Thursday April 16, 2015

8th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with the Problem of the Day.  Next, students jumped back into chapter 5 and we spent the class period reviewing fractions operations.  Students began the review process for the chapter 5 test, scheduled for Monday morning (April 20th) by participating in Fraction Jeopardy.  Students will be continuing the review process on Friday in class.
 
Assignments:  Review HW #46 is due Friday in class.  

7th Grade Math: Today in math students began class with their flashmasters.  Next, students continued working in chapter 6 and integers.  Students reviewed the difference between positive and negative integers, as well as how to use a number line to help in their understanding of an integer and its opposite.  Today, students were introduced to subtracting integers, by rewriting the expression as an addition problem and adding the opposite.  After some teacher led instruction and several examples, students were assigned the section 6.3 WS, to be due Friday in class.

Assignments:  Review HW #46 is due Friday in class.  Students were assigned the section 6.3 WS to be due Friday in class.

Science: Students began class with the Do Now.  Next, students continued learning about and working with vertebrates.  Today 8th grade students from Ms. Villanueva's class and Mr. Olsen's class were dissecting frogs in Mr. Olsen's classroom.   

   

Assignments:   None.