Wednesday, December 19, 2007

The students are working on a fraction packet.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Math 7th: The students are just finishing up their chapter on fractions. Some students struggled getting their fractions into lowest terms and are stil correcting some lessons. They received a progress report so they would know what lessons to work on a bit longer.

Math 8th: The students just finished up their chapter. Some students have a bit to correct for better understanding. They received a progress report so they would know what to work on.

THE END OF THE QUARTER IS NEXT FRIDAY.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Math 7th: The students worked on multiplying fractions. Tomorrow they have a test over multiplying fractions.

Math 8th: The students worked on lesson 4.3.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Math 7th: The students worked on worksheets 5.1 and 5.2. They are due tomorrow.

Math 8th: The students worked on lesson 4.1. It is due tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Math 7/8: Both classes worked on chapter reviews yesterday. Today they are taking tests over their chapters. Tomorrow they will be taking a pretest for the next chapter to see what they already know about fractions.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Math 8th: The students worked on 3.3 variables on both sides of the equation. They are getting very good at solving complicated equations. They will have a review and a test next week. They brought home a progress report to be signed this week.

Math 7th: The students worked on understanding fractions. They did lessons 4.5 - 4.7 in their workbook. They have a test next week. They brought home a progress report to be signed this week.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Math 8th: The students just started to work on 2 step equations. They are a lot like one step equations. We will work on this again tomorrow. The homework is to do problems 1-6 workbook 3.1.

Math 7th: The students worked on 4.2 workbook. Complete the first side for homework.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Math 8th: The students took a test today.

Math 7th: The students worked on lesson 4.1. They need to complete workbook 4.1 by tomorrow.

Monday, November 12, 2007

Math 7th and 8th: The students worked on scatterplots today. Math 7th has a test tomorrow. Math 8th has a test on Wednesday.

Friday, November 9, 2007

Math 8th: The students worked on histograms, stem-n-leaf, collecting data, and determining the best graph for the data. There will be a test next Thursday. They got a review packet today.

Math 7th: The students worked on stem-n-leaf, histogram, what graph to use, and mean, median, mode. There will be a test next Tuesday. They worked on a review packet today.

Monday, October 29, 2007

The students have calculated their daily calorie intake (most of them need to slow down and eat a bit more). They are now calculating their daily exercise.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Math 7th and 8th: We have just started a two week project. The project works on personal health, graphing, and percents. Each day the students will be recording what they eat and what exercise they do that day. Each student has a folder to keep their worksheets in.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Math 7th: The students have a chapter 2 test tomorrow.

Math 8th: The students have a four page chapter review to work on for the next few days. The test over chapter 2 will be on Monday.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Math 7th: The students worked on the chapter review. They need to work through the problems up through page 99.

Math 8th: The students worked on worksheet 2.6.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Math 7th: The students will be converting metric units. They have a worksheet to complete, 2.7.

Math 8th: The students will be solving equations. They need to complete worksheet 2.5 for homework.
Math 7th: The students worked on metric units. Identifying the correct unit label for a specific measurement. They needed to complete the front side of worksheet 2.6.

Math 8th: The students did a mid-chapter quiz. They worked on worksheet 2.4 for homework.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Math 7th: The students worked on scientific notation.


Math 8th; The students worked on simplifying expressions. No homework.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Math 7th: The students took a mid-chapter quiz today. There is no homework.

Math 8th: The students started work on simplifying variable expressions. They have 6 problems for homework. Problems 2-7 in their workbook lesson 2.3.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Math 7th: The students have been working on dividing decimals. They seem to be getting the hang of it. They have had worksheets all week.

Math 8th: The students have been working on mathematical properties. They have been completing worksheets each day.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Math 7th: The students worked on multiplying decimals. They have two problems for homework.

Math 8th: The students reviewed for the test which is tomorrow. They need to work on make-up work tonight.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Math 7th: The students did great on ordering decimals. Today they will be working on adding and subtracting. They need to remember to line up the decimal and add zeros when necessary. The homework is worksheet 2.2.

Math 8th: The students worked on the coordinate plane today. They need to complete worksheet 1.8 for homework. They need to do any corrections or make-up work as well, this will help them to be ready for the test on Friday.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Math 7th: The students worked on ordering decimals and rounding. The homework was worksheet 2.1.

Math 8th: The students reviewed subtracting integers. They took notes on multiplying and dividing integers. The homework was worksheet 1.7. There will be a test on Friday.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Math 7th : The students took their first test today.

Math 8th: The students need to complete worksheet 1.6 for tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Math 7th : The students are working on the chapter review. They need to do pages 43-45 every third problem.

Math 8th: The students are adding integers. They need to complete worksheet 1.6.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Math 8th: The students worked on integers. They got workbooks to take home today. The assignment was to complete worksheet 1.4.

Math 7th: The students worked on order of operations. They need to complete worksheet 1.4 by tomorrow.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Friday was a skills day. The students looked at classzone.com, there are many practice opportunities that go along with the math lessons. The students can earn extra credit by working through these lessons. The students then worked on the mixed reviews.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Math 8th: The students worked on lesson 1.3. The lesson was order of operations. This year the students are working on variables, powers, and different grouping signals. They worked on worksheet 1.3 in class. They need to finish side one by tomorrow.

Math 7th: The students worked on lesson 1.3. The lesson was about powers and exponents. They need to get a calculator to use each day in class. They worked on worksheet 1.3 in class. They need to finish the worksheet by tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Math 8th: 1.2 Powers/ Exponents, took notes in their spiral notebook and there is a worksheet for homework. All students need a calculator for class.

Math 7th: 1.2 Variables/Expressions, took notes in their spiral notebook and there is a worksheet for homework. All students need a calculator for class.
The students started work in the math book yesterday. They worked on lesson 1.1. There was a worksheet for homework.
The students were in Mr. Kovach's room working on equivalent ratios for four days.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

The students have been working with Mr. Kovach and Monday is their last day with him. They will be returning to me on Tuesday.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

The students have been working on factor lattices. They completed notetaking and two worksheets to practice building lattices. Then they built gumdrop lattices.

Now they have moved on to Mr. Watt's class to study for four days.