Week of April 28th

Time to get spring semester started. These last seven weeks are going to go by fast and then it is off to high school. The math teachers say that we are to skip Chapter 6 and move right into 7, so that is what we will be doing. On Monday, we will be looking through the lessons and seeing what looks familiar and what material looks new to us. Use the books website to check out to the pre-test and some tutorials. Sunshine Math sheet will be passed out towards the end of class and is due on Friday, please be sure to show your work. We will be doing Lesson 2 on Wednesday, having a review day on Thursday, followed by a small quiz on Friday, covering the first two lesson. No SBR Test this week. New POW will be passed out mid week. Have a good week.

Week of April 14th

Last week of classes before vacation, Pink Pants Day on Friday. Monday, we will be covering the last lesson in Chapter 5. Tuesday will be a review day. Wednesday, POW#13 is due and we will be taking our first SBR test of the quarter. Chapter 5 test on Thursday and we will wrap things up on Friday. No Sunshine Math sheet this week. Try not to miss any school this week, it is going to go by fast.

Week of April 7th

Time to start the 4th quarter, then it is off to high school. We will be reviewing Lessons 1-4 on Monday before taking a quiz on Tuesday. Wednesday, you will be getting a new POW. There will be a Sunshine Math sheet this week, but not one next week. More A squared plus B squared equals C squared all week. Two weeks till vacation!!

Week of March 31st

We have finally made it to the end of March, this is my fifth posting this month. End of the 3rd quarter on Friday. Two days of classes, a half-day with music workshops and then two more days of classes. Monday, we will cover another lesson in Chapter 5, lesson 4. Your POW is due on Tuesday. Friday, we will take the last SBR test of the quarter. Have a good week.

Week of March 24th

These next two weeks have four class days each and then the third quarter is done. Monday, we will be going over the 8th grade Algebra Unit test that was given to all three teams on Friday. Tuesday and Wednesday, we will continue our work in Chapter 5. Thursday we will be taking the third SBR test of the quarter. There will be no Sunshine Math sheet this week and the last POW of the quarter will be passed out on Tuesday, due the following Tuesday. Let's hope that there isn't any plowable snow this week.

Week of March 17th

Maybe, we can have a normal five day week, this week. Monday, I'll pass out the second half of our textbook and we will begin working on Chapter 5. Last Sunshine Math of the quarter will be due on Friday. Wednesday, the POW that you have been working on is due. All the 8th grade math classes have now finished the first book, so on Friday the whole 8th grade will be taking the Algebra Unit Test. We will be reviewing on Wednesday and Thursday, to get ready.

Week of March 10th

This is going to be a short week and I hope that the weather doesn't make it any shorter. Monday, there is another SBR test. Students don't have to study for this test of their basic skills, but if they keep getting the some type of problem wrong each time, it might benefit them to do some review. This will be the 10th time we take the same test, just with different numbers. Tuesday, there is the Chapter 4 test. Wednesday is a half day with the play and four 30 minute classes. A new POW will be passed out at this time. Since we don't have school on Friday due to parent conferences, we will be celebrating Pie Day (3.14) on Thursday. Students will be doing research on the meaning and uses of 3.14 and eating pie. Then it is a long weekend and 13 days left in the third quarter.