8-206 Ms. Becht

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

There is a lot going on this week with it being CSW.

Monday-Creative Monday-someone from each class is going to share something they have created.
Tuesday-Sports Day
Weds-Math Bee
Thursday-Career Day
Friday-Twins Day! 8-206 is paired with 4-104-they are allowed to wear regular clothes to match their 4th grade twin

Quizzes this week.

Castle learning is assigned again for this week. You have one to do each week-please make sure it is getting done.

Religion journals-there are three each week and should be handed in by Friday 2:15 pm

Progress reports were sent home last week and should have been returned. If you need a meeting please let us know.

Candy money is due Monday. Those students who have not paid, will not be able to attend the mascarade ball.

HW-because of CSW this may change. Feel free to email me to confirm changes

7th grade-Topic this week: similiar figures
Monday-5-6 all
Tuesday-Draw a rough sketch of your bedroom, 5-7 odd, study for quiz
Weds-quiz, 5-7 even
Thurs-finish bedroom sketch
Friday-roads to reasoning and make up missing work, finish castle learning

8th grade: Topic this week: Polynomials and functions
Monday-finish investigation 12-2 mult of 3
Tues-12-2 even 12-4 1,2
Weds- r12-4 1-2, 12-4 3-9, study
Thurs-quiz, p12-5 finish 12-4
Friday-roads to reasonign and make up missing work, finish castle learning

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No cell phones are allowed in school. If a child is caught with one on they will get a referral.

Math reminders:
-Progress reports given out Wednesday
-Profile folders due Thursday
-Thursday at recess help session for Roads to Reasoning
-Quiz for both classes Friday
-Roads to Reasoning Due Monday Feb 1

8th grade fundraising reminders:
-Confirmation meeting this Saturday in Parish center-note sent home
-Feb 11th is a raffle
-Feb 12th is a bake sale
-Feb 27th Mardi Gras/Mascarade Ball (tickets $10-if you didn't return candy money you can't go to the dance)

For every extra box of candy you sell, that is $20 off your grad trip. Start saving for that now and plan ahead!

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Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to those families affected by the Haitian earthquake. We will continue to collect money to send over there to help those in need. Also some of the candy money will be donated to the worthy cause.

Progress reports come out on Wednesday.

Castle learning has been assigned again this week and will continue to be assigned once a week. Please make sure you are caught up. This is a quiz grade-it is open book-take advantage of that.

Catholic Schools week is next week. Here is a list of what will be happening:
Monday-We will have one person from each class present an original piece of some sort. Details TBA
Tuesday-sports day
Weds-Math Bee
Thurs-Career Day-if you are interested in coming to speak to us please let me know
Fri-Twin Day (8-206 is paired up with 4-104)

7th and 8th grade will have their quizzes on Friday this week.

There will be a math bee in both grades on Monday, to determine who will go downstairs and compete on Weds of next week.

If any 8th grader has not returned the Public High School form or has not heard back from a Catholic School please let me know ASAP.

7th grade hw Topics: Solving proportions, comparing similiar polygons
Mon-5-4 mult of 3
Tues-5-4 mult of 4, pretzel wksht
Weds-5-5 mult of 3
Thurs-5-5 mult of 4, 5-6 #1-7, study for quiz on 5-1 to 5-5
Fri-make up missing work, work on Castle learning if not completed by now

8th grade: Functions
Mon-38 #1-3, 178 #28-29, 636 #1-3, #10-15
Tues- r 12-1
Weds-p 12-1 mult of 3
Thurs-12-1 mult of 4, study dilations, rotations, 12-1
Fri-quiz, make up missing work, Castle learning

Journal topics
Who do you go to to find truth about Religion?
Who in our society is worshipped? DO we hold them to be more "valuable" than other people?
Free write

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Congrats to all those who got accepted to Catholic High Schools! Public HS info will be sent out in about a month or so.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the earthquake. We are collecting money to send over. Any donation would be appreciated.

Catholic Schools week is coming up-if you are interested in speaking at Career Day please email me.

No tests this week because of the short week. Last weeks tests were given back and should be signed and corrected.

7th-rates, ratios and proportions
Tues-5-1 odd, 5-2 odd, get tests signed and corrected
Weds-5-2 even, 5-4 mult of 3
Thurs-5-4 mult of 4, pretzel wksht
Fri-make up missing work

8th-rotations, dilations
Tues-r 3-9 1,3 3-10 1-6
Weds-3-10 8-13, finish wksht
Thurs-3-8 #1-3 text pg 178 28, 29
Fri-possible math bee

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The value of the month is Peace making! Let's really try hard and be peaceful towards one another this month.

Progress reports come out in 2 weeks! Keep working hard-make yourself proud.

Helen Keller-eye tests this Friday-a note was sent home about it last week.

Worlds Finest sale starts on Weds-a note was sent home about it last week as well.

7th grade-we are finishing up Chptr 3 and starting chptr 5-ratios and rates
Mon- p 3-10 odd
Tuesday-pg 178 #1-5 all, 6-25 odd, 36-43 all, study for test
Weds-chptr 3 test, it all adds up wksht
Thursday-r 5-1 odd
Fri-finish investigation on the golden ratio

8th grade
-We are focusing on transformations this week-be sure to have your graph paper
-Baby pictures were due last Friday
-Grad T-shirt design due Friday
-Grad pictures on Jan 21
-Extra credit-print out paintings done by MC Escher-we will be looking at them and creating our own picutres on Friday

Mon-finish 3-7, r 3-8 bring in pictures that show symmetry by Weds
Tues-3-8 #1-5, 3-9 #5-9, bring in pictures that show symmetry
Weds-3-9 even, study for quiz on 3-1 to 3-8
Thurs-quiz, finish investigation
Friday-finish Tessellations

Religion journals:
How are you a peace maker?
What are some labels people give you?
How can you be better at not labeling others?

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Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a restful and prodcutive vacation. Each student before they left made goals for math for the next trimester and I look forward to working with each of them on obtaining those goals.

Most of the goals would be accomplished if they were focused and did all that was asked and expected of them. This is much easier said than done. But I know they can do it!!!

This week on Weds. we go to mass to celebrate the Ephiphany.
Friday we have half a day because of a faculty meeting.
Both classes are back to tests and quizzes on their regular days. (7th-weds, 8th-thurs)

I am making sure I really focus a lot on differentiated learning this new year. This is a technique in which different leveled worksheets will be given out to each child, based on their ability. I have labeled these worksheets Love it and Gotta Have it. My goal is to make the children feel challenged, but not overwhelmed so these leveled tests and worksheets should help do that. If anyone feels they are on the wrong level feel free to email me or talk with me after class.

7th grade hw. (topics this week are divisibility, LCM, GCF and prime and composite numbers)
Mon-p 3-3 #1-24 multiples of 4
Tues- p 3-4 mult of 4, r 3-3 even and study for quiz
Weds quiz on 3-1 to 3-3, p 3-4 mult of 5, p 3-5 #1-5, 3=8 #1-21 mult of 3
Thurs0 3-9 mult of 3, differentiated wksht
Fri-make up missing work

8th grade hw (topics this week are finding the equation of a line from a graph, slope intercept form-and graphing, and writing an equation for a line)

Mon-finish investigation
Tues-3-3 even, r 3-4 #1-6
Weds-3-4 odd, study for quiz on 3-1 to 3-4
Thurs- quiz on 3-1 to 3-4, 3-4 even 3-7 #1-3
Friday-make up missing work

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I hope everyone is enjoy their break. I came across a great website that has lots of math games..even math millionaire-like "Who wants to be a millionaire."

Check it out: mathslice.com

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