Week of Monday December 16 to Friday December 20, 2013

Monday:  5th hour (7th grade):  review all of chapter 3, Combining like terms, expanding and factoring expressions, writing expressions.  Do study Guide.  Homework: STUDY TEST WEDNESDAY
6th hour (6th grade):  Finish Lesson 4.1 HOMEWORK:  pg. 125 # 1-16 ALL
7th hour (TT math 7):  Lesson 3.4 expanding expressions and Lesson 3.5 Factoring expressions.  No Homework

Tuesday:  5th hour (7th grade):  Chapter review with Whiteboards.  Homework: STUDY STUDY! TEST tomorrow
6th hour (6th grade):  Lesson 4.2 equivalent ratios HOMEWORK:  pg. 138 # 2-34 evens only
7th hour (TT math 7):  Lesson 3.5 factoring expressions.  HOMEWORK: finish 3.4/3.5 worksheet

Wednesday:  5th hour (7th grade):  Chapter 3 TEST today No homework
6th hour (6th grade):  Finish Lesson 4.3 real world ratios HOMEWORK:  pg. 148 # 2-14 evens only
7th hour (TT math 7):  Review expanding and factoring expressions.  QUIZ TOMORROW! STUDY 3.4/3.5

Thursday: 5th hour (7th grade):  Go over Tests.  No Homework
6th hour (6th grade):  Review Chapter 4 ratios-Study guide
7th hour (TT math 7):  QUIZ today!  No homework

Friday:  5th hour (7th grade):  Holiday activity NO homework
6th hour (6th grade):  Chapter 4 TEST No homework
7th hour (TT math 7):  Go over Quizzes, holiday activity.  No homework


ENJOY YOUR BREAK!!  HAVE A FUN, SAFE, AND HAPPY HOLIDAY!!  SEE YOU IN 2014!

Week of Monday December 9 - Friday December 16, 2013

Monday:  5th hour: (7th grade) Lesson 3.6 reading algebraic expressions.  HOMEWORK: 3.4/3.5 Worksheet

6th hour: (6th Grade) STUDY STUDY STUDY TEST Chapter 3 Tomorrow

7th Hour:  (TT 7th grade) Lesson 3.2 Combining like terms (Subtracting) Assignment in class

Tuesday: 5th hour: (7th grade) Finish Lesson 3.6 Homework Pg. 176 # 2-22 evens
6th hour:  (6th grade) TEST no homework
7th hour (TT 7th grade):  Lesson 3.3 (two operations) Assignment in class

Wednesday 5th hour: (7th Grade) Lesson 3,7 Algebraic reasoning.  NO homework
6th hour (6th grade) Finish TEST no homework
7th hour(TT math 7) Review combining like Terms.  Homework: Lesson 3.3 worksheet

Thursday:  5th hour (7th grade) Lesson 3.7 continued Homework:  pg. 183 # 1-13ALL
6th hour (6th grade)Go over test NO homework
7th hour: QUIZ TODAY

Friday: 5th hour (7th grade) Finish Lesson 3.7
6th hour (6th grade)  lesson 4.1 equivalent ratios No homework
7th hour(TT 7th grade)  Lesson 3.4 Distributive property No homework

Week of Monday December 2-Friday December 6 2013

Monday:  5th hour (7th grade)-review on white boards combining like terms.  Homework:  pg. 152 #2-22 evens only
6th hour (6th grade)-Review dividing decimals. Homework pg. 93 # 2- 40 evens only
7th hour (7th grade TT) - Review all operations with fractions and decimals.  STUDY QUIZ TOMORROW!!

Tuesday: 5th hour (7th grade)- Lesson 3.4 expanding using distributive property.  No homework
6th hour:  (6th grade)  Review all operations with fractions and decimals.  No homework
7th hour (TT 7th grade)- QUIZ TODAY! no homework

1/2 day today...mini -schedule
Wednesday: 5th hour (7th grade) Practice expanding problems.  Homework pg. 159 #2-32 evens only
6th hour (6th grade) lesson 3.4 real world fractions and decimals No Homework
7th hour (7th grade TT) Finish/Go over QUIZ

Thursday:  5th hour (7th grade)  Lesson 3.5 factoring expressions No homework
6th hour (6th grade)  Continue 3.4 No Homework
7th hour (TT 7th grade) Go over quizzes.  Lesson 3.1/3.2 combine like terms NO HOMEWORK

Friday: 5th hour (7th grade) Review lesson 3.4/3.5 Homework 3.4/3/5 Worksheet
6th hour:  (6th grade)Do problems in class in small groups pg. 105
7th hour( TT 7th grade) Continue lesson 3.1/3,2

Monday, November 25 - Wednesday, November 27

Monday:  7th grade:  Lesson 3.1/3.2 Combining like terms.  No homework
6th grade:  divding decimals.  no homework

Tuesday: 7th grade:  Continue Lesson 3.1/3.2.  homework pg 138 #2-20 evens, pg. 144 # 2-18 evens only.
6th grade:  Continue dividing decimals.  No homework

Wenesday:  1/2 day
7th grade:  Practice combining like terms.  Lesson 3.3.  No homework
6th grade:  Dividing decimals pg. 93  #2 - 40 evens only

Week of Monday November 11- Friday November 15, 2013

CONFERENCES ARE THIS WEEK!!!  MONDAY AND TUESDAY FROM 4-6:50 AND WEDNESDAY FROM 12-2:50.  IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR CONFERENCES YET, EITHER CONTACT THE OFFICE OR JUST COME TO VALLEYWOOD DURING THOSE TIMES AND WE WILL GET YOU IN!

Monday:  5th hour(7th grade:) - Stations review of chapter 2 on integers.  STUDY STUDY! TEST    
                 THURSDAY

                6th hour (6th grade) - Continue Lesson 3.1.  No homework
                7th hour (7th grade)  Review first section of chapter 2.  Do study guide STUDY TEST    
                THURSDAY

Tuesday:  7th grade (5th and 7th hours)  Study Guide and review for Test thursday.  STUDY!
                 6th grade (6th hour) Finish Lesson 3.1.  homework pg 76 # 2-30 evens only

Wednesday:  Classes 1-4 only.  Will not see hours 5-7
                     **Reminder 7th graders STUDY TEST TOMORROW!!**

Thursday:  7th grade_ Test today! No homework
                 6th grade:  Start lesson 3.2 No homework

Friday:  7th grade: Go over tests No homework
             6th grade:  Continue Lesson 3.2.  No homework

Week of Monday November 4 - Friday November 8, 2013

Monday:  7th grade: Go Over Quizzes, Start Oreder of Operations (PEMDAS).  No homework
6th Grade:  Chapter 2 TEST! no homework

Tuesday: 7th grade:  Continue order of operations (Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiply and Divide, then add and subtract) Homework: complete PEMDAS worksheet
6th grade:  Go over Tests..and GAME DAY!  no homewrk

Wednesday: 7th grade:  Wrap-up order of operations.  Do group work.  Complete any unfinished PEMDAS/OOO work
6th grade:  Start chapter 3, do recalling Prior knowledge.  no homework

Thursday:  7th grade:  Do lesson 2.5 operations with negative fractions.  Homework:  pg. 110 # 2-30 evens only
6th grade:  Start lesson 3.1 dividing fractions.  No homework

Friday:  7th grade:  Lesson 2.6 operations with negative decimals.  Homework:  2.6 worksheet
6th grade:  Continue lesson 3.1 no homework

Week of Monday, October 28 - Friday, November 1, 2013

Monday- 7th grade:  Go over Quizzes review Adding and subtracting Integers rules. No homework
                6th grade:  Lesson 2.2 Absolute Value.  No homework

Tuesday-7th grade:  Multiplying and dividing with integers.  Homework:  pg. 93 # 2-30 evens only
               6th grade:  Finish lesson 2.2 Homework:  pg. 57 # 1-13 ALL

Wednesday- 7th grade:  Multiplying and dividing with Integers.  homework:  Skill Sheet
                     6th grade:  Chapter Review.  Homework Complete and Study Chapter Review

Thursday- HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
                 Incentive day for Both Grades

Friday:  MSU vs. UofM Kickball Game in afternoon. Shortened Schedule
             7th grade:  Multiplying and Dividing Integers QUIZ.  No homework
             6th grade:  Study guide,.  STUDY STUDY STUDY!!! Test Monday!!

Week of Monday, October 21 - Friday October 25, 2013

Monday:  7th grade:  Adding Integers (positive and negative                                                numbers) Lesson 2.1 No homework
                6th grade:  Lesson 2.1 Intro to integers, when and how                                       they are used No Homework

Tuesday:  7th grade:  Continue adding integers finish Lesson 2.1. 
                           ** Adding Rules:  Same signs -just add and keep                                     the sign                                                                                                Different Sign-subtract, then keep the sign of                                     the "bigger" number
                               Homework:  Page 73 #2-22 evens only
               6th grade:  Continue Lesson 2.1 opposites and ordering                                      integers and putting them on a number line
                                  No homework
Wednesday:  7th grade:  Lesson 2.2 subtracting integers No                                                    homework
                     6th grade:  Lesson 2.1 continued...comparing numbers                                        and reading and writing inequalities No                                              homework

Thursday:  7th grade:  Continue Lesson 2.2 subtracting integers.                                           Homework pg. 84 # 2-24 evens only
                                 **Subtraction to addition, change the second                                     sign** Then follow the adding rules 
                 6th grade:  Finish Lesson 2.1 and wrap up.  Homework                                        pg. 52 # 2-40 evens only

Friday: 7th grade:  Addition and Subtraction with Integers QUIZ No                             homework
            6th grade:  Review sheet of lesson 2.1, how integers are                                       used, opposites, ordering and number lines,                                     comparing, using and writing inequalities.                                         Homework: finish worksheet

week of Monday, October 14 - Friday October 18, 2013

Monday:  7th grade:  Go over expectations Quick review of Nets.  (TT 7th hour went over tests too) No  
                                 homework

                 6th grade:  Go over tests.  No homework

Tuesday: MATH MEAP DAY!!!  
              7th grade:  Go over expectations.  Intro Chapter 2.  NO homework
               6th grade:  Go over Goals.  No homework

Wednesday:  LAST DAY OF MEAP!!!
                    7th grade:  Continue Intro to chapter 2 Integers.  No homework
                    6th grade:  Go over expectations Intro to Chapter 2. no homework

Thursday: BACK TO NORMAL SCHEDULES!! YAY!!!
                7th grade: review expectations, Fresh start!!  RPK CH>2.  No homework
                6th grade:  Review expectations, Fresh Start!  Intro to chapter 2 Integers.  No homework

Friday:  7th grade:  Finish RPK Ch. 2 No homework
             6th grade:  Start lesson 2.1 No homework

Week of Monday October 7 - Friday October 11, 2013

MEAP WEEK!!!!!  Remember to get LOTS of rest and EAT well!!  MEAP testing Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Monday:  7th grade:  Review Operations with Fractions.  NO HOMEWORK
                6th Grade:  TEST!!!  Chapter 1.  No homework

Tuesday: 7th Grade:  Review area and perimeter.  No homework
               6th grade:  Continue test. No homework

Wednesday:  7th grade:  Review Mean, Median, Mode, and Range. No Homework
                      6th grade:  Continue test.  No homework

Thursday:  7th grade:  Fraction, decimal, percent.  how they are related and converting from one to the
                                  other.  No Homework
                 6th grade:  Go over tests No homework

Friday:  7th grade:  review GOALS and DEscores, review integers.  No homework
             6th grade:  Go over tests in small groups, review GOALS and DE Scores.  No homework

REST UP MEAP IS ALSO next week Tuesday and Wednesday!!

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

7th grade (5th and 7th hour)  CHAPTER 1 TEST!! No homework

6th grade (6th hour)  Game day from earning points NO Homework

Monday, September 30, 2013

7th grade (5th and 7th hour)- Review for Chapter 1 test,  STUDY STUDY STUDY TEST tomorrow

6th grade (6th hour) - review squares and square roots.   Section 1.5 cubes and cube roots.  HOMEWORK: 1.5 worksheet

Thursday, September 26, 2013

7th grade (5th and 7th hour)- Chapter review by section.  No Homework **Reminder Chapter Test (over chapter 1) on TUESDAY


6th grade (6th hour)  - Lesson 1.4 distributive property and squares and square roots.  HOMEWORK: pg 32 # 1-17 all

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

7th grade (5th and 7th hour)- Finish Lesson 1.5.  Take home packet for notes.  HOMEWORK:  pg. 47 # 2-20 evens only.

6th grade (6th hour)  - Finish Lesson 1.3 factors and multiples and GCF and LCM.  HOMEWORK: pg 27 # 2-30 evens only

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

7th grade (5th and 7th hour) - 1.5 packet on significant digits.  NO HOMEWORK

6th grade(6th hour)- lesson 1.3 Greatest Common factor.  NO HOMEWORK

Friday, September 20, 2013 & Monday, September 23, 2013

ALL CLASSES -Discovery Education Testing.  No homework

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

5th hour (7th grade)- Lesson 1.3 and 1.4 rational and irrational numbers.  Work and notes in class.  HOMEWORK:  1.3/1.4 Worksheet

6th hour (6th grade)-  Start Lesson 1.3 common factors and common multiples.  No homework

7th hour-(TT math7) - Lesson 1.3 and 1.4 rational and irrational numbers.  Work and notes in class.  HOMEWORK: 1.3/1.4 worksheet

Friday, September 13 - Tuesday September 17, 2013

5th hour- Friday-Lesson 1.2 using long division to turn fractions to                   decimals.  NO HOMEWORK
                Monday_ Lesson 1.2 completed.  Homework: pg.  25 #                     2-  20 evens only
                Tuesday- MAth review of factors, multiples, squares and                    square roots.  NO Homework

6th hour- Friday- Continue lesson 1.1 number lines.  No Homework
                Monday- Complete Lesson 1.1 HOMEWORK: pg. 14 #                   2-30 EVEN ONLY
                  Tuesday- Lesson 1.2 Prime factorization                     
                 HOMEWORK: pg. 18 # 1, 2-22 evens only

7th Hour- Friday Lesson 1.2 long division to turn fractions to      
                 decimals.  No Homework
                 Monday -complete lesson 1.2 HOMEWORK :pg. 24 # 2-
                20 evens only.
                 Tuesday- Math review of factors and multiples.  NO 
                HOMEWORK

Wednesday and Thursday, September 11 & 12, 2013

5th hour (7th grade)- Finish Lesson 1.1.  Rational numbers on the number line.  HOMEWORK: Pg. 14 # 2-34 EVENS ONLY Due FRIDAY

6th hour (6th grade) Finish Lesson 1.1. The number line.  HOMEWORK. Pg. 14 # 2-30 EVENS ONLY DUE FRIDAY

7th hour (TT Math 7)- Start Lesson 1.1 from Chapter 1.  NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

5th hour (7th grade)- Start Lesson 1.1 from Chapter 1.  Rational numbers.  No homework

6th hour (6th grade)- Start lesson 1.1 from chapter one. The number line.  No homework.

7th hour(7th grade)- Continue review in groups multiplication and division.  

Monday, September 9, 2013

5th hour (7th grade)-  Continue Recall Prior Knowledge Chapter 1.  No Homework

6th hour (6th Grade)- Continue Recall Prior Knowledge Chapter 1.  No Homework

7th hour (TT math 7)- Continue long division practice and turning fractions to decimals.  No Homework

Friday, September 6, 2013

Chapter Opener of Chapter One, start Recall Prior Knowledge. 
 NO HOMEWORK

Thursday September 5, 2013

Individual goals for the trimester.  Passed out materials.  In-class math review.  NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday September 4, 2013

Continued to go over expectations and class routine.  HOMEWORK:  Bring back signed parent Letter

Tuesday September 3, 2013

WELCOME BACK!!!

So excited to be starting this new school year and I hope you are too!!  

Today we will just be doing introductions and going over expectations, HOWEVER,  there is homework!!! Bring your parent letter home and bring back the bottom portion signed! If you forgot it there is a link on this blog to it!   

Week of Monday June 3 - Friday June 7, 2013

Monday:  Greek Celebration!!!

Tuesday:  Finish post-test and any other missing work

Wednesday:  Wrap-up-papers back, folders, back, etc.  MAth games for rest of period

Thursday:  Michigan Adventure

Friday: LAST DAY!!!

Enjoy your summer!!!  Have fun, be safe and Relax!!  See you next years as Eighth Graders! 

Week of Monday May 20- Friday may 24, 2013

Monday:  Make-up day.  Finishing anything that needed to get caught up on.  HOMEWORK:  Finish any missing and Late work

Tuesday & Wednesday Discovery Education testing NO HOMEWORK

Thursday:  Varies by hour, Continue make-up work, game day, or Scale factor mini-lesson.  No homework

Friday:  MathMagic Land Video.  Complete Worksheet while watching video.  No Homework

Week of Monday May 13 - Friday May 17, 2013

Monday:  Finish Direct Proportion review.  Start Inverse Proportion. No homework

Tuesday:  Continue with inverse Proportion.  Complete work in class.  No homework

Wednesday:  Direct and Inverse Proportion Review.  Homework: STUDY QUIZ TOMORROW

Thursday:  Direct and Inverse Proportion QUIZ  NO homework Music Festical for school in the afternoon. Curriculum Cruise tonight at 6:00pm at Valleywood, be sure to be there!!

Friday:  Scale Factor

Week of Monday May 6 - Friday May 10, 2013

Monday:  Flatland video (geometry video)  Complete worksheet along with video and turn in.  NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday:  Continue talk with ratio/proportion and using to solve for an unknown in story problems Problems from the book pg. 273 # 9-14 NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday:  Ratio work with shapes.  Worked on problems in class.  NO HOMEWORK

Thursday:  Ratio worksheet with shapes and scaling.  Finished Worksheet from Wednesday on this.  Practice problems with greek structures-scaling.  HOMEWORK:  Ratio and Proportions Worksheet Due Tomorrow!

Friday:  Ratio and Proportions Review.  HOMEWORK:  Finish Classwork Due Monday

Week of April 28 - May 3

APOLOGIES!!!  It has been too long since an update!

Finishing the jackie Robinson unit this week

Monday:  Chapter Wrap-up No Homework

Tuesday:  Intro to chapter 5-connection with new "Greek" unit

Wednesday: Sections 5.1/5.3 proportions No homework

Thursday:  Continue with proportions and finding lengths of "missing" sides with proportions HOMEWORK:  Finish worksheet

Friday:  FIELD TRIP TO THE WHITECAPS!!! (Completion of Jackie Robinson unit)  Also Intro to New Greek Unit (Percy Jackson Movie) No homework

Week of March 18- March 22, 2013

Monday:  Linear Graphs. finding slope and y-intercept, write equations with slope and y-intercept in y= mx+ b form.  No homework

Tuesday: Continue work from monday, parctice on own and work with partner.  HOMEWORK: GRAPHS (2) worksheet DUE TOMORROW

Wednesday:  Linear tables, finding slope and y-intercept and writing equations using slope and y-intercept in y=mx+ b form. No homework

Thursday:  Continue work with tables alone and with a partner.  HOMEWORK:  TABLES WKST (2) due tomorrow

Friday:  Writing equations from graphs and tables, identifying slope and y-intercept.  Homework: FINISH CLASSWORK due Monday. 

Week of March 11- March 15, 2013

Monday:  Finish Tests? Watch bill Nye solvig for X video

Tuesday:  IOWA algebra placement test

Wednesday "catch-up" day.  Finish IOWA test, finish Bill Nye, Finish missing assignments

Thursday:  Wrap up chapter 4

Friday Intro to new unit SLOPE adn Y-Intercept

Monday February 11, 2013

Continue work with balancing equations.  No homework

3rd hour:  Start Chapter 4-intro to balancing equations.  No homework

Wednesday February 6, 2013

Talk briefly about DE tests
Pass back Ch 3 tests and wrap up chapter 3
Continue intro to chapter 4 and do lesson 4.1
Practice problems from the book in class.  NO homework

3rd hour
Pass back tests- re-teach/extension day
NO homework

Tuesday February 5, 2013

DE testing completed in all classes.  No homework

Monday February 4, 2013

ALL Classes Discovery Ed TESTING today!!!   No homework

Week of Monday January 28 - Friday February 1, 2012

Monday:  SNOW DAY!! :)

Tuesday:  Chapter 3 test (distributive property, factoring, combining like terms, writing expressions)
3rd hour:  review Distributive property

Wednesday:  Finish Tests
3rd hour: review factoring

Thursday: Group work
3rd hour: Stations review

Friday:  Wrap up chapter 3 Intro to chapter 4
3rd hour:  Test chapter 3 (distributive property, factoring, combining like terms, writing expressions)

reminder DISCOVERY ED TEST MONDAY!!

Friday January 18, 2013

Review worksheet 3.4/3/5 from yesterday.  Distributive property.  Start lesson 3.6 writing expressions.  Complete exit ticket.  No homework

Wednesday January 16, 2013

Working with the distributive property.  Lessons 3.4 and 3.5.  Practice work in class.  No homework

Tuesday January 15, 2013

REMINDER!!  TEST RE_TAKES TODAY AFTER SCHOOL!!

Finish Combining like terms work from class.  Start lesson 3.4 Distributive Property.  No homework

Monday January 14, 2013

Review combining Like Terms.  Do lesson 3.2 and 3.3.  Do page 144 #2-20 evens and page 152 #2-22 evens in class for review.  No homework

3rd hour:  Review Lesson 3.1 Do practice worksheet.  No homework

Friday January 11, 2013

First of all...Welcome back!

Monday:  Review expectations and goals, go over grades.
Tuesday & Wednesday: Intro to chapter 3 (pre-algebra)
Thursday: Start Lesson 3.1 Combining like terms with decimal and fractional numbers
Friday:  Finish Lesson 3.1 Do practice work from book in class pg. 138 and 139