Week of December 1-5, 2008

7th grade
Mon.: L. 38
Tues.: L. 39
Wed.: L. 40
Thurs.: no homework
Fri.: no homework

8th grade
Mon.: no homework
Tues.: no homework
Wed.: L. 50
Thurs.: L. 51
Fri.: no homework

Week of Thanksgiving

Hello everyone!
This is a short week with no school on Thursday or Friday. Please note we dismiss early on Wed. at 2:20 p.m.

7th grade homework assignments:
Mon.: L. 36
Tues.: L. 37

8th grade homework assignments:
Mon.: L. 48
Tues.: L. 49

Have you ever completed a sodoku? We will work on these puzzles on Wednesday. If we have extra time we might get in a game or two of Blokus or Blink! Parents: Ask your child if they enjoy the math games we play. If so, they would make great Christmas gift ideas! Blink is around $5 at Wal-Mart. Blokus is more expensive; I've found it at Target for $30, but it is great for what I call their "math brains"!!

Have a great Thanksgiving and enjoy your time off of school!

Mrs. Buescher

Week of November 17-21, 2008

Announcements first...

• Mathcounts Team Test: Tuesday, 11/18 @11:35 a.m.
• Study Session: Friday, 11/21 @ 7:45 a.m.
• Next test: Friday, 11/21
• Dismiss early on 11/26: 2:20 p.m.
• No school on 11/27 & 11/28
• Bring in donations for our food drive by 11/24

7th grade assignments

Mon.: Project due!

Tues.: Supplemental practice for L. 33, p. 769 #1-12

Wed.: L. 34

Thurs.: no homework

Fri.: test; no homework

8th grade assignments:

Mon.: L. 44

Tues.: L. 45

Wed.: L. 46

Thurs.: L. 47

Fri.: test; no homework

Week of November 10-14, 2008

Hello everyone! I'll start with some reminders first...

1. Every year I take a team of students to a Mathcounts Competition. A test will be given on Wed., 11/12 at 11:35 a.m. for anyone who is interested in being on the team.
2. My study session for this week will be Friday, November 14 at 7:45 a.m.
3. Looking ahead: We get out early on Wed., 11/26 at 2:20 p.m.
4. There is NO SCHOOL on November 27th-28th for Thanksgiving.

Homework assignments this week:

7th grade:

Mon.: You will be assigned a project that will be due on Friday.

Tues. & Wed.: We'll have time in class to work on the project.

Thurs.: L. 32

Fri.: We'll check out each other's projects in class & there will be no homework.

8th grade:

Mon.: L. 40

Tues.: L. 41

Wed.: L. 42

Thurs.: no homework

Fri.: Math Game Day! No homework

Week of November 4-6, 2008

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Mon., 11/3 and Fr., 11/7, so there is no student attendance on those days. We have IOWA testing on Tues., Wed., and Thurs. There will be no math homework assigned on those days. Students: please be sure you have multiple No. 2 lead pencils and extra reading material for testing days.

October is quickly wrapping up! The 1st quarter ends on Tuesday, October 28. Parent/teacher conferences will be held on Mon., 11/3 (from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.) and Fri., 11/7 (8 a.m. - noon). Letters have been mailed out to parents that the Jr. High Staff feels like they need to see. If you did not receive a letter and yet would still like to set up a conference, please e-mail me. I am scheduling them for the entire Jr. High. We will obviously not have school on these 2 days.

The plan for October 27 - 31 in math is as follows:
7th grade:
Mon.: L. 28
Tues.: L. 29
Wed.: no homework
Thurs.: L. 31
Fri.: Test (no homework)

8th grade:
Mon.: L. 33
Tues.: L. 36
Wed.: no homework
Thurs.: L. 38
Fri.: Test (no homework)

I will host a study session on Thursday at 7:45 a.m.

Mrs. Buescher

Week of October 20-24, 2008

Hello students & families:

The assignments for the week of October 20 are posted below.
7th grade:
Mon.: L. 25
Tues.: review game in class; no homework
Wed.: test; no homework
Thurs.: L. 26
Fri.: L. 27

8th grade:
Mon.: musical pretest in class; no homework
Tues.: test
Wed.: L. 30
Thurs.: L. 31
Fri.: L. 32

There will not be any scheduled study sessions this week because we are having a review/catch-up day in each class. If you need extra help, see me any day before or after school, at lunch or during your study hall (if I'm available).

Have a great day. Enjoy this beautiful fall weather!
Mrs. Buescher