Week of October 30th

We have reached the last week of the first quarter. Monday, we will be completing a worksheet on Lesson 2.1 strengthening our understanding of solving equations. Then we will be moving onto Lessons 2 and 3. A SBR Test on Wednesday and then the quarter ends on Friday.

Week of October 23rd

Short week due to a half day on Wednesday and no school on Friday due to conferences. We will be focusing on making corrections and taking a retest on Chapter 1, if needed. The last POW of the quarter is due on Wednesday. Next, we will be moving into Chapter 2.

Week of October 16th

We are almost to the end of Chapter 1. Monday we will do working on a worksheet covering Lessons 8 and 9. SBR Test on Tuesday, same 10 questions, just with different numbers. We will be fitting in Lesson 10 and getting our last POW of the quarter on Wednesday. Review day on Thursday and the Chapter Test on Friday.

Week of October 9th

This will be a fast week of school since there is no school on Monday, due to the holiday. Students did a good job on their Scientific Notation poster and now have basic knowledge of how the notation show look. We will be focussing on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using the notations in Lesson 7. POW #3 is due on Wednesday and there will be a quiz over Lessons 6 and7 on Thursday.

Week of October 2nd

We are into October and our short weeks of school. No school on Friday due to an in-service day. We are working on our Scientific Notation posters and will be presenting them on Tuesday or Wednesday. A new POW will be passed out on Wednesday. Thursday is Pink Pants Day and then the long weekend.

Week of September 25th

We are now mowing into our study of negative exponents and scientific notation. A poster project on scientific notation will give the students a break from the textbook and give them the opportunity to be creative. Our second POW is due on Wednesday and we will be taking another SBR Test that day. It will be in the form of the same ten questions, just with different numbers.

Week of September 18th

Getting into the routines and continuing to make our way way Chapter 1. Plan to cover 1.3 and 1.4 on Monday and Tuesday and hope to do the quiz on those sections on Wednesday, which is a half-day. A new POW will be passed out on Wednesday, due the following Wednesday. Look for another 30 second multiplication test late in the week, so keep practicing your math facts.