September 2007

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
3	4	5	6 (01) Grade 7, Day 1	7 (02) Grade 8, Day 1 First day for eighth graders. Textbooks issued. Homework: Get welcome letter signed & book covered. Review basic skills
10 (03) WEEK 01 1st Tri Begins Diagnostic testing of Basic Math Skills--untimed. Homework:get spiral notebook for use as math notebook for notes & homework. Tonight interview parents about math use.	11 (04) Finish up BS testing. Hwk: Do first section on p. xx on separate paper to turn in. Refer to p759-760 for help.	12 (05) STAFF 9:30 Start Discuss history of numbers and creation of the decimal system of numbers.Review addition & subtraction of numbers containing decimals. Hwk: p.760 1--12, no calculators; show work. Put in math notebook.	13 (06) Diagnostic Testing for Algebra Readiness Skills--untimed If finished, write a number story. No Hwk	14 (07) Finish Testing. Classwork--write a number story. Hwk: Complete any work that is incomplete this week.
17 (08) WEEK 02 Review multiplication of numbers containing decimals. Analyze results of diagnostic tests. Hwk: Get analysis signed. Do 13-18 on p.760.	18 (09) Makeup Pictures Mini Quiz. Reminder to check odd problems while doing math. (Ans. to odds in back of book.) Review division with decimals & vocabulary. Hwk: Do 19-25. p.760. Show steps	19 (10) STAFF 9:30 Start Review division with numbers containing decimals. Relate division to fractional numbers. Hwk: Complete the classwork. Do page 8, 58-66 (Review adding decimal numbers )	20 (11) Mini Quiz on division with numbers containing decimals. Classwk/hwk: On separate paper create a practice quiz of 12 decimal problems. 3 add, 3sub, 3mult,3div. On the reverse work them out & check.	21 (12) Notebook Quiz. Hwk: Complete any work that is incomplete or misunderstood regarding decimals.
24 (13) WEEK 03 Well, we had 10 people absent Friday. Let's test tomorrow. OK? Hwk: study p.759-60. Do Ch. 1 Study Guide p.2. Write down what the chapter is about (Four sentences). Do the Ch. 1 Readiness Quiz.	25 (14)Major TEST on arithmetic operations with DECIMALS today. Hmk: Eleven vocabulary words from Chapter 1 section 1-in other words 1.1 that begins on page 3. This list includes the KEY WORDS (p. 3), operations, substitute, simplify, estimate, perimeter, and rate.	26 (15) STAFF 9:30 Start Mag Asmbly Block sched. per. 1,3,5 Classtime: Go over definitions of math words, then share our math stories with the class. Hwk: Using the new vocabulary, do section 1.1 Exercises 1-16 on p. 6.	27 (16) Min. Day - 12:40 B 2 RSJ 7:00 pm Block sched. per. 2,4,6 Class: Go over definitions of math words, then share our math stories with the class. Hwk: Using the new math words, do section 1.1 Exercises 1-16 on p.6 PARENTS: BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT	28 (17) Classwork: 1.1 p.6. 17-26 Also, today we began Analytical Thinking with a worksheet and a Wallace & Gromit video. If students did not finish in class, then it is homework.

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6 (01)

Grade 7, Day 1

7 (02)

Grade 8, Day 1 First day for eighth graders. Textbooks issued. Homework: Get welcome letter signed & book covered. Review basic skills

10 (03) WEEK 01

1st Tri Begins Diagnostic testing of Basic Math Skills--untimed. Homework:get spiral notebook for use as math notebook for notes & homework. Tonight interview parents about math use.

11 (04)

Finish up BS testing.

Hwk: Do first section on p. xx on separate paper to turn in. Refer to p759-760 for help.

12 (05) STAFF

9:30 Start

Discuss history of numbers and creation of the decimal system of numbers.Review addition & subtraction of numbers containing decimals. Hwk: p.760 1--12, no calculators; show work. Put in math notebook.

13 (06)

Diagnostic Testing for Algebra Readiness Skills--untimed

If finished, write a number story. No Hwk

14 (07)

Finish Testing. Classwork--write a number story.

Hwk: Complete any work that is incomplete this week.

17 (08) WEEK 02

Review multiplication of numbers containing decimals. Analyze results of diagnostic tests. Hwk: Get analysis signed. Do 13-18 on p.760.

18 (09)

Makeup Pictures Mini Quiz. Reminder to check odd problems while doing math. (Ans. to odds in back of book.) Review division with decimals & vocabulary. Hwk: Do 19-25. p.760. Show steps

19 (10) STAFF

9:30 Start Review division with numbers containing decimals. Relate division to fractional numbers. Hwk: Complete the classwork. Do page 8, 58-66 (Review adding decimal numbers )

20 (11) Mini Quiz on division with numbers containing decimals. Classwk/hwk: On separate paper create a practice quiz of 12 decimal problems. 3 add, 3sub, 3mult,3div. On the reverse work them out & check.

21 (12) Notebook Quiz.

Hwk: Complete any work that is incomplete or misunderstood regarding decimals.

24 (13) WEEK 03 Well, we had 10 people absent Friday. Let's test tomorrow. OK? Hwk: study p.759-60. Do Ch. 1 Study Guide p.2. Write down what the chapter is about (Four sentences). Do the Ch. 1 Readiness Quiz.

25 (14)Major TEST on arithmetic operations with DECIMALS today. Hmk: Eleven vocabulary words from Chapter 1 section 1-in other words 1.1 that begins on page 3. This list includes the KEY WORDS (p. 3), operations, substitute, simplify, estimate, perimeter, and rate.

26 (15) STAFF

9:30 Start
Mag Asmbly Block sched. per. 1,3,5 Classtime: Go over definitions of math words, then share our math stories with the class. Hwk: Using the new vocabulary, do section 1.1 Exercises 1-16 on p. 6.

27 (16)

Min. Day - 12:40
B 2 RSJ 7:00 pm Block sched. per. 2,4,6 Class: Go over definitions of math words, then share our math stories with the class. Hwk: Using the new math words, do section 1.1 Exercises 1-16 on p.6 PARENTS: BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

28 (17) Classwork: 1.1 p.6. 17-26 Also, today we began Analytical Thinking with a worksheet and a Wallace & Gromit video. If students did not finish in class, then it is homework.