Sunday, November 12, 2006

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13

GRADE 8
Chapter 3 Assignment due Thursday (16th) 8A and Friday (17th) 8B.

Quiz on Chapter 4, sections 4-1 and 4-2 on Thursday (16th) 8A and Friday (17th) 8B.

GRADE 7

Thursday, November 16th: Quiz: Rational Numbers, Adding & Subtracting Decimals, Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions.

Saturday, November 11, 2006

FINAL EXAMS!!!

Grade 8: Your December Exam will include Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3.
*** On Monday, December 11, there will be a re-write on Chapter 3. Please attend Monday remedials for extra-help on this chapter.

Grade 7: Your December Exam will include Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Exams are only 5 weeks away. A good idea might be to start reviewing a chapter a week!

Good Luck!

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Week of October 30

Grade 8:
Monday 30th: Chapter 3 Test

Grade 7:
Monday 30th: Chapter 4 Test and Assignment due!

Week of October 23

Grade 8: We will complete sections 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, and 3-8 this week. Next Monday there will be a test!!!!

Grade 7: Mid-chapter 4 test (Divisibility Rules, Prime Factorization, GCF, Simplifying Fractions, and LCM).
Friday 27th: You will be given an in-class assignment to prepare for next weeks test on all of chapter 4!

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Week of October 9

Grade 8
Mid-Chapter test: 8A Tuesday (10th); 8B Wednesday (11th); Sections 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4

Reminder: Remedials are on Mondays at 2:30.

Grade 7

Thursday: Quiz 4-1 and 4-2
Reminder: Remedials are on Mondays at 6:30am.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Week of September 25

Grade 8

Tuesday (26) Chapter 2 Test (8A)

Wednesday (27) Chapter 2 Test (8B)

Thursday (28) Assignment Due (8A)

Friday (29) Assignment Due (8B)

Grade 7

Tuesday (26) Quiz on Solving Equations Using Adding, Subtracting, Multiplication, and Division

Tuesday (26) Integer Worksheet Due

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Week of September 18

Grade 8
Monday: Mid-chapter test (sections 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, and 2-4)

Grade 7
Tuesday: Chapter 2 Test

Week of September 11

Grade 8
Tuesday (8A) & Wednesday (8B) Quiz on 2-1 and 2-2
Bring a deck of playing cards for an integer game!

Grade 7
Wednesday: Quiz on Adding & Subtracting Integers
Bring a deck of playing cards for an integer game!

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

GRADE 8 Algebra Outline

Chapter 1: The Language of Algebra
Variables & Expressions, Order of Operations, Open Sentences, Identity & Equality Properties, Distributive Property, Commutative & Associative Property, Graphs & Functions.

Chapter 2: Real Numbers
Rational Numbers, Adding & Subtracting Rational Numbers, Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers, Probability, Square Roots & Real Numbers.

Chapter 3: Solving Linear Equations
Writing Equations, Solving Equations using Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division, Multi-step equations, Solving equations with variables on both sides, Ratios & Proportions, Percent of Change.

Chapter 4: Graphing Relations and Functions
Coordinate Plane, Transformations, Relations & Equations, Graphing Linear Equations, Functions, Arithmetic Sequences.

Chapter 5: Analyzing Linear Equations
Slope, Slope-Intercept Form, Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept From and Point-Slope Form, Parallel & Perpendicular Lines, Scatter Plots & Lines of Best Fit.

Chapter 6: Solving Linear Inequalities
Solving Inequalities by Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, & Division. Multi-Step Inequalities, Compound Inequalities, Solving Open Sentences Involving Absolute Value, Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables.

Chapter 7: Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Graphing Systems of Equations, Substitution, Elimination Using Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication, Graphing Systems of Inequalities

Chapter 8: Polynomials
Multiplying & Dividing Monomials, Adding & Subtracting Polynomials, Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials and Polynomials.

Chapter 9: Factoring
Factors & GCF
Factoring Using the Distributive Property
Factoring Trinomials
Factoring Difference of Squares
Perfect Squares and Factoring

Chapter 10: Quadratic and Exponential Functions

Chapter 11: Radical Expressions
Simplifying Radical Expressions

Chapter 13: Statistics
Introduction to Matrices