Sunday, September 27, 2009

Week of 9/28/09

This week marks the beginning of a new unit for everybody. Remember, intelligence is malleable. If you struggled with the last unit, it doesn't mean that you're destined to be bad at math. This is a new unit with new material and if you work hard and study starting now, you can be excellent at this new unit!

Although last Friday marked the end of the first grading period, there are still opportunities to bring your grade up for the second grading period. Everybody is eligible for the Unit 1 Test Retake/Correction this Wednesday, September 30. You have two options:

1) Test Correction - during lunch (half credit)
Come to room 504 during lunch to correct the problems you got wrong. On a sheet of binder paper, you must write the problem and show your work in order to receive half credit.

2) Retake Test - after school (full credit)
Come to room 504 directly after school to retake the test. You must show all work. This is only from 2pm - 3pm. I will take the higher of the test scores (your original or this retake).

The 6th graders had a book project that was due on September 9. Although most students turned theirs in, there are still quite a few who have not and it is adversely affecting their grade. Since the number of missing books is smaller, I will list those names here. The project instructions and rubric are available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/20291082/Book-Project (click on Download or Print in the upper left hand corner). An example is in the classroom. Please complete the project, turn it in, and as soon as I receive it, I will take your name off this list:

Missing Projects
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Lauren D.
Elexis F.
Matthew G.
Colton J.
Sara A.
John C.
Megan C.
Kenny D.
Oliver M.

Jacob P.
Kevin S.
Leyri V.

RJ G.
Riley M.


Nathaniel S.



The homework assignments are as follows:

6th Grade HW
Mon. (9/28): Pg. 78 # 36, 37; Pg. 79 #49-51; Pg. 84 #43-45; Pg. 85 #50
Tue. (9/29): Pg. 90 #22-29
Wed. (9/30): Pg. 90 #45-47, Pg 91 #50, 51, 54
Thu. (10/1)
: Quiz 5 Practice Problems
Fri. (10/2): No HW (Quiz today)

8th Grade HW

Mon. (9/28): Pg. 260 #2, 4, 20-23
Tue. (9/29): Pg. 266 #14-17, Pg. 267 #24, 25
Wed. (9/30): Pg. 277 #20-27
Thu. (10/1)
: Quiz 5 Practice Problems
Fri. (10/2): No HW (Quiz today)

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