Week of September 21, 2009

7th graders will be playing a fraction game, working on problem solving, and reviewing for a test this week. No homework! There will be a test on Friday.

8th graders will be working on a flooring project. They will be picking a floor plan, figuring the square footage of the home, and selecting flooring. Then, they will determine the costs to purchase all of their flooring. The project will be completed in class and will be due at the end of the hour on Thursday. Friday, we will cover lessons 18 & 19 and I will assign lesson 19.

7th graders have a field trip on Thursday.
Mid-term is Wed., Sept. 23. Mid-terms reports will be mailed home.

Homework assignment for the week of 9/14-9/18

7th grade
Mon.: L. 8 # 1-16
Tues.: L. 9
Wed.: L. 10 #8-30
Thurs.: no homework
Fri.: no homework

8th grade
Mon.: L. 14 #1-22
Tues.: L. 15
Wed.: no homework
Thurs.: L. 17
Fri.: TEST; no homework

OPEN HOUSE EXTRA CREDIT PROBLEMS

Solve the following problems and bring the solutions (with any work that you did shown on the same piece of paper) to open house on Monday, September 14 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Each problem is worth 2 extra credit points. Your family may help you!

1. Use the digits 1-9 to solve the following number riddle. You cannot repeat digits within the number.

I am the largest 4-digit odd number you can make (while following the rules above). What number am I?

2. Edgar does sit-ups daily. On Monday, he did 20 sit-ups. On Tuesday, he did 30. He did 50 sit-ups on Wednesday, and 90 on Thursday. If he continues this pattern, Edgar will do an impressive number of sit-ups on Saturday. What number of sit-ups will he do on Saturday?

September 8-11, 2009

Hello! School is off to a great start! The students are working hard and adjusting well, and the weather is cooperating with us! What more could we ask for?!

A few dates for your calendar...

• Mon., Sept. 7: No school
• Pictures for all students, Boys Baseball & Girls Basketball: Wed., Sept. 9
• Open House: Mon., Sept. 14 from 6 - 8 p.m.
• Wed., Sept. 23: mid-term
• Thurs., Sept. 24: 7th grade Science field trip
• Mon., Sept. 28: early dismissal at 1:20 p.m.

Homework assignments for the week are posted below.

7th grade

Tues.: L. 6

Wed.: no homework

Thurs.: L. 7

Fri.: TEST; no homework

8th grade

Tues.: L. 8

Wed.: L. 9

Thurs.: L. 11

Fri.: no homework

Week of August 31, 209

Homework assignments for 7th grade
Mon.: L. 3
Tues.: no homework
Wed.: L. 4
Thurs.: L. 5
Fri.: no homework

8th grade
Mon.: L. 4
Tues.: L. 5
Wed.: L. 6
Thurs.: L. 7
Fri.: Test! No homework

Welcome back!

Welcome back to school! The 2009-2010 school year is off to a good start and we teachers anticipate another successful year!

For those of you who have not visited this blog before, it simply offers a way for parents to stay caught up on what is going on in the math classroom. If a student is absent, he or she can obtain the homework assignment from this blog. I also post calendar information (early dismissals, no school days, etc.) that you may want to be aware/reminded of.

For the first full week of school, the math assignments are as follows.

Mon. & Tues.: no homework
Wed.: Lesson 1
Thurs.: Lesson 2
Fri.: no homework

Please note: Open House will be Mon., Sept. 14 from 6 - 8 p.m.

Have a great week!

Fundraisers for Camp New Hope

The 2 fundraisers the Neoga Jr. High students participated in resulted in a check for over $500 being presented to Camp New Hope! Way to go, students!!