8-206 Ms. Becht

I hope you enjoyed the snow day. I hope you used it to make up some work/do some extra credit.

This week there will be no quizzes, but the investigations will count as a quiz grade.

7th grade hw
Mon-Finish investigation, bring in complass and protractor
Tues-Draw 4 segments and bisect them, r 7-2
Weds-r 7-3
Thurs-p 7-3
Fri-7-3 all, r 7-4 #1-6

8th grade hw
Mon-Finish investigation
Tues-Investigation-test prep
Weds-Investigation-test prep
Thurs-Investigation-pg 8-1 #7-14
Fri-investigation, make up missing work

* A letter will be sent home Monday about the grad trip and diploma. Please return by Weds!

Posted by Ms. Becht at 5:50 PM | Permalink

Here are some extra credit opportunities:

1. Do an extra castle learning
2. Go to radiolab.org click on the numbers on the right and side-and take a listen. It is a couple of stories about how numbers are part of our life. It also talks about babies and how they begin to understand numbers. It is very interesting-then write for me what you enjoyed, what bored you, and what you learned
3. Keep a log for one day about when you use math. Make a column that says time and one that says what you used math for For example: 5:45-used math because I read the clock when my alarm rang, or 6:03-I calculated how many minutes I had left before I had to leave and so on
4. Tell me some of the fun math websites you go to
5. Do a KenKen
6. Do a Suduku
7. Find a worksheet on the 24 game

The more you put into it, the more you get out of it.

Posted by Ms. Becht at 6:06 PM | Permalink

I hope everyone has had a restful vacation. We are now preparing for Easter and are in the Lenten Season. This should be a time of sacrafice, prayer and service.

The take home tests, from vacation, as well as Castle Learning are all due on Monday, 2/22. If they are not complete you will not be able to attend the dance on 2/27. It also is important because these assignments help you retain and obtain knowledge and that is ultimately why I assign them.

Also the 100th day of School is on Tuesday! We will be doing some fun little activities to celebrate this day.

Both grades will have their normal quizzes this week.

7th grade-HW (this week we are measuring and classifying angles)
Monday-finish scale drawing of room, bring in protractor
Tuesday-r 7-1, quiz on all operations of integers
Weds-7-2 #1-9, p 7-1, bring in protractor
Thursday-finish investigation, r 7-2
Friday-make up missing work

8th grade-HW (this week we are working on multiplying polynomials)
Mon-p 12-9 even
Tues-r 12-10 #4-14 even
Weds-12-10 even, finish investigation, study for quiz
Thurs-quiz, finish investigation
Friday-finish missing work

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Posted by Ms. Becht at 8:16 PM | Permalink

There is one more week until break. We had a great Catholic Schools Week! It was so much fun. We spoke with professionals, rode around on scooters, shared our talents, did lots of math, and dressed silly. It was a fun filled week. This week we will celebrate the 100th day of school on Friday.

Quizzes this week for both classes.

Castle learning assignment will be assigned for the vacation.

7th-finishing ratios, geometry
Mon5-7 even, get text signed and corrected
Tues-finish scale drawing of bedroom, study for quiz
Weds-r 7-1
Thursday- 7-2 #1-9, p 7-1
Friday 100th day celebration and make up owed work
Vacation-castle learning

8th -polynomials
Mon-equations wksht for 8-206, 8-205 r 12-4, p 12-4 #3-9
Tues-12-5
Weds-study for quiz, 12-9 odd
Thurs-12-9 even, r 12-10 #4-14
Fri-100th day celebration and make up owed work
Vacation: castle learning

Posted by Ms. Becht at 11:00 PM | Permalink

On Wednesday there will be a math. It will be a competition between the top 30 kids in 7th and 8th grade. (We will have more to come, so if you didn't make it this time..keep practicing)

Here are the rounds:
Round 1- multiplying and dividing plus a one digit #
2-adding two two digit numbers
3-square root plus a number
4-finding x
5-rounding whole numbers to a given place
6-a square root minus a number
7-adding 2 squares
8-adding integers
9-subtracting integers
10-permiter of square, rectangle
11-area of square or rectangle

Posted by Ms. Becht at 9:33 PM | Permalink