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Math 8 Class Update - Week of 3/17/2025

Hello Everyone, As we approach spring break, our eighth graders will be studying negative exponents, zero exponents, and scientific notation(both what it is and how solve equations involving scientific notation). We will have three assignments to consider, the 8.1-8.4 quiz on Tuesday, part 2 of the chapter 8 performance task on Friday, and the weekly homework. Homework this week will consist of 34 problems which are intended to be completed sequentially in increments of roughly 9 from Monday to Thursday.

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 3/17/2025

Hello All! As we come up on spring break, our seventh graders will be creating composite figures, measuring their area and perimeter, then we will be constructing shapes using their angle measures, and finding unknown angle measures by deduction. We will have a total of three assignments to consider this week, at the beginning of the week, students will be individually estimating area and perimeter of composite shapes, then we will have part 2 of the chapter 9 performance task, and finally we will have the week's homework which will consist of 40 problems meant to be completed sequentially, 10 problems at a time, from Monday to Thursday.

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 3/10/2025

Hello All, we are officially in the fourth quarter! During this first week of the fourth quarter of the 2024-2025 school year, we will be opening the final section of our curriculum following geometry. In this first week, we will be covering a large portion of the chapter; area and circumference of circles, measurement of angles as well as perimeter and area of composite figures. Seventh graders will have three graded assignments this week; the early chapter 9 quiz(9.1-9.3), part 1 of the chapter 9 performance task, and the Q4 week 1 homework(26 problems, the majority of which come from last week while the last few will be practice from this week.)

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 3/3/2025

Hello All! During this week, while we are in between quarters, we will be keeping pace with and maintain course on our curriculum. Our seventh graders will have one primary focus for this week; the chapter 8 test. Throughout the past two weeks, we have students statistics and we will open the week by tying these concepts together before reviewing and preparing for the test on this subject matter on Wednesday. Remember, we also have conferences on Thursday and Friday so there will be no school on either of these days! Students will not have homework this week as our full focus will be on the aforementioned test.

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 2/24/2025

Hello All, it is hard to believe that we are already wrapping up the third quarter of the 24-25 school year. Within class this week, our seventh graders will be expanding their knowledge of statistics to include how to draw conclusions about populations using samples and how to compare different populations. As far as assignments go, seventh graders will have quizes on Monday and Thursday, a graded performance task on Friday, and the weekly homework. The homework for this week will consist of 27 problems which are meant to help students practice material from last week as well as from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Since Thursday and Friday will largely be meant to round out and tie together the concepts from the chapter. Some other important information for this week, late work will be due on Wednesday so please make sure that students are able to submit any assignments that they have not already. Additionally, please check your email for my conference sign up link!

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 2/18/2025

Hello All, during this sixth week of the third quarter, our seventh graders will be finishing our section on probability and progressing to its spiritual-successor, Statistics. Due to my partial absence last Thursday, I made the necessary decision to postpone the chapter 7 test to this Tuesday, February 18th. Following this, we will move into samples and populations within the statistical context. Following the aforementioned chapter 7 test, students will be responsible for their weekly homework(29 problems taught across Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday). While the material in this homework is new to this school year, much of it is encompassed by the curricula of past school years. The dual purpose of this is to help students become familiar with pathways to older memories while keeping the rigor appropriate for this grade level. 

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 2/10/2025

Hello All, this week our seventh grade students will be finishing out their study of probability with compound probability being the primary topic of conversation. This week, students will be responsible for three assignments; the 7.3-7.4 quiz, the chapter 7 test, and their weekly homework. This week, homework will consist of 34 problems which is comprised of concepts from last week as well as Monday of this week. As we get later in the year, I have been stepping up the number of problems in our homework so as to build up students' stamina for this type of work.

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 1/27/2025

Hello All, during the week of January 27th, our seventh graders will be focusing on a project that leans upon their learning throughout preceding Unit. As a demonstration of their knowledge, students will spend Monday-Friday developing a product and a sales plan by which they will sell that product, using their knowledge of percentages, percent change, and simple interest to develop, price, and sell their item as well as to determine a hypothetical financing deal for the cost of manufacturing their item at scale. This project will be due on Friday and will be the primary focus of class throughout the week. Due to this project offsetting the curriculum for this week, We will be forgoing homework this week. To resume on Monday February 3, 2025.

Math 7 Class Update: Week of 1/20/2025

Hello All, this four-day week marks the end of our unit on percentages. We will round out this section by studying compound interest before reviewing and preparing for our unit test. Throughout this week and in tandem with that which I mentioned before, our students will be undertaking a small project wherein they use their understanding of percentages in the context of building a business that manufactures a specific product, determining percent margin, and financing their creation through a simple interest loan. Outside of this project, students will have two assignments; the chapter 6 test and the Q3 Week 2 homework, which will be 24 problems covering percentages of numbers, percents of increase and decrease, and percent interest.

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 12/16/2024

 
Hello All! During this final school-week of 2024, our seventh grade students will continue diving into rational numbers by learning how to convert between decimals, percents, and fractions so that they may use these number formats intercahngably. Seventh grade students are responsible for two assignments this week. Their cell phone plan project and their weekly homework, which will be due on the Monday following break. The homework has 21 problems which will be taught progressively throughout the week and which will challenge students with material from prior school years which hasn't been touched on yet this year.

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 12/7/2024

 
Hello All! This week, our seventh graders will be finishing out the unit on ratios and proportions. We will be briefly covering how to determine the change in scale of a scale drawing, beginning a brief project which ties together the concepts of our chapter, and finally we will prepare for and take the chapter 5 test at the end of the week. On another important note, we will have MAPS testing on Tuesday and Wednesday of this, so this week will be a test of stamina for us. But we will rise to the challenge. This week, students will be responsible for three assignments; the chapter 5 test, the chapter project(which won't be due until next week), and the weekly homework. This consisting of 30 problems, all of which are from varying points in the past three weeks in order to help with studying for this week's test.

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 12/2/2024

 
Hello All, and welcome back from November break. As we return to school briefly in precedence to winter break, our students will be learning about graphing proportional relationships and determining the proportionality of shapes when scaled up or down. This week, students will be responsible for notes, the sections 5.4-5.6 quiz, the weekly homework (24 problems; comprised mostly of material from before break, with material from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week scattered throughout), and a new project which I will initiate on Friday to solidify students' understanding of this topic. Additionally, with respect to our notes, I will be gradually moving students away from the structured and graded notes. Now that students have practiced note taking for nearly two quarters, it is time to take the training wheels off and allow students a bit more flexitbility in their in-class behavior.

Math 7 Class Update - Week of 11/11/2024

Hello All! This week will be shortened on account of veteran's day on Monday and the biennial hearing and vision test which will be administered on Thursday. However, we will be beginning the fifth unit of our year which covers ratios and proportions. Students will only be responsible for their weekly notes and the weekly homework. Homework this week is relatively long, consisting of 32 problems. This is due to shorter problems with lower complexity, Thus, the increase volume is intended to solidify understanding. The first 10 problems are all retrospective from the past two weeks, the next 10 will be taught at the beginning of the week on Tuesday, and the remaining 13 will be covered on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Math 7 Class Update: Week of 11/4/2024

Hello All! This week our seventh graders will be finishing up their study of equations and inequalities culminating in the chapter 4 test on Thursday. This week, students will be responsible for four assignments; the late-chapter 4 (Sections 4.4-4.7) quiz, the chapter 4 test, the weekly notes, and the week 12 homework. Homework will be a bit shorter this week in alignment with the shorter week, with 21 problems, virtually all of which being taught during the previous week in review for the test on Thursday. 

Math 7 Class Update: Week of 10/28/2024

Hello All! This week, we will continue our study of inequalities with a focus on solving inequalities involving expressions and variables using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.This week, our students will be responsible for only two assignments; the week's notes, and the weekly homework. This week, homework will contain 25 problems. Of these, the first 15 are practice of last week's material, 16-20 will be taught on Monday and Tuesday, and finally 21-25 will be taught on Wednesday and Thursday.