Aug 27 - Aug 31

8th grade:

Mon:  Unit fractions  HW:  worksheet to convert fractions to decimals and look for patterns

Tue:  Convert Terminating Decimals to Fractions  HW:  worksheet

Wed:  Convert Repeating Decimals to Fractions HW:  worksheet

Thur:  Ordering numbers Activity 1  HW:  yellow worksheet

Fri:  Practice what we have learned....no homework....3 day weekend!!!!!  Woohoo!!!!!!

7th grade:

Mon:  Intro of Subtraction of Integers

Tue: Practice subtracting integers   HW:  worksheet

Wed:  Application problems and review (in class worksheet)

Thur: review

Fri: test

First Test's in all classes....coming soon!

Algebra Test over Chapter 1:  Tuesday, August 28th

8th Grade Test over The number system, fractions to and from decimals, squares and square roots:  Thursday, September 6th

7th grade Test over The number system, Adding and Subtracting Integers, Absolute Value:  Thursday, August 30th

Algebra: tues- fri aug. 21 - 24

Tue:  1/1:  page 6 - 7:  3 - 36 (multiples of 3)
1/2:  page 12 - 13:  8 - 10, 56 - 59
1/7:  page 50:  16 - 48 ( multiples of 4)
Wed:  1/4:  page:  28 - 29:  6 - 54 (multiples of 3), skip 39, 60, 63, 66, 72, 100 - 114 even
Thur:  1/5:  page 34 - 36:  2 - 54 even, 68 - 74 even
Fri:  1/6:  page 41 - 42:  15 - 87 (multiples of 3) skip 42 and 45, do 70

Online Access for the math book:

Type in search engine:  Glencoe.com

Choose:  Online Student Edition

Access Code:  B1A2064374  (submit)

When you get there, answer these questions:

Go to Page 17:  What statue is on the page?

Go to page 37:  What animal is pictured?

Go to page 57:  What word is highlighted?

If you don't have access to this book, have your parents write me a note to tell me this and sign it.

Aug 20 - Aug 24

7th grade:

Mon:  Explore numbers and how they can be written. 

Assignment:  Do you have access to our online book?

Tue:  Making it Real!  Activity with dice.
Assignment:  Do you have access to our online book?

Wed:  Real number graphic organizer.
HW:  Underline worksheet with Real numbers.

Thur: more with real numbers, absolute value
HW: blue worksheet over the real numbers

Fri:  Introduction of adding integers with 2 colored counters.
(See my wiki for a video: http://lund.wikispaces.com/ )

8th grade:

Mon:  Let's sort it out activity.

Tue:   Making it Real!  Activity
Assignment:  Do you have access to our online book?

Wed: Graphic Organizer.  HW:  yellow worksheet

Thur: Opener:  Sort it activity.  Underline activity in class. HW:  The number system worksheet

Fri:  Squares and square roots

And so it begins . . . .

Aug 16:  7th graders and all new 8th graders should report to school.  School will begin at 8;10 a.m.  You will meet your Teacher Advisor and get a chance to attend all of your classes for about 20 minutes each.

Aug 17:  All students should attend.  We will run a short schedule with classes being about 17 minutes in length.  Students should come to class with pencils and notebooks.

Materials needed for Math:
Scientific Calculator

5-subject notebook

3-ring binder (1 or 1.5 inch will work)

2 to 3 pencils

colored markers (thin line)

POSITIVE ATTITUDE!!!!

How to Videos are posted on my WIKI.

This is the link to my Wiki.
I have posted 12 how to videos on this Wiki.
The topics include adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
Decimals, Fractions and Integers.
It can be accessed by going to this link:

http://lund.wikispaces.com/