Weekly Overview and Assignments

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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 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:

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: