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March 30, 2006

Chapter 11 tests were returned today and students completed their test analysis. Parents, please sign and have your child return this for a homework grade tomorrow. GRADES HAVE BEEN POSTED ON I-PARENT!

Tomorrow is DEAR and AM. Please bring reading material for one half of the class period.

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Today we reviewed for the CRCT.

HW is to complete the graphing worksheet handed out in class. Remember, too, that tomorrow is AM and DEAR. Please bring enough reading material for half of the class period.

GRADES HAVE BEEN ENTERED ON I-PARENT!

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March 29, 2006

Student's took the Chapter 11 test today.

There is no formal homework tonight.

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Today students completed the test analysis for the chapter 12 test. Parents, please review your child's work, sign, and have your child return this tomorrow for a homework grade.

I gave out a worksheet that contains 32 common standardized test questions. If you did not complete this in class, please do so for homework.

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March 28, 2006

Today we reviewed for the Chapter 11 Test which will be tomorrow. Student's will be allowd to use a calculator and their formula sheet on the test. BE PREPARED. This is the first test of the last nine week grading period!

HW is TB page 657, 1-20, skip 4, 16-18.

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Student's took the Chapter 12 Test today. They were allowed to use a calculator and their formula sheet.

There is no formal homework tonight.

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March 27, 2006

Today student's learned how find the volume of cylinders, prisms, cones, and pyramids.

HW is WB-P 11-3, odds, and 11-4, problems 1-6.

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Student's reviewed today for their Chapter 12 Test. Complete an on-line Glencoe.com test and get a parent signature and earn 2 bonus points on your test!

HW is to finish your classwork review if you did not finish in class.

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Pre-Algebra
Monday : Review for Test
Tuesday : Chapter 12 Test
Wednesday: Test Analysis
Thursday : CRCT Review
Friday : AM and DEAR


BAG
Monday : Volume
Tuesday : Review
Wednesday: Chapter Test
Thursday : Test Analysis
Friday : AM and DEAR

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March 24, 2006

We had DEAR and AM today. There is no formal homework over the weekend.

THE CHAPTER 12 TEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY!!

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March 23, 2006

Students took a quiz covering lessons 11-1, 11-2, 11-5, and 11-6.

Homework is TB page 502, #14, using the POW format.
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Tomorrow is DEAR and AM. Please bring reading material to last one half of the class period.

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Today we learned the formulas for finding volume of pyramids and cones.

HW is WB-P 12-8, all. WE WILL TEST ON CHAPTER 12 NEXT TUESDAY!! Please be sure your purple formula sheet has all of the formulas because you will be able to use it on the test.

Tomorrow is AM and DEAR. Please bring reading material for one half of the class period.

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March 22, 2006

Today we learned the formula for the surface area of cylinders.

HW is WB -P 11-6, all, and TB page 497, problems 11-14.

There is a quiz tomorrow and it will cover Sections 11-1, 11-2, 11-5, and 11-6.

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Today we learned the formula for finding the volume of prisms and cylinders.

HW is WB-P 12-7, all. Show your work on notebook paper and be sure to write to formula each time.

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March 21, 2006

Students learned how to find the surface area of triangular prisms and rectangular prisms.

HW is WB-P 11-5, all. Be sure to show your work on notebook paper. Write the formula for each problem, substitute values for variables, complete the calculations with a calculator, and round your final answer to the nearest 10th.

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We checked homework today and then the students took the quiz on area and surface area.

HW is the Chapter 12 Assessment, 1 a,b,and c.

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March 20, 2006

Today we learned about 3 dimension figures and how to draw them.

Homework is WB-P 11-2, all.

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We reviewed area and surface area in preparation of our quiz tomorrow. MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR PURPLE FORMULA SHEET TO CLASS because you will be able to use it on the quiz.

Homework is TB page 642, 1-5 and the following problem:

Find the surface area of a triangular prism with the following dimensions:
height of triangle 6.5 m
length of prism 12.5m
base of triangle 8.5m
legs of triangle 6.5m, 7m, and 8.5m

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March 18, 2006

Students had DEAR and AM today.

There is no formal homework over the weekend.

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Today we learned how to find the surface area of cylinders. Students had DEAR after the lesson.

There is no formal homework over the weekend. There will be a quiz on Tuesday covering area and surface area.

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March 16, 2006

Today we reviewed the formula for area of a circle, and reviewed the names of the parts of a circle.

Homework is WB-P 11-1, all. Show your work on notebook paper, writing the formula first each time.

Tomorrow is DEAR and AM, so please bring reading material for 1/2 of the class period.

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Today we discovered the formula for triangular prisms. Homework tonight is WB-P 12-5, problems 3,5,7, and 12. There should be four to five lines of work shown on notebook paper.

THIS HOMEWORK WILL BE CHECKED TOMORROW!

Please bring a DEAR book for tomorrow.

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March 15, 2006

Students received their Chapter 5 Test back and completed a test error analysis. Get this signed tonight and also write a paragraph on the POW problem you solved last night.

Chapter 5 Test grades are posted on I-Parent.

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Today we discovered how to find the surface area of a rectangular prism. The formula is: SA = 2(lw) + 2 (lw) + 2(lw).

Homework is WB-P 12-5, problems 6,8, and 10. You must show at least 4 lines of work.

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March 14, 2006

Today was the Chapter 5 Test. If you were on the Orchestra field trip, please be prepared to take the test tomorrow during class.

Homework is the following P.O.W. problem. Solve, but do not write the paragraph.

A snail began crawling up the side of a well, which was 16m high. Each day it crawled 4m but while sleeping at night it slipped back 1m. How many days did it take to reach the top?

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Today we reviewed the formula for area of a circle.

Homework is WB-P 12-2, all. Show work on notebook paper. Remember the steps:

1) Write the formula
2) Substitute values for the variables
3) Write your answer

Yes, you may use a calculator! :)

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March 13, 2006

Today we learned how to prove triangles are congruent using SSS, SAS, or ASA.

Homework is Pg. 651, 1-18, and page 224, 1-8.

The Chapter 5 Test is tomorrow.

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Today we learned the formulas for area of triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids. Students were given a sheet of purple paper to write down the formulas along with a picture shape. They will be allowed to use this on quizzes and tests.

Homework is WB-P 12-1 all.

IMPORTANT: Students will be allowed to use a calculator with this chapter.

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March 10, 2006

Pre-Algebra:
Monday : 12-1
Tuesday : 12-2
Wednesday : 12-5
Thursday : 12-5
Friday : AM and DEAR

BAG
Monday : Review
Tuesday : Chapter 5 Test
Wednesday : Test Analysis
Thursday : 11-1
Friday : AM and DEAR

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Students worked on DEAR and AM today. I will check the Geometry Packet on Monday.

While there is no formal homework, students should be reviewing previously learned materal. I would suggest reviewing Chapter 8.

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Students worked on AM and DEAR today. I will check the Cumulative Review on Monday.

There is no formal homework.

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March 08, 2006

Today we learned how to determine if two triangles are similar.

Homework is WB-P 5-6, all

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Students got their Ch. 11 Tests back and completed the test corrections.

Homework is to get the Test Corrections signed and to write the POW paragraph from the POW problem last night.

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March 07, 2006

We studied tessellations and how geometric shapes "move" by applying different transformations.

Homework is WB-P 5-7, all.

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Students took the Chapter 11 Test today.

Homework is the following word problem. Please solve it using the POW format.

Lois planted 1/4 of her garden with carrots, 1/3 with tomatoes, and the rest with beans. How much of the garden is planted in beans?

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March 06, 2006

We had DEAR and AM today. There is no formal homework over the weekend.

Just a reminder, we will have the Ch. 11 Test on Tuesday!

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Today we discussed the different characteristics of special quadrilaterals.

Homework is to complete the 2 worksheets handed out in class today.

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Students completed and in-class review for their Chapter 11 Test which is tomorrow.

HW is pages 601 - 604, 1-35, but skip 16,17,30, and 31.
You may earn 2 bonus points on your test by completing a test from the Glencoe Website and getting a parent signature.

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March 03, 2006

Today students took a quiz covering sections 5-1 and 5-2. I have graded the quizzes and posted the grades on I-Parent. Please check them.

Some students are not paying attention to instruction, not completing homework according to directions, not following the algebraic process, and not preparing for the quizzes as they should. Every student should be spending at least 45 minutes per night on BAG. If you should finish your homework assignment within the 45 minutes, go back and review other concepts that we have studied.

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Students had DEAR and AM today. There is no formal homework over the weekend.

The Chapter 11 Test will be on Tuesday, March 7th.

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March 02, 2006

I collected signed test analysis' today. MANY STUDENTS DID NOT HAVE THEM. GET THEM SIGNED TONIGHT AND RETURN TOMORROW~!

We learned about the 8 special angles formed when 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal and we learned how to classify triangles. We also learned how to find missing angle measures.

Homework is WB-P 5-1 and 5-2. There will be quiz covering these 2 sections tomorrow.

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Today we identified the different polygons and determined how to find the sum of the measures of their angles.

HW is WB-P 11-8, 1-15.

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