrow is the interim deadline. I hope everyone has a great Fall Break. Stay Healthy! NO HOMEWORK OVER BREAK! 10-2-09 I was not at school today because I attended a field trip with my youngest daughter. Students worked on absolute value, comparing integers, and adding integers. Any work not completed in class should be completed and turned in to me by Tuesday, October 6th. 10-01-09 Today we worked on developing the concepts behind multiplying and dividing integers. There is no written homework tonight; however, students should be working on Study Island and Skills Tutor for at least 20 minutes a night. If students would like to work to get ahead for tomorrow, they may complete workbook pages 9-10 on adding integers and 11-12 on subtracting integers. 9-30-09 Today we completed an ADD, checked homework, played integer war, and began learning how to subtract integers. All student should work on Skills Tutor and Study Island tonight. Homework: page 32: 1-31 ALL. 9-29-09 Today, we completed an ADD and played integer war. In class, students were to complete page 27: 1-26, but if they did not, it is homework, as well as pages 27-28: 28 - 58 EVEN. 9-28-09 Today we completed an ADD, went over returned papers and the Skills Tutor reports, and learned how to add integers. All students have Study Island assignments due Wednesday, September 30th. 9-24-09 Today we completed and ADD, checked homework, and I introduced addition and subtraction with integers. There is no written homework tonight. However, students should work on Study Island. 9-23-09 Today we completed an ADD for warm-up. Our Essential Questions for today were 1) What are integers? 2) What is absolute value, and 3) How do you compare integers? The homework for tonight is pages 20-21: 1-60. This assignment should not take more than 20 minutes. Students just write the answers. 9-21-09 Today we worked on evaluating variable expressions. Students completed ADD 127 and pages 16-17: 15-33, then we checked the work in class. Tonight, students should show their parents all of their papers from the six weeks and bring a note that states that parents have seen their papers to earn 10 points extra credit for a homework grade. Students should also be working on Skills Tutor and Study Island assignments that are due Wednesday. 9-19-09 Students completed their Six Weeks Test on Hands-On Equations. There is no WRITTEN homework; however, students should work on their Skills Tutor and Study Island lessons that are due next Wednesday. 9-16-09 Complete your Skills Tutor (Math B, Math C, and Intermediate Math) and your Study Island assignments by next Wednesday. You should work a little each night. 9-15-09 Today we worked in the computer lab on Skills Tutor and Study Island assignments. Workbook page 4 is due tomorrow. 9-14-09 Today we completed workbook page 3 and Hands-On Equation Lesson 5. Tonight's homework is workbook page 4. 9-08-09 Your homework assignment is to have your parents sign the Computer Lab letter that I gave you today. Remember to return the letter to me during 1st period tomorrow. 9-2-09 There is no math homework today. We are working all class period on solving equations. 8-31-09 There is no math homework today. We are working all class period on solving equations. Tomorrow I will check students' notes while they are working in the computer lab on Compass. 8-27-09 Today we began working on solving equations using the Hands-On Equation kit. Students do not have homework over the weekend. Have fun and be safe! 8-26-09 Today all students took a pre-course diagnostic test. It is NOT for a grade; however, it will appear in Power School just to let you know how they did. It will not be averaged into the six weeks grade at all. Tonight's homework is Practice 9-5. This will count as a grade. 8-25-09 There is not math homework tonight. However, ALL MAKE-UP WORK FOR THE FIRST 3 WEEKS IS DUE BY FRIDAY at 8:10!!! 8-24-09 Today we completed ADD 5, checked over the papers from Thursday, and reviewed congruent angles. Students worked on pages 482-483: 2-32 EVEN, 17, 19, and 33-37 ALL. Any work not finished during class is homework. 8-20-09 Today we completed another angle/triangle warm up sheet, corrected returned papers, and watched a Brain Pop on Angles. If students are not pleased with their grade which is already recorded in Power School, they may redo the Brain Pop. They may print their results, email them to me, or have a parent write a note with the grade. I will record the higher grade. There is no weekend homework. Be safe and have fun! 8-18-09 Today we checked over all completed assignments paying close attention to problems that were missed the most often. Our lesson was on congruent triangles. Students have a worksheet to complete that reviews everything we have covered thus far. This paper will be graded. 8-17-09 Today students completed Add 4 and the Compass Learning assessment in the computer lab. There is no math homework tonight. Students should complete their All about Me Museum. 8-14-09 Today we checked homework and completed the "Tri" to be Friends activity. Tonight's homework is to complete the TrianguLarry Creative worksheet. Don't forget to draw Geometropolis on the back. 8-13-09 Today during class, we completed ADD 2, checked homework, and began a lesson on triangles. There is no math homework tonight; however, students should be working on their All about Me Museum project. The directions are below the homework assignments. 8-12-09 Today we reviewed the types of angles and learned about complimentary and supplementary angles. Complete the activity sheet to find your complimentary or supplementary friend. If you are having trouble with finding a name to work, use an adjective that describes you as your complementary or supplementary angle. 8-11-09 Please have your parents visit the Power School website and the Pathfinder Team websites. 8-10-09 This is your first major project. It is due Tuesday, September 18th. All about Me Museum Your teachers and classmates would love to get to know you better. What better way for them to get to know you than for you to design your own museum! Your museum should include the following components: • Timeline • Photographs • Artifacts Timeline: Your timeline should include at least five important events. You may have a picture of the event or draw your own illustration. Photographs: You should include at least 4 photographs of yourself. Examples might include a picture of your family, a pet, your home, playing a sport, a favorite park or vacation spot, etc. Artifacts: Artifacts are things that social scientists can look at to learn about a person. We’ve already brainstormed ideas about artifacts you might like to include in your museum exhibit. These items may be displayed on a board or just as part of your display. Examples of artifacts include favorite toys, a trophy, empty boxes from a favorite food, baby blanket, dance shoes, or a school project completed in another grade. Artifacts should come from each of the following time periods. • Baby/toddler years (Ages 0 - 2) • Preschool Period (Ages 3 - 6) • Early childhood (Ages 7 – 9) • Present (Ages 10 – now) Projects should be turned in to your homeroom teacher Tuesday, August 18th. You may even bring it in on Monday, August 17th. Projects will be displayed in your homeroom for PTSA on Tuesday evening. Grading Rubric: Component Possible Points Your Points Title 10 Timeline with 5 Events 30 4 Artifacts 20 4 Photographs 20 Overall Presentation 10 Completed on time 10 Total Points 100