7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students were introduced to section 4.3 on equivalent fractions. We practiced developing equivalent fractions, and putting fractions into simplest form. We also practiced factoring monomials.
Assignments: Completing the Pre-Test on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Friday. The section 4.3 worksheet is due on Friday in class. Students can also expect a quiz in class on Friday covering the first three sections of chapter 4.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students who completed their homework participated in a decimal jeopardy review activity. Students who did NOT complete their homework, went to the library to have a quiet place to focus and complete their work.
Assignments: Review Homework #22 is due Friday. The chapter 2 test will be on Monday December 3rd.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued memorizing their vocabulary words they will be quizzed on next Monday.
Assignments: Students should be memorizing their vocabulary words.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students were introduced to a new supplemental website called Study Island. We are going to stop handing out paper review homeworks, and students will now be expected to log into the website with their newly issued logins and passwords, and complete assignments that Mr. Olsen adds to the Olsen 7th Pre-Algebra class page. Today students completed, or at least began, the Pre-Test assignment, which will be due by the end of the day on Friday.
Assignments: Completing the Pre-Test on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Friday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into chapter 2. Today we spent time reviewing the rules associated with adding, subtracting and multiplying and dividing decimals. Students also reviewed solving equations and the rules for signs, before the 2.7 worksheet was assigned for homework. Students were given about 20 minutes of class time to begin the assignment.
Assignments: Review Homework #22 is due Friday. The 2.7 worksheet is due Thursday in class.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students began making flashcards to begin memorizing the 33 vocab words that they will be tested on next Monday.
Assignments: Students should be completing their flashcards if they did not complete the work in the class time provided.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Assignments: Completing the Pre-Test on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Friday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into chapter 2. Today we spent time reviewing the rules associated with adding, subtracting and multiplying and dividing decimals. Students also reviewed solving equations and the rules for signs, before the 2.7 worksheet was assigned for homework. Students were given about 20 minutes of class time to begin the assignment.
Assignments: Review Homework #22 is due Friday. The 2.7 worksheet is due Thursday in class.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students began making flashcards to begin memorizing the 33 vocab words that they will be tested on next Monday.
Assignments: Students should be completing their flashcards if they did not complete the work in the class time provided.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday November 27, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before we jumped back into chapter 4. Today students continued to learn about finding the Greatest Common Factor of two or more nonzero whole numbers. Students were introduced to some key vocabulary, including relatively prime, and we practiced finding the GCF of several sets of integers. Students were then assigned the 4.2 worksheet for homework.
Assignments: Review Homework #18 is due Wednesday. The section 4.2 worksheet is due on Wednesday morning.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into chapter 2. Today we spent time reviewing the rules associated with adding, subtracting and multiplying decimals. Students practiced multiplying decimals and applying the rule for the number of digits behind the decimal point in their product. We also reviewed the rules associated with dividing decimals and practiced multiplying and dividing several examples.
Assignments: Review Homework #21 is due Wednesday.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students then completed a worksheet where they defined 33 scientific words, using a dictionary if necessary. If students completed the worksheet, they were instructed to begin making flashcards to help them memorize all of the words for an upcoming quiz.
Assignments: Students should be completing the Science Vocabulary worksheet if they did not complete the work in the class time provided.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Assignments: Review Homework #18 is due Wednesday. The section 4.2 worksheet is due on Wednesday morning.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into chapter 2. Today we spent time reviewing the rules associated with adding, subtracting and multiplying decimals. Students practiced multiplying decimals and applying the rule for the number of digits behind the decimal point in their product. We also reviewed the rules associated with dividing decimals and practiced multiplying and dividing several examples.
Assignments: Review Homework #21 is due Wednesday.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students then completed a worksheet where they defined 33 scientific words, using a dictionary if necessary. If students completed the worksheet, they were instructed to begin making flashcards to help them memorize all of the words for an upcoming quiz.
Assignments: Students should be completing the Science Vocabulary worksheet if they did not complete the work in the class time provided.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday November 26, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before we jumped back into chapter 4. Today students were introduced to finding the Greatest Common Factor of two or more nonzero whole numbers.
Assignments: Review Homework #18 is due Wednesday. Students can also be working on their chapter 3 test corrections that are due on Tuesday morning in class.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into chapter 2. Today we spent time reviewing the rules associated with adding, subtracting and multiplying decimals. Students practiced lining up the decimals for adding or subtracting decimals, and we ended class working on multiplying decimals.
Assignments: Review Homework #21 is due Wednesday.
Science: Today in science, students reflected on their individual work within the bubble gum challenge project that ended before Thanksgiving break. We then began learning about scientific root words, and prefixes and suffixes and how they can change the meaning of the root word.
Assignments: Students should be completing the Science Vocabulary Notetaking Guide if they did not complete the work in the class time provided.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Assignments: Review Homework #18 is due Wednesday. Students can also be working on their chapter 3 test corrections that are due on Tuesday morning in class.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into chapter 2. Today we spent time reviewing the rules associated with adding, subtracting and multiplying decimals. Students practiced lining up the decimals for adding or subtracting decimals, and we ended class working on multiplying decimals.
Assignments: Review Homework #21 is due Wednesday.
Science: Today in science, students reflected on their individual work within the bubble gum challenge project that ended before Thanksgiving break. We then began learning about scientific root words, and prefixes and suffixes and how they can change the meaning of the root word.
Assignments: Students should be completing the Science Vocabulary Notetaking Guide if they did not complete the work in the class time provided.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Thursday November 15, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before we jumped into chapter 4. Today students were introduced to prime factorization. Students defined the key vocabulary and practiced making factor trees, as well as factoring monomials. Students were assigned the 4.1 worksheet for homework.
Assignments: The section 4.1 worksheet is due Friday morning in class.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into section 6 of chapter 2 on solving equations using division and multiplication. Students reviewed the division property of equality, before the multiplication property of equality was introduced. Students took notes on the multiplication property, and we practiced several examples before the 2.6 worksheet was assigned as homework, and students were given about 20 minutes of class time to begin working on the assignment.
Assignments: Review Homework #20 is due Friday. The section 2.6 worksheet is due on Friday morning in class.
Science: Today in science, students took a quiz on the scientific method, and then they were given an hour and a half of class time to work on their social studies projects. Students can expect to go outside for science on Friday.
Assignments: Students can be prepared to go outside to their Local Ecology Project plots on Friday of this week.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Assignments: The section 4.1 worksheet is due Friday morning in class.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into section 6 of chapter 2 on solving equations using division and multiplication. Students reviewed the division property of equality, before the multiplication property of equality was introduced. Students took notes on the multiplication property, and we practiced several examples before the 2.6 worksheet was assigned as homework, and students were given about 20 minutes of class time to begin working on the assignment.
Assignments: Review Homework #20 is due Friday. The section 2.6 worksheet is due on Friday morning in class.
Science: Today in science, students took a quiz on the scientific method, and then they were given an hour and a half of class time to work on their social studies projects. Students can expect to go outside for science on Friday.
Assignments: Students can be prepared to go outside to their Local Ecology Project plots on Friday of this week.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Wednesday November 14, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students completed the chapter 3 test.
Assignments: Students were handed an assignment and asked to produce a turkey day menu plan due Thursday in class.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into section 6 of chapter 2 on solving equations using division and multiplication. Students took notes on the properties of equality and we practiced several examples both as a group and individually, before we ran out of class time.
Assignments: Review Homework #20 is due Friday.
Science: Today in science, student groups presented their projects to their classmates.
Assignments: Students can be prepared to go outside to their Local Ecology Project plots on Friday of this week.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Assignments: Students were handed an assignment and asked to produce a turkey day menu plan due Thursday in class.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into section 6 of chapter 2 on solving equations using division and multiplication. Students took notes on the properties of equality and we practiced several examples both as a group and individually, before we ran out of class time.
Assignments: Review Homework #20 is due Friday.
Science: Today in science, student groups presented their projects to their classmates.
Assignments: Students can be prepared to go outside to their Local Ecology Project plots on Friday of this week.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday November 13, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students began the chapter 3 test. We will continue the test in class on Wednesday.
Assignments: Review Homework #17 is due Wednesday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into section 5 of chapter 2 on solving equations using addition or subtraction. Students took notes on the properties of equality and we practiced several examples both as a group and individually, before students were assigned the 2.5 worksheet as homework. Students were given about 20 minutes of class time to get started on the assignment.
Assignments: Review Homework #19 is due Wednesday. The section 2.5 worksheet is due on Wednesday in class.
Science: Today in science, student groups began presenting their projects to their classmates.
Assignments: Students can be practicing their presentations if they did not present today in class.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
Assignments: Review Homework #17 is due Wednesday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, we jumped back into section 5 of chapter 2 on solving equations using addition or subtraction. Students took notes on the properties of equality and we practiced several examples both as a group and individually, before students were assigned the 2.5 worksheet as homework. Students were given about 20 minutes of class time to get started on the assignment.
Assignments: Review Homework #19 is due Wednesday. The section 2.5 worksheet is due on Wednesday in class.
Science: Today in science, student groups began presenting their projects to their classmates.
Assignments: Students can be practicing their presentations if they did not present today in class.
FYI: Parents! Starting on Monday (10/22, the first day of the second quarter), teachers in the Aurora house will no longer accept late work from our students. Students will get credit for the work they do, when it is due.
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