Sunday, December 14, 2014

Week 18

Last week before break means finals unit tests for all!  This week, the 7th graders will be taking their Unit 3 Test on Wednesday.  The 6th graders will take their Unit 4 Test on Thursday.  I have a VERY ambitious goal of having all of the tests graded by Friday, so that students can know before going on break.  We will see...

6th Accelerated (https://sjusd.app.box.com/s/4da00xgz3wfsxk92o874)
This week, we will wrap up our study of percents.  Students will be doing more practice exercises in class on Monday and Tuesday.  On Wednesday, they will take a Practice Test and receive feedback before the end of class.  They will take the Percents Unit Test on Thursday (it's very short).  A study guide will be distributed on Tuesday in class and on box.

7th Grade (https://sjusd.app.box.com/s/fvpzcxpzao0bdhrp86pg)
The 7th graders did a really fantastic job on their projects and presentations last week.  The students worked very hard to put together their slides and were great audience members giving both positive and constructive feedback.  You can watch the videos below.  We will be reviewing on Monday and Tuesday everything they need in order to be prepared for the Unit 3 Test on Wednesday (the study guide and practice test are already in box).

Period 1 (videos 101 - 109)
  1. Dakota, Jazmin, Elysia, Janisty
  2. Ian, Josh, Elena, Jesus
  3. Demetrio, Angel, Anissa, Joseph
  4. Nate, Richard, Jair
  5. Diego
  6. Ayn
  7. Xoe, Yas
  8. Julian, Cameron, Melvin, Johann
  9. Amy, Cheyenne, Nayele, Erika

Period 4 (videos 401 - 413)
  1. Rubi, Michelle, Joyce, Chelsea
  2. Dominick, Jordan, Kenan, Richard G.
  3. Christian
  4. Jackie, Rachel
  5. Michael
  6. George, Richy
  7. Richard A., Alfonso
  8. James, Jose, Adam, Daniel
  9. Frances
  10. Jaylene, Shay, Kimberly
  11. Jake
  12. Maddie, Dani, Virginia
  13. Zach, Juan
Period 5 (videos 501 - 512)
  1. Lauren, Dulce
  2. Natalie
  3. Nicole
  4. Isaac, Joey
  5. Cassy, Malia, Lily, Adriyanna
  6. Kaylee, Jacob, Karen, Jackie
  7. Norlando, Homer, AJ, Keven
  8. Reese, Alex
  9. Elena-Grace
  10. Hugo, Michael, Giovanni
  11. Angel, Nathan, Ednovi, Jayden
  12. Daniel

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Week 17

6th Accelerated (https://sjusd.app.box.com/s/4da00xgz3wfsxk92o874)
Last Thursday, the students took their Unit 3 Test.  Overall, the results were pretty solid with most students earning a 4 (At Grade Level) or 5 (Above Grade Level) on the rubric for each of the three sections.  I've included the rubric that the grade that it translates to for the gradebook below.  We went over each of the questions on Friday and in small groups and then as a class "graded" a sample of questions.  Students will receive their individual scores on Monday.  Again (as with all unit tests), students and parents are welcome to come to school between 7:30am - 7:55am or after school on Mondays from 2:42pm - 3:30pm or by appointment to see the tests.

In the next two weeks, we will be completing a unit on percents.  We'll be studying this week the meaning of percents and how they relate to fractions and decimals as well as calculating percents in real world situations such as sales tax, tip, discounts, mark ups/mark downs, commission, and more.  It's a short unit and the test is scheduled for Thursday, December 18.

7th Grade (https://sjusd.app.box.com/s/fvpzcxpzao0bdhrp86pg)
This week, students will be completing their projects on Rates, Equations, and Graphs.  Last week, each student (with their group, if applicable) had worked on their rough draft and received teacher approval for completed sections.  As soon as each group is checked off for Parts 1 - 7 of the rough draft, they can check out materials to complete their poster, keynote presentation, or google presentation.  The project will be due on Thursday, December 11.  The rubric and sample presentation are available on the box.

Graph Template - Choose this to help you make your graph for the presentation.