Dr. Simmons

Link to Math Textbook/Resources

Click below for Unit 5 Parent Letter

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Math - Week of January 30, 2012

Monday

Math 7

Complete handout on Scale Factor, Perimeter, and Area

Math 7 Advanced - You will have a test over Unit 5 on Friday

Complete Performance Task - Architecture

 

Reading - Week of January 30, 2012

Monday

Work on Vocabulary Lesson 9, Days 2,3,5, 7 and 9. They will be due at the end of class tomorrow.

Today's Warm-up

At the beach, Richard rides the waves on a boogie board that is 3 2/3 feet long.  Laura rides a 7 ¼  foot surfboard.  Estimate the difference in length of the 2 boards

Math - Week of January 23, 2012

Monday

Math 7 - Unit 5 Test on Thursday

Complete Performance Task on Perimeter and Area of Similar Figures

Math 7 Advanced

Test today.  No homework

Tuesday

Math 7 - Unit 5 Test on Thursday

Complete Unit 5 Study Guide

Click below for a copy of the Study Guide

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Math 7 Advanced

No homework

Wednesday

Math 7 - Unit 5 Test Tomorrow

Complete handout on Dilations and Rotations

Text book pages 319 and 320, Problems 12-23 and 27 and 28

Review the Study Guide

Math 7 Advanced

Complete Problem Soving Packet if not finished in class.

Thursday

Math 7 

Complete handout "Coordinating Change"

Math 7 Advanced

Complete Handout on Similar Figures/Scale Drawings

Friday

Math 7 

Complete handout  on Similar Figures, Perimeter and Area

Click below for class notes:

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Math 7 Advanced

Complete Performance Task and Handout onScale Drawings and Models if not finished in class. 

Reading - Week of January 23, 2012

Monday

Assessments today.  No Homework

Today's Warm-up

A group of 6 adults bought tickets to a play at the community center.  The adults had a total of 7 children.  A child’s ticket cost $10.75 and adult tickets cost $17.50 each.  How much did the  adult tickets cost in all?

Tuesday

Lesson 9 Picture Words will be due at the end of class tomorrow.

Today's Warm-up

The Rockport Diner has 8 seats at the counter and 32 seats at tables.  Of these seats, 16 are taken.  Write the ratio of seats taken to empty seats as a fraction in simplest form.

Wednesday

Complete Lesson 9 Picture Words if not finished in class.

Today's Warm-up

In February, Chicago receives an average of  1   2/5  inches of rain.  Is the decimal equivalent of this mixed number >, <, or = 1.8?

Thursday

Bring novel for Silent Reading

Friday

No Homework

Math Week of January 16, 2012

Tuesday

Math 7

Quiz tomorrow over Dilations and Rotatation

Complete Review Handouts

Math 7 Advanced

Complete handout on Solving Proportions

Wednesday

Math 7

Practice Workbook Page 46

Math 7 Advanced

Complete handout on Similar Triangles and Indirect Measurement

Thursday

Math 7

Complete Handout on Solving Proportions

Click below for class notes

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Math 7 Advanced

Complete handout on and Indirect Measurement

Review for Test Tomorrow

Friday

Math 7

Worktext Workbook Pages 176 -177 and Practice Workbook Page 48.

Math 7 Advanced

Your test has been changed to Monday

Complete the Study Guide, and review the last quiz. 

Reading - Week of January 16, 2012

 

Tuesday

Bring Reading Log for Computer Update

Today's Warmup

The population of Illinois in 2000 was about 1.57 times its population in 1940.  If the population of Illinois in 1940 was about 7.9 million, what was its population in 2000, to the nearest tenth of a million?

Wednesday

No Homework. 

No Warm - up today.

Thursday

Complete Rev It Up Lesson 8 Days 5 and 7

Today's Warm-up

In a 100 meter dash, the first 5 racers finished with the following times:  11.6, 13.4, 10.8 11.8, and 13.4.

Friday

Study for Rev It Up Assessments on Monday - Lesson 8 Spelling Quiz and Vocabulary Test

 Which measure of central tendency for this set of data is 12.2 seconds?

Math - Week of January 10, 2012

Tuesday

Math 7

Complete handouts on Rotations

Math 7 - Advanced

Complete handouts on Dilations

Wednesday

Math 7

Complete handouts on Rotations and all Transformations

Math 7 - Advanced

Complete handouts on Dilations, Scale Factor, Perimeter and Area

Thursday

Math 7

Complete handouts on Dilations

Math 7 - Advanced - Quiz Tomorrow

Complete handout on Dilations, Scale Factor, Perimeter and Area

Friday

No Homework

 

 

Reading - Week of January 10, 2012

Tuesday

No Homework

Click Below For Syllabus

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Today's Warm-up

The student population at King Middle School is 52% female.  The total student population is 1,350 students.  How many boys go to King Middle School?

Wednesday

Complete Rev It Up Lesson 8, Days 2, 3, and 9

Today's Warmup

Bert bicycles 136 miles each week.  If he bikes the same distance daily and bikes each day of the week, how many miles does he bike each day.  Write your answer as a mixed number.

Thursday

Complete reflections over Novel Study - Chapters 1 and 2

Today's Warmup

On a test, Shane answered 37 out of 40 questions correctly.  What portion of his answers were correct.  Write your answer as a fraction, as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredths, and as a per cent.

Friday

No Homework

Math - Week of December 19, 2011

Vocabulary Packet with Illustrations - Due Tomorrow 

Monday

Complete Review Handout -Unit 4 Test Tommorow.

Also review all previous handouts and assessments

Tuesday - Thursday

No Homework

 

 

Reading - Week of December 19, 2011

Monday

Get Reading Log Signed

Tuesday - Wednesday

Novel Study

Happy Holidays!!!!