Assignments
Note that a section for absences is included (using only initials for privacy). In the past, this has helped my students (and their parents) keep track of what assignments, handouts, and classwork were missed during absences. If there is a blank on the charts below, assume there was no assignment, a due date has not yet been set, or there were no absences. I'll do my best to make things as clear as possible!
Week of 6/16/08-6/18/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | did an ungraded self-quiz of Chapter 10 Geometry section covering Area and Volume; turned in books; no 6S class today because of faculty vs. alumni basketball game | |||
| Tuesday | Engineering Project! Design a bridge that can cross a river at the highest height and yet support people, cars, flightless waterfowl, etc. | |||
| Wednesday |
Week of 6/11/08-6/13/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Wednesday | went over 10.3 HW, turned it in; talked about new current event assignment due Friday; practiced drawing 3-D shapes | Current event article--Science/Math/Tech related; 1/2 page summary--typed double-space (12pt font), written single-spaced | article due Friday; be prepared to discuss it | |
| Thursday | notes on 10.6 Volume of Prisms | --10.6 pg 344 1-5 odd, 15; pg 346 3, 5 --article |
both due tomorrow | |
| Friday | Current Events articles |
Week of 6/2/08-6/6/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | reviewed 10.1 concerning basics on area (we covered this before the trip); notes on 10.2 Area of Triangles and Trapezoids | 10.2 pg 328 1-9 odd, 20, 21 | tomorrow | OB, DS, AM |
| Tuesday | Took an end-of-school math assessment, which is intended to help the math department better serve the students. It is not graded, nor is it part of a student's permanent record. Results will be given to parents upon request. | finish yesterday's assignment if not completed | NS, AM | |
| Wednesday | Tzedakah project presentations--no class | |||
| Thursday | Mr. D out sick--watched movie about Archimedes | write half-page summary about movie | Friday | |
| Friday | Notes on 10.3 Areas of Circles | 10.3 pg 332 1-13 odd, 19-23 odd | Wednesday |
Week of 5/27/08-5/30/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Tuesday | Sub for this whole week, as Mr D is on the 7th grade
class trip to Ashland, OR. Watched Story of One documentary. |
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| Wednesday | Finished Story of One. | |||
| Thursday | worked on review sheets covering Order of Operations, Integers, and Geometry | |||
| Friday |
Week of 5/19/08-5/23/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Sub for Mr D, also play performances on both these days (today and Tuesday)--nothing to speak of got done, unfortunately | none | lots missing for the play | |
| Tuesday | ||||
| Wednesday | Class trip to Monterey! We're having lots of fun so far... | |||
| Thursday | Saw the sea animals at the aquarium today and played a little glow-in-the-dark putt-putt golf | |||
| Friday | returning home, but passing through the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz--we'll be back by the end of the school day if all goes as planned! |
Week of 5/12/08-5/16/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | quiz tomorrow over graphing concepts (points and lines); studied in class with worksheet (solutions: page 1, page 2) | study for quiz | quiz tomorrow | NB, DG |
| Tuesday | took quiz over graphing concepts from chapter 11 | none | DG | |
| Wednesday | taking a little break after Chapter 11 | |||
| Thursday | Engineering Project--find the best way to throw away a piece of paper (sounds lame, but it was fun) | none | kids missing because of play | |
| Friday | notes on 10.1 Area of Rectangles and Parallelograms | 10.1 pg 322 1-5 all, 7-25 odd | work on it for at least 20 minutes this weekend | play practice--a few missing |
Week of 5/5/08-5/9/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | notes and discussion on 11.9 Graphs of Equations; make-up quiz tomorrow (for those who need it) over 11.1-11.3 (add/subtract integers) | 11.9 pg 394 1-7 odd | Tuesday | QL, DS |
| Tuesday | worksheet over 11.9 Graphing Lines | finish the 11.9 Graphing Lines wksht | Wednesday | QL |
| Wednesday | discussed and turned in wksht from yesterday; did some more practice problems from the book | 11.9 pg 394 19-25 odd (add onto Monday assignment) | Friday | QL |
| Thursday | No class today | |||
| Friday | discussed Wednesday's HW; tried out some fun graphs in groups | finish graphs of problems (four of them) from the board | Monday | KM, ALu |
Week of 4/29/08-5/2/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Tuesday | reviewed for quiz tomorrow over adding and subtracting integers (11.1-11.3); finished notes on 11.8 Graphs of Ordered Pairs | study for quiz--I suggest trying out old HW problems from 11.1-11.3 | Quiz Wednesday | DS |
| Wednesday | took short quiz over 11.1-11.3; worked on graphing points wksht the rest of period | Graphing Points "Wabbit" wksht | work on it at least 15 minutes | DS |
| Thursday | review sheet for quiz tomorrow on 11.4-11.6; there will also be a retake for quiz over 11.1-11.3 tomorrow for those who did not score well | study; here are the review sheet solutions | ||
| Friday | took quiz over 11.4-11.6 |
Week of 4/14/08-4/17/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | discussion about Puzzle worksheet ("Daffynitions) from last week about solving equations | 11.7 pg 387 1-23 odd | Tuesday | DS |
| Tuesday | notes on 11.7 Solving Equations (part 2) | 11.7 pg 387 25-53 odd | Wednesday (work about 25 minutes max) | DS |
| Wednesday | 6N only today: discussed 11.7 assignment; introduced next section on graphing on the x-y plane--no notes yet | none (unless you have overdue HW) | ||
| Thursday | introduced graphing on x-y plane | none | DS |
Week of 4/7/08-4/11/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | quick notes on 11.6 Quotients of Integers (i.e, dividing negative #'s) | 11.6 pg 384 1-33 odd | if not finished in class, due tomorrow | NZ, OB |
| Tuesday | ERB's begin today, end Thursday (testing only in the morning); 6S only today--practice quiz over 11.1-11.6 (Integers) | |||
| Wednesday | More ERB's; 6N--practice quiz over 11.1-11.6 (Integers); 6S--notes on 11.7 Solving Equations | 6S only: 11.7 pg 387 1-23 odd | Friday | |
| Thursday |
No Class-ERB's |
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| Friday | Mr. D absent; worked on Puzzle worksheets (first side "Daffynitions") covering solving equations involving +, -, x | work on wkshts in class | not for HW | ??? |
Week of 3/31/08-4/4/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Notes on 11.1 Negative Numbers | 11.1 pg 368 1-31 odd, 40-43 | Tuesday | RR, GR |
| Tuesday | notes on 11.2 Adding Integers | 11.2 pg 373 9-25 odd, 27, 28; pg 374 word problems 1-7 odd | Wednesday | GR, RR, ALu |
| Wednesday | went over 11.2 HW; notes on 11.3 Subtracting Integers | 11.3 pg 376 1-21 odd, 23-30 all | Thursday | GR, RR |
| Thursday | Notes and discussion on 11.4+11.5 Multiplying Integers (negative numbers) | 11.5 pg 381 1-31 odd, 33-38 all | Friday | |
| Friday | Puzzle worksheet practice for multiplying, adding, and subtracting integers | Puzzle wksht | front side due Monday | DS, NS |
Week of 3/24/08-3/27/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Mr. D out sick; sub gave out Puzzle Packet wkshts which are review for quiz on Thursday over sections 7.6-7.8 | Puzzle Packet wkshts | if not finished in class, do about 25 minutes work tonight | EK |
| Tuesday | Mr. D out sick again; worked on puzzle packet, some kids did Self -Test B on pg 239 | study for quiz Thursday | EK, DS, MS | |
| Wednesday | Mr. D back--reviewed for quiz over 7.6-7.8 | study | ||
| Thursday | Quiz over 7.6-7.8 |
Week of 3/17/08-3/21/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Announced quiz tomorrow over sections 7.1-7.5--this covers adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fraction (both proper and mixed); worked on puzzle review worksheet | finish puzzle worksheets--these are good review for quiz | tomorrow | EK, DB, AM |
| Tuesday | took quiz over 7.1-7.5; began 7.8 Problem Solving: Using Proportion assignment | 7.8 pg 235 1-11 odd; 13+14 optional | problems 1-7 due tomorrow | EK, DB |
| Wednesday | finished 7.8 assignment | finish whole 7.8 assignment | EK | |
| Thursday | outdoor Geometric Construction activity! | none | ||
| Friday | Purim! |
Week of 3/10/08-3/14/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | practice quiz over sections 7.1-7.5; began Word Problems wksht discussing limits in word problems | none | OB, DB, NB | |
| Tuesday | finished in class Limits word problem wksht that we started yesterday | Limits wksht | finished in class | DB |
| Wednesday | notes on 7.6 Ratios | 7.6 pg 228 1-25 odd | finish 1-17 odd by tomorrow | DB |
| Thursday | finished 7.6 assignment, added on word problems from same section | 7.6 pg 229 word problems 1-13 odd | all 7.6 due tomorrow | DB |
| Friday | notes on 7.7 Proportions | 7.7 pg 232 5-27 odd, (28, 29 optional) | Monday | DB |
Week of 3/3/08-3/7/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | went over 7.2 HW; notes on 7.3 Multiplying Fractions, worked on assignment | 7.3 pg 218 1-9, 17-25, 29, 31 (only odds for all) | Tuesday | |
| Tuesday | notes on 7.4 Dividing Fractions | 7.4 pg 220 1-11 odd, 17-27 odd | Wednesday | MSm, AaM |
| Wednesday | 6N: notes on 7.5 Multiplying and Dividing Mixed
Numbers 6S: Review worksheet (Ms. Prowse subbed for Mr. D) |
6N: 7.5 pg 223 1-33 odd, Word Problems 1-11 odd 6S: review wksht |
Friday | GR, RR |
| Thursday | notes on 7.5 | 7.5 pg 223 1-33 odd, Word Problems 1-11 odd | Monday | GR, RR |
| Friday | worked on 7.5 assignment | finish 7.5 assignment | Monday | GR, RR |
Week of 2/25/08-2/29/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | final preparation for Math Contest (tomorrow) | none | NB, DS | |
| Tuesday | 2007-2008 California Math League Contest today | none | DS, OB | |
| Wednesday | went over yesterday's contest; began 7.1 Word Problems assignment; extra: PQRST study method | 7.1 pg 213 1-10 | tomorrow | ALW |
| Thursday | notes on 7.2 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers | 7.2 pg 215 1-13 odd, 21-35 odd | tomorrow | |
| Friday | finished 7.2 assignment, plus Word Problems section | add onto yesterday's assignment Word Problems from pg 216 1-9 all | Monday | JC |
Week of 2/19/08-2/22/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Tuesday | Post-Test Engineering Project: build the longest possible bridge using the given materials | none | NZ. JM, LeM | |
| Wednesday | notes on 7.1 Addition and Subtraction of Fractions | 7.1 pg 212 1-39 odd | Thursday | |
| Thursday | discussed last night's HW, turned it in; handed back and reviewed Chapter 6 tests | none | AaM, DG | |
| Friday | practice tests for the Math Contest (not graded) next Tuesday | DG |
Week of 2/11/08-2/15/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | discussed/turned in 6.6 assignment; began review for Chapter 6 test (moved to Thursday) | Chapter 6 review sheet Start studying! |
Tuesday | KM, EK |
| Tuesday | Construction project--use your smarts to make a rack for game cartridges | finish any outstanding assignments; study for test | EK | |
| Wednesday | Reviewed for Chapter 6 test (tomorrow); try out self-tests and chapter review for extra work | study! | JC, KM, OB | |
| Thursday | Took test over Chapter 6 Fractions | none | ||
| Friday | finished Construction Project (started Tuesday) | none | DB |
Week of 2/4/08-2/8/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | discussed/turned in 6.5 HW; short notes on 6.6 Changing a Decimal to a Fraction; Don't forget fractions/decimals quiz tomorrow! | 6.6 pg 200 1-10 | finish in class tomorrow | BZ |
| Tuesday | took fractions/decimal quiz; worked on review sheet for 6.1-6.2 | review wksht for 6.1-6.2 | front side of wksht due Tuesday | KoM, AaM, BZ |
| Wednesday | finished and discussed Mobius strip activity in class | none | KoM, BZ, AaM | |
| Thursday | finished notes on 6.6; worked on assignment | 6.6 pg 200 1-10, 11-31odd | finish through #21 by tomorrow | BZ |
| Friday | sub: finished 6.6 assignment; worked on Self-Test B pg 201 if/when finished | test tentatively scheduled for Wednesday 2/13 over Ch 6 | BZ, DB |
Week of 1/29/08-2/1/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Tuesday | short notes on 6.4 Comparing Fractions; worked on assignment for the rest of the period | 6.4 pg 192 1-25 odd, 27-30 | Wednesday | EB, TM, GR, RR, OB |
| Wednesday | went over 6.4 HW; reviewed fraction-decimal conversions; worked on Word Problems from 6.4 | 6.4 Word Problems pg 193 1-7 all | Thursday | TM, BY, GR, OB, RR |
| Thursday | discussed 6.4 word problem HW; notes on 6.5 Changing a Fraction to a Decimal | none | BY, SC | |
| Friday | worked on 6.5 assignment | 6.5 pg 197 1-39 odd, 40-45 optional | DG, AL, BY |
Week of 1/22/08-1/25/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Tuesday | handed back and went over Chapter 5 tests; notes on 6.2 Equivalent Fractions | --test corrections for those receiving 94% or
less on test --6.2 pg 184 1-35 odd, 36 |
test corr.: Thu 6.2: tomorrow |
JM, EK |
| Wednesday | notes on 6.3 Fractions and Mixed Numbers | 6.3 pg 188 written exercises: 1-35 odd word problems: 1, 3 |
tomorrow | |
| Thursday | went over last night's HW; did a practice California Math League Contest (to take place Feb. 26); some students did make-up work for missed assignments instead of the test | none | ||
| Friday | went over the practice math contest from yesterday; had time at the end of class to work on word problems from 6.3 | 6.3 pg 188 1-13 odd word problems (added on to previous 6.3 assignment) | Tuesday |
Week of 1/14/08-1/18/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | began review for Test over Chapter 5 on Wednesday | Review sheet/ Cross-Number puzzle | put in at least 20 minutes of work tonight | KM, NoSa |
| Tuesday | finished review for Chapter 5 test; test tomorrow--two parts: one with calculator, one without (know your squares/roots, tests for divisibility) | Study! Solutions for Chapter test in book | NoSa | |
| Wednesday | Took test over Chapter 5: Number Theory | BY, NoSa | ||
| Thursday | Engineering Project! | BY | ||
| Friday | Notes on 6.1 Fractions | 6.1 pg 180 1-8, 9-33 odd, 35, 36 | Tuesday | BY, TM |
Week of 1/7/08-1/11/08
| Day | Classwork | Assignment | Due date | Absent |
| Monday | Reviewed latest material from Chapter 5; finished notes on 5.5 | 5.5 pg 164 6N: 1-18 all 6S: 1-21 odd |
Tuesday | |
| Tuesday | took quick squares/sq root quiz; finished 5.5
assignment Download Squares/Sq. Root flash cards that you can print up (PDF format): front side, back side |
add #22-25 onto previous 5.5 pg 164 assignment | Wednesday | |
| Wednesday | notes on 5.6 Least Common Multiple | 5.6 pg 167 1-6, (6S add 7-12) | Thursday | AM, KM |
| Thursday | Gave the rest of the HW for section 5.6 | 5.6 (full assignment) pg 167 1-18, 21-24, 26 |
Friday | AM, KM, MaS |
| Friday | Went over section 5.6 LCM HW; announced Test next Wednesday over Chapter 5 | Self -Test B pg 169 (all problems) | Monday | RaS, AM, KM |