Mrs. Jones

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 8th Grade Science (1st period)- please see Mr. Jeff Miller's blog

7th Grade Math (7th period) - please see Mr. Cleman's blog

Week of Jan 30 - Feb 2, 2012

3rd Period  - 8^th Grade Study Skills

• Academic support in subject areas as needed.

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7G2 Students will demonstrate understanding of transformations.

1. Demonstrate understanding of translations, dilations, rotations, reflections, and relate symmetry to appropriate transformations.
2. Given a figure in the coordinate plane, determine the coordinates resulting from a translation, dilation, rotation, or reflection.

Transformation Project:  download directions and rubric  Download 7th GRADE TESSELLATION PROJECT

• Monday –  Warm up; Introduce dilations; work on project; dilations homework
• Tuesday -  Warm up - Con't dilations; work on writing part of project; HW- dilation worksheet
• Wednesday -Warm up - all transformation review; Smart Board review; HW- study guide
• Thursday – Warm up -Unit 4 TEST, work on project
• Friday - Warm up Quiz; work on project

**** Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda

Week of Jan 23 - 27, 2012

3rd Period  - 8^th Grade Study Skills

• Academic support in subject areas as needed.

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7G2 Students will demonstrate understanding of transformations.

1. Demonstrate understanding of translations, dilations, rotations, reflections, and relate symmetry to appropriate transformations.
2. Given a figure in the coordinate plane, determine the coordinates resulting from a translation, dilation, rotation, or reflection.

• Monday –  M&M Monday; Review reflections; reflection worksheet homework
• Tuesday -  Warm up - Con't reflections; finish vocab; HW-reflection worksheet
• Wednesday -Warm up - order of operations; introduce rotations; HW-rotation worksheet
• Thursday – Warm up - order of operations; vocab activity, rotation worsheet
• Friday - Warm up Quiz; work on rotations, translations and reflections.  Assign project

**** Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agend

Week of Jan 17 - 20, 2012

3rd Period  - 8^th Grade Study Skills

• Academic support in subject areas as needed.

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7G2 Students will demonstrate understanding of transformations.

1. Demonstrate understanding of translations, dilations, rotations, reflections, and relate symmetry to appropriate transformations.
2. Given a figure in the coordinate plane, determine the coordinates resulting from a translation, dilation, rotation, or reflection.

• Monday –  MLK Holiday
• Tuesday -  Warm up - Review order of operations; Review translations
• Wednesday -Warm up - order of operations;  work on translations
• Thursday – Warm up - order of operations; vocab activity, intro reflections
• Friday - Warm up Quiz; work on rotations

**** Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda

Happy 2012 and Welcome Back!! 

Week of Jan 10 - 13, 2012

3rd Period  - 8^th Grade Study Skills

• Academic support in subject areas as needed.

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7G2 Students will demonstrate understanding of transformations.

1. Demonstrate understanding of translations, dilations, rotations, reflections, and relate symmetry to appropriate transformations.
2. Given a figure in the coordinate plane, determine the coordinates resulting from a translation, dilation, rotation, or reflection.

• Monday –  Student Holiday
• Tuesday -  Warm up - Review equations; Introduce Vocab and Transformations
• Wednesday -Warm up - Review equations;  Begin work on translations
• Thursday – Warm up - Review equations; vocab activity, intro reflections
• Friday - Warm up Quiz; Intro rotations

**** Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda

Four More Days until Break!!!! 

Enjoy your time off!!  See you in Jan!

Week of Dec 19th - 22nd, 2011

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7N1 Students will understand the meaning of positive and negative rational numbers and use them in computation.
   a. Find the absolute value of a number and understand it as the distance from zero on a number line. 
   b. Compare and order rational numbers, including repeating decimals.
   c. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative rational numbers. 
   d. Solve problems using rational numbers.

• Monday – warm up (integers); review 1 and 2-step equations; study guide
• Tuesday -  Unit 3 Part 3 Test
•  Wednesday - Reward Day
• Thursday –  Dodgen Give Back Day 
• Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda

Week of Dec 12th - 16th, 2011

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7N1 Students will understand the meaning of positive and negative rational numbers and use them in computation.
   a. Find the absolute value of a number and understand it as the distance from zero on a number line. 
   b. Compare and order rational numbers, including repeating decimals.
   c. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative rational numbers. 
   d. Solve problems using rational numbers.

• Monday – warm up (integers); new cheat sheet; intro 2-step equation
• Tuesday -  warm up (distributive); 2-step problems SB and homework
• Wednesday - CheckPoint County Test
• Thursday – warm up (one step);  IRespond checkPoint; review 1 and 2-step equations
• Friday – warm up quiz; review distributive, translations, 1 and 2 step equations

 Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda

Week of Dec 5th - 9th, 2011

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7N1 Students will understand the meaning of positive and negative rational numbers and use them in computation.
   a. Find the absolute value of a number and understand it as the distance from zero on a number line. 
   b. Compare and order rational numbers, including repeating decimals.
   c. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative rational numbers. 
   d. Solve problems using rational numbers.

• Monday – Review test on Tues using Study Guide.   Review add/sub integer rules; Intro mult/divison integer rules; HW - finish study guide
• Tuesday -  Unit 3 Part 2 TEST; Review all operations; HW - none
• Wednesday - Review subtraction of integers; Classwork - worksheet; HW -worksheet
• Thursday – Review 1 step equations; HW  =worksheet
• Friday –  Intro 2 step equations. 1-step quiz

 Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda

Week of Nov 28th - Dec 2nd, 2011

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7N1 Students will understand the meaning of positive and negative rational numbers and use them in computation.
   a. Find the absolute value of a number and understand it as the distance from zero on a number line. 
   b. Compare and order rational numbers, including repeating decimals.
   c. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative rational numbers. 
   d. Solve problems using rational numbers.

• Monday – Review vocab for test on Tues using SB.   Review add/sub integer rules; Intro mult/divison integer rules; HW
• Tuesday -  Review vocab using Quizlet on the SB; TEST; Review all operations; HW
• Wednesday - Intro one step equations …give rules  and cards; HW 
• Thursday – Intro 2 step equations; HW 
• Friday –  Con't with 2 step equations. 1-step quiz

 Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda

Week of Nov 14th - 18th, 2011

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7N1 Students will understand the meaning of positive and negative rational numbers and use them in computation.
   a. Find the absolute value of a number and understand it as the distance from zero on a number line. 
   b. Compare and order rational numbers, including repeating decimals.
   c. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative rational numbers. 
   d. Solve problems using rational numbers.

• Monday – warm up (box & whisker plots); review positive and negative numbers
• Tuesday -  adding and subtracting integers.  SB activity and notes
• Wednesday -  con't adding and subtracting integers.  HW: Study Guide
• Thursday – Review study guide;  HW:  Download Integers
• Friday –  Unit 3 Test part 1

 Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda

Week of Nov 7th - 11th, 2011

5^th and 6^th Period  - 7^th Grade Math

 STANDARD:  M7N1 Students will understand the meaning of positive and negative rational numbers and use them in computation.
   a. Find the absolute value of a number and understand it as the distance from zero on a number line. 
   b. Compare and order rational numbers, including repeating decimals.
   c. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative rational numbers. 
   d. Solve problems using rational numbers.

• Monday – What is the real number system?  PPT, notes and graphic organizer; HW: Semantic Analysis
• Tuesday -  Student Holiday!
• Wednesday -  Introduce Integers - smartboard and notes.
• Thursday – Adding and subtracting integers
• Friday –  Continue adding and subtracting integers

 Homework:  will vary from day to day depending on progress- please check agenda