Grade 7 - Continute to work on probability. They have completed up to section 5.3 and will continue with the chapter on Wednesday.
Grade 8 - Have reviewed fractions and everything they should know so far - this includes improper and mixed fractions, reducing fractions, adding & subtracting with both same denominators and different denominators. They will begin Ch 6 on Multiplying and Dividing fractions later in the week when review is complete.
Grade 9 - Completed Ch 4 and wrote the test today (Monday Jan 31). Tests will be corrected and handed back on Wednesday. They will begin Ch 5 later this week.
***This blog will not be updated anymore this year, as I will not be teaching for the remainder of the year. All of my math classes will be taught by Nicole MacCormack for the remainder of the year as I am leaving on maternity leave. If you need to contact her, her email is njmaccormack@edu.pe.ca
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Jan 17 - 21
Grade 7 - Finished Chapter 4 and wrote an in class assignment on Monday. They will be handed back next week. The class started work in Chapter 5 on probability and have completed sections 5.1 and 5.2. We will continue with the chapter next week.
Grade 8 - Completed Ch 4. The week was used to work on review and an assignment. Assignments were passed in on Wednesday, passed back on Thursday to go over in class in preparation for the test. Extra help was also given to help with the test on Tuesday. Tests were written on Friday and will be passed back next week. Next week we will work on a tax on tax activity related to Ch 4 and begin Ch 5 mid week.
Grade 9 - Continue to work in Chapter 4 and have finished learning all of the concepts and have completed all sections in the chapter. Next week we will review and work on an assignment in preparation for the test. Assignments will be given out Monday, are due back on Wednesday, will be corrected and returned on Thursday to use for review and the test date is Friday.
So...Ch 4 Assignment due Jan 26 and Ch 4 Test on Jan 28.
Enjoy your weekend!
Grade 8 - Completed Ch 4. The week was used to work on review and an assignment. Assignments were passed in on Wednesday, passed back on Thursday to go over in class in preparation for the test. Extra help was also given to help with the test on Tuesday. Tests were written on Friday and will be passed back next week. Next week we will work on a tax on tax activity related to Ch 4 and begin Ch 5 mid week.
Grade 9 - Continue to work in Chapter 4 and have finished learning all of the concepts and have completed all sections in the chapter. Next week we will review and work on an assignment in preparation for the test. Assignments will be given out Monday, are due back on Wednesday, will be corrected and returned on Thursday to use for review and the test date is Friday.
So...Ch 4 Assignment due Jan 26 and Ch 4 Test on Jan 28.
Enjoy your weekend!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Jan 10 - Jan 14
Grade 7 - Finished Chapter 4. Students reviewed and worked on projects in class all week. Both small assignments were passed in on Wednesday and Friday. In class assignment will be written on Monday now because of the storm day on Thursday. We will begin Chapter 5 on Tuesday of next week.
Grade 8 - Continued with Chapter 4 and finished the last section on Friday. Next week will be used to work on an assignment and to review the chapter for a test on Friday, January 21. A chapter 4 assignment will be handed out on Monday and is due on Wednesday, January 19. Assignments will be corrected and handed back on Thursday to use for review for the test.
Grade 9 - Continue to work in Chapter 4. Sections 4.1 and 4.2 on scale, scale factors, reductions, and enlargements was covered this week. Section 4.3 was also started on similar triangles - students watched a short slide show and went over examples from the book in class. We will continue with section 4.3 next week, most likely wrapping up the chapter by the end of the week.
Grade 8 - Continued with Chapter 4 and finished the last section on Friday. Next week will be used to work on an assignment and to review the chapter for a test on Friday, January 21. A chapter 4 assignment will be handed out on Monday and is due on Wednesday, January 19. Assignments will be corrected and handed back on Thursday to use for review for the test.
Grade 9 - Continue to work in Chapter 4. Sections 4.1 and 4.2 on scale, scale factors, reductions, and enlargements was covered this week. Section 4.3 was also started on similar triangles - students watched a short slide show and went over examples from the book in class. We will continue with section 4.3 next week, most likely wrapping up the chapter by the end of the week.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Jan 4 - Jan 7
Welcome to 2011!!!
Grade 7 - Assignments from before Christmas break were returned and reviewed. We have continued in Ch 4 and completed section 4.3 this week. There will be no test for Ch 4, but students do have a few small assignments to complete. They began working on a real life problem in class on Wed and this is to be passed in by Wednesday January 12, 2011 - both the question/problem and the solution should be included. The second assignment is the Mathlink at the bottom of page 145 - it is worth 40 marks and is due on Friday January 14, 2011. Students will also complete a small in class assignment on Friday Jan 14 to complete the chapter. Next week we will work on the assignments, review and practice test for the chapter.
Grade 8 - Reviewed material covered before the break and then continued in Ch 4. Section 4.3 was completed this week. Next week we will work on section 4.4 and begin to review for an assignment and test.
Grade 9 - Ch 3 Tests were handed back on Tuesday. We began Ch 4 and have covered section 4.1 on enlargements and reductions. We will continue with Ch 4 over the next couple of weeks.
Grade 7 - Assignments from before Christmas break were returned and reviewed. We have continued in Ch 4 and completed section 4.3 this week. There will be no test for Ch 4, but students do have a few small assignments to complete. They began working on a real life problem in class on Wed and this is to be passed in by Wednesday January 12, 2011 - both the question/problem and the solution should be included. The second assignment is the Mathlink at the bottom of page 145 - it is worth 40 marks and is due on Friday January 14, 2011. Students will also complete a small in class assignment on Friday Jan 14 to complete the chapter. Next week we will work on the assignments, review and practice test for the chapter.
Grade 8 - Reviewed material covered before the break and then continued in Ch 4. Section 4.3 was completed this week. Next week we will work on section 4.4 and begin to review for an assignment and test.
Grade 9 - Ch 3 Tests were handed back on Tuesday. We began Ch 4 and have covered section 4.1 on enlargements and reductions. We will continue with Ch 4 over the next couple of weeks.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Dec 20 - Dec 22
Grade 7 - Completed an assignment on the first part of Ch 4. Everyone received the assignment on Monday, students had time in class Mon & Tues to work on it, as well as their own time and were expected to pass it in by the due date - Wed, Dec 22...if not completed and passed in before the Christmas break, students knew they would receive a zero. Assignment marks are posted on SAS. When we return in January, assignments will be returned, we will review them and continue with Ch 4.
Grade 8 - Project marks were returned on Tuesday and are posted on SAS. We began to review for Ch 4 and will actually start work in the chapter when we return in January.
Grade 9 - Students wrote the Ch 3 test on Monday, receieved their marks on Tuesday but tests were not handed back, they will be given back after the break and the marks are posted on SAS. On Tuesday, students did group work to begin to prepare for Ch 4, which we will begin when we return in January.
I hope everyone enjoys their Christmas Holidays! See you in the New Year!
Grade 8 - Project marks were returned on Tuesday and are posted on SAS. We began to review for Ch 4 and will actually start work in the chapter when we return in January.
Grade 9 - Students wrote the Ch 3 test on Monday, receieved their marks on Tuesday but tests were not handed back, they will be given back after the break and the marks are posted on SAS. On Tuesday, students did group work to begin to prepare for Ch 4, which we will begin when we return in January.
I hope everyone enjoys their Christmas Holidays! See you in the New Year!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Dec 13 - Dec 17
Grade 7 - Ch 3 Projects were handed back, we discussed these in class and students should be able to answer any questions you may have about them. We continued to work on Chapter 4 and got through section 4.2. Students will have an assignment on Chapter 4 and what we have done so far - I will give it out on Monday. The assignment is due on Wednesday and they will have time in class to work on it and ask questions on Monday and Tuesday. The assignment must be completed and passed in before the Christmas break or students will receive a zero, we went over this in class and they all know about it. I will not have a chance to return the assignments, but marks will be posted on SAS as soon as the assignments are corrected.
Grade 8 - Wrote the Chapter 3 test on Tuesday. It was handed back on Friday and we went over it. Project Marks for Ch 3 will be handed back next week. We began Chapter 4 on Percent. Most of section 4.1 was covered. We will continue with the chapter next week, but not get too far into the chapter before the Christmas break. When we return, we will review what has been completed so far and then continue with Ch 4.
Grade 9 - Finished Chapter 3. We used class time on Wed, Thurs, and Friday to review and study for the test that is on Monday Dec 20th. If students are not in school on Monday to write the test, the MUST make arrangements to write it before the break begins on Wednesday or they will receive a zero - we went over this in class and all students are aware of this. Tuesday and Wednesday of next week will be used to review for Chapter 4 on Scale Factors & Similarity, which we will begin in January. I will do my best to get tests corrected and returned on Wednesday, but marks for the test will be on SAS over the Christmas break for sure.
Grade 8 - Wrote the Chapter 3 test on Tuesday. It was handed back on Friday and we went over it. Project Marks for Ch 3 will be handed back next week. We began Chapter 4 on Percent. Most of section 4.1 was covered. We will continue with the chapter next week, but not get too far into the chapter before the Christmas break. When we return, we will review what has been completed so far and then continue with Ch 4.
Grade 9 - Finished Chapter 3. We used class time on Wed, Thurs, and Friday to review and study for the test that is on Monday Dec 20th. If students are not in school on Monday to write the test, the MUST make arrangements to write it before the break begins on Wednesday or they will receive a zero - we went over this in class and all students are aware of this. Tuesday and Wednesday of next week will be used to review for Chapter 4 on Scale Factors & Similarity, which we will begin in January. I will do my best to get tests corrected and returned on Wednesday, but marks for the test will be on SAS over the Christmas break for sure.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Dec 6 - Dec 10
Grade 7 - Have started a new chapter on decimals, fractions, and percents. We have learned how to convert from one form to another. Students were given two handouts that they should be studying for the chapter and will need to know. We began to find percents of numbers later in the week and will continue to work on this next week. An assignment or quiz will be completed on what we have done in the chapter so far on the Monday or Tuesday before Christmas break.
Grade 8 - Chapter 3 presentations of assignments were completed this week and marks will be returned before the break. Chapter 3 test is on Tuesday, extra help was offered on Friday and is also offered on Monday. On Wednesday we will begin Chapter 4 - there may be a small quiz before the Christmas break on what we have done so far in the chapter.
Grade 9 - Continue to work on Chapter 3. This week we learned and practiced all of the exponent rules and completed sections 3.2 and 3.3. We will be finishing the chapter this week with section 3.4 and review or the chapter. A chapter 3 test is planned for Monday (20th) or Tuesday (21st) of the last week before the Christmas break. If students know that they will not be in class, they should arrange to make sure they have written the test before the break. After the break, we will begin on Chapter 4.
Grade 8 - Chapter 3 presentations of assignments were completed this week and marks will be returned before the break. Chapter 3 test is on Tuesday, extra help was offered on Friday and is also offered on Monday. On Wednesday we will begin Chapter 4 - there may be a small quiz before the Christmas break on what we have done so far in the chapter.
Grade 9 - Continue to work on Chapter 3. This week we learned and practiced all of the exponent rules and completed sections 3.2 and 3.3. We will be finishing the chapter this week with section 3.4 and review or the chapter. A chapter 3 test is planned for Monday (20th) or Tuesday (21st) of the last week before the Christmas break. If students know that they will not be in class, they should arrange to make sure they have written the test before the break. After the break, we will begin on Chapter 4.
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