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Math 26 - 30, 2008

Day

Assignment

Due

Monday

26th

 

No School ... Memorial Day


 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Tuesday

27th

C2

During class today you will ...
... complete a Nutrition Mini Project

 

WritingAssignment

--TBA (Depends on how much we get done during class)

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

Wednesday

28th

E1

During class today you will ...
... play Cribbage

 

WritingAssignment

--Pizzazz Handout

 

 

 

 

Thursday

Thursday

29th

E2

 

 

During class today you will ...
... Review Concepts

 

WritingAssignment

--Pizzazz Handout

 

 

 

 

Friday

Friday

30th

A1

 

During class today you will ...
... Review Concepts

 

WritingAssignment

--Pizzazz Handout

 

 

 

 

Monday

     

 

 

 

MCAS IS OVER!!!!!

Math 19 - 23, 2008

Day

Assignment

Due

Monday

19th

E1

LAST DAY OF MCAS!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Tuesday

20th

E2

During class today you will ...
... play Math Quest

 

WritingAssignment

--TBA

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

Wednesday

21st

A1

During class today you will ...
... be introduced to Cribbage

 

WritingAssignment

--TBA

 

 

 

 

Thursday

Thursday

22nd

A2

 

 

During class today you will ...
... play Cribbage

 

WritingAssignment

--TBA

 

 

 

 

Friday

Friday

23rd

A1

 

Early Release today at 12:15 p.m.

During class today you will ...
...

 

WritingAssignment

--TBA

 

 

 

 

Monday

     

 

 

Math 12 - 16, 2008

Day

Assignment

Due

Monday

12th

E2

During class today you will ...
...
review scatterplots
 

WritingAssignment

MCAS Vocabulary Test:
All 30 words will be on the test

Study for 20 minutes with a parent/guardian.  Parent/guardian must sign agenda:
"I quizzed ________________ on the MCAS vocabulary words."  Then parent/guardian must sign below the statement.

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Tuesday

13th

A1

During class today you will ...
... complete the MCAS Vocabulary Test

 

WritingAssignment

Bring your concept questions to class.

MCAS Misc. Question Review -- Complete ON YOUR OWN WITHOUT ANY HELP #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.  You may use your MCAS Reference Sheet for question #5.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

Wednesday

14th

A2

During class today you will ...
... review MCAS test

 

WritingAssignment

TBA

 

 

 

 

Thursday

Thursday

15th

C1

 

 

During class today you will ...
... review choice of concepts

 

WritingAssignment

Get a full, good night sleep

 

 

 

 

Friday

Friday

16th

C2

 

MCAS

WritingAssignment

Go to bed early Sunday evening to be ready for the MCAS test on Monday

 

 

 

 

Monday

     

 

 

 

April 28 - May 2, 2008

Day

Assignment

Due

Monday

5th

A1

During class today you will ...
... correct
Number Sense Review Day 2
... begin going over an MCAS test, looking for "tricks" and strategies for taking the test and getting to the right answer
(click for today's lesson)
 

WritingAssignment

MCAS Data Review Handout (Word   PDF) -- Complete all problems.  This will be graded for accuracy!

MCAS Vocabulary:
line of symmetry
reciprocal
numerator
denominator
equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Tuesday

6th

A2

During class today you will ...
... correct Data Review Handout
... continue going over an MCAS test, looking for "tricks" and strategies for taking the test and getting to the right answer
(click for today's lesson)
 

WritingAssignment

MCAS Patterns, Relationships, and Algebra Review Handout (Word   PDF)-- Complete all problems.  This will be graded for accuracy!

MCAS Vocabulary:
tenths
hundredths
factor
and any others that you personally need to review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

Wednesday

7th

C1

During class today you will ...
... correct Patterns, Relationships, and Algebra Review Handout
... continue going over an MCAS test, looking for "tricks" and strategies for taking the test and getting to the right answer
(click for today's lesson)
 

WritingAssignment

MCAS Geometry and Measurement Review Handout (Word    PDF) -- Complete all problems.  This will be graded for accuracy!

MCAS Vocabulary: Review all ... MCAS Vocabulary Test is on Tuesday, May 13th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday

Thursday

8th

C2

 

 

During class today you will ...
... correct Geometry and Measurement Review Handout
... continue going over an MCAS test, looking for "tricks" and strategies for taking the test and getting to the right answer
(click for today's lesson)
 

WritingAssignment

MCAS More Patterns, Relationships, and Algebra Review Handout (Word   PDF) -- Complete all problems.  This will be graded for accuracy!

MCAS Vocabulary: Review all ... MCAS Vocabulary Test is on Tuesday, May 13th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

Friday

9th

E1

 

During class today you will ...
... correct More Patterns, Relationships, and Algebra Review Handout
... continue going over an MCAS test, looking for "tricks" and strategies for taking the test and getting to the right answer
(click for today's lesson)
 

WritingAssignment

MCAS (to be assigned) Review Handout -- Complete all problems.  This will be graded for accuracy!

MCAS Vocabulary: Review all ... MCAS Vocabulary Test is on Tuesday, May 13th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

     

 

 

April 28 - May 2, 2008

Day

Assignment

Due

Monday

28th

A2

During class today you will ...
... be introduced to Rates, Ratio and Proportion with the focus on RATIO.
(click for today's lesson)
(click for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday handout)

WritingAssignment

~Math Journal page 212 #2, 4, 5, 6 -- This is a review of subtracting negative and positive integers due Tuesday

~Math Journal page 302 -- Complete # 1 - 6 due Tuesday

~Quiz on rates, ratios and proportions on Friday, May 2

~MCAS Mandatory Vocabulary -- New words added to your list: multiple, average, mode, reflection, translation

See my website for all words assigned so far. Remember, you can be tested at any time on any of those words.


 

 

 

 

 

 

See individual assignments

Tuesday

29th

C1

During class today you will ...

... be introduced to proportion
(click for today's lesson)
WritingAssignment

~Math Journal page 288 All problems due Wednesday

~Math Journal page 289 All problems due Wednesday

~Quiz on rates, ratios and proportions on Friday, May 2

~MCAS Mandatory Vocabulary -- New words added to your list: multiple, average, mode, reflection, translation

See my website for all words assigned so far. Remember, you can be tested at any time on any of those words.

 

 

 

 

See individual assignments

Wednesday

30th

C2

During class today you will ...

... be introduced to rate
(click for today's lesson)
WritingAssignment

~Math Journal page 283 due Thursday

~Pizzazz Handout due Thursday

~Quiz on rates, ratios and proportions on Friday, May 2

~MCAS Mandatory Vocabulary -- New words added to your list: multiple, average, mode, reflection, translation

See my website for all words assigned so far. Remember, you can be tested at any time on any of those words.

 

 

 

 

 

See individual assignments

Thursday

1st

E1

 

 

During class today you will ...

... begin MCAS Review Day 1 on Number Sense
WritingAssignment

~MCAS Review Day 1 -- Number Sense
Word or PDF
(complete if you did not do so in class today.  If you used your time wisely, you should have the majority of it completed).

~Quiz on rates, ratios and proportions tomorrow

~MCAS Mandatory Vocabulary -- New words added to your list: ordered pair, LCM, median, congruent, similar

See my website for all words assigned so far. Remember, you can be tested at any time on any of those words.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

Friday

2nd

E2

 

During class today you will ...

... complete a quiz on rates, ratios, and proportion

WritingAssignment

~MCAS Review Day 2 -- Number Sense
Word or PDF
(complete if you did not do so in class today.  If you used your time wisely after the quiz, you should have the majority of it completed).

~MCAS Mandatory Vocabulary -- New words added to your list: ordered pair, LCM, median, congruent, similar

See my website for all words assigned so far. Remember, you can be tested at any time on any of those words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

     

 

 

April 14 - 18, 2008

Day

Assignment

Due

 

Nature's Classroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

April 7 - 11, 2008

Day

Assignment

Due

Monday

7th

C2

During class today you will ...
... introduced to our probability unitWritingAssignment

Complete handout on positive and negative integers -- Remember, when the original problem is a subtraction problem, YOU ADD THE OPPOSITE!!!!!
 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Tuesday

8th

E1

During class today you will ...

... play probability games
WritingAssignment

Probability Handout -- Pizzazz E - 49

 

 

 

Wednesday

Wednesday

9th

E2

During class today you will ...

... play probability games
WritingAssignment

Probability Handout -- Pizzazz E - 51
Remember ... all you have to do is multiply the number of options.

 

 

 

 

Thursday

Thursday

10th

A1

 

 

During class today you will ...

... play probability games
WritingAssignment

Probability Handout and Data Review Packet -- Complete
 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

Friday

11th

A2

 

During class today you will ...

... wrap up probability unit

WritingAssignment

GET READY FOR NATURE'S CLASSROOM!

 

 

 

 

Monday

     

 

 

 

    arrives!

March 31 - April 4, 2008

Day

Assignment

Due

Monday

31st

E1

During class today you will ...
... work on the geometry testWritingAssignment

Complete geometry test as assigned in class today.  Don't forget to get your parent's or guardian's signature on the test as required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Tuesday

32nd

C2
Day has been changed from E2 to C2 because of 8th grade MCAS schedule.

During class today you will ...

... add and subtract negative and positive integers

WritingAssignment

~Math Journal page 211

~Assessment as checked off in class today

 

 

 

Wednesday

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