Academic Update 3/2 - 3/6

*We will continue with our geometry unit looking at area and surface area this week.  There will be a quiz on finding area of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids on Wed. 3/4. I will have a study session on Wednesday morning 3/4 at 7:30.  HERE is a pass they can use to get to my classroom.

*Chapter 9 Quiz ~ Wednesday, March 4th

*POTW #3 (Extra Credit) due Tuesday, March 10th

Academic Update 2/24 - 2/28

*We will begin a short measurement unit on Monday and have our measurement assessment (60%) on Thursday, Feb. 27th. We will begin Geometry on Friday and begin looking at the area of squares, rectangles, and parallelograms.   This unit involves formulas and the students will be expected to write the formula and show what they are putting into the formula before calculating the answer with their calculators.  

*Measurement Assessment (60%) ~ Thursday, Feb. 27th
       They will be able to use the GREEN measurement chart that they will be given in class on Monday.  It is important to keep up with this chart and have it for Thursday.


*POTW #2 (Extra Credit) ~ due on Wednesday, Feb. 26th

Academic Update 2/17 -2/21

*We will take our Chapter 6 Test this Thursday/Friday.  It is a difficult unit and the students have plenty of resources that they need to use for studying as they prepare for the test.  I am also allowing them to bring a 3x5 card into the test of any information they want to write down (formulas, example problems, etc.)   I will also offer a study session on Thursday, Feb. 20th at 7:30 AM.   HERE is a pass if they need it to get to my room on Thursday.

*Chapter 6 Test ~ Thursday/Friday Feb. 20-21

*POTW #2 (Extra Credit) due Wednesday, Feb. 26th

Academic Update 2/3 -2/7

*We will continue working in our percent unit this week and look at percent application problems.  We have a Chapter 6 quiz on Tuesday and a chart quiz on Wednesday, Feb. 5th.  The chart quiz is a memorization quiz of fraction, decimal, and percent equivalences for nine frequently used conversions.  There are practice quizzes on Google Classroom and we took a practice quiz Monday so they could see how much they needed to study.

*Our weekly CRs require students to review previously taught concepts.  They are NOT to use the calculator unless it was a skill we learned with a calculator.  Many students are losing lots of points each week because they continue to NOT show their work.  Please encourage your child to put forth their best effort on this important weekly assignment.

*Chapter 6 Quiz ~ Tuesday, Feb. 4th

*Chart Quiz ~ Wednesday, Feb. 5th

Academic Update 1/27-1/31

*We will begin our percent, fraction, and decimal unit this week.  This is a challenging unit and the final test is heavy with problem-solving questions which can be difficult for most students.  The students filled out a fraction, decimal, percent equivalence chart that needs to be memorized for a quiz next week.  I will post the chart and some practice quizzes to google classroom for them to use as a resource.

*No quizzes or tests this week.

*POTW #1 - due Monday, February 3rd.   I forgot to post the POTW on Friday, but it is on the blog today.  

Academic Update 1/20 - 1/24

*We will review for our Chapter 4 Test this week. Our unit test will be Friday, January 24th.  I will have a study session on Thursday morning at 7;30.  HERE is the hall pass if you should need it to attend.  

*Chapter 4 Test ~ Friday, January 24th

*POTW #1 (Extra Credit) will be posted by Friday, Jan. 24th

Academic Update 1/13 - 1/17

*Hope everyone had a great holiday break!  It has been a busy first week back for sure!  We took our quiz today on Chapter 4.  We will begin looking at applying proportional reasoning to similar triangles and scale drawings this week.  No quizzes or tests this week but our Chapter 4 Unit Test will be the following week.

*No CR this week due to testing and the upcoming holiday weekend.