Monday, October 26, 2009

8th Kipling

If you can laugh together, you can work together.- Robert Orben


Objective: Solve multi-step equations.

Vocabulary:

Like terms
Distributive property

Reviewed the following examples:


Writing multi-step equation
5c + 10c = 75

Combining Like Terms

3x + 12 – 4x = 20

Using the Distributive Property

6n – 2(n + 1) = 26

Skill Practice:
p.294(2-7) all

Homework:
p.295(4-12) even numbers

7th Mistral and Austen

“No one is perfect…that`s why pencils have erasers”.-Author Unknown

Objective: Simplify expressions
a) 5y – 3- 2y +4
C:
CT:
LT:

b) n + 5 +4n -6
C:
CT:
LT:


Skill Practice: p.344(1-6)(16-21)
Homework: p.344(12-14)
Response Journal: What are like terms?

Monday, October 12, 2009

8th Kipling, Dickens, Defoe

Math Test Content
2nd Form
  1. Solving equations using addition and subtraction.
  2. Solving equations using multiplication or division.
  3. Solving two-step equations.
  4. Writing two-step equations.
  5. Applying Geometric formulas.
  6. Solving inequalities using addition and subtraction.
  7. Solving inequalities using multiplication or division.

Kipling: Wednesday, October 14

Defoe: Friday, October 16

Dickens: Friday, October 16

7th Mistral and Austen

Math Test Content
1st Form

  1. Comparing and ordering integers.
  2. Adding integers.
  3. Subtracting integers.
  4. Multiplying integers.
  5. Dividing integers.
  6. Rational numbers.
  7. The Distributive Property.
  8. The Coordinate Plane.

Mistral: Thursday, October 15

Austen: Friday, October 16

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

  1. English: keep reading The House on Mango Street.
  2. Matematicas: Terminar trabajo.

7th Mistral and Austen

Objective: Review for Test

Skill Practice: completing pages 315(1-14), p.316(25-30), chapter test p.327(1-23)

8th Kipling

Objective: Review for test.

Skill Practice: p.161(6-12) even, p.162(16-26) even, p.163(28,29,32,33)

Thursday, October 08, 2009

7th Austen

Smile, breath, and go slowly.- Thich Naht Hanh

Objective: Identify and plot points in a coordinate plane.

Skill Practice: p.325(1-14), p.316(25-30)

Reviewed the definition of coordinate plane, identified the origin (0,0), x-axis (horizontal line), y-axis (vertical line), we plotted points in a coordinate plane, described their positions, and identified quadrants.

8th Defoe

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.- Thich Naht Hanh

Objective: Review

Skill Practice: complete p.165(1-24)

Completed some exercises on the board. Then evaluated students using three exercises from the class work.

7th Mistral

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.- Swedish Proverb

Objective: Identify and plot points in a coordinate plane.

Skill Practice: p.315(1-14), p.316(25-30)

We reviewed the coordinate plane again, identified the origin (0,0), x-axis(horizontal line), y-axis(vertical line), plotted points in a coordinate plane.

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

8th Dickens

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.-Thich Nhat Hanh

Objective: Review

Skill Practice: p.165(1-24) begin working with the review, we will continue tomorrow.

Students were evaluated at the end of class with 4 exercises regarding today`s topic.

8th Kipling

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.- Swedish Proverb

Objective: Review

Skill Practice: complete p.165 (1-24) if you finished begin with Practice Workbook p.77 (1-13)

Students were evaluated at the end of class, they were given 3 exercises from the class work done today.

8th Defoe

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.- Mark Twain.

Objective: Review

Skill Practice: Complete p.156-157 if you finished begin working with p.165(1-24) we will complete it in class tomorrow.

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

English: Grammar quiz next week.Write a sentence with each word from today`s class.

Science: study for tomorrow`s test.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

  1. Math: Test next week, check engrade for content.
  2. Estudios Sociales: Estudiar p.42-43. Prueba cambiada para el 27.
  3. Lengua Materna: Pruebin Lazarillo de Tormes mañana.

Monday, October 05, 2009

7th Austen

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.- Mark Twain

Objective:
Identify and plot points in a coordinate plane.
Introduction to algebraic expressions.

Skill Practice: Practice workbook p.81, completing it we started last class. Begin working with Practice workbook p.83

Use your book to read and follow the examples given.

7th Mistral

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.- Mark Twain

Objective: Write mixed numbers as fractions and improper fractions as mixed numbers.

Skill Practice: Practice workbook p.51(1-14)

8th Dickens

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.- Mark Twain.

Objective: Review for Test

Skill Practice: p. 165 Chapter Test

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s Homework:

  1. Math: Test next week, please check content left in engrade.com
  2. Lengua Materna: for Tuesday Pruebin de Lazarillo de Tormes, Miercoles todo el libro.
  3. Social Studies: Quiz tomorrow
  4. Sociales: Miercoles recoleccion de cuadernos. Prueba el 20 de este mes de la unidad 2 en adelante.

Thursday, October 01, 2009

8th Kipling Homeroom

Tomorrow International Assembly- Gala Uniform

7th Austen

It`s nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.-Author Unknown

Objective: Evaluate expression using the Distributive Property

Skill Practice: Finish p.309(19-29), Practice Workbook p.79(1-14)

Objective: Identify and plot points in a coordinate plane.

Skill Practice: Practice Workbook p. 81 (1-14), you don´t need to complete this one we are going to keep working on this topic tomorrow.

8th Defoe

It`s nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.- Author Unknown

Objective: Solving inequalities using multiplication or division.

Skill Practice: Completing Practice Workbook p.43(1-12)

7th Mistral

Kindness is the language deaf can hear and the blind can see.- Mark Twain

Objective: Identify and plot point is a coordinate plane.

Skill Practice: Practice Workbook p.81(1-14) Lesson 6.8

8th Kipling Homeroom

Today`s homework:

  1. Science: Quiz next week, on Thursday. Answer the questions 5-9 on p. 123

Yesterday`s Homework:

  1. Literature: Finish reading the tell-tale Heart, page 537.
  2. Estudios Sociales: Terminar la clase de sociales para el lunes.