Week of 1/12/09-1/16/09
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | went over Self-Test 3 together; Reminder--quiz on Wednesday over 4.7-4.10 Polynomial Word Problems | pg 180: 18-22 all | Tuesday | HB, DB, DK, LKR |
| Tuesday | finished reviewing for quiz, handed out solutions to selected problems from the book (use as practice problems in studying) | study! Don't stare at problems--work them out! | DB, JS | |
| Wednesday | took quiz over 4.7-4.10 (students NS, JS, DB, AvR didn't take it yet); there will be a retake for this quiz, if needed (the two scores will be averaged) | none | NS | |
| Thursday | notes on 5.1 Factoring Integers | 5.1 pg 187: 21-49 every other odd (e.o.o.) | Friday | JS |
| Friday | notes on 5.2 Dividing Monomials | 5.2 pg 192: 5-41 odd, 51-55 odd | next Wednesday (1/21/09) | JSt, DB |
Week of 1/5/09-1/9/09
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | notes on 4.9 Area Problems | 4.9 pg 173 #1 | Tuesday | EM, AvR, SR, NS |
| Tuesday | worked more example problems from 4.9 | 4.9 pg 173: 3-7 odd (add onto yesterday's assignment) | Wednesday (work at least 30 minutes) | EM, AvR |
| Wednesday | finished up 4.9 HW; talked briefly about section 4.10 Problems Without Solutions | read 4.10 and try problems 1-7 odd (pg 176) | Thursday | |
| Thursday | worked on 4.10 HW in class | 4.10 pg 176: 1-7 odd, 9-12 all (full assignment) | Friday | |
| Friday | began review for quiz over 4.7-4.10 tentatively scheduled for next Wednesday | Self-test 3 | AvR |
Week of 12/15/08-12/19/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | went over the test from chapter 4 | test corrections--do on a separate sheet | SL | |
| Tuesday | no class--special speaker in JS | |||
| Wednesday | more from 4.8 Rate-Time-Distance Problems | 4.8 pg 170: 1-11 odd, (13 Bonus) | Thursday | SL, SR |
| Thursday | Discussed 4.8 HW; played a little Ask Mr. DeFauw | none | SL, SR | |
| Friday | Engineering Project; gave out bonus extra credit packet that students can work on over break | bonus extra credit packet--worth +2% (max) on overall grade | Monday (1/5/09) | SL, SR |
Week of 12/8/08-12/12/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | notes on 4.7 Transforming Formulas; took a few more review questions for the test | Study for the test 4.7 pg 166: 1-23 odd; (26 & 28 BONUS) |
test Tuesday 4.7 due Wed. |
NS, AvR |
| Tuesday | took test over 4.1-4.6 (Polynomials) | 4.7 HW (see above) | work on 4.7 for 25 minutes | |
| Wednesday | went over the 4.7 HW | finish 4.7 | Thursday | SL |
| Thursday | notes on 4.8 Rate-Time-Distance Problems | 4.8 pg 170: 1, 3 | Friday | SL |
| Friday | continued section 4.8 from yesterday | 4.8 pg 170: 5, 7 | Monday | SL, LKR, EM |
Week of 12/1/08-12/5/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | went over the HW from 4.5 | Pg 160: Mixed Review problems 1-9 all | Tuesday | BLR, JaS, JP |
| Tuesday | notes on 4.6 Multiplying Polynomials; talked about test over Chapter 4 | 4.6 pg 162: 1-41 odd, (43-47 challenge) | 1-25 odd due Wednesday | BLR, JP |
| Wednesday | continued 4.6 assignment | see above | all due Thursday | BLR |
| Thursday | began review for Chapter 4 Test (next Tuesday) covering sections 4.1-4.6; students received a review packet yesterday | work on the review packet for about 20 minutes | Friday | |
| Friday | continued review for test; MOVED TEST TO NEXT TUESDAY | finish review sheets; look at chapter review & self-tests in book for extra work | test on Tuesday | DK |
Week of 11/24/08-11/25/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | notes on 4.5 Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials | 4.5 pg 159: 1-29 odd, 33, 39-41 all, 43*, (44 bonus) | next Monday (12/1) | IS |
| Tuesday |
Trip to JCHS in SF |
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Week of 11/17/08-11/21/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Announced quiz on Thursday over 4.1-4.4; notes on 4.4 Powers of Monomials | 4.4 pg 156: 1-31 odd, 39-47 odd, (48-53 all for a challenge) | 1-31 odd due Tuesday | DB |
| Tuesday | went over problems from 4.4 HW; handed out review wksht for quiz on Thursday | review wksht covering 4.1-4.4 | put in at least 30 minutes | EM, IS |
| Wednesday | worked on review wksht for quiz tomorrow | finish review sheet | Thursday | AvR |
| Thursday | QUIZ over 4.1-4.4; starting reading through section 4.5 when finished with the quiz | none | AvR | |
| Friday | went over quizzes from yesterday | none | AvR, EM |
Week of 11/10/08-11/14/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | notes on 4.2 Adding & Subtracting Polynomials; handed back quizzes over Chapter 3 Word Problems | 4.2 pg 148: 1-19 odd | Tuesday | AvR |
| Tuesday | finished the notes for 4.2 | 4.2 (cont'd): 21-43 odd | Wednesday | IS, DB |
| Wednesday | continued 4.2 | added 45-55 odd to the 4.2 assignment | Friday | |
| Thursday |
NO SCHOOL--Parent-Teacher Conferences |
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| Friday | notes on 4.3 Multiplying Polynomials | 4.3 pg 153 1-23 odd, 31-37 odd, 41-51 odd; Bonus: #40 | Monday | |
Week of 11/3/08-11/7/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | began review for QUIZ on Thursday covering word problems in chapter 3 (sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.7) | pg 139: 1,2,5,6,8,9,11, 14-17; review sheet Finish any HW that hasn't been completed--check Engrade |
will not be collected, do problems for your own review | JSu, IS |
| Tuesday | met with 1st grade buddies--no math class | continue to study for quiz on Thursday | AvR, IS | |
| Wednesday | Reviewed for quiz tomorrow over chapter 3 word problems | study! | IS | |
| Thursday | Took quiz over Chapter 3 word problems | IS | ||
| Friday | notes on 4.1 Exponents | 4.1 pg 143: 1-39 odd, 45, 47 | Monday |
Week of 10/20/08-10/24/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Notes on 3.7 Cost, Income, and Value Problems, worked some problems together | 3.7 pg 127: 1-13 odd | we'll continue in class on Thur.--no HW over holiday | IS, EM, AvR |
| Tuesday |
NO SCHOOL |
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| Thursday | continued working on the 3.7 HW from Monday | 3.7 pg 127: 1-13 odd | finish as much as possible for tomorrow--no more than half hour or so | IS |
| Friday | finished up section 3.7 | none | IS | |
Week of 10/13/08-10/17/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | no class--met 1st two periods together (8D & 8T) in JS | none | IS | |
| Tuesday |
NO SCHOOL |
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| Thursday | notes on Word Problems from section 3.5 | 3.5 pg 118: 1-15 odd (Word Problems only!) | at least 30 minutes of steady work on 3.5 | IS, EM |
| Friday | discussed/continued working on section 3.5 HW | finish 3.5 HW from yesterday | Monday | IS, EM, DK |
Week of 10/6/08-10/10/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | discussed HW/turned it in; announced quiz on Friday covering sections 3.1-3.3 (no word problems) which is primarily solving simple equations w/ one variable; handed out review sheet +extra credit | study for quiz using old HW and review wkshts that were given out | quiz Friday | JoSt, DK |
| Tuesday | no class today | |||
| Wednesday |
NO SCHOOL |
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| Friday | took short quiz over Chapter 3 Equations | none | IS | |
Week of 10/2/08-10/3/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Thursday | discussed/turned in 3.3 assignment; notes on 3.5 Equations w/ the Variable on Both Sides | 3.5 pg 118: 13-37 odd, 45, (46 Bonus) | Friday | CC, IS |
| Friday | notes on 3.4 Using Equations to Solve Problems | 3.4 pg 113: 5-25 odd (skip 11) | do at least 30 minutes of QUALITY work | CC, AvR |
Week of 9/22/08-9/26/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | returned quizzes from last week--check Engrade for your score; notes on 3.1 Transforming Equations: Addition and Subtraction | 3.1 pg 97: 13-25 odd, 31-41 odd | Tuesday | JP |
| Tuesday | added on to 3.1 notes/assignment | add on to 3.1 from yesterday: 47-53 odd; Word Problems 1-11 odd | Wednesday | JP |
| Wednesday | discussed 3.2 Transforming Equations: Multiplication & Division | 3.2 pg 104: 1-31 odd | Thursday | JP |
| Thursday | notes on 3.3 Using Several Transformations | add onto 3.2: 33-41 odd 3.3 pg 109: 1-29 odd |
Friday | CC |
| Friday | added on to 3.3 assignment | 3.3 pg 109 31-41 odd, 45, 51, 57, 59* | Thursday (10/2/08) | DB |
Week of 9/15/08-9/19/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Announced quiz Wednesday over +, -, x, divide integers and translating words into algebraic equations and expressions; short notes on 2.9 Dividing Real #s | 2.9 pg 85: 1- 27 odd, 31, (33, 35 optional) | Tuesday | HB |
| Tuesday | worked on wkshts for review for tomorrow's quiz | finish review sheets (won't be collected) and study | Wednesday | NS |
| Wednesday | Quiz over +, -, x, divide integers and translating words into algebraic equations | none | AR | |
| Thursday | worked on 2.7 Problem Solving: Consecutive Integers | 2.7 pg 77: 1-17 odd | Friday | |
| Friday | reviewed the HW from 2.7; practiced working out some equations as prep for next chapter | none |
Week of 9/8/08-9/12/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | notes on 2.6 Rules for Multiplication | 2.6 pg 72: 1-9 odd, 17-29 odd, 37-47 odd, 53-57 odd | Tuesday | DB |
| Tuesday | Went over 2.6 HW; used rest of the hour to do worksheet covering up to 2.6 in the book, plus review of different mathematical properties | front page of 2.6 review worksheet | Wednesday | |
| Wednesday | discussion (no notes) 1.5 Translating Sentences into Equations | 1.5 pg 21 9-16, 20-22, 23-35 odd | Thursday | |
| Thursday | discussed/turned in 1.5 HW; discussed 1.6 Translating Problems into Equations | 1.6 pg 24 9-21 odd | Friday | |
| Friday | did a short ungraded self-quiz using the Mixed Review on pg 78; discussed/turned in 1.6 HW; short notes on 2.8 The Reciprocal of a Real Number | 2.8 pg 81: 1-25 odd | Monday | AR |
Week of 9/2/08-9/5/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Labor Day--NO SCHOOL | |||
| Tuesday | notes on 1.6 (Holt) Factors & Exponents; short QUIZ tomorrow over 1.1 Order of Operations, 1.4 Distributive Property, 1.5 Combining Like Terms from Holt textbook | 1.6: 1-6 all, 7-25 odd Study for Quiz |
Wednesday | CC |
| Wednesday | Took short quiz (see above); discussed integers, opposite, and absolute value; received wksht over 2.2 Adding Integers (Holt) | 2.2 (Holt) 6-34 even | Thursday | none |
| Thursday | 2.4 (Holt) Subtracting Integers notes/wksht | 2.4 (Holt) wksht, all problems on front and back | Friday | |
| Friday | worked on assignment from the book (not Holt)--2.4 Subtracting Integers | 2.4 pg 61: 13-31 odd, 37-41 odd, 47-55 odd, 62; Word Problems: 5-11 odd | Monday |
Week of 8/25/08-8/29/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | First day of school! | none | ||
| Tuesday | handed out books; notes on 1.1 Variables & Equations | 1.1 pg 4 13-23 odd, 41-47 odd, Mixed Review (MR) 9-16 all | Wednesday | none |
| Wednesday | section 1.1 Rules for Order of Operations from Holt textbook handout | Written Exercises 7-29 odd, 35-41 odd, 47 on handout | Thursday | none |
| Thursday | from Holt text: notes/handout on 1.4 Distributive Property | Written Exercises: 6-30 even, 37, 38 | Friday | LKR |
| Friday | notes/handout on 1.5 (Holt) Combining Like Terms | Written Exercises: 14-34 even, 40, 42, 48, 50 | Tuesday | DB |