Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Sept 24th- 28th

Monday, review of Combining Like Terms, hw if not finished in class
                Quick Quiz 1-1

Tuesday, shorter periods:
                Quiz Corrections- scores entered,
                 Review of Simple Solving 6 problems

Wednesday, Quick Quiz 1-2
               Two-Step Solving- Hw if not finished in class

Thursday, More 2-step solving
                Review Weekly packet handed out, due next week Thursday

Friday- TEST over this week's activities: Combining Like terms, Distributing, and Simple Solving

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Week of Sept 17th- 21st

Mon and Tues, Sept 17th and 18th :  Ch 1 PreTeaching Paying the Rent- Scored 9/18

Wed, Sept 19th: Paying the rent- Scored 9/19
                             Started Intro to Solving #1-6 assigned

Thurs, Sept 20th: Finish Intro to Solving- Scored 9/20
Fri, Sept 21st:  Two Step Problems

To retrieve copies of any of these assignments, click here!

Monday, September 10, 2012

Week of Sept 10th-12th

Monday Sept 10th: Finish Robbie the Robot - scored 2 pages 9/10

Tues and Wed, Sept 11th and 12th: 0.4 Felicia's Drive -Not Scored
                         Wed- exit task scored 9/12

Thurs and Fri, Sept 12th, 13th and 14th: Assessment Task, The Garden Problem
           Turn in 0.5 the Garden Problem- scored 9/12
            Assessment scoring in progress

Weekly homework turned in Thursday and new packet handed out Thursday #5P-#9P
Help with weekly homework is here.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Fri, Sept 7th Robbie the Robot

Warm-up:  Write a note to Mr. Campbell and Mrs. Virata .....What do you do well in groups? What is difficult for you in groups?

Today's focus is questioning other students in class and group member's roles. We worked on this with the group task 0.3 Robbie the Robot.

Students were also given a list of question stems (bright green) to keep in their binders, these are great starting points to ask each other when the group is stuck, or for parents to use at home when helping their students. Resist the urge to "TELL" students how to do the math- this send them the sub-conscious message that they are unable to do it on their own. Give them MORE TIME and ask them some good questions to help them clarify or focus their thinking. And then give them MORE TIME!!

Classes were short today so this task was not finished. No homework will be entered for today.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Thursday, Sept 6th

Rate the statement 1-10

"When solving a math problem, the answer is more important than the process."

10- totally agree and 1- totally disagree


Finish Monopoly task (especially the back side regarding Math Practice #1- Making sense of and Perservering in solving problems)

Hand Out Weekly Homework. Students will have an assignment given to them every Thursday which  has 5 review problems to do each night. Help for each problem can be found here, or they can talk to Mr. Campbell of I for help at school.

Wednesday, Sept 5th

Rate your opinion 1 to 10.... "Working in a group is always better than working by yourself." 1- being totally disagee, working by your self is better and 10- being totally agree, working in a group is always best

Monopoly task - not completed turn in Thursday, Sept 6th

Review Handbook

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Welcome Back Tuesday!

Today' Agenda: Find your seat- Card Match- attendance
                        Handout 0.1 Lonely Ground Hog
                        Group Activity- Make Sure Mr. Campbell or Mrs. Virata check your group off
Homework:     Yellow 0.1 (homework) Lonely Ground Hog
                        Week 1 Review Homework - Students will be assigned 5 short assignments weekly to review previously taught concepts. By clicking the link- it will take you to the class web page if you need to print an extra copy of he lesson. By clicking HELP, it will take you to the high school math support page where each lesson is linked to some sort of help page to review that concept. Students can access these from the High school library as well during their lunch time or before or after school.

Extra Hall Passes earned for bringing in a box of Kleenex!!