Wednesday, September 29, 2010

I was not in school today but the students had a wonderful teacher, Ms. Bollaert, who is a math major! Students took their second quiz today and they were able to make corrections on the questions that were wrong. I will have quizzes graded hopefully by tomorrow. Reminder that there is a test covering Chapter 1 next week Tuesday.
HW~NONE

Tuesday, September 28

The second quiz is tomorrow covering adding and subtracting integers (Sections 1-5 & 1-6). Today we reviewed for the quiz by playing a heated game of Jeopardy. The orange team won by 200 points!! Don't forget to study for your quiz by DOING PROBLEMS!!
HW~Study for Quiz

Monday, September 27

In class today students learned about rules for multiplying and dividing integers. We learned that multiplying or dividing numbers with the same sign (both positive or both negative) results in a positive answer, and that multiplying or dividing numbers with different signs (one positive and one negative) results in a negative answer.
There is a quiz on Wednesday covering sections 1-5, 1-6, and 1-9
HW~#1-27 p. 47

Thursday, September 23

Today's lesson covered adding and subtracting integers. This again was review but was more of a challenge than the other lessons we have covered. Students were introduced to the clickers today and loved them. The clickers are a great way to assess students and get immediate feedback not only for the teacher but as for the student.
HW~#2-30(evens) p. 27 & #2-30 (evens) p. 32 (Due Monday)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

I was not in class today because I was home with my daughter who is sick. Mrs. Rodriguez,the Spanish teacher, covered my class today. Because I wasn't there we had a little change in plan. Instead of reviewing for the quiz, students just took the quiz. I think that the kids were more than prepared for the quiz as everything has been very easy for them.

The procedure for quiz taking is the following. Students take the quiz, then turn it in to me when finished. I will then review the quiz and circle questions that are wrong. Students then have the opportunity to redo the incorrect questions. When finished correcting, they turn the quiz in to be corrected. I will typically have quizzes graded by the next class period. You can check Edline to see how your child did or you can ask to see your child's quiz.

Tuesday, September 21

In today's lesson we covered absolute value and integers. Again, the students are catching on easily. They all very good students. Most of them finished their assignment again. Tomorrow we will review for the quiz and we will have the first quiz on Thursday.
HW ~ #2-20 (evens) & 22-27 p. 20 & Checkpoint Quiz #1-10 p. 22

Monday, September 20

Today our lesson covered Evaluating Variable Expressions. Again the students caught on quite easily and finished their homework before leaving class. The students do have their first quiz this week Thursday. The quiz will cover sections 1-1 to 1-4. So if you have some spare time, you can always study for your quiz!!
HW~ #1-25(odds) & 34-37 p. 16 & 17

Friday, September 17

After two busy days at camp, we are back to work in math class. Today our lesson was on Order of Operations, review for many of the students. Students had about 30 minutes to work on their homework before leaving class. For those of you how were not here today, the homework is listed below. Have a wonderful weekend and see you Monday!
HW~ #1-21, 43, 45, 52-55 p. 11 & 12

Monday, September 13

Today we started working in the math book. The lesson covered numerical and variable expressions. This lesson was very easy for all the students and many students finished their homework before leaving class.
HW~ #1-39 p. 6 & 7 (due Tuesday)

Friday, September 10

Today we worked in groups to complete the Diagnostic Test. Students reviewed math topics that they learned last year. All students did very well on the test. Monday we will start working in the math book, and students will have their first homework assignment Monday night.

Have a great weekend. I look forward to getting to know you better at camp next week!

Thursday, September 9

Today we finished up a few things that we started this week. Students worked with their partner to finish their profile for the teambook. Students also finished the scavenger hunt for chapter 1. The scavenger hunt familiarized the students with the set up of their math text. If the scavenger hunt was not finished in class it is homework. Tomorrow students should turn in their signed syllabus as well as their completed scavenger hunt.

Wednesday, September 8

Because I wasn't able to get the pictures developed today, we had a change in plans. Instead of work on partner profiles for our team book, we went over the class syllabus, handed out books, and worked on a scavenger hunt to familiarize the students with the book.

Students should review the syllabus with their parents and return the syllabus to me by Friday signed by both the parent and the student. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the syllabus.

syllabus

This is the syllabus that we will discuss on Thursday in class. Your assignment is to sign the syllabus, read it over with your parents, have one of your parents sign the syllabus, and return the syllabus to me on Friday. If you misplace the syllabus, you can print one out using the link below.
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=1kO787Aumg0RqvO7gWX9iZ7Pq8DyDzTaMy2990liDw2p2pQZ0KFzAvlXR7KYr&hl=en&authkey=CKC51MUE

Welcome to Pre-Algebra

Welcome to Mrs. Slot's Pre-Algebra Class. If you are up for a challenge you are in the right class. This year we will learn many new math concepts. I am excited to be working with you in class this year. I hope that by the end of the year, you will LOVE math as much as I do!!