Sunday, January 31, 2010

Week of 2/1

Happy February!

The Math Club competition at The Latin School of Chicago was a lot of fun this past Saturday. I am proud of all of our students for trying their best!

This week in Course 2 we will be solving two step equations. There will be a Quiz on Friday.

This week in Pre-Algebra we will be finishing up Chapter 7. There will be a Quiz on Wednesday.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Week of 1/25

This week Course 2 students will have a quiz Monday and on Friday. We will be working on solving one step equations.

Pre-Algebra is exploring the wonderful world of proportions and ratios. There will be a quiz on Wednesday.

I am really looking forward to Saturday because I am taking the Math Club to the Latin School of Chicago for their second math competition of the year. This is one of the largest competitions that we enter and it is a great opportunity for our students to display their mathematical talent!

Monday, January 18, 2010

Week of 1/19

This week course 2 will be starting Chapter 7. We focus on writing variable expressions and combining like terms.

Pre-Algebra will also be starting Chapter 7. They will be working with ratios rates and converting units.

Scholastic Bowl will be having their first weekly meeting this THURSDAY from 3:00 to 4:00. Scholastic Bowl allows students of all grade levels to participate in trivia games and compete in trivia competitions with neighboring schools. See me if you have any questions or would like to join!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Week of 1/11

This week the students will be taking the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. Be sure to go to bed early and eat a healthy breakfast!

The schedule will be a little disrupted due to testing so next week in Course 2 we will be spending all week playing review games for Friday's Chapter 6 Test. Chapter 6 covers operations with integers, properties, and graphing on the coordinate plane. It may be a good idea to make some flash cards to remember the following properties: commutative, associative, inverse, identity and distributive.

Next week in Pre-Algebra we will be having a quiz on Monday over surface area and volume. All students should have made a note card with the formulas on the. Then we will be reviewing for Friday's test on Chapter 6.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Welcome Back!

I cannot believe that this break is almost over! I am looking forward to hearing all the fun stories. I know that many of you are wishing that break was just a little longer but I can assure you that this week will be a fun one!

The students in Course 2 will be finishing up Chapter 6, working with integers. We might even play some battleship on the coordinate plane! Also there are no tests or quizzes in Course 2 this week!

This week in Pre-Algebra we will be working on surface area. There will not be a test or a quiz this week!

I know many students will be looking forward to gym this week because they will be rollerblading!