Feb 22 - Feb 26

Grade 7 - Completed Chapter 6. We reviewed during the week and wrote the Chapter 6 test on Wednesday. At the end of the week we began Chapter 7. We will be working on Chapter 7 for probably the next 3 weeks, it involves adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, improper fractions, and mixed numbers.

Grade 9 - Completed Chapter 5. We reviewed during the week and completed a quiz on the second half of the chapter. There is a Chapter 5 assignment due on Monday. Next week we will be doing some review of concepts covered since September and work on some questions to review for the assessment in June before beginning the next chapter.

A Short Week...Feb 16-19

Grade 7 - Finished all concepts in Chapter 6 and began to review. There will be a test on Chapter 6 on Wednesday, Feb 24 and extra help will be given at noon on Monday.

Grade 9 - Continued with Chapter 5 and have completed all concepts. A quiz will be given either Tuesday or Wednesday on the second half of the chapter and an assignment handed out at the end of next week.

Feb 8th - Feb 12th

Grade 7 - Continued with Chapter 6. Finished learning about factors and how to use them to reduce. Did section 6.2 on adding fractions with the same denominator and next week we will do the same with subtracting. Students should be prepared for a small test on Ch 6 the last week of February. We worked on journals for the first time this week and did a small assignment in class on Friday that is due on Tuesday, Feb 16th. Ch 5 assignments and test were returned on Wednesday.

Grade 9 - Continued with Chapter 5. Quizzes were returned on Wednesday and students should expect another quiz coming next week on the rest of the chapter. Since there have been two quizzes for the chapter, there will be an assignment for Chapter 5 and then we will move on to Chapter 7 about Shape and Space. We did Math journals for the first time on Friday and will be using these for the remainder of the year.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! Enjoy your long weekend!

Feb 1 - Feb 5

Grade 7 - Wrote the test for Chapter 5 on Monday. They will be returned this coming week, along with chapter 5 assignments. On Wednesday we began Chapter 6 on Operations with Fractions. Section 6.1 was covered this week on Rules of Divisibility, students copied these down and should be familiar with them. We also began to discuss factors and using factors to reduce a fraction down to lowest terms. We will continue with this concept next week and move on to section 6.2 on adding fractions with common denominators.

Grade 9 - Reviewed sections 5.1 to 5.4 and completed a surprise quiz on Thusday which will be handed back next week. We began the FOIL method, used to multiply binomials. Students have learned the concept, created an explanation of it through a slide show, diagram, etc. and have practiced many questions on it. We will continue to work on Chapter 5 and students should expect another quiz toward the end of next week on the rest of Chapter 5.

The Week with Our First Storm Day! (Jan 25-29)

Grade 7 - Ch 5 Assignments were passed in on Monday. We spent the rest of the week reviewing for the test. Students were given a test review, did it in class and then we went over all of the answers and any questions they might have had. The test was exactly a shortened version of the review and students were told this and had lots of time to review, study, and ask questions. I am hoping for much success in Chapter 5! Monday (today) we are writing the test and will begin Chapter 6 - Intro to Fraction Operations on Wednesday.

Grade 9 - Continue to work on Chapter 5. We have covered sections 5.1 - 5.4 and will be reviewing this Monday. We will continue with this chapter and will be beginning the FOIL technique this week. Students should expect a quiz or assignment on the first section of Chapter 5 next week.