Monday, May 16, 2011

Assignments: 5/16 - 6/3 (Last THREE weeks of school in this post!)

Algebra I

Monday May 16, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problems
-Chapter 11 Section 3, objective: Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula--using the discriminant.

Assignment:
p. 604-605 (30-63 by 3's) ...Remember no calculators allowed!
**TEST ON WEDNESDAY!**

Tuesday May 17, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: 1 problem quiz and p. 603 (1-5)
-Chapter 11 Section 1 and 3 Review

Assignment:
p. 641-642 (1-4, 8-18 even, 21-23, 26, and 27)...Remember no calculators allowed!
**TEST TOMORROW!**

Wednesday May 18, 2011:

In-class:
-Chapter 11 Test Day

Assignment:
Review worksheet #1 and study for your exam...Remember no calculators allowed!

Thursday May 19, 2011:

In-class:
-Review worksheet #2

Assignment:
Finish review worksheet #2 and study for your exam...Remember no calculators allowed!

Friday May 20, 2011:

In-class:
-Review worksheet #3

Assignment:
Finish review worksheet #3 and study for your exam...Remember no calculators allowed!

Monday May 23, 2011:

In-class:
-Review worksheet #4

Assignment:
Finish review worksheet #4 and study for your exam...Remember no calculators allowed!

Tuesday May 24, 2011:

In-class (with Mr. Fields--Mrs. Herrin is giving an exam at Blessed Sacrament):
-Review worksheet #5

Assignment:
Finish review worksheet #5 and study for your exam...Remember no calculators allowed!

Wednesday May 25, 2011:

In-class:
-Review worksheet #6

Assignment:
Review worksheet #6 and study for your exam...Remember no calculators allowed!

Thursday May 26, 2011:

Final exam day!

Friday May 27, 2011:

8th Grader's LAST day! Have a great summer!  Best wishes for a fun, safe, and successful 4 years of High School.

Monday May 30, 2011:

Memorial Day!  No School!

Tuesday May 31, 2011-Friday June 3, 2011:

No school for 8th Graders.

Pre-Algebra

Monday May 16, 2011:

In-class:
-Chapter 12:1-5 Test Day

Assignment:
p. 699 (1-13 all)

Tuesday May 17, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 13 Section 1, objective: Classify polynomials and put in standard form.

Assignment:
p. 703 (11-30) and p. 704 (35, 36, 39-41)

Wednesday May 18, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 704 (51-54)
-Chapter 13 Section 2, objective: Add polynomials.

Assignment:
Worksheet

Thursday May 19, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 709 (32-36)
-Chapter 13 Section 3, objective: Subtract polynomials.

Assignment:
p. 712 (7-26 all)

Friday May 20, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 713 (38-42, 47-50)
-Chapter 13 Section 4, objective: Multiply a polynomial by a monomial.

Assignment:
p. 718 (8-23, 27-30)

Monday May 23, 2011:


In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 13 Section 4 worksheet

Assignment:
Finish worksheet

Tuesday May 24, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Review for Chapter 13 Test

Assignment:
p. 733-734 (9-24)

Wednesday May 25, 2011:

In-class:
-Chapter 13 Test Day

Assignment:
Review worksheet (1-10) and study for your end of year test.

Thursday May 26, 2011:

In-class: 
-Review worksheet (11-15)

Assignment:
Study for your end of the year test and find all of your chapter tests since January.

Friday May 27, 2011:

In-class:
-Review old tests in class (bring old tests to class with you!)

Assignment:
Study for your end of the year test.

Monday May 30, 2011:

Memorial Day! No school!

Tuesday May 31, 2011:

In-class:
Review old tests in class.

Assignment:
Study for your end of the year test.

Wednesday June 1, 2011:

End of the year test day 1.

Thursday June 2, 2011:

End of the year test day 2--tests must be finished today.

Friday June 3, 2011:

Last day of school for students! Have a great summer! Best wishes for a fun, safe, and successful 8th grade year.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Assignments: 5/9 - 5/13

Algebra I

Monday May 9, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 11 Section 1, objective: Solve quadratic equations by factoring.

Assignment:
p. 589 (1-16) and p. 590 (19-59 1st column)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Tuesday May 10, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 11 Section 1, objective: Solve quadratic equations by factoring.

Assignment:
2 worksheets...Remember no calculators allowed!

Wednesday May 11, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 589 (1-6) "Concept Review"
-Chapter 11 Section 1, objective: Solve quadratic equations using square roots.

Assignment:
p. 591 (63, 64, 65-95 odd)...Remember no calculators allowed!
**TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY!**

Thursday May 12, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 539 (26-30) 
-Chapter 11 Section 1 Review

Assignment:
p. 590-592 (78-98 even, 100, 101, 107-111)...Remember no calculators allowed!
**TEST ON WEDNESDAY!**

Friday May 13, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity:p. 647 (22-24)
-Chapter 11 Section 3, objective: Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula.

Assignment:
p. 604 (7-29 all)...Remember no calculators allowed!
**TEST ON WEDNESDAY!**

Pre-Algebra

Monday May 9, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: 10-2 Worksheet (1)
-Chapter 12 Section 3, objective: Make and interpret box-and-whisker plots.

Assignment:
p. 640-641 (1, 5-8, 11-13)
**TEST NEXT MONDAY!**

Tuesday May 10, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 642 (29 and 30)
-Chapter 12 Section 4, objective: Make and use histograms.

Assignment:
p. 646-647 (1-8 all)
**TEST ON MONDAY!**

Wednesday May 11, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: WS (3-6)
-Chapter 12 Section 4, objective: Make, use, and interpret histograms.

Assignment:
p. 647-648 (9, 11, 13-18, 20, 21)
**TEST ON MONDAY!**

Thursday May 12, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 649 (27-30, 36-40)
-Chapter 12 Section 5, objective: Learn about different data displays and determine which would be best to represent various situations.

Assignment:
p. 654-655 (assorted problems...announced in class)
**TEST ON MONDAY!**

Friday May 13, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: Histogram WS (1-3)
-Review 12:1-5

Assignment:
p. 658 (1-16) and worksheet from in-class
**TEST ON MONDAY!**

Monday, May 2, 2011

Assignments: 5/2 - 5/6

Algebra I

Monday May 2, 2011:

In-class (Mrs. Herrin will be out):
-Review for Chapter 10 Test

Assignment:
p. 579-580 (1-30 omit 11, 25, and 29)...Remember no calculators allowed!
**Test on Wednesday!**

Tuesday May 3, 2011:

In class:
-Warm up activity: p. 562 (101-107)
-Go over yesterday's review assignment.

Assignment:
Study for your Chapter 10 Test!
**Test tomorrow!**

Wednesday May 4, 2011:

In-class:
-Chapter 10 Test Day

Assignment:
None.

Thursday May 5, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 11 Section 1, objective: Solve quadratic equations by factoring.

Assignment:
p. 589 (1-16) and p. 590 (19-59 1st column)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Friday May 6, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 11 Section 1, objective: Solve quadratic equations by factoring.

Assignment:
2 worksheets...Remember no calculators allowed!

Pre-Algebra

Monday May 2, 2011:

 In-class (Mrs. Herrin will be out):
-Worksheet 5-9 (Measures of Central Tendancy)

Assignment:
Finish in-class assignment.

Tuesday May 3, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 12 Section 1, objective: Make and interpret stem-and-leaf plots.

Assignment:
p. 629-630 (3-9, 12-15, 17-20)

Wednesday May 4, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: 10-1 Worksheet (8-12)
-Chapter 12 Section 2, objective: Use measures of variation--quartiles and outliers.

Assignment:
p. 636 (6-14)

Thursday May 5, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: 10-2 Worksheet (1)
-Chapter 12 Section 3, objective: Make and interpret box-and-whisker plots.

Assignment:
p. 640-641 (1, 5-8, 11-13)

Friday May 6, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 642 (29 and 30)
-Chapter 12 Section 4, objective: Make and use histograms.

Assignment:
p. 646-647 (1-8 all)

Monday, April 18, 2011

Assignments: 4/18 - 4/22

Algebra I

Monday April 18, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 559 (1-6)
-Chapter 10 Section 4, objective: Solve radical equations.

Assignment:
p. 569 (5-28 all)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Tuesday April 19, 2011:

In class:
-Warm up activity: p. 560 (37-40)
-Chapter 10 Section 4, objective: Solve radical equations.

Assignment:
p. 569-570 (29-45 odd and 46) Remember no calculators allowed!

Wednesday April 20, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm-up activity: p. 569 (36)
-Chapter 10 Section 4, objective: Solve word problems involving radical equations.

Assignment:
p. 570 (50, 51, 53, 55) and p. 572 (74-79)...Remember no calculators allowed!

**STUDY FOR YOUR CHAPTER 10 TEST OVER BREAK.  The test will occur on Wednesday May 4, 2011. Have a great Spring Break!!! See you May 2nd!**

Pre-Algebra

Monday April 18, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Review for Chapter 11 Test

Assignment:
TBA

Tuesday April 19, 2011:

In-class:
-Chapter 11 Test Day!

Assignment:
None!

Wednesday April 20, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity:
-Chapter 9 Section 5, objective: Find and use measures of central tendancy.

Assignment:
p. 278-279 (7-12, 15, 17, 21-23)

Have a great Spring Break!!! See you May 2nd!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Assignments: 4/11 - 4/15

Algebra I

Monday April 11, 2011:

In-class:
-Radical Quiz

Assignment:
None.

Tuesday April 12, 2011:

In class:
-Warm up activity: Quiz corrections
-Chapter 10 Section 3, objective: Divide radical expressions.

Assignment:
Worksheet...Remember no calculators allowed!

Wednesday April 13, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm-up activity: p. 561 (41-50)
-Chapter 10 Section 3, objective: Divide radical expressions and rationalize fractions.

Assignment:
p. 561 (51-60, 62, 63, 66, 68, 69)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Thursday April 14, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: Division quiz 
-Chapter 10 Section 3, objective:  Divide radical expressions and rationalize fractions that involve FOIL. 

Assignment:
p. 561 (73-94 3rd column, 92 and 93)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Friday April 15, 2011:

No class today--8th Grade Trip!

Pre-Algebra

Monday April 11, 2011:

No class today--Field trip to BEHS play.

Tuesday April 12, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 11 Section 4, objective: Find the surface area of cylinders.

Assignment:
p. 600-601 (3, 11, 12, 15, 16, 22)
**Test next Tuesday!--You may use a calculator!  You must provide your own calculator!**

Wednesday April 13, 2011:

In-class:
-Quiz 11:1-4

Assignment:
None.
**Test on Tuesday!--You may use a calculator!  You must provide your own calculator!**

Thursday April 14, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 615 (1-7, omit 3) 
-Chapter 11 Section 5, objective: Find the surface area of pyramids and cones. 

Assignment:
 p. 604-605 (4, 7-12, 19)
**Test on Tuesday!--You may use a calculator!  You must provide your own calculator!**

Friday April 8, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 619 (10 and 11)
-Review worksheet 

Assignment:
p. 616-618 (11-14, 16-20, 22, and 23)
**Test on Tuesday!--You may use a calculator!  You must provide your own calculator!**

Monday, April 4, 2011

Assignments: 4/4 - 4/8

Algebra I

Monday April 4, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 549 (103-106)
-Chapter 10 Section 1, objective: Simplify square roots.

Assignment:
p. 549 (85-102 all)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Tuesday April 5, 2011:

In class:
-Warm up activity: WS (1-12)
-Chapter 10 Section 2, objective: Add and subtract radical expressions.

Assignment:
p. 553 (2-26 even, 29-45 odd)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Wednesday April 6, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm-up activity: WS (13-24) 
-Chapter 10 Section 2, objective: Add and subtract radical expressions.

Assignment:
p. 553-554 (30-60 even, 65-67)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Thursday April 7, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 554 (63, 69, 74)
-Chapter 10 Section 3, objective:  Multiply radical expressions.

Assignment:
p. 560 (3-34 all)...Remember no calculators allowed!
**Quiz on Monday!**

Friday April 8, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Multiply radical expressions and review 10:1-3

Assignment:
p. 577-578 (1, 3, 6-9, 11, 12, 15, 17-20, 22-25, 29, 30, 33, 41, and 42)...Remember no calculators allowed!
**Quiz on Monday!**

Pre-Algebra

Monday April 4, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 581 (37 and 38)
-Chapter 11 Section 2, objective: Find the volume of prisms and cylinders.

Assignment:
Worksheet (2-4, 7, 8, and 12 + 1&2 on the opposite side)

Tuesday April 5, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 11 Section 3, objective: Find the volume of pyramids and cones

Assignment:
p. 592 (9-14, 18-21)

Wednesday April 6, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 595 (1-4) 
-Chapter 11 Section 3, objective: Find the volume of pyramids, cones, and spheres.

Assignment:
p. 592-593 (24-31 all)

Thursday April 7, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problems
-Volume problems on white board.

Assignment:
TBA
**Quiz on Tuesday!--You may use a calculator!  You must provide your own calculator!**

Friday April 8, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem
-Chapter 11 Section 4, objective: Find the surface areas of prisms. 

Assignment:
p. 600 (1, 2, 7-10)
**Quiz on Tuesday!--You may use a calculator!  You must provide your own calculator!**

Monday, March 28, 2011

Assignments: 3/28 - 4/1

Algebra I

Monday March 28, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm-up activity: p. 455 (72)
-Problem Solving and Review for Chapter 8 Test

Assignment:
p. 464 (1-25)...Remember no calculators allowed!
**Test tomorrow!**

Tuesday March 29, 2011:

In class:
-Chapter 8 Test Day!

Assignment:
None.

Wednesday March 30, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm-up activity: board problem and/or test corrections.
-Chapter 10 Section 1, objective: Simplify square roots.

Assignment:
p. 548 (9-44 all)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Thursday March 31, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 548 (45-46)
-Chapter 10 Section 1, objective:  Simplify square roots.

Assignment:
p. 549 (59-84 all)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Friday April 1, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 549 (103-106)
-Chapter 10 Section 1, objective: Simplify square roots.

Assignment:
p. 549 (85-102 all)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Pre-Algebra

Monday March 28, 2011:

In-class:
-Review for the Chapter 10 Test!

Assignment:
TBA...Remember no calculators allowed!

Tuesday March 29, 2011:

In-class:
-Chapter 10 Test Day!

Assignment:
None.

Wednesday March 30, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: board problem and/or test corrections.
-Chapter 11 Section 1, objective: Identify 3-d figures.

Assignment:
"Skills Practice 11-1" Worksheet (1-8)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Thursday March 31, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 581 (33 and 34)
-Chapter 11 Section 2, objective: Find the volume of prisms and cylinders. 

Assignment:
p. 586 (1-15 all)...Remember no calculators allowed!

Friday April 1, 2011:

In-class:
-Warm up activity: p. 581 (37 and 38)
-Chapter 11 Section 2, objective: Find the volume of prisms and cylinders.

Assignment:
Worksheet (1-4, 7, 8, and 12)...Remember no calculators allowed!