Week 26 - Unit 5 Results

Unit 5 Test Results
On Thursday before break, students took the second unit test of the semester.  The results are in Infinite Campus and students have already received their test booklets and answer documents.

Students were also allowed to choose their own seats, however, I reserve the right to make changes if necessary.

Below are some brief statistics by class period.

Period	# Students  >= 90%	# Total  students	Average  score
1	20	28	91%
5	14	24	89%
6	18	29	91%

This Week
This week, we will be beginning our unit on geometry.  We will learn the geometric relationships between angles and triangles and we will also explore polygon congruence.

Homework for the week is as follows:
Monday (2/27): WB 8-2 # 1-12
Tuesday (2/28): WB 8-3 # 1, 3, 6, 7 and WB 8-4 #1, 2, 10
Wednesday (2/29): WB 8-6 #2, 5, 7, 9
Thursday (3/1): Unit 6 Quiz 1 Practice Problems
Friday (3/2): No HW

Week 25 - Unit 5 Test

Sub on Tuesday
This Tuesday is the second of two trainings on Explicit Direct Instruction.  Students will be taking a practice test on Tuesday with the substitute.  Anything that is not completed in class will be homework.

This Week
This week, we will finish our unit of exponents and roots.  On Monday, we will learn the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem (testing to see if a triangle is a right triangle, based on the length of its side).  On Tuesday, students will take a Practice Test.  On Wednesday, we will review the answers and play a review game.  On Thursday, we will take the test.  On Friday, I will return the results and we will use the data to practice making stem-and-lead and box-and-whisker charts.

Homework for the week is as follows:
Monday (2/13): TB Pg. 208 #12-20
Tuesday (2/14): Practice Test (if not completed in class)
Wednesday (2/15): Review for test
Thursday (2/16): None (Unit Test today)
Friday (2/17): None (Enjoy your break!)

Week 24 - Square Roots & Pythagorean Theorem

Substitute on Tuesday
This Tuesday, all math teachers at John Muir will be attending a workshop on Explicit Direct Instruction Part 1.  Part 2 will be the following Tuesday (Feb. 14).  There will be a substitute teacher on both Tuesdays, but I'm not sure who it will be.

Pre-Algebra Announcements


This Week
This week, we will be studying squares and square roots and apply them in the Pythagorean Theorem for right triangles (a^2 + b^2 = c^2).

Homework is as follows:
Monday (2/6):  WB 4-6 #1-9 odd
Tuesday (2/7):  WB 4-6 #11-19 odd
Wednesday (2/8): WB 4-8 #7-14
Thursday (2/9): Unit 5 Quiz 2 Practice Problems
Friday (2/10): Problem of the Week #19 - Exponent Expression Matching


Algebra Announcements


This Week
This week, we will be learning about standard form for linear equations, how to find intercepts, and how to convert back and forth from standard form to slope-intercept form.

Homework is as follows:
Monday (2/6):  TB Pg. 266 #9, 13, 14, 16, 19