7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students were introduced to section 5.3 on adding and subtracting UNlike fractions. We ran through some examples and practiced a few together, before students were assigned the 5.3 worksheet and given the last 20 minutes of class to get started on the homework.
Assignments: Review Homework #23 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Thursday. Section 5.3 worksheet is due in class on Friday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students made corrections to their chapter 2 tests.
Assignments: Review Homework #25 on Study Island is due by the end of the day Friday. Students can be making corrections to their chapter 2 tests in order to improve their grades and learn from their mistakes.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students finalized their powerpoint presentations about their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Student and group powerpoint presentations are due to Mr. Olsen by 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.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tuesday December 18, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students graded their 5.1 worksheet. Next, we jumped into adding and subtracting like fractions. After some teacher led instruction, and several example problems, students were assigned the section 5.2 worksheet, which is due Wednesday in class.
Assignments: Review Homework #23 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Thursday. Section 5.2 worksheet is due in class on Wednesday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are took the chapter 2 test.
Assignments: Review Homework #25 on Study Island is due by the end of the day Friday.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued putting their powerpoint presentations together about their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Student and group powerpoint presentations are due to Mr. Olsen by 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: Review Homework #23 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Thursday. Section 5.2 worksheet is due in class on Wednesday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are took the chapter 2 test.
Assignments: Review Homework #25 on Study Island is due by the end of the day Friday.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued putting their powerpoint presentations together about their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Student and group powerpoint presentations are due to Mr. Olsen by 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.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday December 17, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students were introduced to chapter 5 and rational numbers. We talked about the definition of rational numbers, and how any whole number can be represented as a fraction. Students are expected to be able to convert fractions into decimals and vice versa.
Assignments: Review Homework #23 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Thursday. Section 5.1 worksheet is due in class on Tuesday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are continuing to review chapter 2 material. Today students spent class preparing for the chapter 2 test, which will be Tuesday in class.
Assignments: The chapter 2 test will be Tuesday in class.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students completed their presentation planner, before they began putting their powerpoint presentation together about their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Student and group powerpoint presentations are due to Mr. Olsen by 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: Review Homework #23 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Thursday. Section 5.1 worksheet is due in class on Tuesday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are continuing to review chapter 2 material. Today students spent class preparing for the chapter 2 test, which will be Tuesday in class.
Assignments: The chapter 2 test will be Tuesday in class.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students completed their presentation planner, before they began putting their powerpoint presentation together about their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Student and group powerpoint presentations are due to Mr. Olsen by 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.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Thursday December 13, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students took the chapter 4 test.
Assignments: Review Homework #22 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, students are continuing to review chapter 2 material. Today we began reviewing terms, like terms, coefficients, and constant terms. Students then took the time to practice identifying these parts of an expression.
Assignments: Completing Review HW #24 on Study Island is due by the end of school on Friday. Students will be taking the chapter 2 re-test on Tuesday on next week (12/18/12).
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued researching their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: We will be heading outside for science class on Friday 12/14/12.
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 #22 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, students are continuing to review chapter 2 material. Today we began reviewing terms, like terms, coefficients, and constant terms. Students then took the time to practice identifying these parts of an expression.
Assignments: Completing Review HW #24 on Study Island is due by the end of school on Friday. Students will be taking the chapter 2 re-test on Tuesday on next week (12/18/12).
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued researching their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: We will be heading outside for science class on Friday 12/14/12.
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, December 12, 2012
Wednesday December 12, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students continued reviewing for the upcoming chapter 4 test on Thursday of this week. Several students had band rehearsal during class today, so the rest of the class wen to the computer lab and worked on their Study Island assignments on the web.
Assignments: Review Homework #22 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Friday. Students can expect the Chapter 4 Test on Thursday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are continuing to review chapter 2 material. Today we began reviewing terms, like terms, coefficients, and constant terms. Students then took the time to practice identifying these parts of an expression. Students were then assigned about 12 problems on simplifying expressions for Thursday.
Assignments: Completing Review HW #24 on Study Island is due by the end of school on Friday. Students also have 12 problems on simplifying expressions due Thursday in class.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued researching their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Students can be working on completing their assigned Body System Checklist for class on Friday. We will also be heading outside for science class on Friday 12/14/12.
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 #22 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Friday. Students can expect the Chapter 4 Test on Thursday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are continuing to review chapter 2 material. Today we began reviewing terms, like terms, coefficients, and constant terms. Students then took the time to practice identifying these parts of an expression. Students were then assigned about 12 problems on simplifying expressions for Thursday.
Assignments: Completing Review HW #24 on Study Island is due by the end of school on Friday. Students also have 12 problems on simplifying expressions due Thursday in class.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued researching their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Students can be working on completing their assigned Body System Checklist for class on Friday. We will also be heading outside for science class on Friday 12/14/12.
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, December 11, 2012
Tuesday December 11, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students continued learning about scientific notation, product form and standard form. Students were able to ask questions and work on some concepts related to scientific notation in class, before we began our review process to prepare for the upcoming Chapter 4 test on Thursday of this week.
Assignments: Completing Review Homework #21 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Wednesday. Students can expect the Chapter 4 Test on Thursday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are continuing to review chapter 2 material. Today we finished up our distributive property review, and students were assigned 12 problems to complete as homework.
Assignments: Completing Review HW #23 on Study Island is due by the end of school on Wednesday. Students also have 12 problems on the distributive property to complete by Wednesday in class.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued researching their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Students can be working on completing their assigned Body System Checklist for class on Friday.
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 Review Homework #21 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Wednesday. Students can expect the Chapter 4 Test on Thursday.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are continuing to review chapter 2 material. Today we finished up our distributive property review, and students were assigned 12 problems to complete as homework.
Assignments: Completing Review HW #23 on Study Island is due by the end of school on Wednesday. Students also have 12 problems on the distributive property to complete by Wednesday in class.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students continued researching their assigned body system. Students are learning everything they can about an assigned body system and they will then present their findings to their classmates in order to "teach" their assigned body system.
Assignments: Students can be working on completing their assigned Body System Checklist for class on Friday.
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, December 6, 2012
Thursday December 6, 2012
7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the problem of the day, before students continued working with negative exponents. Students expressed concerns of not totally understanding the homework, so we went over each homework problem individually, in order for students to better understand the steps necessary in working with both negative and zero exponents. Students were assigned extra problems from the text book to continue practicing these concepts.
Assignments: Completing Review Homework #20 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Friday. Problems from the text book pg. 201-202 #1-39 (odds) are due Friday in class. Students can expect a quiz on Friday as well.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are being asked to continue working with solving equations. We struggled as a group on the chapter 2 test, and we need to spend some more time revisiting those concepts before we jump into chapter 3. Students were then give about 20 minutes of class time to work on their Study Island assignments.
Assignments: Students have two assignments active on Study Island and both are due by the end of school on Friday.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students then read about 12 pages (the first two sections of chapter 1) in our Human Biology and Health text book. Once students read the required pages, they were handed a reading guide with several questions for them to answer concerning the reading they just completed.
Assignments: Students need to be completing their Body System Reading Guide for class on Friday.
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 Review Homework #20 on Study Island is due by the end of the day on Friday. Problems from the text book pg. 201-202 #1-39 (odds) are due Friday in class. Students can expect a quiz on Friday as well.
8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters. Next, students are being asked to continue working with solving equations. We struggled as a group on the chapter 2 test, and we need to spend some more time revisiting those concepts before we jump into chapter 3. Students were then give about 20 minutes of class time to work on their Study Island assignments.
Assignments: Students have two assignments active on Study Island and both are due by the end of school on Friday.
Science: Today in science, students began class with the Do Now. Students then read about 12 pages (the first two sections of chapter 1) in our Human Biology and Health text book. Once students read the required pages, they were handed a reading guide with several questions for them to answer concerning the reading they just completed.
Assignments: Students need to be completing their Body System Reading Guide for class on Friday.
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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