Monday, March 29, 2010

Week of 3/29/10

This week, 6th graders will continue their study of probability.



This week, Algebra students will be preparing for the Unit 5 Test and the CST.

Remember: you can get extra math help in the following locations.



Homework Center Math Lab
Location Library Room 802 (near cafeteria)
Days M, W, Th M, W, Th
Times 2pm - 4pm 2pm - 3pm
Ms. Li times Wed. 3pm - 4pm Wed. 2pm - 3pm




6th Grade HW
Mon. (3/29): Pg. 404 #1-10
Tue. (3/30): Pg. 408 #1-10
Wed. (3/31): Pg. Pg. 412 #1-7
Thu. (4/1): Quiz 20 Practice Problems
Fri. (4/2): No HW (Quiz today)

8th Grade HW

Mon. (3/29): CST packet #1-8
Tue. (3/30): CST packet #9-12
Wed. (3/31): CST packet #13-16
Thu. (4/1): Unit 5 Practice Problems
Fri. (4/2): No HW (Test today)

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Week of 3/22/10 - Unit 5 Test Results

On Friday, the 6th graders took their Unit 5 Test. Our goal was for each student to demonstrate at least 80% mastery. Since there were 25 questions, that means you had to get at least 20 correct. Congratulations to all students who met our Big Goal and demonstrated mastery of Unit 5!

There were several students who had outstanding performance.

Melissa Murphy, Hannah Streu, Hilina Mekuria and Leonardo Robles Gonzalez answered 25 out of 25 questions correctly!

Jose Ruelas and Noah Pierce answered 24 out of 25 questions correctly!


In addition to the students mentioned already, the following students met our goal of 80% mastery:
Grant Cooperman, Jalen Fleming, Sophie Coover, Josh Oceguera, Gaby Rodriguez, Cayla Antonio, Kainoah Analone-Pinheir, Rachel Kiep, Danielle LaFrom, and Dara Masri.

Great work, everyone!!

Below are class results of the Unit 5 Test.


PeriodAverage (Raw)Average %Students Above 80%Total Students
416.968%526
516.867%427
615.361%731

Test Corrections:
Test corrections will take place Tuesday and Wednesday during lunch in my room.  Students can earn half credit for questions they correct.

Retakes:
Only students who come in to complete the test corrections will be eligible for the retake.  Retakes earn full credit points and replace the original test grade.  This will take place in room 802 (Math Lab) on Wednesday after school from 2pm - 3pm.


6th Grade HW
Mon (3/22) - No HW
Tue (3/23) - Pg. 388 #3-8
Wed (3/24) - Pg. 392 #6-15
Thu (3/25) - Quiz 19 Practice Problems
Fri (3/26) - No HW (Quiz today)


8th Grade HW

Mon (3/22) - Pg. 607 #1-7, 15-17
Tue (3/23) - Pg. 607 #8-14, 24-26
Wed (3/24) - Quadratic Word Problems Worksheet
Thu (3/25) - Quiz 21 Practice Problems
Fri (3/26) - No HW (Quiz today)

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Unit Test 5 is here!  6th graders will be taking their unit test (on geometry) this Friday.  Remember, we want every student to demonstrate at least 80% mastery on the assessment.  A study guide was distributed last Friday and will be due this Friday.  

Unit Test 5 for 8th graders will be next week.  Get ready!  This week, we will be continuing our study of the quadratic equation and using it to solve word problems.

I'm not sure if everyone is aware of this resource, but we have opened a Math Lab that meets in room 802 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to help students with math homework only (the Homework Center is for all subjects). The math lab is open from 2pm-3pm (the Homework Center is open until 4pm). This is a quieter, smaller, place for students to get help with their math homework. Please come here if you would like additional help. It, too, is staffed by John Muir math teachers.



Homework Center Math Lab
Location Library Room 802 (near cafeteria)
Days M, W, Th M, W, Th
Times 2pm - 4pm 2pm - 3pm
Ms. Li times Wed. 3pm - 4pm Wed. 2pm - 3pm




Homework for the week is as follows.


6th Grade HW
Tue. (3/16): Pg. 475 #14-17, 20-22; Pg. 476 #26-29
Wed. (3/17): Pg. 477 #19-28, Pg. 545 #7, 8
Thu. (3/18): Unit 5 Study Guide
Fri. (3/18): No HW (Unit Test 5 today)

8th Grade HW

Tue. (3/16): Pg. 602 #34-39

Wed. (3/17): Pg. 602 #40-46

Thu. (3/18): Quiz 20 Practice Problems

Fri. (3/18): No HW (Quiz 20 today)

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Week of 3/8/10

On Tuesday, all math teachers at John Muir (myself included) will be off-site in a math collaboration meeting.  Homework assigned on Monday and Tuesday will be due on Wednesday.

Another reminder: no school next Monday. 

6th graders will be continuing their geometry unit.  We will be focusing on circles (radius, diameter, circumference, and area) and classifying quadrilaterals.

8th graders will be learning the proof of the quadratic equation and applying it to solve equations.

Homework for the week is as follows.


6th Grade HW
Mon. (3/8): Pg. 508 #8-11; Find the exact and approximate radius, diameter, circumference, and area for each circle.
Tue. (3/9): Circles WS
Wed. (3/10): Pg. 464 #1-10
Thu. (3/10): Quiz 18 Practice Problems

8th Grade HW

Mon. (3/8): Copy quadratic formula proof into HW journal, copy quadratic formula 5 times.
Tue. (3/9): Quadratic Formula Worksheet
Wed. (3/10): Pg. 602 #1-6
Thu. (3/10): Quiz 19 Practice Problems