Tuesday, November 30

Today we reviewed exponents and then took the quiz on sections 4-4 to 4-8. I will have quizzes graded tonight and new grades posted tomorrow. Remember, Friday is the test on Chapter 4.
HW~ NONE

Monday, November 29

Today we combined two lesson - Exponents and Division & Multiplication. We discussed how to multiply powers as well as divide powers. Tomorrow there is a quiz covering sections 4-6 to 4-8. Remember to do the Checkpoint Quiz in preparation for the quiz tomorrow.
HW~worksheet (odds only) & Checkpoint Quiz p. 218

REMINDER...Chapter 4 Test on Friday!!

Tuesday, November 23

The really fun suprise activity today was "The Amazing Math Race". Kids worked in groups and went to various classrooms around the school to solve a math problem and then complete a physical challenge. The first group to return to my room was the winner. The winning team beat all the others by about 5 minutes and each member of the team won a $2 gift certificate to Baskin Robbins.
There is no homework this weekend. Enjoy time with your friends and family and celebrate the things that you are thankful for this year. I am thankful that I have each of you in class this year!
See you Monday!!

Monday, November 22

Today we learned about rational numbers. We talked about negative fractions and the three different ways that they can be written. We also worked on graphing rational numbers on a number line as well as evaluating expressions.
HW~#1-36 p. 207

Thursday, November 18

Today we talked about simplifying fractions. Again another easy lesson but when we add variables it becomes a little more challenging. I moved the quiz on 4-1 to 4-4 to tomorrow so we can do a REALLY FUN activity on Tuesday.
HW~#1-39 (0dds) p. 198 & Checkpoint Quiz p. 199 (#1-13)

Wednesday, November 17

Today we discussed prime factorization and greatest common factor. This is old stuff to most but when we add in variables it a little more challenging. Reminder, there is a quiz on Monday covering the first four sections of Chapter 4.
HW~#1-41 p. 193

Tuesday, November 16

Today we talked about exponents and order of operations with exponents. It was a pretty easy lesson. Tomorrow we will talk about greatest common factor & prime factorization, which seems pretty easy but when you add variables to these types of problems it becomes a little tricky!

Please look at the HW calendar. I have made a few changes in preparation for the quiz. We will spend the day reviewing on Friday and then take the quiz next week Monday.

HW~#2-54 (evens) p. 188

Monday, November 15

Today I handed back the test and I went over any questions. Anyone who wants to retest needs to meet with me during Inspire tomorrow to study. Retake will be Wednesday during Inspire.

The lesson today covered divisibility and factoring. We will use these skills to simplify or reduce fractions later this week.
HW#2-52 (evens) p. 182 & 183

Tuesday, November 9

After correcting homework and answering question, we spent the hour working on the review for the test. Tomorrow is the test on Chapter 3. Study tonight!
HW~Chapter Test (skip #27-36 & 39) p. 174

Monday, November 8

Today we worked on solving equations with decimals. We also went over the quiz from last Friday. Everyone did great on the quiz!! Wednesday is the test on Chapter 3. Start studying now to prepare.
HW~Worksheet

Friday, November 5

Quiz Day...No Homework!! Test on Chapter 3 next week Wednesday.
Enjoy the weekend!!

Thursday, November 4

Today we worked with formulas, specifically the formulas for perimeter, distance = rate x time, and a crazy formula that calculates the temperature based on the number of cricket chirps in a minute. Tomorrow we have a quiz on sections 3-1 to 3-4. Remember doing your homework is the best way to study.
HW~#1-22 p. 147 & Checkpoint Quiz p. 148
STUDY FOR QUIZ!!!

Wednesday, November 3

Today we talked about mean, median, mode, and range. All of this was review. What we learned today was when to use mean, median, and mode and which measure of central tendency was better to use for certain situations. We also played a card game today to practice calculating mean, median, and mode.
HW~#1-25 p. 142

Tuesday, November 2

Today was our second lesson on estimation. This time we focused on estimating when finding products and quotients. When estimating products (multiplication problems), you round to the nearest whole number. When estimating quotients (division problems), you use compatible numbers which are numbers that you can easily divide mentally.
HW~#1-30 p. 136

Monday, November 1

Today we finished the Halloween coordinate grid drawings. The drawings turned out great so I owe everyone candy. I will pay up on Wednesday!

During the second half of class, we started Chapter 3. In the first lesson, we learned about 3 different estimation strategies, rounding (which is review), front-end estimation (a new strategy), and clustering (another new strategy).

If you would like to retake the Chapter 2, please talk to me tomorrow. You need to study with me and retake the test before Friday.

HW~#1-33 p. 132