Week of 1/30

Tomorrow is the last day to turn in Cancer Smasher Money. I am really proud of the students in our school for raising so much money.

This week the Course 2 students will be taking the chapter 7 test on Tuesday. It is important to go through all of the old quizzes ( there were 3) to help prepare for this test. Then we are going to start up chapter 8: Ratios and Rates.

Pre-Algebra students will be finishing up their chapter 7 on ratios and rates. On Wednesday I will be explaining the scale drawing project to the students. If you are out and about this weekend you may want to pick up a poster board!

Week of 1/23

Although there is an early dismissal this week the students will be working very hard. In course 2 we are on our final section of Chapter 7. Chapter 7 has been our longest and most intense chapter so far. All students should be looking over their quizzes and asking questions before the test on 1/31. ( We are even reviewing for 3 whole days before the test!)


Pre Algebra is going to cruise right through their chapter 7, Ratios and Rates. There is not a quiz or a test this week but I might be bringing back the homework check this Friday!

Week of 1/16

There will not be school on Monday due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The Course 2 students are really working at chapter 7. This is a difficult chapter in that it covers a lot of algebra and continues to build. Today (1/13) I handed back the first quiz of the chapter. We went over it in class but if your child is still struggling please have them re-read their notes or the textbook (sections 7.1/7.2) If this is still an issue I am available in the morning before school or during class to answer any questions or re-teach lessons.

We will be moving onto solving two step equations later on in the week and there will be a quiz on Friday 1/20.

The Pre-Algebra students will be excited to wrap up Chapter 6. The test will be on Wednesday 1/18 and then we are cruising into Chapter 7. I assigned the review from pg 334 for homework but if your child would like some more practice there is pg 331 as well as pg 744. They can come and get their answers checked on Tuesday morning.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a great holiday break. The students were pretty sleepy today so hopefully everyone will go to bed early.

This week in Course 2 the students are starting chapter 7. Chapter starts with writing expressions and equations and we will continue until we are solving two step equations. This is on of the longest and more challenging chapters the Course 2 students will go through.

Pre Algebra students will be wrapping up chapter 6. They will be going through volume and surface area of three dimensional figures. There will be a quiz on Thursday.